VOLUME 21 'V /J934 e*** NUMBER 81 Wanted ^ Washington, Thursday, April 26, 1956
TITLE 7— AGRICULTURE (c) This suspension order is neces CONTENTS sary to reflect current marketing condi Chapter IX— Agricultural Marketing tions and to facilitate, promote, and Agricultural Marketing Service Page Service (Marketing Agreements and maintain orderly marketing conditions Proposed rule making: in such marketing area; and Orders), Department of Agriculture Cucumbers grown in Florida; (d) This suspension order does not hearing with respect to mar Part 988—Milk in K noxville, T enn., require of persons affected substantial keting agreement and order_ 2689 Marketing Area or extensive preparation prior to its ef Frozen fried fish sticks; U. S. fective date. standards for grades______2687 ORDER SUSPENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS Therefore, good cause exists for mak Rules and regulations: ing this order effective for the period Milk in Knoxville, Tenn., mar Pursuant to the applicable provisions May, June and July 1956. of the Agricultural Marketing Agree keting area; order suspending It is therefore ordered, That the fol certain provisions______2679 ment Act of 1937, as amended (7 U. S. C. lowing provisions of § 988.93 of the or 601 et seq.), hereinafter referred to as der be and hereby are suspended for Agriculture Department the “Act”, and of the order, as amended May, June and July 1956; See Agricultural Marketing Serv (7 CFR Part 900), regulating the han ice. (a) For the months of March through dling of milk in the Knoxville, Tennessee, Army Department marketing area, hereinafter referred to July, subtract the Class II price, ad as the “order”, it is hereby found and justed for Class II butterfat differential, See Engineers Corps. determined that: from the Class I price, adjusted by the Civil Aeronautics Board 1. The following provisions of § 988.93Class I butterfat differential and the Notices : will not tend to effectuate the declared Class I location differential. Reeve Alaska Airmotive and policy of the act for the months of May, (b) For the' months of August Reeve Aleutian Airways, Inc_ 2703 June and July 1956: through February * * * Customs Bureau (Sec. 5, 49 Stat. 753, as amended; 7 U. S. C. Notices: (a) Por the months of March through 608c) July, subtract the Class II price, ad Prospective tariff classifications: justed for Class II butterfat differential, Done at Washington, D. C., this 23d Bicycle and accessories and from the Class I price, adjusted by the day of April 1956, to be effective on and lamps imported with bi Class I butterfat differential and the after May 1, 1956. cycles ______2695 Class 1 location differential. [seal] Earl L. B utz, Rifle barrels when imported (b) For the months of August through Assistant Secretary. assembled with rifle ac February * * * tions______[P. R. Doc. 56-3260; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; 2695 2. Notice of proposed rule making, 8:53 a. m.] Defense Department public procedure thereon, and 30 days See also Engineers Corps. notice of the effective date hereof, are Rules and regulations: found to be impracticable, unnecessary, TITLE 32— NATIONAL DEFENSE Solicitation of commercial life and contrary to the public interest in insurance on military in that: Chapter I— Office of the Secretary of stallations in oversea areas_ 2679 (a) The information upon which this Defense Defense Mobilization Office action is based did not become available P art 141a—Solicitation of Commercial' Rules and regulations: in sufficient time for such compliance; Life I nsurance on Military I nstalla Telecommunications Advisory (b) This suspension order will relieve tions in Oversea Areas Board; creation of______2682 handler (s) who operate nonpool Plant (s), distributing less than 15 per This part is added to this chapter. Engineers Corps cent of receipts of milk in the marketing Sec. Rules and regulations: area, of making payments for such milk 14Ia.l General. Flood control regulations; Tuol distributed in the marketing «area. Peti 141a.2 Application. umne River Project; Tuol 141a.3 DOD Life Insurance Board. umne River, Calif______2682 tioner’s producers are intermingled with 141a.4 Minimum requirements for com Producers supplying regulated handlers panies. Federal Communications Com under this order. Petitioner has made 141a.5 Announcement of findings. mission Payments required under § 988.93 (b) 141a.6 Change in status. Notices: during the past several months and Authority: §§ 141a.l to 141a.6 issued un Hearings, etc.: Payments have been sufficient dur- der sec. 202, 61 Stat. 500, as amended; 5 Collins, Joseph Thomas_____ 2704 ng this period to maintain an orderly U. S. Ç. 171a. Mississippi Broadcasting Co. marketing situation. To increase such (WCOC-TV) and Laurel Payments as required by § 988.93 (a) at § 141a.l General. Pursuant to § 141.3 Television Co., Inc______2704 nis tune would be disruptive of orderly (d) of this subchapter, companies desir- Musser Broadcasting Co. et al_ 2703 marketing conditions; (Continued on p. 2681) Petty, Firm C______2704 2679 2680 RULES AND REGULATIONS CONTENTS— Continued CONTENTS— Continued Federal Power Commission Page Securities and Exchange Com- Pase FEDERAL|pEGISTER Notices: mission Omno^»3« ¿P Hearings, etc.: Notices: Central Kentucky Natural Hearings, etc.: PublisheTTdaily, except Sundays, Mondays, Gas Co. et al______2709 Pennsylvania Electric Co___ 2712 and days following official Federal holidays, Fleet, Howard W., et al------2706 Union Electric Co. of Mis by the Federal Register Division, National Humble Oil & Refining Co. souri______2713 Archives and Records Service, General Serv and Arkansas Fuel Oil Co__ 2711 Western Utilities Corp____ _ 2712 ices Administration, pursuant to the au thority contained in the Federal Register Act, Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Treasury Department approved July 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 500, as Inc., et al______2707 See Customs Bureau. amended; 44 U. S. C., ch. 8B), under regula McGill, J. R., et al______2711 Wage and Hour Division tions prescribed by the Administrative Com Moore, Wayne, et al------2711 Notices: mittee of the Federal Register, approved by O’Brien, Frank E., et al------2708 Learner employment certifi the President. Distribution is made only by Ohio Fuel Gas Co__.______2705 the Superintendent of Documents, Govern cates; issuance to various in Transcontinental Gas Pipe dustries______2701 ment Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Line Corp______2705 The F ederal R egister will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, for $1.50 Federal Trade Commission CODIFICATION GUIDE per month or $15.00 per year, payable in advance. The charge for individual copies Proposed rule making : A numerical list of the parts of the Code (minimum 15 cents) varies in proportion to Trade practice rules for : of Federal Regulations affected by documents the size of the issue. Remit check or money Blueprint and diazotype published in this issue. Proposed rules, as order, made payable to the Superintendent coaters industry— ------2694 opposed to final actions, are identified as of Documents, directly to the Government Melamine dinnerware indus such. Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. The regulatory material appearing herein try______— 2695 Title 3 Pa*e Is keyed to the Code of F ederal Regulations, Plastics housewares industry. 2694 Chapter II (Executive orders): which is published, under 50 titles, pursuant Immigration and Naturaliza Sept. 19, 1934 (see Group 297, to section 11 of the Federal Register Act, as Arizona). amended August 5, 1953. The Code of F ed tion Service 6132 (revoked in part by PLO eral R egulations is sold by the Superin Notices: tendent of Documents. Prices of books and 1288)______2686 pocket supplements vary. Statement of organization ; mis Title 7 There are no restrictions on the re cellaneous amendments____ 2696 P b o n tp i* T • publication of material appearing in the Part 52 (proposed)______2687 F ederal Register, or the Code of F ederal Interior Department R egulations. See Land Management Bureau. Chapter IX: Part 988______2679 Interstate Commerce Commis Part 1015 (proposed)______2689 CFR SUPPLEMENTS sion Title 16 Notices : Chapter I: (As of January 1, 1956) Fourth section applications for P r o p o s e d r u l e s (3 docu ments)______>___ 2694,2695 The following Supplements are now relief___ t - ______— 2713 available: New Haven Railroad; increased Title 32 commutation fares, 1956____ 2714 Chapter I: Title 16 ($1.25) Rules and regulations: Part 141a______2679 Title 17 ($0.60) Parts and accessories necessary Title 32A Title 20 ($1.00) for safe operation; qualifica Chapter I (ODM) : tions and maximum hours of DMOIX-2______2682 Previously announced: Title 3, 1955 Supp. service of employees of motor ($2.00); Title 7: Parts 1-209 ($1.25); carriers and safety of opera Title 33 Title 8 ($0.50); Title 9 ($0.70); Titles tion and equipment______2687 Chapter II: 10-13 ($0.70); Title 14: Part 400 to end Part 208___ !-______2682 ($1.00); Title 18 ($0.50); Title 19 ($0.50); Justice Department Title 39 Title 21 (Rev., 1955) ($5.50); Titles 22 See Immigration and Naturaliza Chapter I : and 23 ($1.00); Title 24 ($0.75); Title 25 tion Service. ($0,50); Title 26: Parts 1-79 ($0.35), Part 3______2683 Parts 80-169 ($0.50), Parts 170-182 Labor Department Part 4______- 2683 Part 13____ 2683 ($0.30), Parts 183-299 ($0.35), Part 300 See Wage and Hour Division. to end, Ch. I, and Title 27 ($1.00); Titles Part 16______2683 30 and 31 ($1.25); Title 32: Parts 1-399 Land Management Bureau Part 22__.j._____ 2684 ($0.60), Parts 700-799 ($0.35), Parts Part 24___ 2684 800-1099 ($0.40), Part 1100 to end Notices: Part 27______2684 ($0.35); Titles 40-42 ($0.65); Title 49: Alaska ; proposed withdrawal Part 34_____ 2685 Parts 1-70 ($0.60), Parts 71-90 ($1.00), and reservation of lands___ 2701 Part 37______2685 Parts 91—164 ($0.50), Part 165 to end Arizona; filing of plats of survey Part 46______2683 ($0.65) and order providing for open Part 47______2685 ing of public lands______2700 Part 48______2685 Order from Superintendent of Documents, Colorado; restoration under Part 51______- 2685 Government Printing Office, Washington Federal Power Act______2699 25, D. C. Part 52______2685 Oregon: Part 53______2686 Opening of public lands re Part 54______— 2686 stored from Air-Naviga Part 56_____ 2686 tion Site No. 252___ 2699 Part 58___ 2686 CONTENTS— Continued Restoration order under Fed eral Power Act______2699 Title 43 Federal Communications Com- Pa&e Rules and regulations: Chapter I : mission— Continued Alaska; public land order_____ 2686 Appendix (Public land orders) : Notices—Continued 82 (see PLO 1288)—______268b Hearings, etc.—Continued Post Office Department 1288 ______2686 RCA Communications, Inc., Rules and regulations: Title 49 and Western Union Tele Miscellaneous amendments to Chapter I: _ graph Co______-______2703 chapter (2 documents)_____ 2683 Part 193______2687 Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2681 ing to sell commercial life insurance to the amount of unassigned surplus, in (3) Receive and review reports of vio members of the Armed Forces on mili clude as liabilities all debts due or to be lations of regulations governing solicita tary installations under United States come due, contingent or otherwise as tion on bases and installations. jurisdiction in oversea areas may, on provided in the Life Insurance Act of the (4) Recommend final penalty action application, be authorized to do so in District of Columbia Actof June 19,1934; against companies for cause to include accordance with DOD Instruction 1344.1, C 672, 48 Stat. 1125, as amended. the withdrawal of soliciting privileges. dated December 15, 1955, subject: “So (iii) That the policies to be offered (5) Perform such other related func licitation of Commercial Life Insurance for sale (a) do not contain other than tions as may be directed. on Military Installations.” (F ederal standard provisions such as those pre § 141a.4 Minimum requirements for Register, Vol. 21, No. 14, January 21, scribed by the Life Insurance Act of the companies, (a) The Department of 1956.) District of Columbia (cited in subdivision Defense will require, among other things, § 141a.2 Applications, (a) Applica (ii) of this subparagraph), and (b) do that the following minimum standards tions will be submitted to the Depart not provide for a variation in the amount be met by companies authorized to solicit ment of Defense May 1 to June 30, each of death benefit depending upon the on overseas bases and installations: year. They will not be accepted or con length of time the policy has been in (1) The company must have demon sidered at any other time. Applications force. strated continuous successful operation will be in letter form and appropriately (iv) That none of its officers, directors, in the life insurance business within the documented. They must be signed by or principal stockholders, or any mem continental limits of the United States the President or Vice President of the bers of his immediate family, receives or or the territories or possessions for a company and attested to. The corpo has any contract to receive commissions, period of five years, immediately pre rate seal must be affixed to the applica directly or indirectly, from military busi ceding the date of application. tion by an authorized official. The ness currently transacted by the com (2) The company affirms its inten application must furnish the following pany, or if the company cannot so attest, tions and ability to comply with the ap information: a disclosure and justification for such plicable laws of the country or countries (1) Foreign countries and commands contracts. wherein it proposes to engage in business. (e. g.: Army, Europe, Air Force, Europe; (v) That the company has not made (3) The company must be licensed to Navy, Far East; Air ¡Force, Northeast; any loan (except policy loans) to any do business by any twelve (or more) of etc.) where is is desired to solicit on director, officer, or principal stockholder, the states, territories, or the District of military bases or installations. or any member of his immediate family, Columbia; or must comply with the (2) Plans for control of and super within the last year, and there is not cur following: vision to be exercised by the company rently outstanding any loan to such per (i) Be licensed to do business in at over its agents. son made prior to that period. least one of the states, territories, or the (3) List of States and jurisdictions in (vi) That the company will be respon District of Columbia. which the company is licensed and dates sible for the acts of its agents actually (ii) Meet minimum standards for of such licensing. connected with the sale of insurance to initial licensing under current laws (4) Information from each of the last military personnel. where domiciled even though presently five annual statements to include: (10) The ratio of military business to doing business under statutes previously (i) Admitted assets. total business (including only life insur enacted. (ii) Net reserve. ance, but excluding group life insurance) (iii) Have unassigned surplus and (iii) Combined paid up capital and annually for the last five years computed paid up capital (or surplus, if a non surplus, or surplus, on the basis of the following: stock company) at least equal to the (iv) Insurance in force, reported by (i) Number of policy holders. average required by all the states and classes. (11) Insurance in force. the District of Columbia when com (5) A statement that the company has (iii) Premium income. puted by the method prescribed by the complied with or will comply with the (11) Name, age, legal residence, Life Insurance Act of the District of applicable laws of the country or coun citizenship and present address of each Columbia as cited in § 141a.2 (a) (9) (ii). tries wherein it proposes to silicit (By agent who will solicit overseas, the state (b) In making its recommendation “laws of the country” is meant all na or states in which such agents are the Board will also consider the integ tional, provincial, city or country laws licensed; the date of licensing, expiration rity and stability of the company’s man or ordinances of any country, as appli dates, and the area in which each agent agement as evidenced by the informa cable) , and upon being authorized to do will solicit. tion submitted in § 141a.2 and such business in such country or countries, a (b) Any explanatory remarks that will other relevant information as may be statement to that effect. assist the Department of Defense in officially brought to its attention. (6) Rate of lapse of policies sold to evaluating applications are invited. military personinel, including only life (c) Applications and any correspond § 141a.5 Announcement of findings. insurance, but excluding group life in ence relating thereto should be ad (a) Final action upon applications for surance, for each of the last five years dressed to: authorization will be forwarded by reg and an explanation of the methods or Chairman, Life Insurance Board, Depart istered mail. Approvals shall not be formulae used in computing. ment of Defense, The Pentagon Building, construed or interpreted as Department Washington 25, D. C. of Defense indorsement of any company. (7) An authenticated copy of the cur (b) In the event the finding is un rent annual statement as sworn to by § 141a.3 Department of Defense Life favorable, specific reasons for such find authorized company officials and filed Insurance Board, (a) The Department ing shall be included. with the insurance department of the of Defense Life Insurance Board is here (c) Upon receipt of notification of an state of domicile. by established to act as principal advisor unfavorable finding, the company shall (8) An authenticated copy of a cur to the Secretary of Defense on all matters have 30 days in which to file an ap rent convention or “association type” re pertaining to the sale of commercial life peal for reconsideration. Such appeals port of examination if the company is insurance to servicemen. will be accompanied by substantiating licensed by more than one state, other (b) Duties and functions. In addievidence. wise, a current report of one insurance tion it shall be the duty and function of department. the Board to : § 141a.6 Change in status, (a) It is (9) a sworn statement covering the (1) Recommend final action on appli incumbent on companies to maintain following items: cations received from Insurance Com with the Department of Defense a cur (i) That the policies to be offered ad- rent list of agents, together with areas **e to the standards prescribed by panies to solicit commercial life insur in which doing business. Changes must »141.4 of this subchapter (Paragraph ance on overseas bases and installations be promptly reported. Failure to report DOD Instruction 1344.1, December under U. S. jurisdiction. such change will result in non-accept 15,1955). (2) Maintain a current list of agents ance of the agents credentials by overseas .
(b) Classes of mail to which appli P art 58— Certified Mail sheets of the book become the sender’s receipts. If you want the firm mailing cable. You may insure only third- and a. In § 58.2 Class of mail to which ap fourth-class mail or airmail which con bills receipted by the Postal Service, plicable add the following to the text: present the books with the articles to be tains third- or fourth-class matter. In “Official matter of the Postal Service may sured airmail may contain incidental mailed. You must also obtain at your be sent as certified mail without pay expense a stamp for endorsing the cer first-class enclosures; The mail must ment of the fee.” bear the complete names and addresses tified letters, or you may have your b. Section 58.4 Mailing is amended to envelope overprinted with the endorse of sender and addressee. The following read as follows: are not acceptable for insurance. ment. The endorsement must be a fac (1) Parcels marked Insured but not § 58.4 Mailing—(a.) Payment of fees simile or proportionate enlargement of insured by the Postal Service. and postage. A certified mail stamp is the official endorsement shown in § 58.1. (2) Parcels containing matter offered available for the fee. However, the fee Following are instructions for use of the for sale, addressed to prospective pur and postage may be paid by ordinary forms: chasers who have not ordered or author postage stamps, meter stamps, or by per (1) Insert the word “Certified” in the ized their sending. If such matter is re mit imprints. space provided at the top of the form. ceived in the mails, payment will not be (b) Where to mail. You may mail (2) The mailer must endorse and made for loss, rifling, or damage. certified mail at the post office, branch, number the letters. If return receipt or (3) Nonmailable matter. or station or give it to a rural carrier. special-delivery services are requested, (4) Articles that are so fragile as to It may also be deposited in mail drops in mark the letters “Return Receipt Re prevent their safe carriage in the mails post offices, street letter boxes, or any quested,” “Return Receipt Requested regardless of packaging. other receptacles for first-class mail, Showing Address Where Delivered,” or (5) Articles which are not adequately provided you follow specific directions “Special Delivery.” Prepare and attach packed to withstand normal handling in in paragraph (c) of this section. return receipt to the back of the enve the mail. (c) How to mail. Obtain blank cer lopes with the receipt side showing. tified mail coupons (no charge) at your (3) Show on the bill the number of (R. S. 161, 396, as amended; sec. 8, 37 Stat. each article and the name and address 558, as amended; sec. 1, 41 Stat. 581; 5 U. S. C. post office or from your rural mail car 22, 369, 39 U. S. C. 244, 382) rier. Also obtain blank return receipt of addressee. forms if needed. Following is the proce (4) Enter only the amount of fees paid dure: for return receipts. P art 53—COD (1) Enter on the receipt portion of (5) Affix necessary postage to the arti In § 53.1 Description, add new para the certified mail coupon the name and cles. graph (d) to read as follows; complete address of the person or firm (6) The accepting employee will count to whom the mail is addressed. the items, receipt the bill for the total (d) Canal Zone. There is no COD (2) If return receipt is wanted, check number, and return the bill to you. service with the Canal Zone. block on the mailing receipt to show the (R. S. 161, 388, 396; secs. 304, 309, 42 Stat. 24, (R. S. 161, 396, as amended; sec. 8, 37 Stat. fee and endorse the article on the ad 25, sec. 501, 65 Stat. 290, sec. 12, 65 Stat. 676; 558, as amended; sec. 1, 41 Stat. 581; 5 U. S. C. dress side near the certified mail en 5 U. S. C. 22, 140, 361, 369, 39 U. S. C. 246f) 22, 369; 39 U. S. C. 244, 382) dorsement “Return Receipt Requested” [seal] Abe McGregor Goff, or “Return Receipt Requested Showing The Solicitor. P art 54—P ayment for Losses Address Where Delivered.” See § 58.3 (b). Enter the certified mail number on [F. R. Doc. 56-3257; Piled, Apr. 25, 1956; In § 54.1 Payments permitted strike out the return receipt card, address it to 8:52 a. m.] the present introductory statement and yourself and attach it to the back of insert in lieu thereof the following and small envelopes and on front of pack redesignate present paragraphs (a) ages and large envelopes if it will not TITLE 43— PUBLIC LANDS: through (k) as subparagraphs (1) cover the address. If you desire the INTERIOR through (11): return receipt to show the address where the article was delivered, there is Chapter I— Bureau of Land Manage § 54.1 Payments permitted—(a) a block at the top of the form which ment, Department of the Interior Limit of payment. The amount paid for must be checked by you. registered, insured, and COD losses will (3) Be sure to attach to the envelope Appendix— Public Land Orders not exceed the maximum amount of lia sufficient postage stamps to pay for the [Public Land Order 1288] bility prescribed in §§ 51.4, 52.2, and 53.2 certified mail fee, first-class postage, [1495407] of this chapter for the fee paid. return receipt fee, or special-delivery (b) Wrong fee collected. Whenever it fee. Alaska is shown to the satisfaction of the Post (4) If you want a postmarked sender’s PARTIALLY REVOKING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. master General that the sender was receipt, attach the certified mail sticker 6132 OF MAY 15, 1933, WHICH WITHDREW charged a fee less than that required to to the address side of the article and LANDS FOR THE ALASKA COMMUNICATION present the article and the completed SYSTEM cover the amount of insurance desired coupon to the postal employee. If given by the sender, through error on the part to a rural carrier, he will bring the post By virtue of the authority vested in of the Postal Service, the deficiency in marked receipt back to you. the President by section 1 of the act of fee may be collected from the sender (5) If you do not want a postmarked June 25, 1910, c. 421 (36 Stat. 847; 43 and postal insurance may be paid within receipt, attach the Certified Mail sticker U. S. C. 141), and pursuant to Executive the limit fixed for the higher fee. to the address side of the article, de Order No. 10355 of May 26, 1952, it is (c) Rules for payment. The follow tach your receipt, and mail the article. ordered as follows: Executive Order No. 6132 of May ing rules apply to payments by the Mark your receipt to show the date. (6) If you desire to restrict delivery 1933, which withdrew certain public Postal Service: , lands in Alaska for use of the War De ***** of certified mail to the addressee or someone named by him in writing, en partment as a site for the Army radio (R. S. 161, 396, 3926, as amended; sec. 8, 37 station at Point Barrow, is hereby re Stat. 558, as amended, sec. 1, 41 Stat. 581; dorse the mail “Deliver to Addressee 5 U. S. C. 22, 369, 39 U. S. C. 244, 381, 382) Only” or “Deliver to Addressee or voked so far as it affects the following' Order.” described lands: P art 56—S pecial D elivery (d) Firm mailing books. If you mail Beginning at corner No. 6, U. S. Survey an average of three or more letters at No. 2979, thence In § 56.2 Payment for special delivery one time, you may use mailing books. S. 13° 02' E„ 460.00 feet amend paragraph (b) by converting N. 76° 58' E., 120.00 feet Form 3877a, which is furnished by the N. 13° 02' W., 460.00 feet to line 5-6 U. S. »• “Post Office Department” to “Postal Postal Service without charge, or spe 2979 Service.” cially printed mailing bills. A series of S. 77° 03' W., 120.00 feet along line 5-6 (R. S. 161, 396, as amended; 5 U. S. C. 22, 369) numbers will be furnished you. The U. S. C. 2979 to point of beginning. Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2687 The tract described contains 1.26 The matter of parts and accessories ing seats located in the center aisle of acres. necessary for safe operation, particu the bus; and provided further, That if The lands are withdrawn by Public larly the provisions of § 193.91 relating such temporary seats are used, the car Land Order No. 82 of January 22,1943. to aisle seats in buses, as prescribed by rier at the end of each month in which order dated April 14, 1952, effective July such transportation is provided, shall W esley A. D ’Ewart, 1, 1952, the record in the above entitled promptly file a report with the Bureau Assistant Secretary of the Interior. proceeding, and petition of National Bus of Motor Carriers of this Commission April 20, 1956. Traffic Association, Inc., dated February containing the following information: [F. B. Doc. 56-3220; Piled, Apr. 25, 1956; 8, 1956, for modification of that section (a) Number of bus trips during the 8:45 a. m.] being under consideration; and month involving the use of such tempo It appearing that modification of the rary seats; (b) aggregate passenger said section will be in the public inter miles of such trips; (c) details concern TITLE 49— TRANSPORTATION est; and that the modification is per ing any injuries sustained by persons missive in nature or otherwise such that riding on the temporary seats; (d) de Chapter I— Interstate Commerce the public rule making requirements of tails of injuries sustained by others in Commission section 4 (a) of the Administrative Pro same bus not riding the temporary seats.” Subchapter B— Carriers by Motor Vehicle cedure Act are deemed unnecessary; Notice of this order shall be given to [Ex Parte No. MC-40J It is ordered, That effective May 1, the general public by depositing a copy 1956, § 193.91 of the Motor Carrier thereof in the office of the Secretary of Part 193—P arts and Accessories N eces Safety Regulations (49 CFR 193.91) be, the Commission, Washington, D. C„ and sary for S afe Operation and it is hereby, amended by changing by filing a copy thereof with the Director, QUALIFICATIONS AND MAXIMUM HOURS OF the period at the end thereof to a comma Division of the Federal Register. SERVICE OF EMPLOYEES OF MOTOR CAR and adding the following: “Provided, (49 Stat. 546, as amended; 49 U. S. C. 304) RIERS AND SAFETY OF OPERATION AND however, That this section shall not ap EQUIPMENT ply with respect to any bus while engaged By the Commission. At a General Session of the Interstate exclusively in the transportation of [seal] H arold D. M cCoy, Commerce Commission, held at its office agricultural workers in charter trans Secretary. in Washington, D. C., on the 12th day portation if such bus carries not to ex [P. R. Doc. 56-3241; Piled, Apr. 25, 1956; of April A. D. 1956. ceed eight passengers on temporary fold 8:49 a.m.]
