Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 105 / Thursday, May 30, 1996 / Notices 27129

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.

2Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board exempted

EDR–II’s acquisition of the above-described line

from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

10902, in a decision served April 15, 1996, in STB

Finance Docket No. 32798, Economic Development

Rail II Corporation—Acquisition Exemption—Lines

of Consolidated Rail Corporation. EDR-II is

expected to close on the purchase from Conrail not

later than May 17, 1996.

trackage rights to The Warren &

Trumbull Railroad Company (WTRC)

over approximately 4 miles of railroad

located in Ohio between Conrail

mileposts 164.52 and 160.6 in Warren

Township, and a 1-mile connecting

track in Holland Township. The

trackage rights are to become effective

on such date as the parties may agree in

writing as provided in their trackage

rights agreement, but not sooner than

May 17, 1996 (the effective date of the

exemption).2

This transaction will permit WTRC to

move freight between points on its

existing line and an interchange with

Conrail near North Warren, OH, and to

serve local points on the line, including

the facilities of the Packard Electric

Division of General Motors Corporation.

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. 32958, 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:

Kelvin J. Dowd, Slover & Loftus, 1224

Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington,

DC 20036.

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 21, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

[Dept. Circ. 570, 1995—Rev., Supp. No. 16]

Surety Companies Acceptable on

Federal Bonds; Termination of

Authority: Century Indemnity Company

Notice is hereby given that the

Certificate of Authority issued by the

Treasury to Century Indemnity

Company, of Hartford, Connecticut,

under the United States Code, Title 31,

Sections 9304–9308, to qualify as an

acceptable surety on Federal bonds is

terminated effective May 8, 1996.

The Company was last listed as an

acceptable surety on Federal bonds at 60

FR 34438, June 30, 1995.

With respect to any bonds currently

in force with Century Indemnity

Company, bond-approving officers

should secure new bonds with

acceptable sureties in those instances

where a significant amount of liability

remains outstanding. In addition, bonds

that are continuous in nature should not

be renewed.

The Treasury Department Circular

570 may be viewed and downloaded

through the Internet (http://

www.ustreas.gov/treasury/bureaus/

finman/c570.html) or through our

computerized public bulletin board

system (FMS Inside Line) at (202) 874–

6817/6872/6953/7034/8608. A hard

copy may be purchased from the

Government Printing Office (GPO),

Washington, DC, telephone (202) 512–

0132. When ordering the Circular from

GPO, use the following stock number:

048–000–00489–0.

Questions concerning this notice may

be directed to the U.S. Department of

the Treasury, Financial Management

Service, Funds Management Division,

Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East-West

Highway, Room 6F04, Hyattsville, MD

20782, telephone (202/FTS) 874–7116.

Dated: May 21, 1996.

Diane E. Clark,

Assistant Commissioner, Financial

Information.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on

Education, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice that a meeting of the

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on

Education, authorized by 38 U.S.C.

3692, will be held on June 20 and 21,

1996, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on

Thursday, June 20, and from 8:30 a.m.

to 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 21. The

meeting will take place at the

Department of Veterans Affairs Central

Office, Room 530, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC. The purpose of

the meeting will be to discuss Veterans

Affairs’ education issues.

On Thursday the Committee will

discuss the increasing utilization of the

Montgomery GI Bill benefits. On Friday

the Committee will hold a planning

session and discuss future projects of

the Committee.

The meeting will be open to the

public up to the seating capacity of the

conference room. Due to limited seating

capacity, it will be necessary for those

wishing to attend to contact Ms. June

Schaeffer, Assistant Director, Education

Policy and Program Administration,

(phone 202–273–7186) prior to June 14,

1996.

Interested persons may attend, appear

before, or file statements with the

Committee. Statements, if in written

form, may be filed before or within 10

days after the meeting. Oral statements

will be heard at 10:00 a.m. on June 21,

1996.

Dated: May 21, 1996.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Hayward Bamister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–13475 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

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