67364 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 249 / Friday, December 28, 2001 / Notices

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).

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 29, 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 9,

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, NW.,

Washington, DC 20423–0001.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to applicant’s

representative: Michael Smith, Freeborn

& Peters, 311 S. Wacker Dr., Suite 3000,

Chicago, IL 60606–6677. If the verified

notice contains false or misleading

information, the exemption is void ab

initio.

Applicant 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 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), BNSF 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

BNSF’s filing of a notice of

consummation by December 28, 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. 01–31767 Filed 12–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

[Docket No. BTS–2001–11069]

Reports of Motor Carriers; Notice of

Requests for Exemptions From Public

Release; Request for Comments

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation

Statistics (BTS), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice announces BTS’

receipt of exemption requests from the

motor carriers listed below and invites

public comments on the exemption

requests. Class I and Class II for-hire

motor carriers of property and

household goods, with gross annual

operating revenue of $3 million or more,

are required to file annual reports with

the BTS and Class I motor carriers must

also file quarterly reports. As provided

by statute, carriers may request that

their reports be withheld from public

release. BTS has opened a public docket

and is inviting comments on the

exemption requests from motor carriers

listed below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by

February 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the U. S.

Department of Transportation, Dockets

Management System (DMS). You may

submit your comments by fax, Internet,

in person or via the U.S. mail to the

Docket Clerk, Docket No. BTS–2001–

11069, Department of Transportation,

400 Seventh Street, SW., Room PL–401,

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Please

note that due to delays in the delivery

of U.S. mail to Federal offices in

Washington, DC, we recommend that

persons consider an alternative method

(the Internet, fax, or professional

delivery service) to submit comments to

the docket and ensure their timely

receipt at U.S. DOT. You may fax your

comments to the DMS at (202) 493–

2251. If you have provided any

correspondence related to any

exemption request listed below, please

call (202) 366–5685 to verify receipt at

U.S. DOT.

If you wish to file comments using the

Internet, you may use the DOT DMS

website at http://dms.dot.gov. Please

follow the online instructions for

submitting an electronic comment.

Comments should identify the docket

number and be submitted in duplicate.

If you would like the Department to

acknowledge receipt of your comments,

you must submit a self-addressed

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made: Comments

on Docket BTS–2001–11069. The

Docket Clerk will date stamp the

postcard prior to returning it to you via

the U.S. mail. The DMS is open for

examination and copying, at the above

address, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Russell B. Capelle, Jr., K–13, Bureau of

Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001; (202) 366–5685; fax: (202) 366–

3364; e-mail: russ.capelle@bts.gov or

Robert A. Monniere, K–2, Bureau of

Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001; (202) 366–5498; fax: (202) 366–

3640; e-mail: robert.monniere@bts.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Under 49 U.S.C. 14123 and its

implementing regulations at 49 CFR part

1420, BTS collects financial and

operating information from for-hire

motor carriers of property and

household goods. The data are collected

on annual Form M, filed by Class I and

Class II carriers, and quarterly Form

QFR, filed only by Class I carriers. The

data are used by the Department of

Transportation, other federal agencies,

motor carriers, shippers, industry

analysts, labor unions, segments of the

insurance industry, investment analysts,

and the consultants and data vendors

that support these users. Among the

uses of the data are: (1) Developing

financial and operating performance

indicators to better measure the trucking

industry and the motor carriers’ role in

the economy; (2) Implementing

performance-based government policies;

(3) Developing benchmark data for

competitive analysis of trucking

companies and the basis for industry

policies; and (4) Research and analysis

by educational institutions.

Generally, all data are made publicly

available. A motor carrier can, however,

request that its report be withheld from

public release, as provided for by

statute, 49 U.S.C. 14123(c)(2), and its

implementing regulations, 49 CFR

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1420.9. BTS will grant a request upon a

proper showing that the carrier is not a

publicly held corporation or that the

carrier is not subject to financial

reporting requirements of the Securities

and Exchange Commission, and that the

exemption is necessary to avoid

substantial competitive harm and to

avoid the disclosure of information that

qualifies as trade secret or privileged or

confidential information under 5 U.S.C.

552(b)(4). The carrier must submit a

written request containing supporting

information. The request must be

received or postmarked by the report’s

due date unless there are extenuating

circumstances. Requests covering the

quarterly reports must be received by

the due date of the annual report that

relates to the prior year.

Motor carriers are reminded that an

exemption from public release is valid

for a period of three years from the date

the report was due to BTS, 49 CFR

1420.9(g). After a date three years from

the report’s due date, unless otherwise

required by law, BTS will make these

reports available to the public.