PROPOSED RULE MAKING
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE The proposed standards are as follows: fried fish sticks contain not less than 60 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION, AND GRADES percent, by weight, of fish flesh. All Agricultural Marketing Service Sec. sticks comprising an individual package 52.3141 Product description. are prepared from the flesh of only one [ 7 CFR Part 52 ] 52.3142 Grades of frozen fried fish sticks. species of fish. Frozen F ried F ish Sticks WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS § 52.3142 Grades of frozen fried fish 52.3143 Recommended weights and dimen sticks, (a) “U. S. Grade A” is the quality united states standards for grades 1 sions. of frozen fried fish sticks that possess’a NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING FACTORS OF QUALITY good flavor and odor, that possess a good appearance, that are practically Notice is hereby given that the United 52.3144 Ascertaining the grade for frozen free from defects, that possess a good States Department of Agriculture' is con fried fish sticks. character, and that for those factors sidering the issuance of United States 52.3145 Ascertaining the score for the fac tors which are rated. which are rated in accordance with the Standards for Grades of Frozen Fried scoring system outlined in this subpart fish Sticks pursuant to the authority 52.3146 Appearance. the total score is not less than 85 points: contained in the Agricultural Marketing 52.3147 Defects. Provided, That the frozen fried fish sticks Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 1087 et seq., as 52.3148 Character. may possess a reasonably good appear amended; 7 U. S. C. 1621 et seq.) . These LOT CERTIFICATION TOLERANCES ance and a reasonably good character if Proposed grade standards are recom 52.3149 Tolerances for certification of offi the total score is not less than 85 points. mended by the Fish and Wildlife Service, cially drawn samples. (b) “U. S. Grade B” is the quality of U. S. Department of Interior, based on frozen fried fish sticks that possess a data developed by that agency. This SCORE SHEET reasonably good flavor and odor, that Proposal, if made effective, will be the 52.3150 Score sheet for frozen fried fish possess a reasonably good appearance, first issue by the Department of grade sticks. that are reasonably free from defects, standards for this product. Au t h o r it y : §§ 52.3141 to 52.3150 issued un that possess a reasonably good character, All persons who desire to submit der sec. 205, 60 Stat. 1090, as amended; 7 and that for those factors which are written data, views or arguments for U. S. C. 1624. rated in accordance with the scoring sys consideration in connection with the tem outlined in this subpart the total Proposed standards should file the same PRODUCT DESCRIPTION AND GRADES score is not less than 70 points: Pro with the Chief, Processed Products § 52.3141 Product description. Frozen vided, That the frozen fried fish sticks Standardization and Inspection Branch, fried fish sticks are clean, wholesome, may fail to' possess a reasonably good fruit and Vegetable Division, Agricul rectangularly-shaped portions of appearance and fail to possess a rea tural Marketing Service, U. S. Depart breaded, pre-cooked, and frozen fish sonably good character if the total score ment of Agriculture, Washington 25, flesh. The portions of fish flesh, com is not less than 70 points. D. C., not later than 60 days after publi posed primarily of large pieces, are (c) “Substandard” is the quality of cation hereof in the F ederal R egister. coated with a suitable batter and bread frozen fried fish sticks that fail to meet ing; are cooked by frying in suitable oil the requirements of U. S. Grade B. or fat; and are frozen in accordance with 1 Compliance with these standards does WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS °t excuse failure to comply with the pro- good commercial practice and main isions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos tained at temperatures necessary for the § 52.3143 Recommended weights and metic Act. preservation of the product. Frozen dimensions. The recommended weights No. 81----- 2 2688 PROPOSED RULE MAKING and dimensions of frozen fried fish sticks (2) Place the pan and frozen contentsblood spots, bruises, skin, protein curd are not incorporated in the grades of the in a properly ventilated oven pre-heated spots, and objectionable dark layer fat, finished product since weights and di to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and remove and (on or in the coating) of burned mensions, as such, are not factors of when the product is thoroughly heated. material, dark carbon specks, and other quality for the purposes of these grades. harmless extraneous material. It is recommended that the largest di § 52.3145 Ascertaining the score for (5) Seriously blemished. “Seriously mension of a fish stick be at least three the factors which are rated. The es blemished” means blemished to the ex times that of the next largest dimension sential variations within each factor tent that the appearance is seriously and that the average weight of the indi which is rated are so described that the affected. vidual sticks be not less than % ounce value may be ascertained for each factor (b) (A) classification. Frozen fried and not greater than l 1/* ounces. and expressed numerically. The numer fish sticks that are practically free from ical range within each factor which is defects may be given a score of 34 to 40 FACTORS OF QUALITY rated is inclusive. (For example, “21 to 25 points” means 21, 22, 23, 24, or 25 points. “Practically free from defects” § 52.3144 Ascertaining the grade— points). means that: (a) General. In addition to considering (1) None of the sticks are broken; other requirements outlined in the stand § 52.3146 Appearance—(a) General. (2) The sticks may be blemished to ards, the following quality factors are The factor of appearance refers to the only a minor degree; and evaluated in ascertaining the grade of uniformity of size and shape of the (3) Not more than a total of 20 per the product: frozen sticks, the color of the heated cent, by count, of the sticks may be dam (1) Factor not rated by score points. sticks, and the continuity of the coating aged or contain bones: Provided, That (i) Flavor and odor. of the product after heating. bones may be present in not more than 10 (2) Factors rated "by score points. (b) (A) classification. Frozen fried percent, by count, of all the sticks. The relative importance of each factor fish sticks that possess a good appear (c) (23) classification. Frozen fried which is rated is expressed numerically ance may be given a score of 30 to 35 fish sticks that are reasonably free from on the scale of 100. The maximum num points. “Good appearance” means that defects may be given a score of 28 to 33 ber of points that may be given such the sticks are practically uniform in points. Frozen fried fish sticks that fall factors are: size and shape; that the product after into this classification may not be graded F a c to rs : Points heating possesses a practically uniform above U. S. Grade B regardless of the Appearance ______35 light brown to golden brown color or total score for the product (this is a lim Defects ______- ______- 40 reddish-brown color characteristic of iting, rule). “Reasonably free from Character______- 25 properly prepared frozen fried fish defects” means that not more than a sticks; and that the sticks, after heating, total of 30 percent, by count, of the sticks Total score______100 possess a continuity of the coating not may be defective because of bones, or are (b) The grade of frozen fried fish more than slightly affected by cracking damaged sticks, broken sticks, or seri sticks is ascertained by observing the or slipping. ously blemished sticks: Provided, That product in the frozen state and after it (c) (23) classification. Frozen fried (1) Not more than 10 percent, by has been heated in a suitable manner. fish sticks that possess a reasonably good count, may be broken sticks; (c) Percent of fish flesh. “Percent of appearance may be given a score of 25 to (2) Not more than 30 percent, by fish flesh” means the average percent, 29 points. “Reasonably good appear count, may be damaged sticks; by weight, of fish flesh in an individual ance” means that the sticks are reason (3) Not more than 20 percent, by package. ably uniform in size and shape; that count, of the sticks may contain bones; (d) Good Flavor and odor. “Good the product after heating possesses a and flavor and odor” means that the product reasonably uniform light brown to (4) Not more than 10 percent, by has the good flavor and odor of properly golden-brown color or reddish-brown count, of the sticks may be seriously prepared breaded fish sticks. The flesh color characteristic of properly prepared blemished. portion has the good flavor and odor of frozen fried fish sticks; and that the (d) (SStd.) classification. F r o z e n properly prepared fish of the particular sticks, after heating, possess a continu fried fish sticks that fail to meet the re species. The coating has the good flavor ity of the coating not materially affected quirements of paragraph (c) of this sec and odor obtained when all components by cracking or slipping. tion may be given a score of 0 to 27 have been properly prepared, used, and (d) (SStd.) classification. Frozen points, and may not be graded above maintained. The product is free from fried fish sticks which fail to meet the substandard regardless of the total rancidity, bitterness, and staleness, from requirements of paragraph (c) of this score for the product (this is a limiting bacterial spoilage flavors and odors, and section may be given a score of 0 to 24 rule). points, and shall not be graded above from off-flavors and off-odors of any § 52.3148 Character— (a) General. kind. U. S. Grade B regardless of the total score of the product (this is a partial The factor of character refers to the (e) Reasonably good flavor and odor. limiting rule). presence or absence of free oil in the “Reasonably good 'flavor and odor” package and its effect on the condition means that the product may be some § 52.3147 Defects—(a) General. The of the package; the ease of separating what lacking in good flavor and odor, factor of defects refers to the degree of the frozen sticks without damaging the but is free from rancidity and from ob freedom from bones, broken sticks, dam coating or breaking the sticks; the tend jectionable bacterial spoilage flavor, and aged sticks, and from blemishes. ency of the sticks to remain whole and from off-flavors and off-odors of any (1) Bones. “Bones” means any bones unbroken when they are heated, han kind. that can be separated from the product, dled, and served in the normal manner; (f) Heating in a suitable manner. can be identified, and are of such char the degree of freedom of the breading “Heating in a suitable manner” means acter as to be potentially harmful. from either an oiliness or crumbliness; heating in accordance with the recom (2) Broken stick. “Broken stick” the tenderness and moistness of the mendations accompanying the product. means a fish stick which is separated in flesh; the consistency of the breading However, if specific instructions are lack two or more parts or is strained apart in the heated product; and the adher ing the product should be heated as to the extent that it cannot be readily ence of the coating of the heated follows: handled as one stick. product. (1) Place the product while still in (3) Damaged stick. “Damaged stick” (b) (A) classification. Frozen fried the frozen state on a flat or shallow pan means a fish stick which has been fish sticks that possess a good character of sufficient size that at least 10 ounces crushed or otherwise mutilated to the may be given a score of 21 to 25 points. of the product can be spread evenly on extent that its appearance is materially “Good character” means that oil from the pan with no portion of a stick closer affected. the product does not more than slightly than inch to another or to the edge (4) Blemished. “Blemished” means damage the package; that there may be of the pan. the presence (in or on the fish flesh) of present not more than a very small Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2689 amount of loose breading in the pack SCORE SHEET } of cucumbers in the proposed production age; that the sticks may be separated § 52.3150 Score sheet for frozen fried area. easily; that the sticks are not more than fish sticks. DEFINITIONS very slightly damaged by the normal handling incident to heating and serv § 1015.1 Secretary. “Secretary” Label______: means the Secretary of Agriculture of ing; that no excess oil remains on the Size and kind of container_____ the United States, or any officer or em cooking utensil; that the breading is not Species of fish______more than slightly oily; that the. flesh Container mark or identification. ployee of the Department to whom au Size of lot.— __ .... ____ '__ thority has heretofore been delegated, or after heating has a good texture which Number of samples______is firm, tender and moist, characteristic Net weight (oz.)______to whom authority may hereafter be of properly fried fish sticks for the Number of sticks per container.. delegated, to act in his stead. species used; and that after heating the § 1015.2 Act. “Act” means Public Act coating has a good crisp, tender texture Factors Score points No. 10, 73d Congress, as amended and as not more than slightly affected by blis reenacted and amended by the Agricul [(A) 30-35 tering or wrinkling. Appearance______35 [(B) 25-29 tural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, (c) (B) classification. Frozen fried l(SStd.) 10-24 as amended (48 Stat. 31, as amended; [(A) 34-40 fish sticks that possess a reasonably good Defects______40 ■1(B) 2 28-33 7 U. S. C. 601 et seq.; 68 Stat. 906,1047). character may be given a score of 17 to [(SStd.) 2 0-27 20 points. “Reasonably good character” |(A). 21-25 § 1015.3 Person. “Person” means an Character______25 ((B) 17-20 individual, partnership, corporation, as means that oil from the product does USStd.) ifi-16 not materially damage the package; sociation, or any other business unit. that there may be present not more than Total score______100 § 1015.4 Production area. “Produc a reasonable amount of loose breading tion area” means all territory in the in the package; that the sticks may be Grade. State of Florida south or east of the separated with only moderate damage Flavor. Suwannee River. to the coating; that the sticks are not 1 Indicates partial limiting rule. § 1015.5 Cucumbers. “Cucumbers” more than moderately damaged by the 2 Indicates limiting rule. normal handling incident to heating and means all varieties of the edible fruit serving; that the breading is not more Dated: April 23,1956. commonly known as cucumbers and grown within the production area. than moderately oily; that the flesh after [seal] R oy W. Lennartson, heating has a reasonably good texture Deputy Administrator, § 1015.6 Handler; “Handler” is which is not more than moderately Marketing Services. synonymous with “shipper” and means tough, stringy, crumbly, mushy or any person (except a common or con spongy; and that after heating the coat [F. R. Doc. 56-3259; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; tract carrier of cucumbers owned by ing has a reasonably good texture which 8r53 a. m.] another person) who handles cucumbers may be not more than moderately pasty, or causes cucumbers to be handled. mushy, tough, or crumbly and is not materially affected by blistering or § 1015.7 Handle. “Handle” or “ship” wrinkling. [ 7 CFR Part 1015 1 means to transport, sell, or in any other way* to place cucumbers in the current (d) (SStd.) classification. F r o z e n [AC-281] fried fish sticks that fail to meet the of commerce within the production area or between the production area and any requirements of paragraph (c) of this Cucumbers Grown in F lorida section may be given a score of 0 to 16 point outside thereof: Provided, That points and shall not be graded above U. S. NOTICE OF HEARING WITH RESPECT TO such terms shall not include: (a) The PROPOSED MARKETING AGREEMENT AND transportation, sale, or delivery of eu-, Grade B regardless of the total score for ORDER cumbers by a producer to a handler reg the product (this is a partial limiting istered as such with the committee and rule). Pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended (48 who has adequate facilities within the LOT CERTIFICATION TOLERANCES Stat. 31, as amended; 7 U. S. C. 601 et production area for grading; or (b) the seq.; 68 Stat. 906, 1047), and in accord transportation to and sale of cucumbers § 52.3149 Tolerances for certification ance with the applicable rules of prac at auction 'markets designated by the of officially drawn samples, (a) The tice and procedure governing proceedings committee. In the event a producer sells grade of a specific lot from which samples to formulate marketing agreements and cucumbers other than as indicated in have been officially drawn may be certi marketing orders (7 CFR 900 et seq.), paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, fied on the basis of such samples: Pro notice is hereby given of a public hear such producer shall be the first handler vided, That (1) all packages contain one ing to be held in the Court Room, Lee of such cucumbers. species of fish; (2) all packages meet County Court House, Fort Myers, Florida, § 1015.8 Producer. “Producer” means applicable provisions of the Federal Food, beginning at 9:30 a. m., local time May any person engaged in a proprietary ca Drug, and Cosmetic Act in effect at the 28,1956, with respect to a proposed mar pacity in the production of cucumbers keting agreement and order authorizing for market. . time of the aforesaid certification: And regulation of the handling of cucumbers Provided further, That, with respect to grown in Florida, The proposed market § 1015.9 Grading. “Grading” is syn those factors which are rated by score ing agreement and order have not re onymous with “preparation for market” Points, such grade will be determined by ceived the approval of the Secretary of and means the sorting or separation of averaging the total scores, if: Agriculture. cucumbers into grades, sizes, and packs (i) Not more than one-sixth of the The public hearing is for the purpose for market purposes. Packages fail to meet the grade indicated of receiving evidence with respect to the § 1015.10 Grade and size. “Grade” oy the average of such total scores; economic and marketing conditions, means any one of the established grades (ii) None of the packages fall more which relate to the provisions of the pro of cucumbers and “Size” means any one than one grade below the grade indicated posed marketing agreement and order, of the established sizes of cucumbers set "y the average of such total scores ; and which are hereinafter set forth, and ap forth for each grade in U. S. Standards (iii) The average score of all packages propriate modifications thereof. for Cucumbers (§§ 51.2220 to 51.2238 of Growers and shippers in the State of this title) issued by the United States for any factor subject to a limiting rule Florida, as represented by the Florida Department of Agriculture, or amend within the score range of that factor Fruit and Vegetable Association, re ments thereto, or modifications thereof, for the grade indicated by the average of quested a hearing on the following pro or variations based thereon recommend the total scores of the packages com posed marketing agreement and order ed by the committee and approved by the prising the sample. authorizing regulation of the handling Secretary. 2690 PROPOSED RULE MAKING
§ 1015.11 Pack. “Pack” means a unit § 1015.25 Redistricting. The commit nominees for committee members and of cucumbers in any type of container tee may recommend, and pursuant alternates. An eligible voter’s privilege which falls within specific weight limits thereto, the Secretary may approve, the of casting only one vote as aforesaid or within specific grade limits recom reapportionment of members among dis shall be construed to permit a voter to mended by the committee and approved tricts, and the reestablishment of dis cast one vote for each position to be filled by the Secretary. tricts within the production area. In in the respective district in which he recommending any such changes, the elects to vote. § 1015.12 Container. “Container” committee shall give consideration to: means a box, bag, crate, hamper, basket, (a) Shifts in cucumber acreage within § 1015.28 Failure to nominate, if package, bulk load or any other type of districts and within the production area nominations are not made within the unit used in the packaging, transporta during recent years; (b) the importance time and in the manner specified in tion, sale, shipment, or handling of cu of new production in its relation to exist § 1015.27, the Secretary may, without cumbers. ing districts; (c) the equitable relation regard to nominations, select the com § 1015.13 Committee. “Committee” ship of committee membership and mittee members and alternates, which means the Florida Cucumber Committee, districts; (d) economies to result for selection shall be on the basis of the rep established pursuant to § 1015.22. producers in promoting efficient admin resentation provided for in §§ 1015.24 through 1015.26, inclusive. § 1015.14 Fiscal period. “Fiscal pe istration due to redistricting or reappor riod” means the period beginning August tionment of members within districts; § 1015.29 Acceptance. Any person 1 and ending July 31 following. and (e) other relevant factors. No selected as a committee member or change in the districting or in apportion alternate shall qualify by filing a written § 1015.15 District. “District” means ment of members within districts may acceptance with the Secretary within ten each of the geographic divisions of the become effective within less than 30 days days after being notified of such production area initially established pur prior to the date on which terms of office selection. suant to § 1015.24, or as reestablished begin each year and no recommenda pursuant to § 1015.25. § 1015.30 Vacancies. To fill commit tions for such redistricting or reappor tee vacancies, the Secretary may seleet § 1015.16 Export. “Export” means tionment may be made less than six such members or alternates from un shipment of cucumbers beyond the months prior to such date. selected nominees on the current nomi boundaries of continental United States. § 1015.26 Selection. The Secretary nee list from the district involved, or COMMITTEE shall select 2 producer members and 1 from nominations made in the manner handler member of the committee with specified in § 1015.27. If the names of § 1015.22 Establishment and mem their respective alternates from each nominees to fill any such vacancy are not bership. (a) The Florida Cucumber district. made available to the Secretary within Committee consisting of twelve mem § 1015.27 Nomination. The Secretary 30 days after such vacancy occurs, such bers, of whom eight shall be producers vacancy may be filled without regard to and four shall be handlers, is hereby es may select the members of the committee and alternates from nominations which nominations, which selection shall be tablished. For each member of the made on the basis of the representation committee there shall be an alternate may be made in the following manner: (a) A 'meeting or meetings of pro provided for in §§ 1015.24 through who shall have the same qualifications 1015.26, inclusive. as the member. ducers and handlers shall be held in each (b) Persons selected as committeedistrict to nominate members and alter § 1015.31 Alternate members. An members or alternates to represent pro nates for the committee. For nomina alternate member of the committee shall ducers or handlers shall be producers or tions to the initial committee, the meet act in the place and stead of the member handlers, respectively, or officers or em ings may be sponsored by the United for whom he is an alternate, during such ployees of a producer or handler, re States Department of Agriculture or by member’s absencp. In the event of the spectively, in the district for which any agency or group requested to do so death, removal, resignation, or disquali selected, and a resident of the production by such department. For nominations fication of a member, his alternate shall area. for succeeding members and alternates act for him until a successor of such on the committee, the committee shall member is selected and has qualified. § 1015.23 Term of office, (a) The hold such meetings or cause them to be term of office of committee members, held prior to July 1 of each year, after § 1015.32 Procedure, (a) Eight mem and their respective alternates, shall be the effective date of this subpart; bers of the committee shall be necessary for 1 year and shall begin as of August 1 (b) At each such meeting at least two to constitute a quorum and eight con and end as of July 31. nominees shall be designated for each curring votes shall be required to pass (b) Committee members and alterposition as member and for each position any motion or approve any committee nates shall serve during the term of as alternate member on the committee action. office for which they are selected and and eligible voters at such meetings may (b) The committee may provide for have qualified, or during that portion ballot to indicate the ranking of their meeting by telephone, telegraph, or other thereof beginning on the date on which choice for each nominee ; means of communication, and any vote they qualify during such term of office (c) Nominations for committee mem cast at such a meeting shall be promptly and continuing until the end thereof, bers and alternates, shall be supplied to confirmed in writing: Provided, That if and until their successors are selected the Secretary in such manner and form any assembled meeting is held, all votes and have qualified. as he may prescribe, not later than July shall be cast in person. § 1015.24 Districts. For the purpose 15 of each year ; § 1015.33 Expenses and compensa of determining the basis for selecting (d) Only producers may participate in tion. Committee members and alte r committee members the following dis designating nominees for producer mem nates may be reimbursed for expenses tricts of the production area are hereby bers and alternates and only handlers necessarily incurred by them in the per initially established: may participate in designating nominees formance of duties and in the exercise (a) District No. 1. The counties of for handler members and alternates. In of powers under this part. Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, St. Lucie, the event a person is engaged in pro § 1015.34 Powers. The com m ittee Indian River, Martin, and Okeechobee in ducing or handling cucumbers in more the State of Florida; than one district, such person shall elect shall have the following powers: (b) District No. 2. The counties of (a) To administer the provisions of the district within which he may par this part in accordance with its terms; Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry, Monroe, ticipate as aforesaid in designating nom and Glades in the State of Florida; (b) To make rules and regulations to (c) District No. 3. The counties of inees; and effectuate the terms and provisions of Hardee, Manatee, DeSoto, Highlands, (e) Regardless of the number of dis this part; Hillsborough, Polk, Sarasota, and Pinel tricts in which a person produces or han (c) To receive, investigate, and report las in the State of Florida; and dles cucumbers, each such person is en to the Secretary complaints of violation (d) District No. 4. All the remaining titled to cast only one vote on behalf of the provisions of this part; and counties within the production area not of himself, his agents, subsidiaries, affil (d) To recommend to the S ecretary included in Districts 1,2, and 3. iates, and representatives in designating amendments to this part. Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2691 § 1015.35 Duties. It shall be, among the ratio between the total quantity of sary or appropriate to vest in such suc other things, the duty of the committee: cucumbers handled by him as the first cessor, committee, or designated person, (a) At the beginning of each term of handler thereof during a fiscal period the right to all of such property and office, to meet and organize, to select a and the total quantity of cucumbers funds and all claims vested in such per chairman and such other officers as may handled by all handlers as first handlers son. be necessary, to select subcommittees of thereof during such fiscal period. (c) The committee may make recom committee members and to adopt such § 1015.41 Budget. At the beginning mendations to the Secretary for one or rules and regulations for the conduct of of each fiscal period and as may be nec more of the members thereof, or any its business as it may deem advisable ; essary thereafter, the committee shall other person, to act as a trustee for hold (b) To act as intermediary between prepare an estimated budget of income ing records, funds, or any other com the Secretary and any producer, or and expenditures necessary for the ad mittee property during periods of sus handler; ministration of this part. The commit pension of this subpart, or during any (c) To furnish to the Secretary such tee may recommend a rate of assessment period or periods when regulations are available information as he may re calculated to provide adequate funds to not in effect and, if the Secretary de quest; defray its proposed expenditures. The termines such action appropriate, he (d) To appoint such employees, committee shall present such budget to may direct that such person or persons agents, and representatives as it may the Secretary with an accompanying re shall act as trustee or trustees for the deem necessary and to determine the port showing the basis for its calcula committee. salaries and define the duties of each tions. § 1015.44 Refunds. At the end of such person; each fiscal period, monies arising from (e) To investigate from time to time § 1015.42 Assessments, (a) T h e funds to cover the committee’s expenses the excess of assessments over expenses and to assemble data on the growing, shall be accounted for as follows: harvesting, shipping, and marketing shall be acquired by the levying of as sessments upon handlers as provided in (a) Each handler entitled to a pro conditions with respect to cucumbers; portionate refund of the excess assess (f) To prepare a marketing policy; this subpart. Each handler who first handles cucumbers shall pay assess ments at the end of a fiscal period shall (g) To recommend marketing regula be credited with such refund against tions to the Secretary; ments to the committee upon demand, which assessments shall be in payment the operations of the following fiscal (h) To recommend rules and proce period unless he demands payment dures for, and to make determinations of such handler’s pro rata share of the committee’s expenses. thereof, in which event such proportion in connection with, issuance of certifi ate refund shall be paid to him; or cates of privilege or exemptions, or (b) Assessments shall be levied upon handlers at rates established by the Sec (b) The Secretary, upon recommenda both; tion of the committee, may determine (i) To investigate an applicant’s retary. Such rates may' be established upon the basis of the committee’s recom that it is appropriate for the mainte claim for exemption; nance and functioning of the committee (j) To keep minutes, books, and rec mendations and other available infor mation. Such rates may be applied to that some of the funds remaining at the ords which clearly reflect all of the acts end of a fiscal period which are in excess and transactions of the committee and specified containers used in the produc of the expenses necessary for commit such minutes, books and records shall tion area. tee operations during such period may be be subject to examination at any time (c) At any time during, or subsequent carried over into following periods as a by the Secretary or his authorized agent to, a given fiscal period the committee reserve for possible liquidation. Upon or representative. Minutes of each may recommend the approval of an approval by the Secretory, such reserve committee meeting shall be reported amended budget and an increase in the may be used upon termination of this promptly to the Secretary; rate of assessment. Upon the basis of order to liquidate the affairs of the com (k) At the beginning of each fiscal pe such recommendations, or other avail mittee: Provided, That upon termina riod, to prepare a budget of its expenses able information, the Secretary may ap tion of this part any monies in the for such fiscal period, together with a prove an amended budget and increase reserve for liquidation which are not re report thereon; the rate of assessment. Such increase quired to defray the necessary expenses (l) To cause the books of the com shall be applicable to all cucumbers of committee liquidation shall be re mittee to be audited by a competent ac which were regulated under this part turned upon a pro rata basis to all countant at least once each fiscal period, and which were shipped by the first persons from whom such funds were and at such other time as the committee handler thereof during such fiscal period. collected. may deem necessary or as the Secretary (d) The payment of assessments for may request. The report of such audit the maintenance and functioning of the RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT shall show the receipt and expenditure committee may be required under this § 1015.48 Research and development. of funds collected pursuant to this part; part throughout the period it is in effect The committee, with the approval of the a copy of each such report shall be fur irrespective of whether particular provi Secretary, may establish or provide for nished to the Secretary and a copy of sions thereof are suspended or become the establishment of marketing research each such report shall be made available inoperative. and development projects designed to at the principal office of the committee § 1015.43 Accounting, (a) All funds assist, improve, or promote the market for inspection by producers and han received by the committee pursuant to ing, distribution, and consumption of dlers; and the provisions of this subpart shall be cucumbers. The expenses of such proj (m) To consult, cooperate, and ex used solely for the purposes specified in ects shall be paid from funds collected change information with other market this part. pursuant to § 1015.42. ing agreement committees and other (b) The Secretary may at any time individuals or agencies in connection require the committee, its members and REGULATION with all proper committee activities and alternates, employees, agents and all § 1015.50 Marketing policy. Prior to objectives under this part. other persons to account for all receipts or at the same time as initial recom EXPENSES AND ASSESSMENTS and disbursements, funds, property, or mendations are made pursuant to records for which they are responsible. § 1015.51, the committee shall submit to . § 1015.40 Expenses. The committee Whenever any person ceases to be a the secretary a report setting forth the is authorized to incur such expenses as member of the committee or alternate, marketing policy it deems desirable for the Secretary may find are reasonable he shall account to his successor, the the industry to follow in handling cu and likely to be incurred during each committee, or to the person designated cumbers during the ensuing season. fiscal period for its maintenance and by the Secretary, for all receipts, dis Additional reports shall be submitted functioning, and for such purposes as bursements, funds and property (includ from time to time if.it is deemed ad the Secretary, pursuant to this subpart, ing but not being limited to books and visable by the committee 16 adopt a determines to be appropriate. Handlers other records) pertaining to the commit new or modified marketing policy be shall share expenses upon the basis of a tee’s activities for which he is responsi cause of changes in the demand and fiscal period. Each handler’s share of ble, and shall execute such assignments supply situation with respect to cucum such expense shall be proportionate to and other instruments as may be neces bers. The committee shall publicly an- 2692 PROPOSED RULE MAKING nounce the submission of each such order to facilitate handling of cucumbers as the requirements of this section are marketing policy report and copies for the following purposes: concerned. In such event, the person re thereof shall be available at the commit (a) For export; sponsible shall be considered the first tee’s office for inspection by any pro (b) For relief or for charity; handler of the regraded, resorted, or re ducer or any handler. In determining (c) For processing; or packed quantity and liable for the pay each such marketing policy the com (d) For other purposes which may ment of assessments thereon pursuant to mittee shall give due consideration to be specified by the committee, with the § 1015.42. No handler shall handle cu the following: approval of the Secretary. cumbers after they have been regraded, (a) Market prices of cucumbers in § 1015.55 Notification of regulation. resorted, repacked, or in any other way cluding prices by grades, sizes, and The Secretary shall notify the committee further prepared for market, unless each quality in different packs, in the pro of any regulations issued or of any modi lot of such cucumbers is inspected by an duction area and in competing areas; fication, suspension, or termination authorized representative of the Federal- • (b) Supply of cucumbers, by grade, thereof. The committee shall give rea State Inspection Service, or such other size, and quality in the production area, sonable notice thereof to handlers. ~ inspection service as the Secretary shall and in other production areas; designate: Provided, That the committee, (e) Trend and level of consumer § 1015.56 Safeguards, (a) The com with approval of the Secretary, may pro income; mittee, with the approval of the Secre vide for waiving inspection requirements (d) Marketing conditions affecting cu tary, may prescribe adequate safeguards on any cucumbers in circumstances cumber prices; and to prevent handling of cucumbers pur where it appears reasonably certain that, (e) Other relevant factors. suant to § 1015.53 or § 1015.54 from en after regrading, resorting, or repacking, tering channels of trade for other than such cucumbers meet the applicable § 1015.51 Recomendations for regula the specific purpose authorized there quality and other standards then in ef tions. The committee, upon complying for, and rules governing the issuance and fect. All lots so inspected and certified With the requirements of §§ 1015.32 and the contents of Certificates of Privilege shall be identified by appropriate seals, 1015.50, may recommend regulations to if such certificates are prescribed as stamps, or tags to be affixed to each of the Secretary whenever it finds that safeguards by the committee. Such the outer containers under the supervi such regulations, as are provided for in safeguards may include requirements sion of the committee or the inspection this subpart, will tend to effectuate the that: agency. declared policies of the act. (1) Handlers shall file applications (c) Insofar as the requirements of this § 1015.52 Issuance of regulations. with the committee to ship cucumbers section are, concerned, the length of time The Secretary shall limit the handling pursuant to §§ 1015.53 and 1015.54; or for which an inspection certificate is of cucumbers whenever he finds from (2) Handlers shall obtain inspection valid may be established by the com the recommendations and information provided by § 1015.60, or pay the assess mittee with aproval of the Secretary. submitted by the committee, or from ment levied pursuant to § 1015.42, or (d) When the cucumbers are inspected other available information, that such both, in connection with shipments made in accordance with the requirements of regulation would tend to effectuate the under § 1015.54; or this section a copy of each inspection declared policy of the act. Such regu (3) Handlers shall obtain Certificates certificate issued shall be made available lation may: of Privilege from the committee to han to the committee by the inspection (a) Limit, in any or all portions of- dle cucumbers effected or to be effected service. the production area, the handling of under the provisions of §§ 1015.53 and EXEMPTIONS particular grades, sizes, qualities, ma 1015.54. § 1015.65 Procedure. The committee turities, varieties, or packs of cucumbers (b) The committee may rescind or may adopt, with approval of the Secre during any period; or deny Certificates of Privilege to any han tary, the procedures pursuant to which (b) Limit the handling of particular dler if proof is obtained that cucumbers certificates of exemption will be issued to grades, sizes, qualities, maturities, or handled by him for the purposes stated packs of cucumbers differently, for dif in §§ 1015.53 and 1015.54 were handled producers or handlers. ferent varieties, for different portions contrary to the provisions of this part. § 1015.66 Granting exemptions. The of the production area, for different con (c) The Secretary shall have the right committee shall issue certificates of ex tainers, for different markets, for dif to modify, change, alter, or rescind any emption to any producer who applies for ferent purposes specified in § 1015.54, or safeguards prescribed and any certifi such exemption and furnishes adequate any combination of the foregoing, dur cates issued by the committee pursuant evidence to the committee, that by rea ing any period; or to the provisions of this section. son of a regulation issued pursuant to (c) Limit the handling of cucumbers (d) The committee shall make re § 1015.52 he will be prevented from han by establishing, in terms of grades, sizes, ports to the Secretary, as requested, dling as large a proportion of his produc or both, minimum standards of quality showing the number of applications for tion as the average proportion of produc and maturity; or such certificates, the quantity of cucum-? tion handled during the entire season, or (d) Fix the size, weight, capacity, di bers covered by such applications, the such portion thereof as may be deter mensions, or pack of the container or number of such applications denied and mined by the committee, by all producers containers which may be used in the certificates granted, the quantity of cu in said applicant’s immediate production packaging, transportation, sale, ship cumbers handled under duly issued cer area and that the grade, size or quality ment, or other handling of cucumbers. tificates, and such other information as of the applicant’s cucumbers have been § 1015.53 Minimum quantities. The may be requested. adversely affected by acts beyond the applicant’s control and by acts beyond committee, with the approval of the Sec INSPECTION retary, may establish, for any or all por reasonable expectation. Each certificate tions of the production area, minimum § 1015.60 Inspection and certifica shall permit the producer to handle the quantities below which handling will be tion. (a) During any period in which amount of cucumbers specified thereon. free from regulations issued or effective handling of cucumbers are regulated Such certificate shall be transferred with pursuant to §§ 1015.42, 1015.52, 1015.54, pursuant to § 1015.52 or § 1015.54, or any such cucumbers at time of transporta 1015.60, or any combination thereof. combination thereof, no handler shall tion or sale. handle cucumbers unless each such han § 1015.54 Shipments for special pur dling is inspected by an authorized rep § 1015.67 Investigation. The com m it poses. Upon the basis of recommenda resentative of the Federal-State Inspec tee shall be permitted at any time to tions and information submitted by the tion Service, or such other inspection make a thorough investigation of any committee, or other available informa service as the Secretary shall designate, producer’s or handler’s claim pertaining tion, the Secretary, whenever he finds except when relieved from such require to exemptions. that it will tend to effectuate the de ments pursuant to § 1015.53 or § 1015.54, § 1015.68 Appeal. If any applicant for clared policy of the act, shall modify, or both. exemption certificates is dissatisfied with suspend, or terminate regulations issued (b) Regrading, resorting, or repack the determination by the committee with pursuant to §§ 1015.42, 1015.52, 1015.53, ing any lot of cucumbers shall invalidate respect to his application, said applicant 1015.60, or any combination thereof, in any prior inspection certificates insofar may file an appeal with the committee. Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2693 Such an appeal must be taken promptly in the possession of or under control of tive position of any handler in relation after the determination by the committee the committee, including claims for any to other handlers will not be disclosed. from which the appeal is taken. Any funds unpaid or property not delivered Compilations of general reports from applicant filing an appeal shall furnish at the time of such termination. Action data submitted by handlers is authorized, evidence satisfactory to the committee by said trusteeship shall require the con subject to prohibition of disclosure of for a determination on the appeal. The currence of a majority of the said individual handlers identities or opera committee shall thereupon reconsider trustees. tions. the application, examine all available (b) The said trustees shall continue in (c) Each handler shall maintain for evidence, and make a final determination such capacity until discharged by the at least two succeeding years such rec concerning the application. The com Secretary ; shall, from time to time, ac ords of the cucumbers received and dis mittee shall notify the appellant of the count for all receipts and disbursements posed of by such handler as may be final determination, and shall furnish and deliver all property on hand, to necessary to verify the reports he sub the Secretary with a copy of the appeal gether with all books and records of the mits to the committee pursuant to this and a statement of considerations in committee and of the trustees, to such section. volved in making the final determination. person as the Secretary may direct; and MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS shall, upon request of the Secretary, ex § 1015.69 Records, (a) The commit ecute such assignments or other instru § 1015.81 Compliance. Except as tee shall maintain a record of all appli ments necessary or appropriate to vest provided in this part, no handler shall cations submitted for exemption certifi in such person full title and right to all handle cucumbers, the handling of which cates, a record of all exemption certifi of the funds, property, and claims vested has been prohibited by the Secretary in cates issued or denied, the quantity of in the committee or the trustees pursuant accordance with provisions of this part, cucumbers covered by such exemption to this subpart. and no handler shall handle cucumbers certificates, a record of the amount of (c) Any person to whom funds, prop except in conformity to the provisions of cucumbers handled under exemption erty, or claims have been transferred or this part. certificates, a record of appeals for re consideration of applications, and such delivered by the committee or its mem § 1015.82 Right of the Secretary. The information as may be requested by the bers pursuant to this section, shall be -members of the committee (including Secretary. Periodic reports on such rec subject to the same obligations imposed successors and alternates), and any ords shall be compiled and issued by the upon the members of the committee and agent or employee appointed or em committee upon request of the Secretary. upon the said trustees. ployed by the committee, shall be subject (b) The Secretary shall have the § 1015.73 Effect of termination or to removal or suspension by the Secre right to modify, change, alter, or rescind amendment. Unless otherwise expressly tary at any time. Each and every order, any procedure and any exemptions provided by the Secretary, the termina regulation, decision, determination or granted pursuant to §§ 1015.65, 1015.66, tion of this subpart or of any regulation other act of the committee shall be sub 1015.67, 1015.68, or any combination issued pursuant to this subpart, or the ject to the continuing right of the Sec thereof. issuance of any amendments to either retary to disapprove of the same at any thereof, shall not (a) affect or waive any time. Upon such disapproval, the disap EFFECTIVE TIME AND TERMINATION right, duty, obligation, or liability which proved action of the said committee shall § 1015.70 Effective time. The provi shall have arisen or which may there be deemed null and void, except as to sions of this subpart, or any amendment after arise in connection with any pro acts done in reliance thereon or in com thereto, shall become effective at such vision of this subpart or any regulation pliance therewith prior to such disap time as the Secretary may declare and issued under this subpart, or (b) release proval by the Secretary. shall continue in force until terminated or extinguish any violation of this sub § 1015.83 Duration of immunities. in one of the ways specified in this sub part or of any regulations issued under The benefits, privileges, and immunities part. this subpart, or (c) affect or impair any conferred upon any person by virtue of rights or remedies of the Secretary or of § 1015.71 Termination, (a) The Sec this subpart shall cease upon the ter any other person with respect to any mination of this subpart, except with retary may at any time terminate the such violations. provisions of. this subpart by giving at respect to acts done under and during least one day’s notice by means of a press REPORTS the existence of this subpart. release or in any other manner which he § 1015.80 Reports. Upon request of § 1015.84 Agents. The Secretary may, may determine. the committee, made with approval of by designation in writing, name any per (b) The Secretary may terminate or the Secretary, each handler shall fur son, including any officer or employee of suspend the operations of any or all of nish to the committee, in such manner the United States, or name any agency the provisions of this subpart whenever and at such time as it may prescribe, in the United States Department of Agri he finds that such provisions do not tend such reports and other information as culture, to act as his agent or representa to effectuate the declared policy of the may be necessary for the committee to tive in connection with any of the act. perform its duties under this part. provisions of this subpart. (c) The Secretary shall terminate the (a) Such reports may include, but are provisions of this subpart at the end of not necessarily limited to, the following : § 1015.85 Derogation. Nothing con any fiscal period whenever he finds that (1) The quantities of cucumbers re tained in this subpart is, or shall be con such termination is favored by a major ceived by a handler; (2) the quantities strued to be, in derogation or in modifi ity of producers, who during a repre disposed of by him, segregated as to the cation of the rights of the Secretary or sentative period, have been engaged in respective quantities subject to regula of the United States to exercise any the production for market of cucumbers: tion and not subject to regulation; (3) powers granted by the act or otherwise, Provided, That such majority has, during the date of each such disposition and the or, in accordance with such powers, to such representative period, produced for identification of the carrier transporting act in the premises whenever such action market more than fifty percent of the such cucumbers; and (4) identification is deemed advisable. volume of such cucumbers produced for of the inspection certificates and the § 1015.86 Personal liability. No mem market. exemption certificates, if any, pursuant ber or alternate of the committee nor NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY they must be received in the Bureau not For instance, if the weight of a bicycle later than 30 days from the date of pub lamp causes a bicycle having wheels over Bureau of Customs lication of this notice in the F ederal 25 inches in diameter, not designed for R egister. No hearings will be held. use with tires having a cross-sectional [426.8311] diameter of over 1% inches, valued over [seal] R alph K elly, Rifle Barrels W hen Imported Assembled Commissioner of Customs. $16.66%, to weigh 36 pounds or more, With R ifle Actions the rate applicable to the bicycle would [F. R. Doc. 56-3253; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; be 22% percent ad valorem rather than notice of prospective separate tariff 8:51 a. m.] 11% percent ad valorem. The lamp classification which is assessed with duty at the rate April 20, 1956. applied to the bicycle with which it is an It appears probable that a correct in entirety would be subject to the changed terpretation of paragraph 365, Tariff [443.7] rate applicable to the bicycle. Act of 1930, requires that barrels al Bicycle Accessories and Lamps Imported In the case of accessories, such as the though imported assembled with rifle With B icycles luggage carriers or kick stands in com actions be separately classified under mon use, the rate would change from the provision for “barrels for * * * NOTICE OF PROSPECTIVE TARIFF the bicycle rate applicable under the rifles, further advanced in manufacture CLASSIFICATION provisions of paragraph 371, as modified, than rough bored only” at a rate of duty April 20, 1956. which is 11% percent or 30 percent ad higher than that heretofore assessed un It appears probable that a correct in valorem in some instances, to 22% per der an established and uniform practice terpretation of paragraph 371, Tariff Act cent ad valorem under the provisions of ®n such rifle barrels when so imported. of 1930, as modified, requires (1) that paragraph 397 of the tariff act, as modi Pursuant to § 16.10a (d) of the Cus bicycle accessories imported with com fied. The rates of duty applicable to toms Regulations (19 CFR 16.10a (d)>, plete bicycles be treated as separate other accessories would vary according notice is hereby given that the existing tariff entities and be classified in the to the character of the accessories. uniform practice of considering barrels same manner as though imported sepa Pursuant to § 16.10a (d) of the Cus imported assembled with rifle actions as rately, and (2) that since bicycle lamps toms Regulations (19 CFR 16.10a (d )), a single tariff entity and classifying the are parts of bicycles, following the prin notice is hereby given that the Bureau of whole under paragraph 365, Tariff Act ciple of C. D. 556, as distinguished from Customs has under review the existing 1930, as parts of rifles is under review accessories, their weight should be taken ni the Bureau of Customs. into account in determining the weight uniform practices of (1) classifying bi Consideration will be given to any rel of the bicycle for the purposes of para cycle accessories at the rates applicable evant data, views, or arguments per graph 371, as modified. under the provisions of paragraph 371, taining to the correct tariff classification Such an interpretation would result Tariff Act of 1930, as modified, to the °f barreled rifle actions which are sub in some instances in a rate of duty bicycles with which they are imported, mitted in writing to the Bureau of Cus higher than that heretofore assessed on and (2), of not including the weight of toms, Washington 25, D. C. To assure bicycle accessories and bicycles under bicycle lamps in the weight of the bi consideration of such communications, an established and uniform practice. cycles for the purposes of paragraph 371. No. 81----- 3 2696 NOTICES Consideration will be given to any rele The ports are listed according to location District No. 4—P hiladelphia, Pa. vant data, views, or arguments pertain by districts and are designated either class a ing thereto which are submitted in writ Class A, Class B, or Class C. Class A •Erie, Pa. ing to the Commissioner of Customs, means that the port is a designated port Philadelphia, Pa. (the port of Philadelphia Bureau of Customs, Washington 25, D. C., of entry for all aliens. Class B means includes, among others^ the port facili and received not later than 30 days from that the port is a designated.port of entry ties at Deleware City, Lewes, New Castle, and Wilmington, Del.; at Artificial Island, the date of publication of this notice in for aliens who at the time of applying for Billingsport, Camden, Deepwater Point, the F ederal R egister. N o hearings will admission are lawfully in possession of Fisher’s Point, Gibbstown, Gloucester be held. valid resident aliens' border-crossing City, Paulsboro, and Trenton, N. J.; and identification cards or valid nonresident [seal] R alph K elly, at Chester, Essington, Fort Mifflin, Marcus Commissioner of Customs. aliens’ border-crossing identification Hook, and Morrisville, Pa.). cards or are admissible without docu District No. 5—Baltimore, Md. [F. R. Doc. 56-3254; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; ments under the documentary waivers 8:51 a. m.] contained in 8 CFR 212.3 (a) (1) and class a (2). Class C means that the port is a Baltimore, Md. designated port of entry only for aliens class c DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE who are arriving in the United States as Piney Point, Md. Immigration and Naturalization crewmen as that term is defined in sec District No. 6—Miami, F la. tion 101 (a) (10) of the act with respect Service to vessels. class a S tatement of Organization Apalachicola, Fla. District No. 1—St. Albans, Vt. Bocagrande, Fla. