66974 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 248 / Thursday, December 27, 2001 / Notices

1Fulton states that it will be the operator of the

line but that it is engaging in discussions with the

Indiana & Ohio Railway Company (IORY) for IORY

to assume operations over the line.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intention of the

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to

request the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) to extend the following

currently approved information

collection: 49 U.S.C. Section 5335(a)

and (b) National Transit Database

DATES: Comments must be submitted

before February 25, 2002.

ADDRESSES: All written comments must

refer to the docket number that appears

at the top of this document and be

submitted to the United States

Department of Transportation, Central

Dockets Office, PL–401, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. All

comments received will be available for

examination at the above address from

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., e.t., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Those desiring notification of receipt of

comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard/envelope.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

—Gary Delorme, National Transit

Database Manager, Office of

Program Management (202) 366–

1652.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested

parties are invited to send comments

regarding any aspect of this information

collection, including: (1) The necessity

and utility of the information collection

for the proper performance of the

functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the collected information; and (4)

ways to minimize the collection burden

without reducing the quality of the

collected information. Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB approval of this

information collection.

Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5335(a) and

(b) (OMB Number: 2132–0008).

Background: 49 U.S.C. Section

5335(a) and (b) require the Secretary of

Transportation to maintain a reporting

system by uniform categories to

accumulate mass transportation

financial and operating information and

a uniform system of accounts and

records. Each year, transit authorities

that receive FTA funding submit data to

the National Transit Database. The data

that is submitted is used in statutory

formulae to apportion over $4 billion in

federal funds back to those agencies. In

addition, federal, state, and local

governments, transit agencies/boards,

labor unions, manufacturers,

researchers, consultants and universities

use the National Transit Database for

making transit related decisions. State

and local governments also use the

National Transit Database in allocating

funds under 49 U.S.C. Section 5307.

National Transit Database information is

essential for understanding cost,

ridership and other national

performance trends, including transit’s

share of urban travel. It would be

difficult to determine the future

structure of FTA programs, to set policy,

and to make funding and other

decisions relating to the efficiency and

effectiveness of the Nation’s transit

operations without the National Transit

Database.

Respondents: State and local

government, business or other for-profit

institutions, non-profit institutions, and

small business organizations.

Estimated Annual Burden on

Respondents: 412 hours for each of the

578 respondents.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

238,136 hours.

Frequency: Annual.

Issued: December 20, 2001.

Dorrie Y. Aldrich,

Associate Administrator for Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–31840 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Ex Parte No. 290 (Sub No. 5) (2002–

1)]

Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment

factor.

SUMMARY: The Board has approved the

first quarter 2002 rail cost adjustment

factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by

the Association of American Railroads.

The first quarter 2002 RCAF

(Unadjusted) is 1.076. The first quarter

2002 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.576. The first

quarter 2002 RCAF–5 is 0.551.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: H.

Jeff Warren, (202) 565–1533. Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the

hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.

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 the Board’s

contractor, Da ̄-To-Da ̄ Legal, Suite 405,

1925 K Street, NW, Washington, DC

20006, phone (202) 293–7776.

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is

available through TDD services 1 (800)

877–8339.]

This action will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or energy conservation.

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), we

conclude that our action will not have

a significant economic impact on a

substantial number of small entities

within the meaning of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act.

Decided: December 19, 2001.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Clyburn, and Commission Burkes.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31765 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34135]

The Fulton Railroad Co., Ltd.—

Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—Cincinnati Railway

Company

The Fulton Railroad Co., Ltd.

(Fulton), a noncarrier, has filed a

verified notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Cincinnati

Railway Company and operate

approximately 4,800 feet of track from a

beginning point of milepost 0.0 and

continuing for 4,800 feet to end of track,

in the City of Cincinnati, Millcreek

Township, Hamilton County, OH

(line).1

The transaction is scheduled to be

consummated on or about December 15,

2001. The earliest the transaction can be

consummated is December 14, 2001, the

effective date of the exemption (7 days

after the notice of exemption was filed).

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. 34135 must be filed with the

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Robert L.

Calhoun, Esq., Redmon, Peyton &

Braswell, LLP, 510 King Street, Suite

301, Alexandria, VA 22314.