In accordance with our regulations,

after the due date of each annual report,

we will publish a notice in the Federal

Register requesting comments on the

requests we have received for an

exemption from public release. After

considering the merits of each request

and any public comments, we will make

a decision to grant or deny each

exemption request. While a decision is

pending, we will not publicly release

the motor carrier’s annual and/or

quarterly report(s), except as allowed

under 49 CFR 1420.10(c).

II. Request for Comments

BTS invites comments on the

following requests for exemption from

public release. These requests cover the

1999 & 2000 annual reports and some

also cover the 2000 & 2001 quarterly

reports. The comments should be made

within the context of the governing

regulations at 49 CFR 1420.9. For

additional information concerning these

regulations, the public is encouraged to

review the BTS final rule published in

March 23, 1999 edition of the Federal

Register (64 FR 13916).

The following motor carriers have

submitted a request for an exemption

from public release and we invite your

comments:

Aulick Leasing Corp. (MC# 167541)

B & T Express, Inc. (MC# 194598)

Barr Transportation Corp. (MC# 141335)

Bernard D. Harner & Son, Inc. (MC#

142525)

Bullet Freight System, Inc. (MC#

240746)

C.R. England, Inc. (MC# 124679)

CZ Cartage, Inc. (MC# 272644)

Central States Trucking Co. (MC#

152337)

Central Trucking, Inc. (MC# 155550)

Chickasaw Container Services, Inc.

(MC# 176391)

Chuck Foster Trucking, Inc. (MC#

252061)

Comcar Industries, Inc. and its six

affiliated companies *

* Coastal Transport, Inc. (MC#

121654)

* Commercial Carrier, Corp. (MC#

115491)

* CTL Distribution, Inc. (MC#

129326)

* MD Transport Systems, Inc. (MC#

136123)

* Midwest Coast Transport, Inc.

(MC# 111812)

* Willis Shaw Express, Inc. (MC#

117119)

Coosada Trucking Co., Inc. (MC#

183165)

Cowan Systems, LLC (MC# 271882)

Crewe Transfer, Inc. (MC# 36222)

D & A Truck Line, Inc. (MC# 147545)

Ee-Jay Motor Transports, Inc. (MC#

119422)

H.O. Wolding, Inc. (MC# 142310)

Harry Owen Trucking, Inc. (MC#

160454)

Harvey D. Bailey, Inc. d/b/a Cross

Country Cartage (MC# 190669)

Hartwick & Hand, Inc. (MC# 197217)

Hornady Truck Line, Inc. (MC# 121664)

Illinois Armored Car Corporation d/b/a

United Armored Services (MC#

157414)

Indiana Western Express (MC# 212622)

Industrial Transfer & Storage, Inc. (MC#

183132)

J & S Transport, Inc. (MC# 178215)

J L J Trucking, Inc. (MC# 200833)

Laris Shelman & Sons Trucking (MC#

222645)

Laura Kopetsky Tri-Ax, Inc. (MC#

259667)

Martin Transport, Inc. (MC# 164594)

McLeod, Inc. (MC# 239540)

Olson Carriers, Inc. (MC# 173716)

Riverton Truckers, Inc. (MC# 250963)

S-J Transportation Company (MC#

150546)

Schneider National and its five affiliated

companies *

* Schneider National Carriers, Inc.

(MC# 133655)

* Schneider National Bulk Carriers,

Inc. (MC# 143594)

* Schneider Specialized Carriers, Inc.

(MC# 113855)

* Schneider Tank Lines, Inc. (MC#

110988)

* Schneider Transport, Inc. (MC#

051146)

Security Armored Car Service, Inc.

(MC# 134009)

Shelton Trucking Service, Inc. (MC#

124887)

Southern Pride Trucking Company, Inc.

(MC# 149343)

T & M Express, Inc. (MC# 269387)

Thomas H. Ireland, Inc. (MC# 244166)

Transportation Services, Inc. (MC#

147039)

Truck Air of Carolinas, Inc. (MC#

167209)

W-H Transportation Co., Inc. (MC#

146329)

Wesco, Inc. (MC# 152643)

If you wish to read the exemption

requests and the comments that are

submitted in response to this Notice,

you must use the DOT Dockets

Management System. The DMS is

located at the Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Room PL–401, Washington, DC

20590, and is open from 9 a.m. to 5

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays. Internet users can

access the DMS at http://dms.dot.gov.

Please follow the instructions online for

more information and help. You must

also use the DMS if you wish to

comment on one or more exemption

requests. Please follow the instructions

listed above under the section

ADDRESSES.

Russell B. Capelle, Jr.,

Assistant BTS Director for Motor Carrier

Information.

[FR Doc. 01–32023 Filed 12–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–FE–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

December 18, 2001.

The Department of the Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before January 28, 2002

to be assured of consideration.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms (BATF)

OMB Number: 1512–0098.

Form Number: ATF F 5520.2.

Recordkeeping Requirement ID

Number: ATF REC 5520/1.