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS CLASS A Fernandina, Fla. •Alburg, Vt. Fort Pierce, Fla. Effective upon publication in the F ed •Alburg Springs, Vt, •Jacksonville, Fla. eral R egister, the following amend •Beebe Plain, Vt. •Key West, Fla. ments to the Statement of Organization •Beecher Falls, Vt. Miami, Fla. of the Immigration and Naturalization •Canaan, Vt. Panama City, Fla. Service (19 F. R. 8071, December 8,1954), •Derby Line, Vt. Pensacola, Fla. as amended, are prescribed: •East Richford, Vt. •Port Everglades, Fla. (Ft. Lauderdale). 1. The first sentence of paragraph (a) •Highgate Springs, Vt. St. Augustine, Fla. •Newport, Vt. •Tampa, Fla. Regional Offices of section 1.51 Field •North Troy, Vt. •West Palm Beach, Fla. Service is amended to read as follows: •Norton, Vt. “The Northeast Regional Office, located classc •Richford, Vt. Carrabelle, Fla. In Burlington, Vermont, has jurisdiction St. Albans, Vt. Port St. Joe, Fla. over districts 1, 2, 3, 7, 21, 22, and 23, •West Berkshire, Vt. St. Petersburg, Fla. and the United States Immigration Sta CLASS B District No. 7—Buffalo, N. Y. tion located at Hamilton, Bermuda.” Morses Line, Vt. 2. District 17 of paragraph (b) Dis class A District No. 2—Boston, Mass, trict Offices of section 1.51 Field Service Alexandria Bay, N. Y. is amended to read as follows: class A Buffalo, N. Y. 17. Honolulu, T. H. The district office in Boston, Mass, (the port of Boston includes, Cape Vincent, N. Y. Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, has jurisdic among others, the port facilities at Brain •Champlain, N. Y. tion over the Territory of Hawaii and Guam, tree, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Med •Chateaugay, N. Y. Mariana Islands. ford, Quincy, Somerville, and Weymouth, Clayton, N. Y. Mass.) •Fort Covington, N. Y. 3. Paragraph (c) of section 1.51 Field Gloucester, Mass. Lewiston, N. Y. Service is amended to read as follows: New Bedford, Mass. Malone, N. Y. (c) Suboffices. The following offices, Connecticut Lakes, N. H. •Mooers, N. Y. in addition to the facilities maintained •Providence, R. I. Morristown, N. Y. •Niagara Falls, N. Y. at Class A ports of entry listed in sub- class c •Ogdensburg, N. Y. paragraph (2), indicated by an asterisk, Beverly, Mass. Oswego, N. Y. are designated as suboffices: Buzzards Bay, Mass. Rochester, N. Y. (1) Interior locations. Danvers, Mass. •Rooseveltown, N. Y. Fairhaven, Mass. •Rouses Point, N. Y. Albany, N. Y. Fall River, Mass. Albuquerque, N. Mex. •Thousand Island Bridge, N. Y. Lynn, Mass. •Trout River, N. Y. Boise, Idaho. Marblehead, Mass. Cincinnati, Ohio. Waddington, N. Y. Nantucket, Mass. Youngstown, N. Y. Fairbanks, Alaska. Newburyport, Mass. Fresno, Calif. Oak Bluffs, Mass. CLASS B Hammond, Ind. Plymouth, Mass. Manchester, N. H. Provincetown, Mass. Cannons Corners, N. Y. Memphis, Tenn. Salem, Mass. Churubusco, N. Y. Pittsburgh, Pa. Scituate, Mass. Hogansburg, N. Y. Phoenix, Ariz. Somerset, Mass. Jamison’sLine, N. Y. Reno, Nev. Woods Hole, Mass. Thousand Island Park, N. Y. (June, July» Sacramento, Calif. Portsmouth, N. H. and August only). Salt Lake City, Utah. Davisville, R. I. St. Louis, Mo. class c Melville, R. I. Dunkirk, N. Y. Spokane, Wash. Newport, R. F. Syracuse, N. Y. Quonset Point, R. I. Sodus Point, N. Y. District No. 8—Detroit, Mich, (2) Ports of entry for aliens arriving District No. 3—New York, N. Y. class A by vessel or by land transportation. class a Subject to the limitations prescribed in •Algonac, Mich. this subparagraph, the following places New York, N. Y. (the port of New York in Detroit, Mich. cludes, among others, the port facilities Isle Royale, Mich. are hereby designated as ports of entry at Bayonne, Carteret, Elizabeth, Eliza- •Marine City, Mich. for aliens arriving by any means of bethport, Guttenberg, Hoboken, Jersey Marysville, Mich. travel other than aircraft. The designa City, Linden, Newark, Perth Amboy, Port •Port Huron, Mich. tion of such a port of entry may be with Newark, Sayrevillei, Sewaren, and Wee- •Roberts Landing, Mich. drawn whenever, in the judgment of the hawken, N. J.; and at Poughkeepsie and •St. Clair, Mich. Commissioner, such action is warranted. Yonkers, N. Y.). •Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2697 CLASS B class c China«, Tex. Detour, Mich. Fort Hancock, Tex. Mackinac Island, Mich. Grand Marais, Minn. Hot Springs, Tex. Two Harbors, Minn. Lajitis, Tex. CLASS C District No. 12—Seattle, Wash, Polovo, Tex. Alpena, Mich. Porvenir, Tex. Baraga, Mich. class A Ruidosa, Tex. Bay City, Mich. ♦Aberdeen, Wash, (the port of Aberdeen in District No. 16—Los Angeles, Calif. Detour, Mich. cludes, among others, the port facilities Escanaba, Mich. at South Bend and Raymond, Wash.). class A Grand Haven, Mich. •Anacortes, Wash. ♦Andrade, Calif. Holland, Mich. ♦Bellingham, Wash. •Calexico, Calif. Houghton, Mich. ♦Blaine, Wash. ♦San Diego, Calif. Mackinac Island, Mich. ♦Danville, Wash. ♦San Luis Obispo, Calif, (the port of San Luis Manistee, Mich. Ferry, Wash. Obispo includes, among others, the port Marquette, Mich. Friday Harbor, Wash, (the port of Friday facilities at Avila, Calif.) Menominee, Mich. Harbor includes, among others, the port ♦San Pedro, Calif, (this is the port of Los Munising, Mich. facilities at Roche Harbor, Wash.). Angeles and includes, among others, the Muskegon, Mich. ♦Laurier, Wash. port facilties at El Segundo, Long Beach Port Island, Mich. Longview, Wash. Harbor Area, and Redondo Beach, Calif.) Rogers City (Calcite), Mich. •Lynden, Wash. •San Ysidro, Calif. Saginaw, Mich. ♦Metaline Falls, Wash. •Tecate, Calif. South Haven, Mich. Neah Bay, Wash. Ventura, Calif, (the port of Ventura in cludes, among others, the port facilities District No. 9—Chicago, III. •Northport, Wash. Olympia, Wash. at Port Hueneme and Elwood, Calif.) class A ♦Oroville, Wash. CLASS B Chicago, 111. ♦Port Angeles, Wash. Campo, Calif. •Green Bay, Wis. Port Townsend, Wash. •Milwaukee, Wis. Seattle, Wash, (the port of Seattle includes, District No. 17—Honolulu, T. H. among others, the port facilities at Ban class c gor, Blake Island, Bremerton, Bagle Har CLASS A East Chicago, Ind. bor, Edmonds, Everett, Holmes Harbor, •Agana, Guam, M. I. (including the port fa Gary, Ind. Houghton, Kennydale, Keyport, Kingston, cilities at Apra Harbor, Guam). Michigan City, Ind. Manchester, Mukilteo, Orchard Point, Honolulu, T. H. Point Wells, Port Gamble, Port Ludlow, Algoma, Wis. class o Ashland, Wis. Port Orchard, Foulsbo, ShufiQeton, and Hilo, T. H. Bayfield, Wis. Winslow, Wash.). Kahului, T. H. Kenosha, Wis. ♦Sumas, Wash. Nawiliwilli, T. H. Kewaunee, Wis. ♦Tacoma, Wash, (the port of Tacoma in Port Allen, T. H. Manitowoc, Wis. cludes, among others, the port facilities Marinette, Wis. at Dupont, Wash.). District No. 18—-Tucson, Ariz. Oconto, Wis. CLASS B class a Peshtigo, Wis. ♦Douglas, Ariz. Port Washington, Wis. Nighthawk, Wash. ♦Lukeville, Ariz. Racine, Wis. Point Roberts, Wash. ♦Naco, Ariz. Sheboygan, Wis. District No. 13—San Francisco, Calif, ♦Nogales, Ariz. Sturgeon Bay, Wis. ♦Sasabe, Ariz. Washburn, Wis. class A ♦San Luis, Ariz. District No. 10—St . Paul, Min n , San Francisco, Calif. class b Lochial, Ariz. class a class c •Baudette, Minn. Eureka, Calif. District No. 20—Dallas, T ex. •Duluth, Minn, (the port of Duluth includes, District No. 14—San Antonio, T ex. CLASS-A among others, the port facilities of Superior, Wis.). class a Beaumont, Tex. Freeport, Tex. ‘International Falls, Minn. •Brownsville, Tex. (the port of Brownsville •Lancaster, Minn. ♦Galveston, Tex. (the port of Galveston in ‘Noyes, Minn. includes, among others, the port facilities cludes, among others, the port facilities ‘Pigeon River, Minn. at Port Isabel, Tex.). at Port Bolivar and Texas City, Tex.). •Pine Creek, Minn. ♦Corpus Christi, Tex. (the port of Corpus •Houston, Tex. (the port of Houston in Ranier, Minn. Christi includes, among others, the port cludes, among others, the port facilities •Roseau, Minn. facilities at Harbor Island and Ingleside, at Baytown, Tex.). Tex.). •Port Arthur, Tex. (the port of Port Arthur ‘Warroad, Minn. •Del Rio, Tex. •Winton, Minn. includes, among others, the port facili ♦Eagle Pass, Tex. ties at Orange and Sabine, Tex.). •Ambrose, N. Dak. ♦Falcon Heights, Tex. ‘Antler, N. Dak. ♦Hidalgo, Tex. District No. 22—P ortland, Maine •Carbury, N. Dak. ♦Laredo, Tex. class A •Dunseith, N. Dak. ♦Los Ebanos, Tex. •Portuna, N. Dak. ♦Progreso, Tex. ♦Bangor, Maine (the port of Bangor includes, •Hannah, N. Dak. ♦Rio Grande City, Tex. among others, the port facilities at Bar •Hansboro, N. Dak. ♦Roma, Tex. Harbor, Belfast, Brewer, Bucksport, *Maida, N. Dak. CLASS B Jonesport, Northeast Harbor, Prospect •Neche, N. Dak. Harbor, Sandypoint, Seal Harbor, Sears- •Noonan, N. Dak. San Ygnacio, Tex. port, and South West Harbor, Maine). •Northgate, N. Dak. District No. 16—El P aso, T ex. ♦Bridgewater, Mains. Pembina, N. Dak. ♦Calais, Maine (includes Ferry Point, Union Portal, N. Dak. class A and Mill town Bridges). *St. John, N. Dak. ♦Columbus, N. Mex. ♦Coburn Gore, Maine. •Sarles, N. Dak. ♦Eastport, Maine. •Sherwood, N. Dak. El Paso, Tex. •Fabens, Tex. ♦Fort Fairfield, Maine. Walhalla, N. Dak. ♦Fort Kent, Maine. •Westhope, N. Dak. •Presidio, Tex. ♦Ysleta, Tex. •Houlton, Maine. CLASS B CLASS B ♦Jackman, Maine. ♦Limestone, Maine. Crane Lake, Minn. Antelope Wells, N. Mex. Lubec, Maine. Gunflint Lake, Minn, Monument No. 67, Near Cloverdale, N. Mex. ♦Madawaska, Maine. ihdus, Minn. Boquillas, Tex. Portland, Maine. Gak Island, Minn. Candelaria, Tex. •Van Buren, Maine. Lake Metegoshe, N. Dak. Castolon, Tex. ♦Vanceboro, Maine. 2698 NOTICES CLASS B District No. 28—New Orleans, La. District No. 7—Buffalo, N. V. Boundary Cottage, Maine. CLASS A Albany, N. Y., Municipal Airport. Easton, Maine. Lake Charles, La. Buffalo, N. Y., Municipal Airport. Estcourt, Maine. New Orleans, La. (the port of New Orleans Malone, N. Y., Malone Dufort Airport. Forest City, Maine. includes, among others, the port facilities Massena, N. Y„ Massena Airport. Four Falls Road, Maine. at Avondale, Bell Chasse, Braithwaite, Ogdensburg, N. Y., Ogdensburg Harbor. Hamlin, Maine. Chalmette, Destrahan, Gretna, Harvey, Ogdensburg, N. Y., Ogdensburg Municipal Hodgdon, Maine. Marrero, Norco, Port Sulphur, St. Rose, Airport. Holeb, Maine. and Westwego, La.). Rochester, N. Y., Rochester Municipal Airport. Knoxford Line Road (Mars Hill), Maine. Gulfport, Miss. Rouses Point, N. Y., Rouses Point Seaplane Lake Frontier, Maine. Base. Littleton, Maine. class c Watertown, N. Y., Watertown Municipal Monticello, Maine. Baton Rouge, La. Airport. Orient, Maine. Morgan City, La. District No. 8—Detroit, Mich. Robbinston, Maine. Pascagoula, Miss. St. Aurelie, Maine. Detroit, Mich., Detroit Municipal Airport. St. Pamphile, Maine. D istrict No. 36—Helena, Mont. Detroit, Mich., Detroit-Wayne Major Airport. Port Huron, Mich., St. Clair County Airport. class c CLASS A Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Sault Ste. Marie Air •Eastport, Idaho. port. Bath, Maine. ♦Porthill, Idaho. Boothbay Harbor, Maine. District No. 9—Chicago, III. Rockland. Maine. ♦Babb, Mont. Chief Mountain, Mont. (May-October). Chicago, 111., Chicago Midway Airport. District No. 23—Hartford, Conn, Del Bonita, Mont. Goathaunt Camp, Mont. (May-October). District No. 10—St . P aul, Min n . class c ♦Havre, Mont. Baudette, Minn., Baudette Municipal Airport. Bridgeport, Conn. ♦Morgan, Mont. Duluth, Minn., Duluth Municipal Airport. New Haven, Conn. ♦Opheim, Mont. Duluth, Minn., Sky Harbor Airport. New London, Conn, (includes the port fa ♦Raymond, Mont. International Falls, Minn., International cilities at Groton, Conn.) ♦Roosville, Mont. Falls Municipal Airport. Stamford, Conn. ♦Scobey, Mont. Grand Forks, N. Dak., Grand Forks Munici ♦Sweetgrass, Mont. pal Airport. D istrict No. 24—Cleveland, O h io ♦Turner, Mont. ♦Whitetail, Mont. Pembina, N. Dak., Port Pembina Airport. class A Portal, N. Dak., Portal Airport. CLASS B Cleveland, Ohio. District N o. 12—Seattle, W a sh . •Sandusky, Ohio. Trail Creek, Mont. Bellingham, Wash., Bellingham Airport. •Toledb, Ohio. Whitlash, Mont. Friday Harbor, Wash., Friday Harbor. CLASS C District No. 31—P ortland, Oreg. Oroville, Wash., Dorothy Scott Municipal Air port. Ashtabula, Ohio. CLASS A Conneaut, Ohio. Oroville, Wash., Dorothy Scott Seaplane Base. ♦Astoria, Oreg. Port Townsend, Wash., Port Townsend Air Fairport, Ohio. Coos Bay, Oreg. Huron, Ohio. Portland, Oreg. port. Lorain, Ohio. Seattle, Wash., Boeing Municipal Air Field. Marblehead, Ohio. D istrict N o. 32—Anchorage, Alaska Seattle, Wash., Lake Union. Spokane, Wash., Felts Field. District No. 25—Washington, D. C. . class a D istrict No. 14—San An t o n io , T ex. Anchorage, Alaska (the port of Anchorage CLASS A includes, among others, the port facilities Brownsville, Tex., Rio Grande Valley Interna Moorehead City, N. C. at Seward and Whittier, Alaska). tional Airport at Brownsville, Tex. •Wilmington, N. C. Eagle, Alaska (May-September). Eagle Pass, Tex., Eagle Pass Airport. •Newport News, Va. Haines, Alaska. Laredo, Tex., Laredo Municipal Airport. •Norfolk, Va. ♦Juneau, Alaska (the port of Juneau in cludes, among others, the port facilities District No. 15—El Paso, T ex. class c at Pelican, Sitka, and Taku Inlet, El Paso, Tex., International Airport. Alaska). Alexandria, Va. District No. 16—Los Angeles, Calif. Fort Monroe, Va. ♦Ketchikan, Alaska (the port of Ketchikan Richmond, Va. ' includes, among others, the port facilities Calexico, Calif., Calexico Municipal Airport. U. S. Navy Mine Depot, Cheatham Annex, at Wrangell and Petersburg, Alaska). San Diego, Calif., San Diego Municipal Air Va. •Skagway, Alaska. port (Lindbergh Field). •Tok Junction, Alaska. District No. 26—Atlanta, Ga. District No. 17—Honolulu, T. H. (3) Ports of entry for aliens arrivingAgana, Guam, Mariana Islands, Agana Field. class A by aircraft. In addition to the following •Mobile, Ala. District No. 18—T ucson, Ariz. •Brunswick, Ga. international airports which are hereby •Savannah, Ga. designated as ports of entry for aliens Douglas, Ariz., Bisbee-Douglas Airport. •Charleston, S. C. arriving by aircraft, other places where Nogales, Ariz., Nogales International Airport. Georgetown, S. C. permission for certain aircraft to land D istrict No. 22—P ortland, Maine officially has been given and places where class c emergency or forced landings are made Caribou, Maine, Caribou Municipal Airport. Beaufort, S. C. (the port of Beaufort in under 8 CFR 239 shall be regarded as D istrict No. 24—Cleveland, Oh io cludes Parris Island, Port Royal Island, designated for the entry of aliens arriving and adjacent waters). Akron, Ohio, Municipal Airport. by such aircraft: Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Hopkins Airport. District No. 27—San J uan, P. R. District No. I—S t . Albans, Vt. Put in Bay, Ohio, Put in Bay Airport. Sandusky, Ohio, John G. Hinde Airport. class A Burlington, Vt., Burlington Municipal Air District No. 30—Helena, Mont. Aguadilla, P. R. port. Ensenada, P. R. District No. 6—Miami, F la. Cut Bank, Mont., Cut Bank Airport. Fajardo, P. R. Great Falls, Mont., Gore Field. Humacao, P. R. Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Broward County Havre, Mont., Havre-Hill County Airport. Airport. Jobos, P. R. D istrict No. 32—Anchorage, Alaska Mayaguez, P. R. Key West, Fla., Meacham Field. Ponce, P. R. Miami, Fla., Chalks Flying Service Seaplane Fort Yukon, Alaska, Fort Yukon Airfield. San Juan, P. R. Base. Juneau, Alaska, C. A. A. Field. Christiansted, St. Croix, V. I. Miami, Fla., Miami International Airport. Juneau, Alaska, Juneau Airport. Frederiksted, St. Croix, V. I. Tampa, Fla., Tampa International Airport. Ketchikan, Alaska, Ketchikan Airport. Cruz Bay, St. John, V. I. West Palm Beach, Fla., Palm Beach Interna Skagway, Alaska, Skagway Muncipal Airport. ♦Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I. tional Airport. Wrangell, Alaska, Wrangell Seaplane Base. Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2699 (4) Immigration stations in foreign 3. No application for the restored land Inquiries concerning these applica countries. The following designated may be allowed under the homestead, tions shall be addressed to Manager, United States immigration stations in desert land, small tract or any other Land Office, Bureau of Land Manage foreign countries are within the organi nonmineral public land law until so ment, 1001 Northeast Lloyd Boulevard, zation of the districts or regions indi classified upon consideration of an ap Post Office Box 3861, Portland 8, Oregon. cated: plication. Any application that is filed R ussell E. G etty, will be considered on its merits. The Acting State Supervisor. Northeast R egion, Burlington, Vt. land will not be subject to occupancy or Hamilton, Bermuda. disposition until it has been classified. IF. R. Doc. 56-3221; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; District No. 1—St. Albans, Vt. 4. Subject to any existing valid rights 8:45 a. m.] and the requirements of applicable law, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Quebec, Quebec, Canada. the land described in paragraph 1 hereof, is hereby opened to filing of applica District No. 7—Buffalo. N. Y. tions, selections and locations in accord Oregon Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ance with the following: RESTORATION ORDER UNDER FEDERAL POWER District No. 10—St . P aul, Min n . (a) Applications and selections under ACT the nonmineral public land laws and ap Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. plications and offers under the mineral April 17, 1956. District NO. 12—Seattle, Wash. leasing laws may be presented to the Pursuant to Determination No. DA-444 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Manager mentioned below beginning on Oregon, of the Federal Power Commis Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. the date of this order. Such applications, sion and in accordance with Order No. selections, and offers will be considered 541, section 2.5 of the Director, Bureau of District No. 22—P ortland, Maine as filed on the hour and respective dates Land Management, approved April 21, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. shown for the various classes enumerated 1954 (19 F. R. 2473), as amended, it is Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. in the following paragraphs. ordered as follows: (1) Applications by persons having The lands hereinafter described, so Dated: April 19,1956. prior existing settlement rights, prefer far as they are withdrawn and reserved J. M. S wing, ence rights conferred by existing laws, or for power purposes in either Power Site Commissioner of equitable claims subject to allowance and Reserve No. 584 or Water Power Desig Immigration and Naturalization. confirmation will be adjudicated on the nation No. 3, both dated January 19, [P. R. Doc. 53-3247; Piled, Apr. 25, 1956; facts presented in support of each claim 1917, are hereby restored, subject to the 8:50 a. m.] or right. All applications presented by provisions of section 24, of the Federal persons other than those referred to in Power Act of June 10, 1920 (41 Stat. this paragraph will be subject to appli 1075; 16 U. S. C. 818), as amended; Pro DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR cations and claims mentioned in this vided, however, That such restoration paragraph. shall not affect the withdrawal of any Bureau of Land Monogement (2) All valid applications under the other lands by said order or affect any Homestead, Desert Land and Small Tract other orders withdrawing or reserving Oregon Laws by qualified veterans of World War the land hereinafter described; II or of the Korean Conflict, and by W illam ette Meridian, Oregon ORDER PROVIDING FOR THE OPENING OF others entitled to preference rights under PUBLIC LAND RESTORED FROM AIR-NAVIGA the act of September 27, 1944 (58 Stat. T. 39 S., R. 3 E., TION SITE WITHDRAWAL NO. 252 747; 43 U. S. C. 279-284) as amended, Sec. 3: SW ^SE^; sec. li: wy2Nwy4, Nwy4sw!4: April 17,1956. presented prior to 10:00 a. m. on May Sec. 15: Sy2NE%, NWy4NWy4, SE14SW14: Pursuant to tjie request of the Depart 23, 1956, will be considered as simulta Sec. 21: Ny2NE^, NE^NW ^. ment of Commerce, Civil Aeronautics Ad neously filed at that hour. Rights under 440.00 acres. ministration, of March 15, 1956, and in such preference right applications filed after that hour and before 10:00 a. m. The lands released from withdrawal accordance with authority delegated to by this order shall not become subject to me by Director, Bureau of Land Man on August 22, 1956, will be governed by the time of filing. the initiation of any rights or to any dis agement by section 2.5 of Order 541, (3) All valid applications and selec position under the public land laws until dated April 21,1954 (19 F. R. 2473, 2476), tions under the nonmineral public land it is so provided by an order of classifi as amended, it is ordered as follows: laws, other than those coming under cation to be issued by an authorized The lands hereinafter described, so paragraphs (1) and (2) above, and ap officer opening the lands to application far as they are withdrawn by Depart plications and offers under the mineral under the Small Tract Act of June 1, mental Order of August 4, 1948, under leasing laws, presented prior to 10:00 1938 (52 Stat. 609; 43 U. S. C. 682a), as provision of section 4, of the act of May a. m. on August 22, 1956, will be consid amended, with a ninety-one day prefer 24, 1928 (49 U. S. C. Sec. 214) for Air- ered as simultaneously filed at that hour. ence right period for filing such applica Navigation Site No. 252, are hereby Rights under such applications and se tions by veterans of World War II and opened for disposition under the public lections filed after that hour wiil be other qualified persons entitled to pref land laws as provided below. governed by the time of filing. erence under the act of September 27, 1. (b) The lands will be open to location 1944 (58 stat. 497; U. S. C. 279-284), as Willam ette M eridian, Oregon under United States mining laws begin amended. T. 34 S., R. 39 E., ning 10:00 a. m. on August 22, 1956. R ussell E. Getty, Sec. 13: SW^SW^, SW&SE^SW^. Persons claiming veteran’s preference Acting State Supervisor. 50.00 acres. rights under paragraph (2) above must [F. R. Doc. 56-3222; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; 2. The topography of the land is al enclose with their application, proper 8:46 a. m.] most level and is at an elevation of 3,500 evidence of military or naval service, feet. The soil is a shallow coarse sandy preferably a complete photostatic copy loam frequently intermingled with gravel of the certificate of honorable discharge. and rock. The land supports a fair Persons claiming preference rights [C-013293, 0013312, 0013325] based upon valid settlement, statutory stand of sagebrush, cheat, bunch grass Colorado and weeds, and is in the semi-arid region preference or equitable claims must en of southeastern Oregon, with an annual close properly corroborated statements RESTORATION ORDER UNDER FEDERAL POWER precipitation of 10 inches. The land in support of their application, setting ACT forth all facts relevant to their claims. is suitable for the grazing of livestock. A pril 20, 1956. Due to the low natural precipitation, lack Detailed rules and regulations govern of irrigation water and poor shallow ing applications which may be filed pur Pursuant to the following listed de soil, none of the land is suitable for suant to this notice can be found in Title terminations of the Federal Power cultivation. 