Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 111 / Friday, June 7, 1996 / Notices 29165

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

104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (the ICCTA), 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 ICCTA

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 ICCTA. This notice relates

to a proceeding that was pending with the ICC prior

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

to Board jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11323.

Therefore, this notice applies the law in effect prior

to the ICCTA, and citations are to the former

sections of the statute, unless otherwise indicated.

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.

2Toledo is a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of

NW with authorized capital stock consisting of

3,000 shares of Common Stock all of which are

issued and outstanding and owned by NW. NW or

its predecessors have operated the properties of

Toledo since the early 1900’s. The Agreement and

Plan of Merger provides that all shares of Toledo’s

capital stock will be canceled and retired, and no

consideration will be paid in respect of such shares.

NW is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Norfolk

Southern Railway Company (NSR), a Class I

railroad. NSR is controlled through stock ownership

by Norfolk Southern Corporation, a noncarrier

holding company.

(49 CFR Part 213), and the Radio

Standards and Procedures (49 CFR Part

220).

In addition, FRA has decided that the

Passenger Equipment Safety Standards

and Passenger Train Emergency

Preparedness working groups, which

currently are addressing the reinvention

of 49 CFR Part 223, Safety Glazing

Standards, and the steam locomotive

standards working group, which

currently is addressing the reinvention

of 49 CFR Part 230, Steam Locomotive

Inspection, should all continue their

operation under the aegis of the RSAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Vicky McCully, FRA, 400 7th Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590 at (202)

366–6569; Lisa Levine, Office of Chief

Counsel, FRA, 400 7th Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20590 at (202) 366–

0621; or Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy

Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards Program Development, FRA,

400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20590 at (202) 366–0897.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on May 30,

1996.

Donald M. Itzkoff,

Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 96–14260 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board 1

[Finance Docket No. 32810]

Douglas M. Head, Kent P. Shoemaker,

and Charles H. Clay; Continuance in

Control Exemption; Minnesota River

Bridge Company

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of Exemption.

SUMMARY: Under 49 U.S.C. 10505, the

Board exempts from the prior approval

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11343–45 the

continuance in control by Douglas M.

Head, Kent P. Shoemaker, and Charles

H. Clay of the Minnesota River Bridge

Company, subject to standard labor

protective conditions.

DATES: This exemption will be effective

on July 7, 1996. Petitions to stay must

be filed by June 17, 1996. Petitions to

reopen must be filed by June 27, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings, referring to

Finance Docket No. 32810 to: (1)

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423; and (2) Jo A.

DeRoche, 1350 New York Avenue,

N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC

20005–4797.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 927–5660. [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., 1201 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Room 2229, Washington, DC

20423. Telephone: (202) 289–4357/

4359. [Assistance for the hearing

impaired is available through TDD

services (202) 927–5721.]

Decided: May 23, 1996.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Simmons, and Commissioner

Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–14414 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board 1

[STB Finance Docket No. 32967]

Norfolk and Western Railway

Company; Corporate Family

Transaction Exemption; the Toledo

Belt Railway Company

Norfolk and Western Railway

Company (NW), a Class I common

carrier by railroad, and the Toledo Belt

Railway Company (Toledo), a Class III

common carrier railroad, have jointly

filed a verified notice of exemption. The

exempt transaction is a merger of

Toledo with and into NW.2

The transaction is expected to be

consummated on or after June 1, 1996.

The proposed merger will eliminate

Toledo as a separate corporate entity,

thereby simplifying the corporate

structure of NW and the NW system,

and eliminating costs associated with

separate recordkeeping, tax, and

administrative functions.

This is a transaction within a

corporate family of the type specifically

exempted from prior review and

approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3).

The parties state that the transaction

will not result in adverse changes in

service levels or significant operational

changes. In addition, while the parties

do not specifically say it, the transaction

would apparently not result in a change

in the competitive balance with carriers

outside the corporate family.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees adversely affected by the

transaction will be protected by the

conditions set forth in New York Dock

Ry.—Control—Brooklyn Eastern Dist.,

360 I.C.C. 60 (1979).

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding 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. 32967, 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

J. Gary Lane, Norfolk Southern

Corporation, Three Commercial Place,

Norfolk, VA 23510–2191.

Decided: May 30, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–14417 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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