24350 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 14, 1996 / Notices

2See Exempt. of Rail Line Abandonment—Offers

of Finan. Assist., 4 I.C.C.2d 164 (1987).

1The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No.

104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (the Act), which was enacted

on December 29, 1995, and took effect on January

1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce

Commission (ICC) and transferred certain functions

and proceedings to the Surface Transportation

Board (Board). Section 204(b)(1) of the Act

provides, in general, that proceedings pending

before the ICC on the effective date of that

legislation shall be decided under the law in effect

prior to January 1, 1996, insofar as they involve

functions retained by the Act. This notice relates to

proceedings that were pending with the ICC prior

to January 1, 1996, and to functions that are subject

to Board jurisdiction under 49 U.S.C. 10903.

Therefore, citations are to former sections of the

statute.

2See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment—Offers of

Finan. Assist., 4 I.C.C.2d 164 (1987).

file an OFA under 49 CFR

1152.27(c)(2) 2 must be filed by May 24,

1996; petitions to stay must be filed by

May 29, 1996; requests for a public use

condition conforming to 49 CFR

1152.28(a)(2) must be filed by June 3,

1996; and petitions to reopen must be

filed by June 10, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to

Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 367X) to: (1)

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423, and (2)

Petitioner’s representative: Sarah J.

Whitley, 3800 Continental Plaza, 777

Main St., Fort Worth, TX 76102–5384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 927–7513. [TDD for

the hearing impaired: (202) 927–5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Board’s decision. To purchase a

copy of the full decision, write to, call,

or pick up in person from: DC News &

Data, Inc., Room 2229, 1201

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. Telephone:

(202) 289–4357/4359. [Assistance for

the hearing impaired is available

through TDD services (202) 927–5721.]

Decided: May 1, 1996.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Simmons, and Commissioner

Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12052 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board1

[Docket No. AB–289 (Sub-No. 3X), AB–290

(Sub-No. 168X)]

Central Railroad Company of

Indianapolis—Discontinuance of

Service Exemption—Between Kokomo

and Argos in Howard, Miami, Fulton,

and Marshall Counties, IN; Norfolk and

Western Railway Company—

Abandonment Exemption—Between

Kokomo and Rochester in Howard,

Miami, and Fulton Counties, IN

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption and interim

trail use DOT.

SUMMARY: The Board exempts from the

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

10903–04: (a) Norfolk and Western

Railway Company’s (N&W)

abandonment of its line between

milepost I–57.2 at or near Kokomo, IN,

and milepost I–74.2, at Peru, IN; (b)

N&W’s discontinuance of service over

the segment of the line between

milepost I–74.2, at Peru, and milepost I–

95.6, at or near Rochester, IN, and

abandonment of this line segment,

provided that the abandonment of this

segment may not be consummated until

Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation’s

discontinuance of its trackage rights

over this segment has been authorized;

and (c) Central Railroad Company of

Indianapolis’s discontinuance of service

over 51.4 miles of rail line between

milepost I–57.2, at or near Kokomo, and

milepost I–108.6 at or near Argos, IN, in

Howard, Miami, Fulton, and Marshall

Counties, IN, subject to standard

employee protective, environmental,

trail use, and public use conditions.

DATES: Provided no formal expression of

intent to file an offer of financial

assistance (OFA) has been received, this

exemption will be effective on June 13,

1996. Formal expressions of intent to

file an OFA under 49 CFR

1152.27(c)(2) 2 and requests for interim

trail use/rail banking under 49 CFR

1152.29 must be filed by May 24, 1996.

Petitions to stay must be filed by May

29, 1996. Requests for a public use

condition must be filed by June 3, 1996.

Petitions for reopening must be filed by

June 10, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings, referring to

Docket Nos. AB–289 (Sub-No. 3X) and

AB–290 (Sub-No. 168X), to: (1) Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2)

Petitioners’ representatives: Thomas F.

McFarland, Jr., Belnap, Spencer,

McFarland and Herman, 20 North

Wacker Drive, Suite 3118, Chicago, IL

60606–3101; and Robert J. Cooney,

Senior General Attorney, Norfolk

Southern Corporation, Three

Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510–

2191.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 927–7513. [TDD for

the hearing impaired: (202) 927–5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Board’s decision. To purchase a

copy of the full decision, write to, call,

or pick up in person from: DC NEWS &

DATA, INC., Room 2229, 1201

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423–0001.

Telephone: (202) 289–4357/4359.

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is

available through TDD services at (202)

927–5721.]

Decided: April 26, 1996.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Simmons, and Commissioner

Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12053 Filed 5–13–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

[Dept. Circ. 570, 1995 Rev., Supp. No. 13]

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Federal Bonds: The Connecticut

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under Sections 9304 to 9308, Title 31,

of the United States Code. Federal bondapproving officers should annotate their

reference copies of the Treasury Circular

570, 1995 Revision, on page 34439 to

reflect this addition:

The Connecticut Surety Company.

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