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Commission and in accordance with au- 2700 NOTICES thority delegated to me by the Director, 1920 (41 Stat. 1075; 16 U. S. C. 818), as Custom House, Box 1018, Denver 1, Bureau of Land Management, by sec amended. The lands described in DA- Colorado. tion 2.5 of Order No. 541, dated April 21, 375 are further subject to the prior right Max Caplan, 1954 (19 P. R. 2473-2476), it is ordered of the United States, its licensees or State Supervisor. as follows: permittees, to use for power purposes IF. R. Doc. 56-3223; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; Subject to valid existing rights and those portions of the above-described 8:46 a. m.] the provisions of existing withdrawals, land within the project boundary of the lands hereinafter described, so far Project No. 2187 as shown on the map as they are withdrawn or reserved for designated Exhibit “K” (FPC No. 2187- power purposes, are hereby opened to 3) and filed in the office of the Federal Group 297, Arizona disposition under the public land laws, Power Commission on June 6, 1955, as subject to the provisions of section 24 part of the application for license for NOTICE OF FILING OF PLATS OF SURVEY AND of the Federal Power Act of June 10, Project No. 2187. ORDER PROVIDING FOR OPENING OF PUBLIC LANDS April Determination 16, 1956. No. Dates and types of withdrawal Description of Lands Notice is given that the plats of sur vey accepted November 30, 1955, of T. 2 DA-375____ .... Power Site Reserve No. 81 of July 2,1910..... 6th Principal Meridian, Colo.: T. 4 S., R. 74 5., R. 22 E., T. 3 S., R 16 E., T. 3 S., R. W., Sec. 17, SEH. Power Site Reserve No. 542 of Aug. 25, 1916,1 Unpatented portion. 22 E., T. 3 S., R. 23 E., T. 3 S., R. 24 E., etc. . T. 4 S., R. 16 E., T. 4 S., R. 24 E., and T. 7 DA-377...... Power Site Reserve No. 81 of July 2,1910__ _ T. 3 S., R. 72 W., Sec. 33, S^NEH and 5., R. 20 E., G. & S. R. B. & M., Arizona, SEMNWM. DA-376...... Power Site Reserve No. 50 of July 2,1910...... New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colo.: including lands hereinafter described, T. 50 N., R. 1 E., Sec. 4, SE)4SW}4. will be officially filed in the Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona, effective at 10:00 The above described lands contain 320 (1) Applications by persons having a. m. on the 35th day after the date of acres more or less of public land. prior existing valid settlement rights, this notice: The lands described in DA-375 and 377 preference rights conferred by existing G ila and S alt R iveb Meridian, Arizona are near Georgetown and Idaho Springs, laws, or equitable claims subject to al T. 2 S., R. 22 E., Colorado, respectively. The land de lowance and confirmation, will be ad Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, Sec. 2; scribed in DA-376 is about 5 miles north judicated on the facts presented in sup All Sec. 36. east of Gunnison, Colorado, along the port of each claim or right. All appli T. 3 S., R. 16 E., Gunnison River. The lands are only cations presented by persons other than Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S ^ S ^ , Sec. 16; moderately accessible and are topo those referred to in this paragraph will All Sec. 32. graphically unfit for agriculture other be subject to the applications and claims T. 3 S., R. 22 E., than grazing. It is unlikely that any of mentioned in this paragraph. All Sec. 36. T. 3 S„ R. 23 E., the lands are suitable for homesites. (2) All valid applications under the Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, S»/2Ni/2, SW W y2SE^ No application for the lands will be homestead, desert land, and small tract NEi4SEV4, (All), Sec. 2; allowed under the homestead, desert- laws by qualified veterans of World War Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, Sy2Ni/2, Sy2, (All), Sec. 3; land, small tract, or any other nonmin II or of the Korean Conflict,' and by All Sec. 16. eral public-land law unless the lands others entitled to preference rights un T. 3 S., R. 24 E., have already been classified as valuable der the act of September 27, 1944 (58 All Sec. 32. or suitable for such type of application, Stat. 747; 43 U. S. C. 279-284, as amend T. 4 S., R. 16 E., or shall be so classified upon considera Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, W»/2NWi4, NW%SW%, ed), presented prior to 10:00 a. m. on (WV2). Sec. 32, N»/2, Sec. 36. tion of an application. Any application May 26, 1956, will be considered as T. 4 S., R. 24 E., that is filed will be considered on its simultaneously filed at that hour. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, S%N&, Sy2, (All), Sec. 2; merits. The lands will not be subject to Rights under such preference right ap All Secs. 32 and 36. occupancy or disposition until they have plications filed after that hour and be T. 7 S., R. 20 E., been classified. fore 10:00 a. m. on August 25, 1956, will Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, N^Si/aN^, (All), Sec. 32. The lands described will be subject to be governed by the time of filing. application by the State of Colorado for Within the above-described areas are (3) All valid applications and selec 2,737.66 acres of public lands. a period of 90 days beginning April 20 tions under the nonmineral public-land Available data indicates the lands in and ending July 20, 1956, for right-of- laws, other than those coming under way for public highways or as a source of T. 2 S., R. 22 E. are very rough, with paragraphs (1) and (2) above, presented rocky ledges, rocky outcroppings and material for construction and mainte prior to 10:00 a. m. on August 25, 1956, nance of such highways, in accordance occasional rocky peaks. The soil is will be considered as simultaneously filed rocky clay and is very poor. The tracts with and subject to the provisions of sec at that hour. Rights under such appli tion 24 of the Federal Power Act, as in T. 3 S„ R. 16 E. lie for the most cations and selections filed after that part on the south slope of a high, rocky amended. hour will be governed by the time of Subject to any existing rights and the limestone ridge. The soil is rocky clay, filing. and no part of the township is suited requirements of applicable law, the lands Persons claiming veterans’ preference described are hereby opened to filing of for farming. Sec. 36, T. 3 S., R. 22 E. is rights under paragraph a (2) above rolling, the soil is sand and rocky clay, applications, selections, and locations in must enclose with their applications accordance with the following: and it is suitable only for grazing. The proper evidence of military or naval land in T. 3 S., R. 23 E. is very rocky and a. The lands have been open to loca service, preferably a complete photo rough, and is suitable only for grazing. tion and entry under the United States static copy of the certificate of honorable The soil is rocky and sandy loam. Sec. Mining Laws pursuant to the act of Au discharge. Persons claiming preference 32, T. 3 S., R. 24 E. is very high, rough gust 11, 1955 (69 Stat. 683; 30 U. S. C. rights based upon valid settlement, and broken, and is good only for grazing. 621), and to applications and offers un statutory preference, or equitable claims The soil is rocky loam. The tracts in T. der the Mineral Leasing Laws. Appli must enclose properly corroborated 4 S., R. 16 E. consist mostly of high, cations and selections under the non statements in support of their applica rocky ridges and peaks. The soil is rocky, mineral public-land laws may be pre tions, setting forth all facts relevant to sandy clay, and is used for grazing pur-’ sented to the Manager mentioned below, their claims. Detailed rules and regu poses only. In T. 4 S., R. 24 E„ Sec. 2, lations governing applications which the land consists of high, rocky ridges beginning on the date of this order. may be filed pursuant to this notice can Such applications and selections will be and peaks, and Secs. 32 and 36, are made be found in Title 43 of the Code of up of rolling, rocky ridges and peaks, and considered as filed on the hour and re Federal Regulations. dry washes. The soil is rocky clay, and spective dates shown for the various Inquiries regarding the lands shall be the only use is for grazing. Sec. 32, T. 7 classes enumerated in the following par addressed to the Manager, Land Office, S., R. 20 E. consists of rolling ridges, and agraphs: Bureau of Land Management, 357 New the soil is rocky clay. Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2701 Subject to valid, existing rights, the applications and selections filed after Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1060, as amended; State’s title will attach to the following that hour will be governed by the time 29 U. S. C. 201 et seq.), and Part 522 of lands upon the official filing of the town of filing. the regulations issued thereunder (29 ship plats: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, Sec. 2, Sy2, The lands will be open to mining lo CFR Part 522), special certificates au sy2Ny2, and N ^N W ^, Sec. 36, T. 2 S., cations under the United States mining thorizing the employment of learners at R. 22 E., Lots 1, 2, 3,4, S ^ sy 2, Sec. 16, All laws beginning at 10:00 a. m. August 21, hourly wage rates lower than the mini Sec. 32, T. 3 S., R. 16 E., Ny2, Wy2SWy4, 1956. mum wage rates applicable under sec Sec. 36, T. 3 S., R. 22 E., Lots 3, 4, sy2 Persons claiming veterans’ preference tion 6 of the act have been issued to the NW}4, NW ^SW 1/^, and 25.14 acres in the rights must enclose with their applica firms listed below. The employment of W^NE1/^, Sec. 2, and All Sec. 16, T. 3 S., tions proper evidence of military or learners under these certificates is lim R. 23 E., All Sec. 32, T. 3 S„ R. 24 E., Lots naval service, preferably a complete ited to the terms and conditions therein 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, W ^NW ^, and the NWy4 photostatic copy of the certificate of contained and is subject to the provisions SWy4, Sec. 32, T. 4 S., R. 16 E., NWy4 honorable discharge. Persons claiming of Part 522. The effective and expira SWVi, Sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 24 E., All Sec. 32, preference rights based upon valid set tion dates, occupations, wage rates, num T. 4 S., R. 24 E., SWy4SEy4, Sec. 36, T. 4 tlement, statutory preference, or equi ber or proportion of learners and learn S. , R. 24 E., and Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, Ny2sy2, table claims must enclose properly cor ing periods for certificates issued under N%, (All), Sec. 32, T. 7 S., R. 20 E. roborated statements in support of their general learner regulations (§§ 522.1 to The Ny2, Sec. 36, T. 4 S., R. 16 E. was claims. Detailed rules and regulations 522.12) are as indicated below; condi withdrawn by Executive Order of Sep governing applications which may be tions provided in certificates issued under tember 19, 1934, for the San Carlos filed pursuant to this notice can be special industry regulations are as estab Indians. found in Title 43 of the Code of Federal lished in these regulations. No applications for the remainder of Regulations. Apparel Industry Learner Regulations these lands, namely, the N 1/2NE1/4, Sec. Inquiries concerning the lands shall (29 CFR 522.20 to 522.24, as amended 36, T. 2 S., R. 22 E., SEy4, Ey2SWy4, be addressed to the Manager, Land Of March 1, 1956, 21 F. R. 1349). Sec. 36, T. 3 S., R. 22 E., SWy4SWy4, fice, Bureau of Land Management, The following learner certificates were Ey2sw y 4, sw y 4sEy4, sEy4sEy4, Ey2 Phoenix, Arizona. issued authorizing the employment of not NEy4, NEy4SEy4, NWy4SEy4, and 56 THos. F. B ritt, more than 10 percent of the total num acres in the w y2NEy4, Sec. 2, Lots 1, 2, Manager. ber of factory production workers as 3,4, sy2Ny2, sy 2, (aid , sec. 3, t . 3 s., [P. R. Doc. 56-3224; Piled, Apr. 25, 1956; learners for normal labor turnover pur R. 23 E., Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, Sy2Ny2, SEy4, 8:46 a. m.] poses: Ey2sw y4, sw y 4sw y 4, Sec. 2, and w y2, Amory Garment Co., Inc., South Main and NEy4, Ny2SEy4, and the SEy4SEy4, Third Streets, Amory, Miss.; effective 4-11-56 Sec. 36, T. 4 S., R. 24 E., may be allowed to 4-10-57 (men’s pants). under the homestead, small tract, desert Alaska Bay Manufacturing Co., Bay Minette, Ala.; land, or any other non-mineral public effective 4-6-56 to 4-5-57 (men’s slacks). NOTICE OF PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL AND Belair Manufacturing Co., Williams and land laws, unless the land has already RESERVATION OF LANDS been classified as valuable or suitable Nichols Street, Belair, Md.; effective 4-2-56 to April 20,1956. 4-1-57 (rainwear). for such type of application or shall be Burnley Shirt Corp., 502 22d Avenue, South so classified upon consideration of an The Department of Territorial Police Meridian, Miss.; effective 4-9-56 to 4-8-57 application. Any application that is has filed an application, Serial No. Fair (men’s shirts). filed will be considered on its merits. banks 013140, for the withdrawal of the Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc., Lewistown, Pa.; The lands will not be subject to oc lands described below, from all forms of effective 4-15-56 to 4-14—57 (shirts). cupancy or disposition until they have appropriation under the public land laws Dunn Manufacturing Co., 211-21 North including mining and mineral leasing 13th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; effective been classified. At the hour and date 4-5-56 to 4 4 57 (dresses). specified above the said lands shall, sub laws. The applicant desires the land for Elder Manufacturing Co., Bloomfield, Mo.; ject to valid existing rights and the pro use as an administrative site. effective 4r-13-56 to 4-12-57 (boys’ outer visions of existing withdrawals, become For a period of 60 days from the date wear) . subject to application, petition, location, of publication of this notice, persons Elder Manufacturing Co., McLeansboro, or selection as follows: having cause may present their objec 111.; effective 4-16-56 to 4-15-57 (men’s (1) Applications by persons having tions in writing to the undersigned offi shirts). cial of the Bureau of Land Management, Elder Manufacturing Co., 13th and Lucas prior existing valid settlement rights, Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.; effective 4 4 56 to preference rights conferred by existing Department of the Interior, Box 480, 4-3-57 (boys’ apparel). laws, or equitable claims subject to Anchorage, Alaska. Elder Manufacturing Co., 7025 Pennsyl allowance and confirmation will be ad If circumstances warrant it, a public vania Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.; effective 4 4 56 judicated on the facts presented in sup hearing will be held at a convenient time to 4-3-57 (men’s shirts). port of each claim or right. All appli and place, which will be announced. Eicesser-Haynemann Co., 1161 Mission cations presented by persons other than The determination of the Secretary on Street, San Francisco, Calif.; effective 4-4r-56 the application will be published in the to 4-3-57 (work pants, overalls). those referred to in this paragraph will Forest City Manufacturing Co., 1641 Wash be subject to the applications and claims F ederal R egister. A separate notice will ington Avenue, St. Louis 3, Mo.; effective mentioned in this paragraph. be sent to each interested party of 4-5-56 to 4-4-57 (dresses). (2) All valid applications under the record. Glenridge Trouser Corp., Tipton, Mo.; ef Homestead, Desert Land, and Small The lands involved in the application fective 4-17-56 to 4-16—57 (men’s trousers). Tract Laws by qualified veterans of are: The H. W. Gossard Co., 220 North Court World War II or of the Korean Conflict, Street, Sullivan, Ind.; effective 4-4-58 to 4-3- U. S. Survey 2770: 57 (ladies’ foundation garments). and by others entitled to preference Lots 1 and 2. Granby Manufacturing Co., Inc., Granby, rights under the act of September 27, Containing 2.49 acres. Mo.; effective 4-18-56 to 4r-17-57 (single 1944 (58 Stat. 747; 43 U. S. C. 279-284 R oger R. R obinson, pants). as amended), presented prior to 10:00 Alaska Operations Supervisor. Kennebec Manufacturing Co., Inc., North a. m. on May 22, 1956, will be considered ern Avenue, Gardiner, Maine; effective 4-4-56 as simultaneously filed at that hour. [P. R. Doc. 56-3225; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; to 5-25-56 (boys’ pants) (replacement). Rights under such preference right ap 8:46 a. m.] Lancaster Garment Co., Inc., 239-241 North plications filed after that hour and be Ann Street, Lancaster, Pa.; effective 4-6-56 fore 10:00 a. m. on August 21, 1956, will to 4-5-57 (children’s dresses). DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Toby Lane, Inc., 1111 Washington Avenue, be governed by the time of filing. St. Louis, Mo.; effective 4 4-56 to 4-3—57 All valid applications and selections Wage and Hour Division (misses’ dresses). under the non-mineral public-land laws, Logan Manufacturing Co., North Main other than those coming under para Learner Employment Certificates Street, Russellville, Ky.; effective 4-4-56 to graphs (1) and (2) above, presented ISSUANCE TO VARIOUS INDUSTRIES 4-3-57 (men’s work pants). prior to 10:00 a. m. on August 21, 1956, Loungeray, Inc., Canal Street, Hollidays- will be considered as simultaneously Notice is hereby given that pursuant burg, Pa.; effective 4-2—56 to 4-1-57 (ladies’ filed at that hour. Rights under such to section 14 of the Fair Labor Standards robes, negligees). 2702 NOTICES R, Lowenbaum Manufacturing Co., 2223 The H. W. Gossard Co., Bicknell, Ind.; ef Glove Industry Learner Regulations Locust Street, St. Louis 3, Mo.; effective fective 4 -4 56 to 4-3-57; 5 learners (girdles (29 CPR 522.60 to 522.65, as amended 4 4 56 to 4-3-57 (junior dresses). and brassieres). Mandel Manufacturing Co., 1110 Washing The H. W. Gossard Co., corner Pine and March 1, 1956, 21 P. R. 581) . ton, St. Louis, Mo.; effective 4r-4-56 to 4-3-57 Jasper, Gwinn, Mich.; effective 4-4-56 to Boss Manufacturing Co., Oneida, Tenn.; (ladies’ apparel). 4-3-57 (brassieres). effective 4-9-56 to 10-8-56; 50 learners for Mode O’Day Corp., Plant No. 3, 59 South Horton Garment Co., Atchison, Kans.; ef plant expansion purposes (work gloves). First Street, West, Logan, Utah; effective fective 4-4-56 to 4-3-57 (junior dresses). Dinberg Glove Corp., 215 Gilbert Street, 4-7-56 to 4-6-57 (dresses). Malouf Co., No. 1, 517 Jackson Street, Dallas Ogdensburg, N. Y.; effective 4- 4 -56 to 4-3-57; Newberry Garment Co., 319 Caldwell “ 2, Tex. ; effective 4—3—56 to 4-2-57 (women’s 5 learners for normal labor turnover purposes Street, Newberry, S. C.; effective 4- 4-56 to apparel ). (lined leather gloves). 4^-3-57 (men’s shirts). May Belle Co., 923 Washington Avenue, M. H. Raab-Meyerhoff Co., Inc., northwest St. Louis; Mo.; effective 4-5-56 to 4-4-57; Hosiery Industry Learner Regulations corner Eighth and Dauphin Streets, Phila 5 learners (dresses, ladies’ outerwear). (29 CPR 522.40 to 522.43,- as amended delphia 33, Pa.; effective 4-2-56 to 4-1-57 Monroe Garment Co., Southerland Avenue, March 1, 1956, 21 F. R. 629). (men’s shirts). Monroe, N. C.; effective 4-5-56 to 4-4-57 H. W. Anthony Co., Strausstown, Pa.; ef Regal Shirt Corp., 208 South Third Street, (work shirts). fective 4—2—56 to 4-1—57; 4 learners for nor Catawissa, Pa.; effective 4-4-56 to 3-22-57 National Garment Co., 239 South Boyle mal labor turnover purposes, (men’s shirts) (replacement). Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.; effective 4-6-56 to Royal Pants Manufacturing, Co., Inc., 410 4-5-57; 5 learners (men’s and children’s Frances Seaming & Mending Co., Route 6, Walnut Street, Perkasie, Pà.; effective 4-9-56 outerwear). Burlington, N. C.; effective 4-5-56 to 4-4-57; to 4-8-57 (single pants). New Era Shirt Co., 901 Lucas, St. Louis 1, 3 learners for normal labor turnover pur S & S Clothing Co., 44-48 Lehigh Street, Mo.; effective 4-4-56 to 4-3-57 (ladies’ poses. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; effective 4-16-56 to 4-15-57 blouses). Glen Raven Knitting Mills, Inc., Altama- (men’s pants). The Geo. W. Prior Co., 1531 Wazee Street, haw, N. C.; effective 4-6—56 to 4-5-57; 5 per William Schwartz & Co., Inc., 22d and Le Denver, Colo.; effective 4-3-56 to 4-2-57; 5 cent of factory production workers for high Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.; effective learners (ladies’ shirts). normal labor turnover purposes. 4-9-56 to 4-8-57 (children’s sportswear and Sandra Kay, 923 Washington Avenue, St. Independent Telephone Industry outerwear). Louis 1, Mo.; effective 4-5-56 to 4-4-57; 5 Shawnee Manufacturing Co., Inc., 1324 learners (ladies’ apparel). Learner Regulations (29 CPR 522.70 to Lindsay Street, Newberry, S. C.; effective Strouse Baer Co., 110 South Paca Street, 522.74, as amended March 1, 1956, 21 4-4-56 to 4-3-57 (men’s shirts). Baltimore 1, Md.; effective 4-2-56 to 4-1-57 F. R. 581). Southern Athletic Co., Inc., I ll 17th Street, (boys’ wash clothes). Hot Springs Telephone Co., Truth or Con Knoxville, Tenn.; effective 4-2-56 to 4-1-57 Tompkinsville Garment Co., K. W. Pollocks sequences, N. Mex.; effective 4-5-56 to 4-4-57. (athletic wear). d/b/a, Tompkinsville, Ky.; effective 4-13-56 Southern Manufacturing Co., Plant No. 2, to 4-12-57 (dungarees). Knitted Wear Industry Learner Regu 1202 Broadway, Nashville, Tenn.; effective Turner Sportswear Co., 107 12th Avenue, lations (29 CPR 522.30 to 522.35, as 4-11-56 to 4-10-57 (men’s sport shirts). Nashville, Tenn.; effective 4-17-56 to 4-16-57 amended March 1, 1956, 21 P. R. 581). Standard Romper Co., Inc., 558 Roosevelt (men’s sport shirts). Avenue, Central Falls, R. I.; effective 4-5-56 The following learner certificates were to 8-1-56 (boys’ shirts and pants) (replace The following learner certificates were issued for normal labor turnover pur m ent). issued for plant expansion purposes. poses; Style Rite Robes, Inc., 1531 Washington The number of learners authorized is Blakely Manufacturing Co., Inc., 310 South Avenue, St. Louis 3, Mo.; effective 4-5-56 to indicated: Blakely Street, Dunmore, Pa.; effective 4-4- 4 4 57 (men’s robes). Ackerman Manufacturing Co., Ackerman, 56 to 4—3-57; 5 learners (knit and woven Tailorcraft Blouses, Inc., 206 Union Street, slips and petticoats). Taylor, Pa.; effective 4-9-56 to 4-8-57 (ladies’ Miss.; effective 4-5-56 to 8-31-56; 40 learners blouses). (work shirts) (supplemental certificate). Eagle Beef Cloth Co., Inc., 276 Newport Chester Manufacturing Co., Inc., Chester, Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.; effective 4-2-56 to Thurmond Manufacturing Co., Inc., Du 2-28-57; 5 percent of the total number of luth, Ga.; effective 4-9-56 to 4-8-57 (boys’ S. C.; effective 4-6-56 to 8-31-56; 35 learner^ shirts and pajamas). (men’s dress shirts) (supplemental certifi factory production workers (stockinettes Thurmond Manufacturing Co., Inc., Monti- cate) . and tubing) (replacement certificate). cello, Ga.; effective 4-4-56 to 4-3-57 (boys’ Danville Properties, Inc., North Main Devon Knitting Mills, Bechtelville R. F. D. shirts and pants). Street, corner Parkland Drive, Danville, Va.; No. 1, Eshbach, Pa.; effective 4-2—56 to 4-1- effective 4-4-56 to 10-3-56; 15 learners (chil 57; 4 learners (knit athletic shirts) . A. Tumminelli & Sons, Inc., 345 Monroe Iredell Knitting Mills, Inc., Statesville, Street, Passaic, N. J.; effective 4-9-56 to dren’s outerwear). 4-8-57 (men’s pants). Devil Dog Manufacturing Co., Inc., Zebu- N. C.; effective 4-6-56 to 4-5-57; 5 learners Ion, N. C.; effective 4-4-56 to 10-3-56; 25 (children’s knit and woven garments). Vidalia Garment Co., Ltd., Vidalia, Ga.; learners (children’s outerwear). Modern Lingerie, Inc., 333 Hamilton Street, effective 4—11—56 to 4—10—57 (men’s sport Etowah Garment Co., Inc., Etowah, Tenn.; Allentown, Pa.; effective 4-9—56 to 4-8-57; shirts). effective 4-5-56 to 8-31-56; 100 learners (util 5 learners (ladies’ slips). Wildman Manufacturing Co., 920 Washing ity shirts, jackets, etc.) (supplemental cer Saluda Corp., Saluda, S. C.; effective 4-5-56 ton Avenue, St. Louis 1, Mo.; effective 4-5-56 tificate). to 4-4- 57; 5 percent of the total number of to 4—4—57 (cotton dresses). Mid-American Manufacturing Co., Inc., 304 factory production workers (men’s under South First Street, Ponca City, Okla.; effec wear). The following learner certificates were tive 4—5—56 to 10—4—56; 20 learners (jeans).- A. H. Schreiber Co., Inc., Mount Holly Di issued for normal labor turnover pur Oklahoma Clothing Manufacturing, Inc., vision, Washington Street, Mount Holly, poses and, except as otherwise indicated Wewoka, Okla.; effective 4-6-56 to 10-5-56; N. J.; effective 4-1-56 to 2-28-57; 5 percent 15 learners (boys’ jeans) (supplemental cer of the total number of factory production below, a maximum of 10 learners were tificate) . workers (ladies’ underwear) (replacement authorized; Pendleton Woolen Mills, 8816 Southeast certificate). Apparel Contractors, 808 Washington, St. 17th Avenue, Portland 2, Oreg.; effective 4-4- Shoe Industry Learner Regulations Louis, Mo.; effective 4-4-56 to 4-3-57; 5 56 to 10-3-56; 50 learners (men’s, ladies’ (29 CPR 522.50 to 522.55, as amended learners (women’s apparel). slacks, shorts). March 1, 1956, 21 P. R. 1195). Fances Free Manufacturing Co., 6609 Oliva Roberta Manufacturing Co., Inc., Roberta, Boulevard, St. Louis 5, Mo.; effective 4-5-56 Ga.; effective 4-9-56 to 10-8-56; 25 learners Muskin Shoe Co., Pine Street, Millersburg, to 4—4-57; 5 learners (maternity wear, under (girl’s shirts). Pa.; effective 4-4-56 to 4-4-57; 10 percent of factory production workers for normal labor garments, etc.). Twin Rivers Manufacturing Co., Inc., River turnover purposes. Frager Bros. Manufacturing Co., 615 North Street, Franklin, N. H.; effective 4-4-56 to Oxford Slipper Co., Inc., 448 East Eight Eighth Street, St. Louis 1, Mo.; effective 10-3-56; 20 learners (dresses). eenth Street, Paterson, N. J.; effective 4-5-56 4-5-56 to 4-4 57; 5 learners (dresses). to 4-4 57; 10 learners for normal labor turn Frayne Sportswear Manufacturers, 1911 Cigar Industry Learner Regulations over purposes. 12th Avenue, Tampa, Fla.; effective 4-4^56 (29 CPR 522.80 to 522.85, as amended Riverside Shoe Corp., Millersburg, Pa.: to 4-3-57; 5 learners (women’s apparel and March 1, 1956, 21 P. R. 629). effective 4-6-56 to 4-5-57; 10 percent of beach wear). DWG Cigar Corp., 214-16 Broadway, Find factory production workers for normal labor Gale-Sobel Co., 1015 Washington Avenue, lay, Ohio; effective 4r-5-56 to 8-31-56; 25 turnover purposes. St. Louis 1, Mo.; effective 4-4-56 to 4-3-57 additional learners for plant expansion pur Regulations applicable to the Employ (work clothes). poses (supplemental certificate). ment of Learners (29 CFR 522.1 to 522.12, Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2703 as amended February 28, 1955, 20 F. R. hand cutter, parer, and framer; not less than CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD 645). 85 cents per hour for a maximum of 160 hours, for the occupations of die and clicker [Docket No. 6515] The following learner certificates were machine operator, automatic paring machine issued for normal labor turnover pur operator, and pocketbook makers’ helper; R eeve Alaska Airmotive and R eeve poses to the companies listed below man authorizing the employment of 10 percent A leutian Airways, I nc. ufacturing miscellaneous products. The of factory production workers as learhers effective and expiration dates, learner (ladies’ handbags). NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE rates, occupations, learning periods, and Quality Shoulder Strap Co., 47 Tiffany In the matter of interlocking and con the number or proportion of learners au Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.; effective 4-6-56 to trol relationships involving Reeve Alaska 10-5-56; not less than 85 cents per hour for thorized to be employed, are as follows: the first 160 hours and 90 cents per hour for Airmotive and Reeve Aleutian Airways, Acme Pad Co., 31-37 East Lee Street, the remaining 160 hours of the 320-hour Inc. Baltimore, Md.; effective 4-6—56 to 10—4—56; learning period, for the occupation of sewing Notice is hereby given that a prehear not less than 85 cents per hour for the first machine operator; authorizing the employ ing conference in the above-entitled 160 hours and 90 cents per hour for the re ment of 5 learners (brassiere and slip shoul matter is assigned to be held on May 3, maining 160 hours of the 320-hour learning der straps). 1956, at 10:00 a. m., e. d. s. t., in Room period, for the occupation of sewing machine Sparta Furniture Manufacturing Co., West E-210, Temporary Building No. 5, Six operator; authorizing the employment of 2 Broadway, Sparta, Tenn.; effective 4-4-56 to learners (shoulder pads). 