24854 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 96 / Thursday, May 16, 1996 / Notices

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

104–88, 109 Stat. 803, which was enacted on

December 29, 1995, and took effect on January 1,

1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce

Commission and transferred certain functions to the

Surface Transportation Board (Board). This notice

relates to functions that are subject to Board

jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11323–24.

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

104–88, 109 Stat. 803, which was enacted on

December 29, 1995, and took effect on January 1,

1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce

Commission and transferred certain functions to the

Surface Transportation Board (Board). This notice

relates to functions that are subject to Board

jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11323–24.

agency wishes to minimize the

administrative burden with § 543.9(c)(2)

could place on exempted vehicle

manufacturers and itself.

The agency did not intend in drafting

Part 543 to require the submission of a

modification petition for every change

to the components or design of an

antitheft device. The significance of

many such changes could be de

minimis. Therefore, NHTSA suggests

that if the manufacturer contemplates

making any changes the effects of which

might be characterized as de minimis, it

should consult the agency before

preparing and submitting a petition to

modify.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33106; delegation of

authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

Issued on: May 13, 1996.

Barry Felrice,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 96–12342 Filed 5–15–96; 8:45 am]

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Research and Special Programs

Administration

[Docket PS–149]

Notice of Request for Reinstatement of

an Expired Information Collection

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the Research and

Special Programs Administration’s

(RSPA) intention to request

reinstatement of an information

collection in support of the Office of

Pipeline Safety (OPS) for Response

Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by July 15, 1996 to be assured

of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marvin Fell, Office of Pipeline Safety,

Research and Special Programs

Administration, Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20950,(202) 366–

1640.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Response Plans for Onshore Oil

Pipelines.

OMB Number: 2137–0589.

Type of Request: Reinstatement of an

information collection. Abstract: The

Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)

requires that certain pipelines that

transport oil must develop a response

plan to minimize the impact of an oil

discharge in the case of an accident.

These response plans enhance the spill

response capability of pipeline

operators.

Estimate of Burden: The average

burden hours per response is 120.

Respondents: Oil Pipeline operators.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,215.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 140,300 hours.

Frequency: Every three years.

Use: To enhance response capability

in the event of an oil spill.

Copies of this information collection

can be reviewed at the Dockets Unit,

Room 8421, Research and Special

Programs Administration, U.S.

Department of Transportation, 400

Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC

20590.

Comments are invited on: (a) The

need for the proposed collection of

information for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques.

Send comments to Marvin Fell, OPS,

RSPA, U.S. Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20590.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also be a matter of public record.

Issued in Washington, DC on May 8, 1996.

Richard B. Felder,

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 96–12233 Filed 5–15–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board 1

[STB Finance Docket No. 32940]

Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc.—

Trackage Rights Exemption—Pittsburg

& Shawmut Railroad, Inc. [19490]

Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad, Inc.

has agreed to grant local trackage rights

to Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc.

over approximately 1.5 miles of railroad

located in Pennsylvania between

milepost 1.5 near Dellwood Junction

and milepost 0.00 at Brockway Yard.

The trackage rights were to become

effective on or after May 10, 1996.

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false

or misleading information, the

exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to

revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C.

10502(d) may be filed at any time. The

filing of a petition to revoke will not

stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 32940, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20423 and served on:

James B. Gray, Jr., Harter, Secrest &

Emery, 700 Midtown Tower, Rochester,

NY 14604–2070.

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board

may not use its exemption authority to

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory

obligation to protect the interests of its

employees. Section 11326(c), however,

does not provide for labor protection for

transactions under sections 11324 and

11325 that involve only Class III rail

carriers. Because this transaction

involves Class III rail carriers only, the

Board, under the statute, may not

impose labor protective conditions for

this transaction.

Decided: May 10, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12278 Filed 5–15–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board1

[STB Finance Docket No. 32939]

Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad, Inc.—

Trackage Rights Exemption—Buffalo &

Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. [19489]

Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. has

agreed to grant overhead trackage rights

to Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad, Inc.

over approximately 13 miles of railroad

located in Pennsylvania between

milepost 204.0 near Falls Creek Junction

and milepost 191.0 at Forest. The