26248 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 1996 / Notices

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.

application to impose and use the

revenue from a PFC at Port Columbus

International Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Pub. L.

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 24, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this

application may be mailed or delivered

in triplicate to the FAA at the following

address: Federal Aviation

Administration, Detroit Airports District

Office, Willow Run Airport, East, 8820

Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111

In addition, one copy of any

comments submitted to the FAA must

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Larry

Hedrick, Executive Director of the

Columbus Municipal Airport Authority

at the following address: Port Columbus

International Airport, 4600 International

Gateway, Columbus, Ohio 43219.

Air carriers and foreign air carriers

may submit copies of written comments

previously provided to the Columbus

Municipal Airport Authority under

section 158.23 of Part 158.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Mary W. Jagiello, Program Manager,

Federal Aviation Administration,

Detroit Airports District Office, Willow

Run Airport, East, 8820 Beck Road,

Belleville, Michigan 48111 (313) 487–

7296. The application may be reviewed

in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

proposes to rule and invites public

comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at Port

Columbus International Airport under

the provisions of the Aviation Safety

and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990

(Title IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

On May 14, 1996, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by Columbus Municipal

Airport Authority was substantially

complete within the requirements of

section 158.25 of Part 158. The FAA

will approve or disapprove the

application, in whole or in part, no later

than July 21, 1996.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

PFC Application No.: 96–05–C–00–

CMH

Level of the PFC: $3.00

Actual charge effective date: October 1,

1992

Proposed charge expiration date:

September 1, 1997

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$9,437,955

Brief description of proposed project(s):

Runway 10L–28R Improvements

Class or classes of air carriers which the

public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/

Commercial Operators

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application at the Columbus Municipal

Airport Authority.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois on May 17,

1996.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Planning/Programming Branch,

Airports Division, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 96–13160 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board 1

[STB Finance Docket No. 32901]

H. Peter Claussen and Linda C.

Claussen—Continuance in Control

Exemption—Lexington & Ohio

Railroad Co., Inc.

H. Peter Claussen and Linda C.

Claussen, noncarrier individuals

(Applicants), have filed a notice of

exemption to continue in control of

Lexington & Ohio Railroad Co., Inc.

(L&O), upon L&O’s becoming a Class III

rail carrier.

The transaction was expected to be

consummated on or after May 10, 1996.

This proceeding is related to

Lexington & Ohio Railroad Co., Inc.—

Acquisition and Operation Exemption—

Norfolk Southern Railway Company,

STB Finance Docket No. 32900, wherein

L&O seeks to acquire and operate

certain rail lines from the Norfolk

Southern Railway Company.

Applicants own and control eight

existing Class III common carriers by

rail: Live Oak, Perry & Georgia Railroad

Company, Inc., operating in Florida and

Georgia; Georgia & Florida Railroad, Co.,

Inc., operating in Florida and Georgia;

Albany Bridge Company, operating in

Georgia; Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc.,

operating under the trade name of

Mississippi Delta Railroad in

Mississippi and under the trade name of

Atlantic & Gulf Railroad in Georgia;

Wiregrass Central Railroad Company,

Inc., operating in Alabama; H&S

Railroad, Inc., operating in Alabama;

Piedmont & Atlantic Railroad, Inc.,

operating in North Carolina; and Rocky

Mount & Western Railroad Co., Inc.,

operating in North Carolina.

Applicants state that: (i) The railroads

will not connect with each other or any

railroad in their corporate family; (ii)

the acquisition of control is not part of

a series of anticipated transactions that

would connect the nine railroads with

each other or any railroad in their

corporate family; and (iii) the

transaction does not involve a Class I

carrier. Therefore, the transaction is

exempt from the prior approval

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49

CFR 1180.2(d)(2).

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.

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

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 32901, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a

copy of each pleading must be served on

Paul C. Oakley, Weiner, Brodsky,

Sidman & Kider, P.C., Suite 800, 1350

New York Avenue, N.W., Washington,

DC 20005–4797.

Decided: May 17, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13129 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

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