10-3-56; not less than 80 cents per hour for teenth Street and Constitution Avenue Chic Bag Co., Bethlehem, Pa.; effective the first 320 hours and 85 cents per hour for NW., Washington, D. C., before Examiner 4-3-56 to 10-2—56; not less than 85 cents the remaining 160 hours of the 480-hour Paul N. Pfeiffer. per hour for the first 160 hours and 90 cents learning period, for the occupations of sew Dated at Washington, D. C., April 23, per hour for the remaining 160 hours of the ing machine operator and upholsterer; au 320-hour learning period, for the occupa thorizing the( employment of 10 learners 1956. tions of stitching machine operator, hand (sofa beds and chairs). [seal] F rancis W. B rown, cutter, parer, and framer; not less than 85 Trenton Crockery Co., 205 Arch Street, Chief Examiner. cents per hour for a maximum of 160 hours, Philadelphia, Pa.; effective 4-9-56 to 10-8-56; for the occupations of die and clicker ma not less than 85 cents per hour for the first [F. R. Doc. 56-3255; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; chine operator, automatic paring machine 160 hours and 90 cents per hour for the 8:52 a. m.] operator, and pocketbook makers’ helper; remaining 160 hours of the 320-hour learning authorizing the employment of 10 percent period, for the occupation of china decora of factory production workers as learners tor; authorizing the employment of 1 learner FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS (ladies’ handbags). (decorated earthenware). Consolidated Airplane Luggage Manufac-. Unitog Co., 138 West Pine Street, Warrens- COMMISSION turing Corp., 1058 Brown Street, Peekskill, burg, Mo.; effective 4-3-56 to 10-2-56; not [Docket Nos. 11364, 11663; FCC 56M-381] N. Y.; effective 4-3—56 to 10-2-56; not less less than 85 cents per hour for the first 160 than 85 cents per hour for the first 160 hours hours and 90 cents per hour for the remain RCA Communications, I nc. and W estern and 90 cents per hour for the remaining ing 160 hours of the 320-)iour learning pe U nion T elegraph Co. * 160 hours of the 320-hour learning period, riod, for the occupations of embroidery ma for the occupations of stitching machine chine operator and power sewing machine ORDER SCHEDULING PREHEARING CONFERENCE operator, hand cutter, liner, coverer, as operator; authorizing the employment of 4 sembler, and finisher, and woodworking ma learners (industrial uniforms). In the matter of RCA Communica chine operator; npt less than 85 cents per Utah Pickle Co., 741 South Third West tions, Inc., v. The Western Union Tele hour for a maximum of 160 horns, for the Street, Salt Lake City, Utah; effective 4-9-56 graph Company, Docket No. 11364; com occupation of die and clicker machine op to 10-8-56; not less than 80 cents per hour plaint with respect to Area “C” Pacific erator; authorizing the employment of 5 for the first 160 hours and 85 cents per hour Traffic under the International Formula. learners (luggage). for the remaining 80 hours of the 240-hour In the matter of RCA Communica Daniels Manufacturing Co., Inc., 5403 18th learning period, for the occupation of hand Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.; effective 4-3-56 to tions, Inc., Docket No. 11663; request for pickle packer; authorizing the employment appropriate Commission action with re 10-2-56; not less than 87 .cents per hour of 10 learners (pickle products). for the first 240 hours and 93 cents per spect to alleged illegal practices of The hour for the remaining 80 hours of the 320- The following special learner certifi Western Union Telegraph Company in hour learning period, for the occupations of cate was issued in Hawaii pursuant to handling traffic destined to various Far embroidery machine operator and stitching the Apparel Industry Learner Regula Eastern points. machine operator; authorizing the employ The Hearing Examiner having under ment of 5 learners (decorated shoe findings, tions (29 CFR 522.20 to 522.24, as etc.). amended March 1,1956,21 F. R. 1349) : consideration the above-entitled pro Frank L. Deaner & Son, Inc., Route 1, Sun Fashions of Hawaii, 1016 Kapahulu ceeding ; Sodus, Mich.; effective 4-5-56 to 10-4-56; Avenue, Honolulu, Hawaii; effective 4-5-56 It is ordered, This 20th day of April hot less than 85 cents per hour, for the to 4 4-57; 5 learners for normal labor turn 1956, that all parties, or their attorneys, occupations of basket and box machine op over purposes (men’s and women’s apparel). are directed to appear for a prehearing erator, and hand laying staves into web; conference, pursuant to the provisions a maximum of 240 hours; authorizing the Each certificate has been issued upon of § 1.813 of the Commission’s rules, at employment of 8 learners (wooden berry the employer’s representation that em boxes). the Commission’s offices in Washington, ployment of learners at subminimum D. C., at 10:00 a. m., May 10, 1956, and Dust Proof Mattress Cover Co., Ellwood rates is necessary in order to prevent cur City, pa.; effective 4-2-56 to 10-1-56; not the hearing now scheduled to commence less than 85 cents per hour, for the occupa tailment of opportunities for employ on May 15, 1956, will be continued to a tion of sewing machine operator; a maxi ment, and that experienced workers for date to be hereinafter determined. mum of 320 hours; authorizing the employ the learner occupations are not available. ment of 5 learners (mattress, covers, bed The certificates may be canceled in the F ederal Communications spreads, etc.). manner provided in the regulations and Commission, Jeannette Box Co., Thomas Avenue, and [seal] M ary J ane M orris, Lafferty Street, Jeannette, Pa.; effective as indicated in the certificates. Any per Secretary. 4-2-56 to 10-1-56; npt less than 85 cents per son aggrieved by the issuance of any of these certificates may seek a review or [F. R. Doc. 56-3248; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; bour for the first 160 hours and 90 cents per 8:50 a. m.J hour for the remaining 80 hours of the 240- reconsideration thereof within fifteen hour learning period, for the occupations of days after publication of this notice in basic hand and machine operations, with the the F ederal R egister pursuant to the exception of cutting, scoring, and slitting; provisions of Part 522. [Docket No. 11539, etc., FCC 56M-380] authorizing the employment of 10 percent of factory production workers as learners Signed at Washington, D. C., this 17th Musser B roadcasting Co. et al. (set-up paper boxes). day of April 1956. FIRST STATEMENT CONCERNING PRE-HEARING Paristyle Bags, Inc., Phillipsburg, N. J.; M ilton B rooke, effective 4-3-56 to 10-2-56; not less than 85 CONFERENCES AND ORDER CONTINUING cents per hour for the first 160 hours and 90 Authorized Representative HEARING cents per hour for the remaining 160 hours of the Administrator. In re applications of Sam Ferguson of the 320-hour learning period, for the oc [F. R. Doc. 56-3226; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; Musser and Gloria G. Musser, d/b as cupations of stitching machine operator, 8:46 a. m.] Musser Broadcasting Company, Eliza- No. 81------4 2704 NOTICES bethtown, Pennsylvania, Docket No. statement of the reason for each objec suspension of restricted radiotelephone 11539, Pile No. BP-9698; Will Groff, tr/as tion; and (b) list of items of additional operator permit. Colonial Broadcasting Company, Eliza information it requests from any other It appearing that conditions exist bethtown, Pennsylvania, Docket No. party or parties (tr. 24-28). which require the presence of both the 11540, File No. BP-9759; H. Raymond 6. On or before May 3, 1956, counsel respondent and one of the subpoenaed Stadiem, Lester P. Etter and M. Leonard for all parties shall meet in informal witnesses to be present in Baltimore on Savage, d/b as Radio Columbia, Colum conference, without the Hearing Exam the date now set for hearing; and bia, Pennsylvania, Docket No. 11541, File iner, for the purpose of discussing such It further appearing that a contin No. BP-9940; for construction permits. objections and requests for information uance will afford time for the respondent Pre-hearing conferences were held and reaching agreements thereon inso and counsel for the Commission’s Field herein on December 13, 1955,1 March 5, far as possible. All agreements reached Engineering and Monitoring Bureau to 1956,1 and April 13, 1956. Agreements shall be reduced to writing, signed by the reach stipulations with respect to various were reached among the parties and parties and given to the Examiner (in facts, the proof of which would other stated on the record at the third confer triplicate), on or before May 7, 1956, wise be time consuming at hearing; and ence, as reflected in the transcript which together with a list of the objections on It further appearing that counsel for is incorporated herein by reference. which agreement was not reached and the Commission’s Field Engineering and Such agreements are found to be ac items of information refused to be fur Monitoring Bureau has no objection to ceptable and approved by the Hearing nished (tr. 27). grant of the continuance here ordered; Examiner. They include the following: 7. On or before May 7, 1956, each It is ordered, This 18th day of April 1. The direct cases, in written form, party shall serve upon all other parties 1956, on the Hearing Examiner’s own shall be prepared as follows: (a) The-tes- and the Examiner (in triplicate for the motion that hearing in the above-en tiinony of each witness shall be prepared Examiner), a notice stating which wit titled matter is continued from 10:00 in narrative form and shall be submitted nesses it desires to be produced for cross- a. m. April 19, 1956, to 10:00 a. m. May under the affidavit of the particular wit examination (a) in Washington, or (b) 28, 1956. ness (tr. 16-17). through deposition procedures (tr. 27). F ederal Communications (b) All narrative statements (except 8. All parties shall attempt to reach a Commission, engineering exhibits) shall be prepared stipulation with reference to engineering [seal] Mary J ane Morris, in double-spaced form; each page and facts (tr. 27). Secretary. 9. On May 11, 1956, at 10:00 a. m., a each line shall be numbered, and carbon [F. R. Doc. 56-3250; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; copies shall not be acceptable (tr. 17). further pre-hearing conference shall be 8:51 a. m.] (c) Parties shall be designated by ab held for the purposes stated in § 1.841 breviated names, as follows: Musser, Co (c) (tr. 27). lonial, Columbia, WPGC and Commis 10. Hearing is continued from April sion Counsel (tr. 17-18). 30, 1956 to 10:00 a. m. May 22, 1956 [Docket Nos. 11673,11674; FCC 56M-379] (d) Each party shall mark each of its (tr. 27). exhibits with its name and a number. 11. Any information required to be Mississippi B roadcasting Co. (WCOC- Narrative statements shall be numbered submitted at the May 11 conference TV) and Laurel T elevision Co. Inc. in series, beginning with one. An ex shall be supplied so as to be in the hands order scheduling prehearing conference hibit connected with a narrative state of all parties by May 17, 1956 (tr. 28-30). ment shall be given the same number as 12. The order of procedure will be In re applications of Mississippi Broad the narrative statement, plus an identi as follows unless changed by agreement casting Company (WCOC-TV), Paehuta, fying letter in series, such as “Musser of the parties and the Examiner: Mississippi, Docket No. 11673, File No. No. 1-A." (Engineering exhibits may (a) Submission of direct written BMPCT-3213; for modification of con vary from this style.) (tr. 17) cases, in order of ascending docket num struction permit; Laurel Television Com 2. Where the direct case in written bers, and cross-examination thereon pany, Inc., Laurel, Mississippi, Docket No. form contains testimony of witnesses (tr. 48, 51) ; 11674, File No. BPCT-2031; for construc whose direct testimony appropriately (b) Submission of rebuttal cases in tion permit for a new television broadcast could have been taken by deposition, same order, including affirmative testi station (Channel 7). parties will not object to taking cross- mony attacking other applicants’ pro It is ordered, This 19th day of April examination of such witnesses through posals, if any (tr. 49-51) ; and 1956, that a prehearing conference under deposition procedures rather than re (c) Submission of surrebuttal, In §§ 1.813 and 1.841 is scheduled for Mon quiring those witnesses to be brought to same order, if surrebuttal is necessary day, April 30,1956, at 10:00 a. m., in the Washington (tr. 18-19). (tr. 50-1). offices of the Commission, Washington, 3. With reference to program propo It is ordered, This 19th day of April D. C. sals in direct cases: unless a stipula 1956, that the foregoing agreements F ederal Communications tion to the contrary is reached, appli and requirements shall govern the Commission, cants will submit, as a minimum, (a) course of the proceeding to the extent [seal] Mary J ane Morris, complete program schedule of programs, indicated, unless modified by the Hear Secretary. ing Examiner for cause or by the Com including the classification of each pro [F. R. Doc. 56-3251; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; gram by type and source; (b) non-net mission upon review of the Hearing Ex 8:51a.m .] work program descriptions; (c) analyses aminer’s ruling ; and the hearing herein, of proposed typical week by type and now scheduled for April 30, 1956, is con source, together with information on tinued until May 22,1956, at 10:00 a. m.; spot announcements as required by FCC and the fourth pre-hearing conference [Docket No. 11681] Form 301 (tr. 19). is scheduled for May 11, 1956, at 4. The direct written cases shall be 10:00 a. m. J oseph Thomas Collins exchanged on or before April 23, 1956 F ederal Communications ORDER DESIGNATING MATTER FOR HEARING (tr. 27). Commission, ON STATED ISSUES 5. On or before April 30, 1956, counsel [seal] Mary J ane Morris, for each party shall serve upon all other Secretary. In the matter of Joseph Thomas Col counsel and the Examiner (in triplicate lins, Thiensville, Wisconsin, Docket No. [F. R. Doc. 56-3249; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; 11681; suspension of amateur radio op for the Examiner) a written statement 8:50 a. m.] containing (a) a list of all objections it erator license. desires to make to the receipt in evidence The Commission having under con of any exhibits or specific portions sideration the application of Joseph Thomas Collins, Lake Shore Drive, thereof contained in the direct cases al [Docket No. 11662; FCC 56 M-376] ready exchanged, together with a brief Thiensville, Wisconsin, for a hearing in F irm C. P etty the above-entitled matter; Joseph 1 The first two conferences were continued ORDER CONTINUING HEARING . It appearing that the said because of the pendency of related applica Thomas Collins, by his Attorney Clar tions on which the Commission had not com In the matter of Firm C. Petty, Ran- ence C. Ollrogge, 1937-49 W. Fond Du pleted administrative procedures. dallstown, Maryland, Docket No. 11662; Lac Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, act- Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2705 ing in accordance with the provisions of which is on file with the Commission facilities, as hereinafter described, sub Section 303 (m) (2) of the Communica and open for public inspection. ject to the jurisdiction of the Commis tions Act of 1934, as amended, filed with The proposed facilities are requested sion, all as more fully represented in its the Commission within the time provided for the purpose of providing natural gas application, which is on file with the therefor, an application requesting a purchased under an industrial curtail Commission and open for public inspec hearing on the Commission’s Order of able contract for industrial service to the tion. March 26, 1956, suspending his amateur Berea Tile Company to be used in its Transco states that it proposes to radio operator license for a period of plant near Berea, Cuyahoga County, construct and operate facilities in two one year; and Ohio for processing brick and tile in kilns stages: It further appearing that under the and are described as follows: (1) Under “1956 construction,” which provisions of section 303 (m) (2) of thè Approximately 150 feet of 2%-inch O. is to commerce on or about July 1, 1956, Communications Act of 1934, as D. pipe as a direct connection from 10% and is expected to be completed on or amended, said licensee is entitled to a inch O. D. transmission Line L-2305 to a about December 1, 1956, if authorization hearing in the matter, and that upon regulating and measuring station to be is granted: the filing of timely written application installed by Applicant in a building pro (a) 160.02 miles of 36-inch main line therefor, the Commission’s Order of vided by the customer. loops extending from Louisiana through Suspension is held in abeyance until The estimated normal delivery to the Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South the conclusion of proceedings in the said tile company is 480 Mcf per day and Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, hearing: 172,800 Mcf on an annual basis. Maryland, and Pennsylvania; It is ordered, This 20th day of April This matter is one that should be dis (b) 23.63 miles of 24-inch lateral loop 1956, under authority contained in sec posed of as promptly as possible under in Louisiana; tion 303 (m) (2) of the Communications the applicable rules and regulations and (c) 67.22 miles of 30-inch main line Act of 1934, as amended, and section to that end: loop extending from Virginia through 0.292 (f) of the Commission’s Rules, Take further notice that, pursuant to Maryland and Pennsylvania; that the matter of the suspension of the the authority contained in and subject (d) 0.19 and 0.87 miles of 30-inch line amateur radio operator license of Joseph to the jurisdiction conferred upon the at the river crossings of the James and Thomas Collins, be designated for hear Federal Power Commission by sections Susquehanna Rivers, respectively; ing before a Commissioner Examiner at 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act, and the (e) A total of 12,750 H. P. units at vari a time and at a place later to be specified, Commission’s rules of practice and pro ous compressor stations, additional facili upon the following issues: cedure, a hearing will be held on ties at its existing compressor stations 1. To determine whether the licensee Wednesday, May 23, 1956, at 9:30 a. m., and a 30-inch discharge line at Station committed the violations of the Com e. d. s. t., in a hearing room of the Fed 20, and various distribution meter mission’s rules as set forth in the Com eral Power Commission, 441 G Street, stations. mission’s Order of Suspension. N. W., Washington, D. C., concerning the (2) Under 4T957 construction,” which 2. If the licensee committed such vio matters involved in and the issues pre would be done during the calendar year lations, to determine whether the facts sented by such application: Provided, 1957: or circumstances in connection there however, That the Commission may, (a) 25.26 miles of 36-inch main line with would warrant any change in the after a non-contested hearing, dispose loop extending from Louisiana through Commission’s Order of Suspension. of the proceedings pursuant to the pro Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and It is further ordered, That a copy of visions of § 1.30 (c) (1) or (2) of the South Carolina. this order be transmitted by Registered Commission’s rules of practice and Transco estimates the cost of the pro Mail—Return Receipt Requested to Mr. procedure. posed 1956 facilities is $38,500,000 and the Clarence C. Ollrogge, Attorney at Law, Protests or petitions to intervene may 1957 estimated cost of said proposed 1937-49 W. Pond Du Lac Avenue, Mil be filed with the Federal Power Commis facilities is $3,808,000, making an waukee, Wisconsin, and to the licensee sion, Washington 25, D. C., in accord estimated cost for the entire project of Joseph Thomas Collins, Lake Shore ance with the rules of practice and pro $42,308,000, which will be met out of a Drive, Thiensville, Wisconsin. cedure (18 CFR 1.8 or 1.10) on or before financing program by Transco, involving May 10, 1956. Failure of any party to the issuance of bonds and debentures. Released: April 23, 1956. appear at and participate in the hearing Transco states that its existing delivery F ederal Communications shall be construed as waiver of and con capacity is presently being utilized or will Commission, currence in omission herein of the inter be utilized under presently existing allo [seal] M ary J ane Morris, mediate decision procedure in cases cations by its presently existing custom Secretary. Where a request therefor is made. Under ers and that the construction and opera the procedure herein provided for unless tion of the facilities herein sought to be [F. R. Doc. 56-3252; Piled, Apr. 25, 1956; otherwise advised, it will be unnecessary authorized are necessary in order to: 8:51 a. m.] for Applicant to appear or be repre (1) Sell and deliver on a firm basis sented at the hearing. approximately an additional 104,481 Mcf per day of natural gas to certain of its FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION [seal] Leon M. F uquay, Secretary. existing customers and to certain new [Docket No. G-9983] customers, as follows: [F. R. Doc. 56-3227; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; (a) Supply 40,000 Mcf per day to Ohio F uel Gas Co. 8:47 a. m.] presently unserved areas in North and NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DATE OF South Carolina; HEARING (b) The balance is to be sold to cer tain existing customers and to certain April 20, 1956. [Docket No. G-10000] new customers. Take notice that The Ohio Fuel Gas The particular customers are more T ranscontinental Gas P ipe Line Corp. Company, Applicant, an Ohio corpora fully set out in Exhibit I of the appli tion and a subsidiary of The Columbia NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF cation, which is on file with the Com Gas System, Inc., having its principal PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY mission and open for public inspection. Place of business at 99 North Front Protests or petitions to intervene may Street, Columbus, Ohio, filed on February April 20, 1956. be filed with the Federal Power Com 21, 1956, an application for a disclaimer Take notice that Transcontinental mission, Washington 25, D. C., in ac of jurisdiction or, in the alternative, for Gas Pipe Line Corporation (Transco), cordance with the rules of practice and a certficate of public convenience and a Delaware corporation having its prin procedure (18 CFR 1.8 or 1.10) on or necessity under section 7 of the Natural cipal place of business in Houston, Texas, before May 10, 1956. Gas Act, authorizing it to construct and filed an application on February 27,1956, pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural [seal] Leon M. F uquay, operate certain proposed facilities as Secretary. hereinafter described, subject to the ju Gas Act, for a certificate of public con risdiction of the Commission, all as more venience and necessity authorizing the [F. R. Doc. 56-3228; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; fully represented in the application construction and operation of certain 8:47 a. m.l 2706 NOTICES [Docket No. G-3275, etc.] Natural Gas Act, authorizing Applicants 6632; Bray ton Field, Nueces County, Tex.; to render services as hereinafter de Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. H oward W. F leet et al. 6633; Gyp Hill Field, Brooks County, Tex.; scribed, subject to the jurisdiction of Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS AND DATE OF the Commission, all as more fully rep 6634; Placedo Field, Victoria County, Tex.; HEARING resented- in their respective applications Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. which are on file with the Commission 6635; Chesterville Field, Colorado County, April 19, 1956. and open for public inspection. Tex.; Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. In the matters of Howard W. Fleet, Applicants produce and sell natural 6636; Seeligson Field, Jim Wells County, et al., Docket No. G-3275; M. F. Powers, gas for transportation in interstate com Tex.; Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. Docket Nos. G-4814 through G-4819, merce for resale, as indicated below: 6637; Edinburg Field, Hidalgo County, Tex.; inch; John A. Barnett, Docket No. G- Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. 5191; Big Chief Drilling Company, Docket No. G~; Location of Field; and Buyer 6638; Red Fish Bay Field, Nueces County, Docket Nos. G-5218, G-5220 and G-5221; 3275; Denton Gasoline Plant; El Paso Nat Tex.; United Gas Pipe Line Company. ural Gas Company. 6639 and 6642; Cabeza Creek Field, Goliad Havenstrite Oil Company of Texas, County, Tex.; United Gas Pipe Line Com Docket Nos. G-5291 and G-5292; Shell 4814 through 4817, inch, and 4819; Hugo- ton Field, Kearney County, Kans.; Colorado pany, Oil Company, Docket No. G-5659; Baker Interstate Gas Company; Cities Service Gas 6641; Blanconia Field, Bee County, Tex.; and Taylor Drilling Company, Docket Company; Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas United Gas Pipe Line Company. No. G-5993; The Superior Oil Company, Company. 6644; Hordes Creek Field, Goliad County, Docket No. G-6180; Amerada Petroleum 4818; Carthage Field, Panola County, Tex.; Tex.; United Gas Pipe Line Company. Corporation, Docket Nos. G-6319, G-6321 Texas Gas Transmission Corporation. 6646; N. Minoak Field, Bee County,. Tex.; through G-6324, inch; Continental Oil 5191; Spraberry Trend Area, Midland and Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation. Company, Docket Nos. G-6342, G-6346, Glasscock Counties, Tex.; Texas Gas Prod 6647; Corpus Christi Channel Field, Nueces ucts Corporation. County, Tex.; Tennessee Gas Transmission. G-6353 and G-6355; Kerr-McGee Oil In 5218\ 5220, and 5221; Chris Hunt, Hitch 6649; Payton-Devonian Field, Pecos County, dustries, Inc., Docket No. G-6378; Joseph Gray, and Stanolind-Wiggins Leases in Keyes Tex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. I. O’Neil, Jr., Docket No. G-6393; South Field, Cimarron County, Okla.; Colorado In 6650; Richard King Field, Nueces County, western Exploration Company (a Co terstate Gas Company. Tex.; Tennessee Gas Transmission. partnership), Docket Nos. G-6406 and 5291 and 5292; Anna Wells and Pembrook, 6651; Helen Gohlke Fielld, Victoria County, 0-6407; Bass & Vessels, et ah, Docket Leases in Upton County, Tex.; Texas Gas Tex.; Texas Eastern Transmission Corpora No. G-6429; Phillips Drilling Corpora Products Corporation. tion. tion, Docket No. 0-6608; Sun Oil Com 5659; Tubb-Blinberry Field, Lea County, 6652; Heyser Field, Victoria County, Tex.; N. Mex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. pany, Docket Nos. G-6619, G-6620, O- 5993; Acreage in Lea County, N. Mex.; El 6654 and 6664; Delhi Field, Richland Par 6626 through 0-6656, inch, G-6658 Paso Natural Gas Company. ish, La.; Texas Eastern Transmission Corpo through G-6664, inch, and 0-6670; Cabot 6180; Canyon Larga Unit, Rio Arriba ration. Carbon Company, Docket No. G-6825; County, N. Mex.; El Paso Natural Gas Com 6656 and 6660; Jalco Field, Lea County, Hanco Oil and Gas Company, Ltd., pany. N. Mex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. Docket No. 0-6950; Sue Reeder Turner, 6319; Ignacio Field, La Plata County, Colo.; 6858; Gwinville Field, Jefferson Davis Docket No. 0-6994; Gulf Oil Corporation, El Paso Natural Gas Company. County, Miss.; Southern Natural Gas Com Docket Nos.. G-7136 through G-7141, 6321, 6323 and 6324; Langlie-Mattix Field, pany. Lea County, N. Mex.; El Paso Natural Gas 6659; Langmat Field, Lea County, N. Mex.; inch, G-7143 through GK-7145, inch, G - Company. El Paso Natural Gas Company. 