Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 3, 1996 / Notices 34925

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

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. 10903

and 10904.

• Transportation Systems Management

Plan and Travel Demand Management

(TSM/TDM)

• Replace Ayd Mill Road with a Linear

Park

• Two-lane City Street (35 mph) on the

Hybrid alignment with a direct

connection to I–35E on the south and

a split diamond interchange with I–94

• Four-lane roadway (40 mph) on the

Hybrid alignment with a direct

connection to I–35E on the south and

a split diamond interchange with I–94

• Four-lane expressway (45 mph) on the

Railroad Spur alignment with a direct

connection to I–35E on the south and

a freeway-to-freeway interchange with

I–94

• Limited access freeway (45 mph) on

the Railroad Spur alignment with a

direct connection to I–35E on the

south and a freeway-to-freeway

interchange with I–94

• High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes

as sub-alternatives for the last four

alternatives

The Ayd Mill Road Scoping

Document and Draft Scoping Decision

Document was published February 6,

1995. A Public Scoping meeting was

held March 2, 1995 to receive

comments. After a delay due to

administrative matters, the Ayd Mill

Road Scoping Decision Document was

published May 13, 1996. Copies of both

documents were distributed to agencies,

interested persons, elected and

appointed officials and libraries. A press

release was published to inform citizens

of the documents’ availability.

Coordination has been initiated and

will continue with appropriate Federal,

State and local agencies, and private

organizations and citizens who have

previously expressed or are known to

have an interest in this project. A formal

public hearing will be held in the

project area following release of the

Draft EIS. Public notice will be given for

the time and place of the hearing. The

Draft EIS will be available for public

and agency review and comment prior

to the public hearing.

To ensure that all significant issues

relating to this proposed action are

addressed, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments or questions concerning this

proposed project and the EIS should be

directed to the City of St. Paul at the

address provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 10.205, Highway Planning

and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program.)

Issued on: June 13, 1996.

Alan J. Friesen,

Engineering and Operations Engineer, Federal

Highway Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–16752 Filed 7–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

Maritime Administration

Approval of Request for Removal

Without Disapproval From the Roster

of Approved Trustees

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

Public Law 100–710 and 46 CFR Part

221, that Fifth Third Bank, with offices

at Fifth Third Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

45263, has requested removal, without

disapproval, from the Roster of

Approved Trustees. In its request for

removal, Fifth Third Bank, stated it is

no longer necessary for the Bank to

maintain its status as a Maritime

Administration Trustee.

Therefore, pursuant to Public Law

100–710 and 46 CFR Part 221, Fifth

Third Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio, is

removed from the Roster of Approved

Trustees.

This notice shall become effective on

date of publication.

Dated: June 27, 1996.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–16936 Filed 7–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

Approval of Request for Removal

Without Disapproval From the Roster

of Approved Trustees

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

Public Law 100–710 and 46 CFR Part

221, that Seattle-First National Bank,

with offices at 701 Fifth Avenue, 11th

Floor, Seattle, Washington 98124, has

requested removal, without disapproval,

from the Roster of Approved Trustees.

In its request for removal, Seattle-First

National Bank, stated it is no longer

necessary for the Bank to maintain its

status as a Maritime Administration

Trustee.

Therefore, pursuant to Public Law

100–710 and 46 CFR Part 221, SeattleFirst National Bank, Seattle,

Washington, is removed from the Roster

of Approved Trustees.

This notice shall become effective on

date of publication.

Dated: June 27, 1996.

By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

Joel C. Richard,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–16937 Filed 7–2–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

Surface Transportation Board 1

[Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 374)]

Burlington Northern Railroad

Company—Adverse Discontinuance—

in Denver, CO

[Docket No. AB–33 (Sub-No. 92)]

Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Adverse Discontinuance—in Denver,

CO

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of findings.

SUMMARY: The Board has found that the

public convenience and necessity

permit: (1) Burlington Northern Railroad

Company to discontinue trackage rights

and service over a section of rail line

generally running along National

Western Drive (in the ‘‘National Western

Drive Corridor’’), from the intersection

of the track, on the south, with the rail

line that runs generally along the east

bank of the South Platte River (in the

‘‘River Corridor’’), to the inactive

connection with the line of track of the

Denver and Rio Grande Western

Railroad Company along Franklin

Street, on the north, and to, but not

across, the right-of-way for Race Court,

on the northeast, in the Denver

Stockyards, Denver, CO, a total distance

of approximately 0.8 miles; and (2)

Union Pacific Railroad Company to

discontinue trackage rights and service

over two sections of rail line, totaling

approximately 1.2 miles in distance, in

the Denver Stockyards, Denver, CO,

consisting of: (a) in the ‘‘River

Corridor,’’ the section of line adjacent to

the east bank of the South Platte River,

from a point 600 feet north of the

intersection of the River Corridor track

with the northwestern right-of-way line

of National Western Drive to the west

right-of-way line of Franklin Street; and

(b) in the ‘‘National Western Drive

Corridor,’’ the section of line adjacent to

National Western Drive, from the

intersection of the line with the south

right-of-way line of East 46th Street to

the intersection of the line with the east