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1The Board will grant a stay if an informed

decision on environmental issues (whether raised

by a party or by the Board’s Section of

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent

investigation) cannot be made before the

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible

so that the Board may take appropriate action before

the exemption’s effective date.

2Each OFA must be accompanied by a $1000

filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

the locations of child safety seat clinics,

check-ups and inspection stations,

specifying the target population served.

3. For the training component:

• The number of and type of training

classes conducted and the individuals

or groups trained (e.g. representing

minority, rural or low-income

communities);

NHTSA Publications Available To

Support Public Education

A number of NHTSA publications are

available through the Traffic Safety

Materials Catalog that address child

passenger safety program topics,

including targeted education messages

such as ‘‘Four Steps for Kids;’’ ‘‘Boost

’em Before You Buckle ’em;’’ ‘‘Sa ́lvele la

Vida a Su Bebe ́,’’ and ‘‘Kids Aren’t

Cargo.’’ These materials may be ordered

from the NHTSA web site at >HTTP://

WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV< or

contacting the Media and Marketing

Division, NTS–21 by fax at (202) 493–

2062.

* * * * *

Issued on: December 21, 2001.

Jeffrey W. Runge,

Administrator, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–32026 Filed 12–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub–No. 218X)]

Norfolk Southern Railway Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in

Buchanan County, VA

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR) has filed a notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments to abandon a 0.63-mile

line of railroad between milepost KP–

0.0 and KP–0.63 at Kopp, Buchanan

County, VA. The line traverses United

States Postal ZIP Code 24066.

NSR has certified that: (1) No local or

overhead traffic has moved over the line

for at least 2 years; (2) any overhead

traffic that might have moved on the

line can be rerouted over other lines; (3)

no formal complaint filed by a user of

rail service on the line (or by a state or

local government entity acting on behalf

of such user) regarding cessation of

service over the line either is pending

with the Surface Transportation Board

(Board) or with any U.S. District Court

or has been decided in favor of

complainant within the 2-year period;

and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR

1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR

1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR

1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR

1105.12 (newspaper publication), and

49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to

governmental agencies) have been met.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee adversely affected by the

abandonment shall be protected under

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979). To address whether this

condition adequately protects affected

employees, a petition for partial

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

must be filed. Provided no formal

expression of intent to file an offer of

financial assistance (OFA) has been

received, this exemption will be

effective on January 30, 2002, unless

stayed pending reconsideration.

Petitions to stay that do not involve

environmental issues,1 formal

expressions of intent to file an OFA

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail

use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR

1152.29 must be filed by January 10,

2002. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by January 22,

2002, with the Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC, 20423–0001.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to applicant’s

representative: James R. Paschall,

General Attorney, Norfolk Southern

Corporation, Three Commercial Place,

Norfolk, VA 23510. If the verified notice

contains false or misleading

information, the exemption is void ab

initio.

NSR has filed a separate

environmental report which addresses

the abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment and historic resources.

SEA will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by January 10, 2002.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,

Surface Transportation Board,

Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by

calling SEA, at (202) 565–1552.

Comments on environmental and

historic preservation matters must be

filed within 15 days after the EA

becomes available to the public.

Environmental, historical

preservation, public use, or trail use/rail

banking conditions will be imposed,

where appropriate, in a subsequent

decision.

Pursuant to provisions of 49 CFR

1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of

consummation with the Board to signify

that it has exercised the authority

granted and fully abandoned the line. If

consummation has not been effected by

NSR’s filing of a notice of

consummation by December 31, 2002,

and there are no legal or regulatory

barriers to consummation, the authority

to abandon will automatically expire.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

Decided: December 19, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–32010 Filed 12–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub–No. 232X)]

Norfolk Southern Railway Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in Fayette

County, WV

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR) has filed a notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1152 subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments to abandon a 2.8-mile

line of railroad between milepost OH–

0.0 at Oak Hill and milepost OH–2.8 at

Carlisle, in Fayette County, WV. The

line traverses United States Postal

Service Zip Code 25901.

NSR has certified that: (1) No local

traffic has moved over the line for at

least 2 years; (2) no overhead traffic has

moved over the line for at least 2 years

and that overhead traffic, if there were

any, could be rerouted over other lines;

(3) no formal complaint filed by a user

of rail service on the line (or by a state

or local government entity acting on

behalf of such user) regarding cessation

of service over the line either is pending

with the Surface Transportation Board

(Board) or with any U.S. District Court

or has been decided in favor of

complainant within the 2-year period;

and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR

1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR

1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR

1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR

1105.12 (newspaper publication), and

49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to

governmental agencies) have been met.

Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 250 / Monday, December 31, 2001 / Notices 67629

1The Board will grant a stay if an informed

decision on environmental issues (whether raised

by a party or by the Board’s Section of

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent

investigation) cannot be made before the

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible

so that the Board may take appropriate action before

the exemption’s effective date.

2Each offer of financial assistance must be

accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is

set at $1,000. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

1The Board will grant a stay if an informed

decision on environmental issues (whether raised

by a party or by the Board’s Section of

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent

investigation) cannot be made before the

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible

so that the Board may take appropriate action before

the exemption’s effective date.

2Each offer of financial assistance must be

accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is

set at $1000. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee adversely affected by the

abandonment shall be protected under

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979). To address whether this

condition adequately protects affected

employees, a petition for partial

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

must be filed. Provided no formal

expression of intent to file an offer of

financial assistance (OFA) has been

received, this exemption will be

effective on January 31, 2002, unless

stayed pending reconsideration.

Petitions to stay that do not involve

environmental issues,1 formal

expressions of intent to file an OFA

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail

use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR

1152.29 must be filed by January 10,

2002. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by January 22,

2002, with: Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20423–0001.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to NSR’s

representative: James R. Paschall, Esq.,

Norfolk Southern Corporation, Three

Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

NSR has filed an environmental

report which addresses the

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment and historic resources.

SEA will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by January 4, 2002.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,

Surface Transportation Board,

Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by

calling SEA, at (202) 565–1552.

Comments on environmental and

historic preservation matters must be

filed within 15 days after the EA

becomes available to the public.

Environmental, historic preservation,

public use, or trail use/rail banking

conditions will be imposed, where

appropriate, in a subsequent decision.

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR

1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of

consummation with the Board to signify

that it has exercised the authority

granted and fully abandoned its line. If

consummation has not been effected by

NSR’s filing of a notice of

consummation by December 31, 2002,

and there are no legal or regulatory

barriers to consummation, the authority

to abandon will automatically expire.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website 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. 01–31646 Filed 12–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub–No. 224X)]

Norfolk Southern Railway Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in Pike

County, KY

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR) has filed a notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments to abandon 1.01 miles of

its line of railroad between milepost

FC–0.0 at Flanary and milepost FC–1.01

at Apache Coal, in Pike County, KY. The

line traverses United States Postal

Service Zip Code 41501.

Applicant has certified that: (1) no

local traffic has moved over the line for

at least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic,

can be rerouted over other lines; (3) no

formal complaint filed by a user of rail

service on the line (or by a state or local

government entity acting on behalf of

such user) regarding cessation of service

over the line either is pending with the

Surface Transportation Board (Board) or

with any U.S. District Court or has been

decided in favor of complainant within

the 2-year period; and (4) the

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8

(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental

agencies) have been met.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee adversely affected by the

abandonment shall be protected under

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979). To address whether this

condition adequately protects affected

employees, a petition for partial

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

must be filed. Provided no formal

expression of intent to file an offer of

financial assistance (OFA) has been

received, this exemption will be

effective on January 30, 2002, unless

stayed pending reconsideration.

Petitions to stay that do not involve

environmental issues,1 formal

expressions of intent to file an OFA

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail

use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR

1152.29 must be filed by January 10,

2002. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by January 21,

2002, with: Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20423.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to applicant’s

representative: James R. Paschall, Esq.,

Norfolk Southern Corporation, Three

Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510–

2191.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

Applicant has filed an environmental

report which addresses the

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment or historic resources. SEA

will issue an environmental assessment

(EA) by January 4, 2002. Interested

persons may obtain a copy of the EA by

writing to SEA (Room 500, Surface

Transportation Board, Washington, DC

20423) or by calling SEA, at (202) 565–

1552. Comments on environmental and

historic preservation matters must be

filed within 15 days after the EA

becomes available to the public.

Environmental, historic preservation,

public use, or trail use/rail banking

conditions will be imposed, where

appropriate, in a subsequent decision.

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR

1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of

consummation with the Board to signify

that it has exercised the authority

granted and fully abandoned the line. If

consummation has not been effected by

NSR’s filing of a notice of

consummation by December 31, 2002,

and there are no legal or regulatory

barriers to consummation, the authority

to abandon will automatically expire.