7147 through G-7158, inch; Fraley Gas 6322; Fields in Lea County, N. Mex.; El 6661; Burnell-North Pettus Field, Karnes Company, Docket No. G-7706; N. B. Paso Natural Gas Company. County, Tex.; United Gas Pipe Line Com Hunt, Docket No. G-7734; Wiley Page, 6342, 6346, 6353, and 6355; Eumont-Jalmat, pany. Docket No. G-7738; W. W. Lechner and Arrow, Tubb, Blinberry, Monument, McKee, 6663; Eumont Field, Lea County, N. Mex.; R. E. Hubbard, Docket No. 0-7755; G. B. and Langmat Fields, Lea County, N. Mex,; Permian Basin Pipe Line Company. Cree and H. E. Schwartz, Docket No. G- El Paso Natural Gas Company. 6670; North Bay City and North Markham 7761; H. E. Schwartz, G. B. Cree and 6378; Keyes Field, Cimarron County, Okla.; Fields, Matagorda County, Tex.; Transcon Southern Production Company, Inc., Colorado Interstate Gas. tinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. 6393; Jack Herbert Field, Upton County, 6825; Keyes Field, Texas County, Okla.; Docket No. G-7762; Harold Davidor and Tex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. Colorado Interstate Gas Company. R. H. Davidor, d. b. a. Davidor & Davidor, 6406; Hugoton Field, Haskell, Stanton, and 6950; San Juan Basin, Rio Arriba County, Docket No. G-7768; Late Oil Company, Seward Counties, Kans.; Colorado Inter N. Mex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. Docket Nos. 0-7769 and G-7770; Orville state Gas Company; Northern Natural Gas 6994; Acreage in San Juan County, N. Mex.; H. Parker, et ah, Docket No. 0-7811; .Phil Company. El Paso Natural Gas Company. D. Phillips, et ah, Docket No. G-7812; 6407; Greenwood Field, Baca County, Colo., 7136; Winnsboro Field, Wood County, Tex.; Clayton A. Woofter, et ah, Lease, Roy G. and Morton County, Kans.; Colorado Inter Lone Star Gas Company. Hildreth, et ah, and Roy G. Hildreth, state Gas Company. 7137; Woodlawn Field, Harrison County, Agent, Docket No. G-7813; H. C. Grady, 6429; North Sun Field, Starr County, Tex.; Tex.; Mississippi River Fuel Corporation. Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. 7138; Waskom Field, Harrison and Panola Jr. and J. W. Graham, Jr., Docket No. 6608; Allison Unit Area, San Juan County, Counties, Tex.; Arkansas-Louisiana Gas 7815; J. D. Caruthers, Docket Nos. G- N. Mex., and La Plata and Archuleta Coun Company. 7816 and G-7821; Lisbon Exploration ties, Colo.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. 7139; Lemonville and West Gist Fields, Company, Inc.', Docket No. G-7822; 6619; Levelland Field, Hockley County, Newton and Jasper Counties, Tex.; Texas Malco Refineries, Inc., Docket No. G - Tex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. Eastern Transmission Corporation. 7823; Cree Oil, H. E. Schwartz and D. E. 6620, 6640, 6643, 6645, 6648, 6653, 6655 and 7140; New Ulm Field, Austin County, Tex.; 6662; Carthage Field, Panola County, Tex.; Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. Williams, Docket No. G-7824; H. W. Texas Gas Transmission Corporation; United Klein, Docket No. G-7825; Charles N. 7141; North Lansing Field, Harrison Gas Pipe Line Company; Texas Eastern County, Tex.; Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Com Compton Oil and Gas Co., Docket No. Transmission Corporation; Tennessee Gas pany. G-7839; Seward Butch Martin Oil and Transmission Company;' Southern Natural 7143; Heyser Field, Calhoun County, Tex.; Gas Co., Docket No. G-7840; Blanton Gas Company. Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. Oil and Gas Co., Docket No. G-7841; 6626; Mission Valley Field, Victoria County, 7144; Mustang Island Field, Nueces County, H. C. Hall Oil and Gas Co., Docket Tex.; Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Cor Tex.; United Gas Pipe Line Company. No. G-7842; Little Rough Oil and Gas poration. 7145; Placedo Field, Victoria County, Tex.; 6627; Shield Meld, Nueces County, Tex.; Tennessee Gas Transmission Company. Co., Docket No. G—7843; Ben Compton Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. Oil and Gas Co., Docket No. G-7844; 7147; N. McFaddin Field, Victoria County, 6628; La Gloria Field, Jim Wells County, Tex.; United Gas Pipe Line Company. Louis C. Quin, H. R. Wofford, Jr., and Tex.; Transcontinental Gas Pipe $dne Cor 7148; Harleton (Whelan) Field, Harrison Arthur F. Graf, Jr., Docket No. G-7851; poration. County, Tex.; H. L. Hunt. Goliad Corporation, Docket No. G-7852; 6629; Various Fields in Starr County, Tex.; 7149; Stowell Field, Chambers County. Peerless Oil and Gas Company, Docket Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. Texas; Texas Gas Corporation. No. G-8083. 6630; Quinto Creek Field, Jim Wells 7150; Keystone, Waddell and McKee Fields, County, Tex.; Transcontinetal Gas Pipe Line Winkler County, Tex.; El Paso Natural Gas Take notice that each of the above Corporation. Company. Applicants has filed an application for a 6631; N. Government Wells Field, Duval 7151; Jalmat and Blinberry Fields, Lea certificate of public convenience and ne- County, Tex.; Tennessee Gas Transmission County, N. Mex.; El Paso Natural Gas Com jcessity pursuant to Section 7 of the Company. pany, Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2707 7152; Carson Field, Gray County, Tex.; hearing room of the Federal Power Com & Gas Company, Docket No. G-7182; Phillips Petroleum Company. mission, 441 G Street NW., Washington, Gus Siers Oil and Gas Company, Docket 7153; Sweetie Peck Field, Midland County, D. C., concerning the matters involved No. G-7357; H. C. Arnold, Docket No. Tex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. 0-7390; Calvert Drilling, Inc., Docket 7154; S. Fullerton Field, Andrews County, in and the issues presented by such ap Tex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. plications: Provided, however, That the No. G-7391; McRae Oil and Gas Corpo 7155; Denton Field, Lea County, N. Mex.; Commission may, after a non-contested ration (J. A. McRae, Ltd.), J. F. Bàlder- El Paso Natural Gas Company. hearing, dispose of the proceedings pur son, James C. Brady, Malcom G. Chace, 7156; Waddell, Edwards, Sand Hills, Uni- suant to the provisions of § 1.30 (c) (1) Jr., Docket No. G-7447 ; Crow Drilling versity-Waddell, and Dune Fields, Crane or (2) of the Commission’s rules of prac Company, Inc., Docket No. G-7448; Sin County, Tex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. tice and procedure. Under the proce clair Oil & Gas Company, Docket No. G - 7157; Jack Herbert (Penn) Field, Upton dure herein provided for, unless other 7674; Graham-Messman-Rinehart Oil County, Tex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. 7158; Arrowhead, Blinberry, Brunson, wise advised, it will be unnecessary for Company, Docket No. G-8122; Ander- Drinkard, Hair, S. Hair, McCormick, Paddock Applicants to appear or be represented ait son-Prichard Oil Corporation, Docket and Penrose-Skelly Fields, Lea County, N, the hearing. No. G-8327; Ralph Tudesco, Docket No. Mex.; El Paso Natural Gas Company. Protests or petitions to intervene may G-8312; Big Injun Development Com 7706; Fields in Wayne County, West Va.; be filed with the Federal Power Com pany, Docket No. G-8881; Citizens Bank United Fuel Gas Company. mission, Washington 25, D. C., in accord of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Docket No. 7734; Fields in Lea County, N. Mex.; El ance with the rules of practice and pro G-8912; Miami Operating Company, Paso Natural Gas Company. cedure (18 CFR 1.8 or 1.10) on or before Inc., Docket No. G-9464; Neumont Oil 7738; North Lansing Field, Harrison County, Tex.; Louisiana-Nevada Transit May 7, 1956. Failure of any party to Company, Docket No. G-8293. Company. appear at and participate in the hearing Take notice that each of the above 7755; North Lansing Field, Harrison shall be construed as waiver of and con Applicants have filed an application for County, Tex.; H. L. Hunt. currence in omission herein of the inter a certificate of public convenience and 7761; East Panhandle Field, Gray County, mediate decision procedure in cases necessity pursuant to section 7 of the Tex.; Phillips Petroleum Company. where a request therefor is made. Natural Gas Act, authorizing Applicants 7762; West Panhandle Field, Gray County, to render services as hereinafter de Tex.; Cabot Carbon Company. [seal] Leon M. F uquay, 7768; North Whiterock Field, Noble County, Secretary. scribed, consisting of the sale of or pro Okla.; Cities Service Gas Company. posing to sell natural gas in interstate 7769; Langmat Field, Lea County, N. Mex.; [F. R. Doc. 56-3229; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; commerce for resale subject to the El Paso Natural Gas Company. 8:47 a. m.] jurisdiction of the Commission, all as 7770; Eumont Field, Lea County, N. Mex.; more fully represented in their respective El Paso Natural Gas Company; Phillips applications, and/or supplements there Petroleum Company. to, on file with the Commission and open 7811; Hugoton Field, Stevens County, [Docket No. G-6366 etc.] for public inspection. The data relating Kans.; Northern Natural Gas Company. 7812; Washington District, Calhoun K err-M cGee Oil I ndustries, Inc., et al. to each Applicant and purchaser are County, W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. tabulated hereinafter as follows: 7813; Glenville District, Gilmer County, NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS AND DATE OF Docket No. G— ; Location of Field or Source W. Va.; Equitable Gas Company. HEARING of Production; and Purchaser 7815; East Panhandle Field, Gray County, Tex.; Warren Petroleum Company. April 19,1956. 6366; Texas-Hugo ton Field, Sherman 7816, 7821, and 7822; Lisbon Field, Lincoln In the matters of Kerr-McGee Oil In County, Tex.; Phillips Petroleum Co. and Claiborne Parishes, La.; Mississippi River dustries, Inc., Docket Nos. G-6366, G- 6367; Guymon-Hugoton Field, Texas Fuel Corporation; Arkansas-Louisiana Gas County, Okla.; Phillips Petroleum Co. 6367, G-6368, and G-6877; D. R. Lauck 6368; Tatums Field, Carter County, Okla.; Company; H. W. Klein. Oil Company, Inc., et al., Docket No. G- 7823; Ignacio Field, La Plata County, Colo.; Lone Star Gas Company. Wasson Field, Yoakum County, Tex.; El Paso 6409; Alden E. Branine, F. G. Holl and 6877; Texas-Hugoton Field, Sherman Natural Gas Company; Shell Oil Company; B. Kim Carter, Docket No. G-6860; J. C. County, Tex.; Phillips Petroleum Co. Coltexo Corporation. Trahan (J. C. Trahan, Drilling Corpora 6409; Hugoton Gas Field, Kansl; Kansas- 7824; West Panhandle Field, Gray County, tion, Inc.), et al., Docket No. G-6278; Nebraska Natural Gas Company, Inc. Tex.; Cities Service Gas Company. G. Scott Hammonds et al., Docket No. 6860; Embry Pool, Edwards County, Kans.; 7825; Lisbon Field, Claiborne and Lincoln G-6298; G. Scott Hammonds et al., Northern Natural Gas Co. • Parishes, La.; Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Com 6278; Bethany, Panola County, Tex.: Docket No. G-6299; Tekoil Corporation George Bird Unit, Arkansas Louisiana Gas pany. (G. S. Hammonds, Predecessor!, Docket 7839 and 7844; Sucker Creek Field, Pike Co.; P. D. Roquemore Unit, Tennessee Gas County, Ky.; Kentucky West Virginia Gas No. G-6300; Champlin Refining Com Transmission Co.; Blanche Robinson Unit, Company. pany, Docket No. G-6613; Amerada Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.; W. L. Lis 7840; Virgie Field, Pike County, Ky.; Petroleum Corporation, Docket Nos. G- ton Unit, Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.; United Fuel Gas Company. 6311—6318, incl., G-6320, G-6325 and J. H. Mitchell Unit, Tennessee Gas Transmis 7841; Wolfe Creek Field, Martin County, G-6326; Waterford Oil Company (Chris sion Co.; Carrie Adams Unit, Tennessee Gas Ky.; United Fuel Gas Company. Transmission Co. Carthage, Panola County, tie, Mitchell and Mitchell Agent), Tex.: Hancock-Stillwell Unit, United Gas 7842; Right Beaver Creek Field, Knott Docket No. G-6812; The Carter Oil Com County, Ky,; Kentucky West Virginia Gas Pipeline Co. Joaquin, Shelby County, Tex.: Company. pany, Docket No. G-6827; Burge and E. O. Rushing Unit, United Gas Pipeline Co. 7843; Johns Creek Field, Floyd County, Ky.; Beren Oil and Gas Company, Docket No. Sentell, Caddo and Bossier, La.: Leonard Kentucky West Virginia Gas Company. G-7100; Jesse M. Brooks and M. James Unit, Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co. 7851; South Porter Field, Karnes County, Brooks, Jr., Docket No. G-7116; St. Paul 6298; Charles Grayson Survey, Marion Tex.; United Gas Pipe Line Company. Church Lease, Docket No. G-7117; Wirt County, Tex.: Rodessa Field, Arkansas- 7852; Live Oak County, Tex.; Transconti County Oil & Gas Company, Docket No. Louisiana Gas Co. nental Gas Pipe Line Corporation. 6299; Florence and Price Lease, Charles G-7118; Hunter M. Bennett Lease (K. M. Ames Survey, Cass County, Tex.: Rodessa 8083; Langmat Pool, Lea County, N. Mex.; Hunt), Docket No. G-7120; Carroll Gas El Paso Natural Gas Company. . Field, Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co. Company, Docket No. G-7121; Collins 6300; Armit Unit, Section 15 GH&H Sur These matters should be heard on a Gas Company, Docket No. G-7122; Bryan vey, Lissie Field, Wharton County, Tex.; consolidated record and disposed of as E. Miller et al., Docket No. G-7123; Kuntz Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. Promptly as possible under the appli Farm Gas Company, Docket No. G-7124; 6613; Yellowstone Field, Woods County, Okla. (6-11-54); Cities Service Gas Com cable rules and regulations and to that Parsonage Lot Lease, Docket No. G-7127; pany. Hugoton Field, Kearney-Finney end: Park Norman Lease, Docket No. G-7128; Counties, Kans. (12-31-49); Colorado Inter Take further notice that, pursuant to Glen Wilson Lease, Docket No. 7129; state Gas Co. Hugoton Field, Kearney the authority contained in and subject Simmons Gas Company, Docket No. G- County, Kans. (6-22—49) ; Colorado Interstate to the jurisdiction conferred upon the 7130; Stump Gas Company, Docket No. Gas Co. Hugoton Field, Finney County, Fédéral Power Commission by sections G-7131; Mill Lot Gas Company, Docket Kans. (8-2—48); Colorado Interstate Gas Co. 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act, and the No. G—7132; Gay Wilson Lease, Docket Hugoton Field, Finney County, Kans. Commission’s rules of practice and pro No. G-7133; Bonnie Weaver Lease, (5-26-49); Colorado Interstate Gas Co. cedure, a hearing will be held on May Docket No. G-7134; Mary L. Taylor Gas Hugoton Field, Kearney County, Kans. 21. 1956, at 9:30 a. m., e. d. s. t., in a Company, Docket No. G-7135; Kirby Oil (4-8-52); Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas 2708 NOTICES Company, Inc. Hugoton Field, Kearney 7121; Sheridan District, Calhoun County, Commission’s rules of practice and County, Kans. (12-1-46); Kansas-Nebraska W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. procedure.. Natural Gas Company, Inc. Hugoton Field, 7122; Center District, Gilmer County, Kearney County, Kans. (6-10-49) ; Kansas- W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. Protests or petitions to intervene may Nebraska Natural Gas Company, Inc. Hugo 7123; Center District, Gilmer County, be filed with the Federal Power Commis ton Field, Finney County, Kans. (6-25-49); W. Va.; Carnegie Natural Gas Co. sion, Washington 25, D. C., in accordance Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company, Inc. 7124; Jefferson District, Nicholas County, with the rules of practice and procedure Hugoton Field, Kearney-Finney Counties, W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. (18 CFR 1.8 or 1.10) on or before June 1, Kans. (5-26-9); Kansas-Nebraska Natural 7127; Lee District, Calhoun County, W. Va.; 1956. Failure of any party to appear at Gas Company, Inc. Hugoton Field, Finney Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. and participate in the hearing shall be County, Kans. (10-6-49); Kansas-Nebraska 7128; Center District, Gilmer County, Natural Gas Company, Inc. Hugoton Field, W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. construed as a waiver of and concurrence Finney County, Kans. (6-23—53); Kansas- 7129; Sherman District, Calhoun County, in omission herein of the intermediate Nebraska Natural Gas Company, Inc. Hugo W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc.' decision procedure in. cases where a re ton Field, Finney County, Kans. (10-6-49) ; 7130; Lee District, Calhoun County, W. Va.; quest therefor is made. Under the pro Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company, Inc. Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. cedure herein provided for, unless other Hugoton Field, Finney-Haskell-Kearney 7131; Center District, Gilmer County, wise advised, it will be unnecessary for Counties, Kans. (5-31-50); Northern Natural W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. the Applicants to be represented at the Gas Co. Hugoton Field, Seward County, 7132; Geary District, Roane County, W. Va.; hearing. Kans. (3-7-49); Northern Natural Gas Co. Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. Hugoton Field, Texas County, Okla. 7133; Sheridan District, Calhoun County, [seal] Leon M. F uquay, (1-30-52); Northern Natural Gas Co. Hugo W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. Secretary. ton Field, Finney County, Kans. (10-3-51); 7134; DeKalb District, Gilmer County, Northern Natural Gas Co. Hugoton Field, W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc, [F. R. Doc. 56-3230; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; Finney County, Kans. (4-28-52); Cities Serv 7135; Geary District, Roane County, W. 8:47 a. m.] ice Gas Company. Hugoton Field, Stanton Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. County, Kans. (11-12-51) ; Cities Service Gas 7182; East Gohlke Field, Victoria County, Company. Hugoton Field, Stanton County, Tex.; Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. Kans. (9-18-51); Cities Service Gas Com 7357; Washington District, Calhoun [Docket No. G-6123 etc.] pany. Hugoton Field, Finney County, Kans. County, W. Va.; Hope Natural Gas Co. (3-23—53); Cities Service Gas Company. 7390; State “A” Lease, Logan County, Colo.; F rank E. O’B rien et al. Ryan Field, Rush County, Kans. (8-26-46); Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company, Inc. Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Company, Inc. 7391; State “A” Lease, Logan County, NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS AND DATE OF South Fullerton Field, Andrews County, Tex. Colo.; Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Com HEARING (1-1-49); El Paso Natural Gas Company. pany, Inc. West Edmond Field, Logan County, Okla. 7447; Little Hoot Field, Logan County, Take notice that each of the Appli (9-29-47); Cities Service Gas Company. Colo.; Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Com cants listed below has filed an applica West Edmond Field, Canadian-Kingfisher, pany, Inc. Okla. (9-12-49); Cities Service Gas Company. 7448; Cotton Valley D Sand, Caddo Parish, tion for a certificate of public conven Witcher Field, Okla. (3-21-49); Cities Service La.; Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co. ience and necessity pursuant to section Gas Company. 7674; Grayson County, Tex.; Lone Star Gas 7 (c) of the Natural Gas Act, author 6311; Leases in Eumont, Jalmat, Byers, Company. izing such Applicant to continue to sell Tubb and Blinebry Fields, Lea County, 8122; Southwest Sweeney Pool, Pawnee natural gas subject to the jurisdiction N. Mex. (2-29-1952); Permian Basin Pipeline ■County, Kans.; Kansas-Nebraska Natural of the Commission, all as more fully Co. Gas Company, Inc. represented in the respective applica 6312; Leases in Greenwood Field, Morton 8293; Southwest Sweeney Pool, Pawnee County, Kans. (2-26-53, 7-14-53, 7-24-53); County, Kans.; Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas tions which are on file with the Com Colorado Interstate Gas Co. Company, Inc. mission and open for public inspection. 6313; Tailgates of Trindle, Hunton and 8327; Northwest Lindsay Field, McClain These matters should be consolidated Edmond Plants; Leases in West Edmond County, Okla.; Warren Petroleum Corpora and disposed of as promptly as possible Field, Oklahoma County, Okla. (1-1-53); tion, Cities Services Oil Company, Kerr- under the applicable rules and regula Cities Service Gas Company. McGee Oil Industries, Inc., Oklahoma Nat tions and to that end: 6314; State of New Mexico “JA” Lease, ural Gas Company, The Texas Company, Take further notice that, pursuant to Rhodes Field, Lea County, N. Mex. (7-15-53); owners of gasoline plants operated by Warren El Paso Natural Gas Co. Petroleum produce residue gas sold in inter the authority contained in and subject' 6315; Stevens B-18 Unit Lease Jalmat Field, state commerce to Cities Service Gas Com to the jurisdiction conferred upon the Lea County, N. Mex. (7-17-48); El Paso pany, and Lone Star Gas Company. Federal Power Commission by sections Natural Gas Co. 8312; Sherman District, Calhoun County, 7 and 15 of the Natural Gas Act, and 6316; Falby Lease and State of New Mexico W. Va.; Hope Natural Gas Company. the Commission’s rules of practice LMT Lease in Langlie-Mattix Field, Lea 8881; Grant District, Calhoun County, W. and procedure, a hearing will be held on County, N. Mex. (3-26-51); El Paso Natural Va.; Hope Natural Gas Company. Gas Co. the date and at the place hereinafter 8912; Maxie and Pistol Ridge Gas Felds, stated, concerning the matters involved 6317; Saltmount and Travis Leases, Teague Forrest County, Miss.; United Gas Pipe Line Field, Lea County, N. Mex. (3-1-51); El Co. in and the issues presented by such ap Paso Natural Gas Co. 9464; Producing horizons down to and in plications: Provided, however, That the 6318; Hodge Lease, Langlie-Mattix Field, cluding Pennsylvania Formation in Garvin Commission may, after a non-contested Lea County, N. Mex. (7-15-53); El Paso County, Okla.; Lone Star Gas Company. hearing, dispose of the proceedings pur Natural Gas Co. suant to the provisions of § 1.30 (c) 0) 6320; Leases in Ignacio Field, La Plata These related matters should be heard of the Commission’s rules of practice and County, Colo. (1-2-54); El Paso Natural Gas on a consolidated record and disposed of procedure. Co. as promptly as possible under the appli 6325; Leases in Southeast Aylesworth Field, cable rules and regulations, and to that Protests or petitions to intervene may Bryan County, Okla. (1-1-53); Lone Star end: . be filed with the Federal Power C om m is Gas Company. sion, Washington 25, D. C., in accordance Take further notice that, pursuant to 6326; Reviere Lease, West Oklahoma Field, with the rules of practice and pro ced u re the authority contained in and subject to Stevens County, Okla. (5-5-53); Lone Star (18 CFR 1.8 or 1.10) not less than ten Gas Company. the jurisdiction conferred upon the Fed 6812; Bass Lease, Colorado County, Tex. eral Power Commission by sections 7 and days before the date of hearing. F ailure of any party to appear at and participate (7-10-54); Shell Oil Company. 15 of the Natural Gas Act, and the Com 6827; Tretbar Unit, Beaver County, Okla. in the hearing shall be construed as (12-23-54); Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line mission’s rules of practice and procedure, waiver of and concurrence in omission Company. a hearing will be held on June 14, 1956 herein of the intermediate decision pro 7100; Sherman District, Calhoun County, at 9:30 a. m., e. d^s. t., in a hearing room of the Federal Power Commission, 441 cedure in cases where a request for W. Va.; Hope Natural Gas Company. waiver is made. Under the p ro ced u re 7116; Rodessa Field, Caddo Parish, La.; G Street NW., Washington, D. C., con Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Co. cerning the matters involved in and the herein provided for, unless otherwise ad 7117; Center District, Calhoun County, issues presented by such applications: vised, it will be unnecessary for Appli W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. cants to appear or be represented at the 7118; Burning Springs District, Wirt Provided, however, That the Commission hearing. County, W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, Inc. may, after a non-contested hearing, dis The dockets, Applicants and m a te ria l 7120; Center District, Gilmer County, pose of the proceedings pursuant to the averments in applications to which ref W. Va.; Godfrey L. Cabot, in?, provisions of § 1.30 (c) (1) or (2) of the erence is made above are as follows: Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2709 Docket No.; Name and Address; Filing Date; Transmission Corporation, and United 10" and G-12" to the City of Paris, Gas Field; and Purchaser Fuel Gas Company, Docket No. G-9689; Kentucky. G-6123; Prank E. O’Brien & Phillip P. The Manufacturers Light and Heat 8. Approximately 118.2 miles of 20" Weintraub, Trustees, Rochester, N. Y.; Company and Natural Gas Company of gas transmission pipeline (Line A-20") 11-26-54; Wharton Township, Potter County, West Virginia, Docket No. G—9694; The extending in a northwesterly direction Pa.; North Penn Gas Company. Ohio Fuel Gas Company and Natural from a point of interconnection with the G-6125; West Virginia Gas Corporation, Gas Company of West Virginia, Docket transmission facilities of United Fuel Gas Charleston, W. Va.; 11-26-54; Roane County, No. G-9695. Company near Leach, Boyd County, Ken W. Va.; Hope Natural Gas Corporation, Poca tucky to Central’s Cold Springs Measur District, Ripley District, Elk District, and Take notice that Central Kentucky Raven wood District, Kanawha, Jackson, Natural Gas Company (Central), a Ken ing Station situate in Campbell County, Logan Counties, W. Va.; United Fuel Gas tucky corporation and a subsidiary of Kentucky. Company. The Columbia Gas System, Inc., and 9. Approximately 24.2 miles of 24" gas G-6138; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee Kentucky Gas Transmission Corporation transmission pipeline (Line AM-4) ex (Stepp Well No. 1), Huntington, W. Va.; (Transmission), a recently organized tending in a northwesterly direction from 11-26-54; Kermit District, Mingo County, Delaware corporation, filed on November Central’s Foster Regulating Station near W. Va.; United Fuel Gas Company. Foster, Bracken County, Kentucky to a G-6139; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee 22, 1955, a joint application for author (Stepp Well No. 2), Huntington, W. Va.; ity for the abandonment and sale by point of interconnection with the facili 11-26-54; Kermit District, Mingo County, Central of certain natural gas trans ties of Cincinnati Gas & Electric Com W. Va.; United Fuel Gas Company. mission and storage facilities in Ken pany at Cincinnati’s California Meas G-6140; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee tucky and for a certificate of public con uring Station in the City of Cincinnati, (Stepp Wells Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6), Huntington, venience and necessity, authorizing the Hamilton County, Ohio. W. Va.; 11-26-54; Kermit District, Mingo acquisition and operation by Transmis 10. Approximately 15.1 miles of 24" County, W. Va.; United Fuel Gas Company. sion of said facilities, described in the gas transmission pipeline (Line AM-7) G-6141; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee extending in a northwesterly direction (Stepp Well No. 7), Huntington, W. Va.; application as follows: 11-26-54; Kermit District, Mingo County, 1. Approximately 111.5 miles of 10" from Central’s Cold Springs Measuring W. Va.; United Fuel Gas Company. gas transmission pipeline (Line KA-10") Station situate in Campbell County, Ken G-6142; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee extending in a westerly direction from tucky to a point of interconnection with (Mamonca Well No. 1), Huntington, W. Va.; a point of interconnection with the the facilities of Cincinnati Gas & Elec 11—26—54; Kermit District, Mingo County, transmission facilities of United Fuel tric Company at Cincinnati’s Anderson W. Va., United Fuel Gas Company. Gas Company near Inez, Martin County, Ferry Measuring Station in the City of G-6143; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee Kentucky to the City of Lexington, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. (Mamonca Well No. 2), Huntington, W. Va.; 11. Lexington Compressor Station sit 11—26—54; Kermit District, Mingo County, Fayette County, Kentucky. W. Va., United Fuel Gas Company. 