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1ABR states that it understands that the

transaction covered by this exemption will not

create any residual common carrier obligation for

CGA to resume operation of the Madison-Bishop

segment of the Madison-Athens line should ABR

sometime in the future obtain Board authority to

discontinue its operations over that segment. See

Central of Georgia Railroad Company—

Discontinuance Exemption—Operations Between

Madison and Bishop, GA, Docket No. AB–290 (SubNo. 37X) (ICC served Nov. 3, 1988). (CGA received

exemption discontinue operations between CGA

milepost F–75.5 near Madison and milepost F–91.5

at Bishop). Abandonment of the segment would

require further Board action or exemption.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our Web site at

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: December 14, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31507 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34118]

The Athens Line, LLC—Lease and

Operation Exemption—Norfolk

Southern Railway Company and

Central of Georgia Railroad Company

The Athens Line, LLC (ABR), a

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to

acquire by lease and to operate

adjoining lines of Central of Georgia

Railroad Company (CGA) and CGA’s

parent Norfolk Southern Railway

Company (NS) through an operating

contract with The Great Walton Railroad

Company, Inc. The lines extend

between CGA milepost F–75.5 at

Madison, GA, to CGA milepost F–106.3

at Athens, GA,1 and NS milepost NE–

39.1 at Athens to NS milepost NE–32.0

at a point designated as Junior State,

GA, a distance of approximately 38

miles. The line includes the following

stations in Georgia: Bishop,

Watkinsville, Whitehall, Athens and

Paradise Valley. NS and ABR intend to

interchange at either Paradise Valley or

Junior State. ABR will grant trackage

rights back to NS between NS milepost

NE–32.0 and milepost NE–37.4 solely

for purposes of interchange. ABR

certifies that its projected annual

revenues will not exceed $5 million.

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or after December 7,

2001, the effective date of the

exemption, with ABR’s assumption of

operations scheduled for December 29,

2001.

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. 34118, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, one copy of each

pleading must be served on David C.

Reeves, Troutman Sanders LLP, 401

Ninth Street, N.W., Suite 1000,

Washington, DC 20004–2134.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our web site at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: December 18, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31766 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Financial Institutions; Notice of Funds

Availability (NOFA) Inviting

Applications for the First Accounts

Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Financial Institutions,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of Funds Availability

(NOFA) inviting applications.

SUMMARY: The Consolidated

Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law

106–554, 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A–126)

and the Department of Transportation

and Related Agencies Appropriations

Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–346, 114

Stat. 1356, 1356A–44) appropriated

funds to the Department of the Treasury

(‘‘Treasury’’) to develop and implement

programs to expand access to financial

services for low- and moderate-income

individuals (the ‘‘First Accounts

Program’’). This NOFA invites grant

applications from eligible entities that

will either directly, or through one or

more insured depository institutions/

insured credit unions, provide low-cost

electronic, checking, or other types of

accounts to low- and moderate-income

individuals who currently do not have

an account with an insured depository

institution or an insured credit union.

The paramount goal of the First

Accounts Program grants to be awarded

under this NOFA is to move a maximum

number of ‘‘unbanked’’ low- and

moderate-income individuals to a

‘‘banked’’ status with either an insured

depository institution or an insured

credit union. Treasury intends to award

up to $8 million in appropriated funds

under this NOFA. Treasury reserves the

right to award in excess of $8 million in

appropriated funds under this NOFA

provided that the funds are available,

and Treasury deems it appropriate.

Eligible entities include, but are not

limited to, insured depository

institutions, insured credit unions,

financial services electronic networks,

employers of unbanked low- and

moderate-income individuals,

community development financial

institutions, nonprofit organizations,

States, Local Governments, Indian

Tribal Governments, and labor

organizations.

DATES: Applications may be submitted

at any time, commencing December 27,

2001, and may be submitted by mail or

by overnight/express delivery service, or

electronically, in the format prescribed

by Treasury. (Applications sent by

facsimile or delivered by hand will not

be accepted). The deadline for receipt of

an application is March 20, 2002. Paper

applications received in the specific

Treasury office designated below after

that date will not be considered, except

as follows. An application mailed via

the United States Postal Service will be

considered as having met the

application deadline if it is clearly

postmarked on or before midnight

March 20, 2002. An application sent by

overnight/express delivery will be

considered as having met the

application deadline if it is placed in

transit by no later than March 20, 2002

with an overnight/express delivery

service. In each such case, it is advisable

to obtain documentation from the

carrier showing the date the application

was placed in transit. A single, clear

date stamp will help in determining

whether the delivery of a paper

application has met the deadline

requirements set forth above. Electronic

applications received at the specific

email address set forth below after

March 20, 2002 will not be considered.

While Treasury will accept electronic

applications, it is currently unable to

collect electronic signatures for the First

Accounts Program. As a result, an

applicant sending an application

electronically shall also submit by mail

or overnight/express delivery service

signed and dated hardcopy signature

pages and certifications contained in the

First Accounts Program application

packet. Such hardcopies must be