9748 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 28 / Friday, February 9, 2001 / Notices

1TCB and Inland Port have negotiated an

agreement for TCB’s services, the initial term of

which is 10 years.

2TCB simultaneously filed a petition to dismiss

the verified notice of exemption. The Board will

address the jurisdictional issue raised by the

petition to dismiss in a subsequent decision.

considered approved. For components,

the State of Design for the type

certificated product (i.e. the aircraft,

aircraft engine, or propeller) on which

the component is approved (or the State

of Design for the applicable

Supplemental Type Certificate) governs

the procedures used to obtain approval

of the repair design data, not the state

of design of the repaired (non-TC’d)

product or component itself.

Data approved by TCCA delegates for

minor repairs is acceptable to the FAA

for accomplishment of minor repairs on

any U.S.-registered aircraft or any other

aeronautical product intended for

installation on a U.S.-registered aircraft.

This policy does not limit the FAA’s

right to review any data approved by

TCCA or a TCCA delegate that is used

to repair a U.S.-registered aircraft or an

aeronautical product intended for

installation on a U.S. registered aircraft.

Limitations

This statement of policy applies only

to the acceptance of repair design data.

It does not address manufacturing/

production, approval for return to

service, use of FAA Form 337,

installation acceptability, or Export

Airworthiness approvals. It does not

apply to repair design data developed to

perform: repairs on aeronautical

products for which the State of Design

is a country other than Canada or the

United States; repairs approved in

accordance with FAA ‘‘field approval’’

procedures; and repairs performed

under SFAR 36 authority for

aeronautical products where the United

States is not the State of Design.

Elizabeth Erickson,

Director, Aircraft Certification Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA)

[Docket No. RSPA–00–7666; Notice 1 and

RSPA–00–7408; Notice 1]

Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Integrity

Management in High Consequence

Areas (Natural Gas Pipelines) and

Communications (Natural Gas and

Hazardous Liquid Pipelines)

AGENCY: Office of Pipeline Safety,

Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting and

request for comments; correction.

SUMMARY: RSPA published a document

in the Federal Register on January 4,

2001, (66 FR 848) regarding a public

meeting to be held February 12–14,

2001 on Pipeline Integrity Management

in High Consequence Areas (Natural Gas

Pipelines) and Communications

(Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid

Pipelines). The document contained

errors in reference to the ending times

of the meeting on February 12, 2001 and

on February 13, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Callsen, OPS, (202) 366–4572.

Correction

In the Federal Register issue of

January 4, 2001, 66 FR 848, in the

second column, correct the second full

paragraph to read: DATES: The public

meeting will be on February 12, 2001,

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., February 13, 2001,

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and February 14,

2001, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, at the

Crystal City Marriott.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 5,

2001.

Stacey L. Gerard,

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 01–3398 Filed 2–8–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33997]

Texas Central Business Lines

Corporation—Operation Exemption—

MidTexas International Center

Texas Central Business Lines

Corporation (TCB) has filed a verified

notice of exemption under 49 CFR

1150.31 to provide nonexclusive

switching service over approximately

5.0 miles of yard and switching track

located entirely within the MidTexas

International Center, Inc. (Inland Port).1

The track generally is located north of

State Highway 287 and east of U.S.

Highway 67 in Midlothian, TX.

The transaction is expected to be

consummated on or after March 1,

2001.2

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 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. 33997, 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 David D.

Watson, P.O. Box 665, Waxahachie, TX

75168.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: February 5, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

[Notice No. 911]

Expiration of the Registration Period

for Possession of the USAS–12,

Striker–12, and Streetsweeper

Shotguns (ATF Ruling 2001–1)

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms (ATF), Department of the

Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) is issuing

this notice to announce the availability

of ATF Ruling 2001–1. This ruling

advises that the registration period for

people who are currently in possession

of the USAS–12, Striker–12, and

Steetsweeper shotguns expires on May

1, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Advance copies of ATF

Ruling 2001–1 are available at no cost

upon request from the National

Firearms Act Branch, Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226. The ruling may

also be viewed at ATF’s web site at:

http://www.atf.treas.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cheryl Fisher, National Firearms Act

Branch, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms, 650 Massachusetts Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20226 (202–927–

8330).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms (ATF) is announcing the

issuance of ATF Ruling 2001–1. This

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ruling, which will be published in a

future issue of the ‘‘Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms Quarterly Bulletin,’’

advises that the registration period for

people who are currently in possession

of the USAS–12, Striker–12, and

Streetsweeper shotguns will expire on

May 1, 2001. The full text of the ruling

follows:

ATF Ruling 2001–1

Pursuant to ATF Rulings 94–1 (ATF

Q.B. 1994–1, 22) and 94–2 (ATF Q.B.

1994–1, 24), the Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) classified

the USAS–12, Striker 12, and

Streetsweeper shotguns as destructive

devices under the National Firearms Act

(NFA), 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53. The NFA

requires that certain ‘‘firearms’’ be

registered and imposes taxes on their

making and transfer. The term ‘‘firearm’’

is defined in section 5845 to include

‘‘destructive devices.’’ The term

‘‘destructive device’’ is defined in

section 5845(f)(2) as follows:

[T]he term ‘‘destructive device’’ means

* * * (2) any type of weapon by whatever

name known which will, or which may be

readily converted to, expel a projectile by the

action of an explosive or other propellant, the

barrel or barrels of which have a bore of more

than one-half inch in diameter, except a

shotgun or shotgun shell which the Secretary

finds is generally recognized as particularly

suitable for sporting purposes; * * *.

The USAS–12, Striker 12, and

Streetsweeper shotguns were classified

as destructive devices pursuant to

section 5845(f) because they are

shotguns with a bore of more than onehalf inch in diameter which are not

generally recognized as particularly

suitable for sporting purposes.

Pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 7805(b), ATF.

Ruls. 94–1 and 94–2 were issued

prospectively with respect to the

making, transfer, and special

(occupational) taxes imposed by the

NFA. Thus, although the classification

of the three shotguns as NFA weapons

was retroactive, the prospective

application of the tax provisions

allowed registration without payment of

tax. ATF has contacted all purchasers of

record of the shotguns to advise them of

the classification of the weapons as

destructive devices and that the

weapons must be registered. ATF has

registered approximately 8,200 of these

weapons to date.

Held, the registration period for the

USAS–12, Striker–12, and

Streetsweeper shotguns will close on

May 1, 2001. No further registrations

will be accepted after that date. Persons

in possession of unregistered NFA

firearms are subject to all applicable

penalties under 26 U.S.C. Chapter 53.

Approved: February 2, 2001.

Bradley A. Buckles,

Director.

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