2. Approximately 41.6 miles of 12" gas uate near the City of Lexington, Fayette G-6144; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee transmission pipeline (Line G-12") ex County, Kentucky consisting of three (Trent Well No. 1), Huntington, W. Va.; tending in a westerly direction from Cen 110 horsepower gas engine driven com 11-26-54; Kermit District, Mingo County, tral’s Menifee Compressor Station situ pressor units, together with all piping, W. Va.; United Fuel Gas Company. ate in Menifee County, Kentucky to the auxiliary equipment, structures and G-6145; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee City of Lexington, Fayette County, properties appurtenant thereto and util (Trent Well No. 3), Huntington, W. Va.; Kentucky. ized in connection with the operation of 11-26-54; Kermit District, Mingo County, Lexington Compressor Station. W. Va.; United Fuel Gas Company. 3. Approximately 2.3 miles of 8" gas G-6146; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee transmission pipeline (Line F-8") ex 12. Tollesboro Compressor Station sit (Trent Wells Nos. 5, 7), Huntington, W. Va.; tending in a northwesterly direction from uate in Lewis County, Kentucky, consist 11—26—54; Kermit District, Mingo County, W. Central’s Menifee Compressor Station, ing of four 600 horsepower gas engine Va.; United Fuel Gas Company. Menifee County, Kentucky to a point of driven compressor units, together with G-6147; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee interconnection with Central’s Line all piping, auxiliary equipment, struc (Trent *Well No. 6), Huntington, W. Va.; E-14" at South Means, Montgomery tures and properties appurtenant thereto 11-26-54; Kermit District, Mingo County, W. and utilized in the operation of Tolles Va.; United Fuel Gas Company. County, Kentucky. G-6148; Wm. McKinley Trent, Trustee 4. Approximately 66.5 miles of 14" gas boro Compressor Station. (Trent Wells Nos. 8, 9, 10), Huntington, W. transmission pipeline (Line E-14") ex 13. Means Compressor Station situate Va.; 11-26-54; Williamson, Mingo County, W. tending in a northwesterly direction in Montgomery County, Kentucky, con Va.; United Fuel Gas Company. from a point of interconnection with the sisting of four 880 horsepower gas engine G-6193 and G-6194; Sunray Mid-Continent transmission facilities of Gulf Interstate driven compressor units, together with Oil Company, Tulsa, Okla.; 11-29-54; High Gas Company and Tennessee Gas Trans all piping, auxiliary equipment, struc land Township, Elk County, Pa.; Pennsyl mission Company at South Means, Mont tures and properties appurtenant thereto vania Gas Company. gomery County, Kentucky to Central’s and utilized in connection with the op A public hearing will be held on the Foster Regulating Station near Foster, eration of Means Compressor Station. 16th day of May, 1956, beginning at 9:30 Bracken County, Kentucky. 14. Menifee Compressor Station sit a. m., e. d. s. t., in the hearing room of 5. Approximately 62.6 miles of 20" gas uate in Menifee County, Kentucky, con the Federal Power Commission, 441 G transmission pipeline (Line E-20") ex sisting of five 880 and two 170 horsepower Street NW., Washington, D. C., concern tending in a northwesterly direction gas engine driven compressor units, to ing the matters involved in and the issues from a point of interconnection with the gether with all piping, auxiliary equip Presented by Columbiana, County, Ohio, an d Pultney tor, Richard C. Bergen, Emmett C. hereinafter described, which were sched Township, Belmont County, Ohio, in the Gallup, Miriam B. Gallup, Maurice uled to be heard at 9:30 a. m., e. d. s. t., east. Thorner, Arrowhead Associated, Inc., on Tuesday, May 8,1956 (published April Service presently being rendered by Jane D. Shields, Docket No. G—8134; 7, 1956, 21 F. R. 2294-2296), in the con Natural Gas Company will be continued E. C. Miller and Earl Knotts, Docket No. solidated proceeding In the Matters of by Ohio Fuel and Manufacturers. G-8136; L. L. Booher Gas Company, Houston Natural Gas Production Com The application recites that the de Docket No. G-8137; P. L. and Josie Hall pany et al., Docket Nos. G-8512, et al., preciated original cost of the properties Lease, Docket No. G-8146; C. W. Beecher is postponed as hereinafter indicated and to be acquired by Ohio Fuel from Natural and L. W. Beecher, Docket No. G-8287 ; the two applications are hereby severed Gas Company is $7,614,889 as of Decem Guyan Gas Producers, Inc., Docket No. from said consolidated proceeding. ber 31,1954, and the depreciated original G-8317; S & S Gas Company, Docket No. The hearing upon the application in cost of the properties to be acquired by G-8371 ; G. A. Kane, The Cooperative Re the matter of Humble Oil & Refining Manufacturers from Natural Gas Com finery Association, Docket No. G-8379; Company, Docket No. G-9702, filed No pany is $122,812 as of December 31,1954. Hester M. Ayers Gas Company, Docket vember 25, 1955, is hereby postponed to The application further states that Co No. G-8413 ; David J. Flesh, Dr. Harold a date to be hereafter fixed by further lumbia will make a cash capital contri W. Goldberg, Leon S. Brach, Maurice C. notice. bution to Natural Gas Company in the Hill, William F. Joseph, Irving Geist, L S. The hearing upon the application in Amount of its deficit in surplus, plus Greenfield, Howard Greenfield, Robert the matter of Arkansas Fuel Oil Com $30. Ohio Fuel will then issue to Co & Carol Rosenthiel, Ethel Bieber, Joan pany, Docket No. G-9789, filed December lumbia 125,494 shares of its $45 par value Carroll, Joseph R. Ferry, Docket No. 19, 1955, is hereby postponed, at the re stock, which will aggregate $30 more in G-8417; Briscoe Valley Development As quest of Applicant, to a date to be here par value than the 56,472 outstanding sociation, Docket No. G-8437; Westates after fixed by further notice. $100 par value shares of Natural Gas Petroleum Corporation, Docket No. [seal] Leon M. F uquay, Co. held by Columbia and Columbia will G-8485 ; Ernest A. Strakosh, Docket No. Secretary. surrender its Natural Gas Company G-8580 ; Mrs. Ruthe Greenewald, Docket capital stock to Ohio Fuel for cancella No. G—8587 ; Pratt and Grace Barr Lease, [F. R. Doc. 56-3234; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; tion. Ohio Fuel will assume the indebt Docket No. G-8594 ; Morris Oil and Gas 8:48 a. m.] edness and other obligations as well as Company, Inc., Docket No. G-8595 ; acquire the assets of Natural Gas Com Fordee Rhoades Oil Company, Docket pany. No. G-8641; Sinclair Oil & Gas Company, The application in each of the above Docket No. G-8836 ; Durbin Bond & Co., [Docket No. G-10277] numbered dockets is on file with the Inc., Harry D. Owen, J. K. Wright, Jr., J. R. M cGill et al. Commission and open for public inspec M. Q. Peterson d/b/a Petersen Drilling tion. Company, Mrs. George F. Baker, Charles ORDER SUSPENDING PROPOSED CHANGES IN These related matters should be heard G. Cushing, Docket No. G—9061; Nelson RATES on a consolidated record and disposed of Bunker Hunt, Docket No. G-9088; Con J. R. McGill, et al. (Applicant), on as promptly as possible under the ap tinental Oil Company, Docket No. March 23, 1956, tendered for filing pro plicable rules and regulations and to that G-9260 ; Nabob Production Company, posed changes in presently effective rate end: Docket No. G-9301; J. W. Braden Oil schedules for sales subject to the juris Take further notice that, pursuant to Company, Docket No. G—9478; J. W. diction of the Commission. The pro the authority contained in and subject Braden Oil Company, Docket No. posed changes, which constitute in to the jurisdiction conferred upon the G-9479; The Atlantic Refining Company, creased rates and charges, are contained Federal Power Commission by sections 7 Docket No. G-9644 ; Fred Morgan, Docket in the following designated filing which and 15 of the Natural Gas Act, and the No. G-9673; W. Y. Quisenberry, Docket is proposed to become effective on the Commission’s rules of practice and pro No. G-9699; Western Pocahontas Corpo date shown: cedure, a hearing will be held on May ration, Docket No. G—9704; W. E. Bakke, Description; Purchaser; Rate Schedule 21, 1956 at 10:00 a. m., e. d. s. t., in a Docket No. G-9712; Musgrove Petroleum Designation; and Effective Date1 hearing room of the Federal Power Com Corporation, Kenneth A. Spencer, G. M. Simpson, Chester W. Kettner, Docket Notice of change, undated; Phillips Pe mission, 441 G Street NW„ Washington troleum Company; Supplement No. 2 to D. C., concerning the matters involved No. G-9734; The Stevens County Oil & Applicant’s FPC Gas Rate Schedule No. 1; and the issues presented by such appli Gas Company, Docket No. G-9744; B. M. May 1, 1956. cations. Britain and C. E. Weymouth, Docket No. Protests or petitions to intervene may G-9818; H & N Gas Company, Docket The increased rates and charges pro be filed with the Federal Power Commis No. 9824; Victor Hale, Docket No. posed in the aforesaid filing have not sion, Washington 25, D. C., in accordance G-9826 ; Lamp Oil & Gas Co., Docket No. been shown to be justified, and may be with the rules of practice and procedure G-9849; L. M. Ayers, et al., Docket No. unjust, unreasonable, unduly discrimi (18 CFR 1.8 or 1.10) on or before May 8, G-9851. natory, or preferential, or otherwise 1956. Notice is hereby given that on April unlawful. 16, 1956, the Federal Power Commission The Commission finds: It is necessary [seal] Leon M. F uquay, issued its finding and order, issuing cer and proper in the public interest and to ' Secretary. tificates of public convenience and ne aid in the enforcement of the provisions IF. R. Doc. 56-3232; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; cessity in the above-entitled matters. of the Natural Gas Act that the Com 8:48 a. m.] mission enter upon a hearing concern [SEAL] Leon M. F uquay, ing the lawfulness of the said proposed Secretary. changes, and that the above-designated [F. R. Doc. 56-3233; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; supplement be suspended and the use [Docket No. G-8132 etc.] 8:48 a. m.] thereof deferred as hereinafter ordered. The Commission orders: Wayne Moore et al. (A) Pursuant to the authority con NOTICE OF FINDINGS AND ORDER tained in Sections 4 and 15 of the Natural [Docket Nos. G-9702, G-9789] Gas Act and the Commission’s general April 19,1956. rules and regulations (18 CFR, Chapter In the matters of Wayne Moore, W. H. Humble Oil & R efining Co. and Arkansas I ), a public hearing be held upon a date Gilmore, Dixilyn Oil Company, James C. F uel Oil Co. to be fixed by notice from the Secretary, payes, Paul H. Umbach, Lee A. Swed- NOTICE OF SEVERANCE AND POSTPONEMENT concerning the lawfulness of said pro mnd d/b/a Sterling Oil Company, OF HEARING posed changes in rates and charges; and, Docket No. G-8132; Jay M. Shields, April Lawrence R. Howell, Theodore A. Lynn, 19,1956. * The stated effective date is the first day L Henry Schweitzer, John E. Freeman, Take notice that the hearing upon the after expiration of the required thirty days "r-, Garth A. Duell, Richard T. Byrne, two separate applications for certificates notice, or the effective date proposed by Ap Albert L. Goeppinger, Margaret C. Proc- of public convenience and necessity as plicant, if later. No. 81— 5 2712 NOTICES pending such hearing and decision Preferred Stock will constitute a further should be addressed: Secretary, Securi thereon, the above-designated supple series of Penelec’s preferred stock and ties and Exchange Commission, Wash ment be and the same hereby is sus will not vary in its terms from the out ington 25, D. C. At any time after said pended and the use thereof deferred until standing shares of Penelec’s preferred date said amended application, as filed October 1, 1956, and until such further stock except as to dividend rate and re or as it may be further amended, may time as it is made effective in the man demption price. be granted as provided in Rule U-23 of ner prescribed by the Natural Gas Act. Penelec proposes to apply the proceeds the rules and regulations promulgated (B) Neither the supplement hereby derived from the sale of these new secu under the act, or the Commission may suspended, nor the rate schedule sought rities as follows: (a) $10,000,000 will be grant exemption from its rules as pro to be altered thereby, shall be changed applied to the prepayment of Penelec’s vided in Rules U-20 (a) and U-100 or until this proceeding has been disposed 3i4 percent notes due December 31,1957, take such other action as it may deem of or until the period of suspension has issued under its credit agreement dated appropriate. expired, unless otherwise ordered by the February 27, 1953; (b) $2,000,000 will be By the Commission. Commission. applied to the prepayment of the 3*A (C) Interested State commissions may percent bank loans of Northern Penn [SEAL] ORVAL L. DUBOIS, participate as provided by §§ 1.8 and 1.37 sylvania Power Company (“North Secretary. (f) (18 CFR 1.8 and 1.37 (f)) of the Com Penn”) due June 29, 1956, which are [P. R. Doc. 56-3242; Piled, Apr. 25, 1956; mission’s rules of practice and procedure. expected to be assumed by Penelec on or 8:49 a. m.] Issued: April 19,1956. about April 30, 1956, as a result of the proposed merger of North Penn into By the Commission.1 Penelec; and (c) the balance will be [seal] J. H. Gutride, applied to the cost of construction of [Pile No. 812-997] property additions, to the repayment of Acting Secretary. W estern U tilities Corp. [F. R. Doc. 56-3235; Piled, Apr. 25, 1956; bank loans effected by Penelec since De 8:49 a. m.] cember 31, 1955, in connection with the NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR ORDER DE construction of property additions, or to CLARING THAT COMPANY IS NOT AN the reimbursement of Penelec’s treasury INVESTMENT COMPANY SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE for expenditures therefrom in connection April 20,1956. with the construction of property addi COMMISSION tions. Notice is hereby given that Western [Pile No. 70-3469] Prior to the issuance of the 1986 Series Utilities Corporation (“Western Utili Bonds and the 90,000 shares of Preferred ties”) has filed an application under P ennsylvania Electric Co. Stock, Penelec proposes to declare and section 3 (b) (2) of the Investment Com NOTICE OF FILING REGARDING PROPOSED IS pay a special cash dividend on its com pany Act of 1940 (“act”) for an order SUANCE AND SALE OF PRINCIPAL AMOUNT mon stock in the amount of $4,000,000 declaring it to be primarily engaged, OF FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS AND OF PRE out of earned surplus accumulated prior through controlléd companies, in a busi FERRED STOCK to January 1, 1956. ness or businesses other than that of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or April 20,1956. The filing states that Penelec’s financ ing program for 1956 is designed to make trading in securities. Notice is hereby given that Pennsyl The application contains the following vania Electric Company (“Penelec”) , an approximately $25,500,000 available to facts and representations: indirect public utility subsidiary of Gen Penelec during the year 1956 for con (1) Applicant, a Delaware corpora eral Public Utilities Corporation, a regis struction purposes and in addition to tion, has as its sole investment the com tered holding company, has filed an ap reimburse Penelec’s treasury to the ex mon stocks of the following operating plication and an amendment thereto tent of $4,000,000 for expenditures made public utilities: pursuant to the Public Utility Holding therefrom for construction purposes prior to January 1, 1956 (which reim Company Act of 1935 (“act”) designat Percento! ing section 6 (b) thereof and Rule U-50 bursement will be used for general cor Shares voting promulgated thereunder as applicable to porate purposes, including the payment power the transactions proposed therein which of the special dividend on common stock are summarized as follows: referred to above).. It is further stated California Water & Telephone Co— 180,919 1ft 17 that of this amount approximately $9,- West Coast Telephone Co....____ 160,000 19.28 Penelec proposes to issue and sell, for The Southwestern States Tele- cash, pursuant to the competitive bid 500,000 will be provided from the sale of phone C o ___ . . __ _ 30,173 6.65 ding provisions of Rule U-50, $12,500,000 the 1986 Series Bonds and the 90,000 principal amount of first mortgage bonds shares of Preferred Stock, $6,000,000 is to be provided from the sale of addi (2) Each of the operating public utility and 90,000 shares of preferred stock, companies are engaged in the telephone tional common stock (the application with a par value of $100 per share. The business and in addition, California for which is now pending before the interest rate on the bonds, which is to Water & Telephone Company distributes be a multiple of % of 1 percent, and the Commission (File No. 70-3464)), $1,500,- and sells water. price thereof to Penelec, which is to be 000 will be provided from bank loans, (3) In June 1955, West Coast Utiliities and the balance, it is anticipated, will be not less than 100 percent nor more than Corporation and Loveland and Com pany 102.75 percent of principal amount, and provided from operations. merged into Western Utilities. Prior to the dividend rate on the preferred stock, The filing indicates that no State or the merger Loveland owned 86 percent of which is to be a multiple of 1/20 of 1 per Federal commission other than the the common stock of Western Utilities, cent, and the price thereof to Penelec, Pennsylvania Public Utility Commis 71 percent and 65 percent, respectively, which is to be not less than $100 per sion and the Securities and Exchange of the preferred and common stocks of Commission has jurisdiction with re share nor more than $102.75 per share, West Coast Utilities Corporation and are to be fixed by the competitive bid spect to the proposed issuance and sale 30,173 shares of common stock of the ding. of the new securities. Southwestern states Telephone Com The First Mortgage Bonds, which are Notice is further given that any in pany; Western Utilities owned 180,916 designated in the application as the 1986 terested person may not later than May shares of common stock of California Series Bonds, will be issued under the 7, 1956, at 5:30 p. m., e. d. s. t., request Water & Telephone Company, and West the Commission in writing that a hear mortgage and deed of trust between Coast Utilities owned 160,000 shares of Penelec and Bankers Trust Company, as ing be held on the amended application West Coast Telephone Company. Trustee, dated as of January 1, 1942, as stating the nature of his interest, the (4) All of the securities of the three heretofore amended and supplemented reasons for such request, and the is operating public utility companies now and as to be amended and supplemented sues of fact or law, if any, raised by said held by the applicant have been held by by a further supplemental indenture to amended application which he desires to the applicant and/or the com panies be dated as of May 1, 1956. The new controvert or he may request that he be merged into it for more than 10 years, notified if the Commission should order and during that time these securities 1 Commissioner Digby dissenting. a hearing thereon. Any such request have been their sole investment. Thursday, April 26, 1956 FEDERAL REGISTER 2713 (5) For more than the past 20 years upon the desirability of a hearing on the gram, but that economic conditions may the active direction and management of matter and may request that a hearing make it advisable to consummate such the system companies has come from a be held, such request stating the nature financing in July or August or the early single key group comprised of Chester H. of his interest, the reason for such re part of September, 1956, rather than Loveland, John L. Lilienthal and Charles quest and the issues, if any, of fact or during the months of May and June. de Y. Elks, who have been President, Vice law proposed to be controverted, or he The application further states that the President and Secretary, respectively, of may request that he be notified if the estimated cash requirement of Union each of the system companies during Commission should order a hearing from external sources during the months such period. thereon. Any such communication or April to September, 1956, both inclusive, (6) In addition, other members of the request should be addressed: Secretary, is $18,500,600 and that Union has made board of directors and officers of the ap Securities and Exchange Commission, informal arrangements with the pres plicant are also directors and officers of Washington 25, D. C. At any time after ent holders of its short term notes and the three operating public utilty com said date, the application may be granted with another financial institution for panies. as provided in Rule N-5 of the rules and additional borrowings, without any com (7) During the same period the sala regulations promulgated under the act. mitment fees, as required by Union from ries and expenses of a single group of key It appearing to the Commission that it time to time, to be evidenced by promis employees have been paid from a com would be appropriate to extend the pe sory notes to be dated as of the date of mon fund, the cost of which was shared riod of exemption from the Act accorded each particular borrowing, to mature on by all of the companies. to Western Utilities Corporation as a September 14, 1956, to bear interest at (8) Applicant has not for the past 10 result of the filing of the instant appli the prime rate effective at the particular years, and does not now intend to invest cation pursuant to section 3 (b) (2) of time of borrowing, and to be prepayable in any securities other than those of the act until the disposition of such ap prior to maturity without premium. corporations which are managed by and plication. Accordingly, Union requests the Com under the direction of the same manage It is ordered, That the period of ex mission to enlarge the percentage which ment group as that of the applicant. emption provided Western Utilities Cor Union may borrow, pursuant to the first Section 3 (a) (3) of the act, in perti poration under section 3 (b) (2) of the and second sentences of section 6 (b) of nent part, defines an investment com act be extended until the disposition by the act from 5 percent to 8 percent, pany as any issuer which is engaged or the Commission of the application herein such increase to remain in effect until proposes to engage in the business of in of Western Utilities Corporation. September 14, 1956, or such earlier date vesting, reinvesting, owning, holding or upon which Union shall have consum trading in securities, and owns or pro By the Commission. mated its permanent financing referred poses to acquire investment securities [seal] Orval L. D uB ois, to above. having a value exceeding 40 percent of Secretary. It is stated that no State or other Fed the value of such issuer’s total assets [F. R. Doc. 56-3243; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; eral commission has jurisdiction over the (exclusive of Government securities and 8:50 a. m.] proposed transactions. cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. Notice is further given that any in Section 3 (b) (2) of the act, however, terested person may, not later than May provides an exception from such defini [File No. 70-3470] 7, 1956, at 5:30 p. m., request the Com tion for any issuer which the Commis mission in writing that a hearing be held sion upon application finds and by order U nion Electric Co. of Missouri on this matter stating the nature of his declares to be primarily engaged in a NOTICE OF FILING OF APPLICATION REGARD interest, the reasons for such request, business or businesses other than that ING ISSUANCE OF SHORT TERM NOTES and the issues of fact or law, if any, of investing, reinvesting, owning, hold raised by such filing which he proposes ing, or trading in securities either di April 20, 1956. to controvert, or he may request that he rectly or (A) through majority-owned Notice is hereby given that Union be notified if the Commission should subsidiaries or (B) through controlled Electric Company of Missouri (“Un order a hearing thereon. Any such re companies conducting similar types of ion”), a registered holding company, quest should be addressed: Secretary, businesses. has filed with the Commission an ap Securities and Exchange Commission, As defined in section 2 (a) (9) of the plication pursuant to the Public Utility Washington 25, D. C. At any time after act, “Control” means the power to exer Holding Company Act of 1935, (“act”) said date the application as filed or as cise a controlling influence over the man and has designated the first and second it may hereafter be amended, may be agement or policies of a company, unless sentences of section 6 (b) of said act as granted as provided in Rule U-23 of the such power is solely the result of an offi applicable to the proposed transactions, rules and regulations promulgated under cial position with such company. Sec which are summarized as follows: the act, or the Commission may grant tion 2 (a) (9) further provides, in perti As of March 31, 1956 Union had out exemption from its rules as provided in nent part, that any person who does not standing $10,300,000 of promissory notes, Rules U-20 (a) and U-100 or take such own beneficially more than 25 percent of of a maturity of nine months or less other action as it may deem appropriate. the voting securities of a company shall from date of issue, all maturing on Sep By the Commission. oe presumed not to control such com tember 14, 1956, and bearing interest at pany but such presumption may be re the rate of 3% percent per annum, the [seal] Orval L. D uBois, butted by evidence. However, such prime rate at the date of issue thereof. Secretary. Presumption continues until a determi Said notes were issued pursuant to the [F. R. Doc. 56-3244; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; nation to the contrary is made by the exemptive provisions contained in the 8:50 a. m.] Commission by order. first and second sentences of- section 6 Within the past year each of the pub (b) of the act. It is stated that the lic utility operating companies has filed maximum amount which Union may INTERSTATE COMMERCE a registration statement with the Com presently issue under such exemptive passion under the Securities Act of 1933 provisions is $16,944,942, or 5 per centum COMMISSION in connection with a public offering of of the aggregate of the principal amount F ourth S ection Applications for R elief its securities. In one instance the com of Union’s long term debt, the par value pany represented that the directors of of its common stock and the fair market April 23,1956. Western Utilities are also directors of value at the dates of issue of its pre Protests to the granting of an appli such company, and in the other two cases ferred stock without par value. cation must be prepared in accordance It is further stated that Union con with Rule 40 of the general rules of j ^ stated that the directors of Western templates permanent financing prior to practice (49 CFR#1.40) and filed within Utilities and those of the companies are September 14, 1956, through the issue 15 days from the date of publication of identical. and sale of from $35,000,000 to $40,000,- this notice in the F ederal R egister. Notice is further given that any inter 000 principal amount of additional First ested person may, not later than May 4, Mortgage Bonds to obtain funds for the LONG-AND-SHORT HAUL 1956, at 5:30 p. m., submit to the Com repayment of its promissory notes and FSA No. 31995: Liquefied petroleum mission in writing any facts bearing for continuation of its construction pro gas—Southwest to Nebraska. Filed by 2714 NOTICES P. C. Kratzraeir, Agent, for Interested [No. 31981] record in this proceeding, the annual, rail carriers. Rates on liquefied petro quarterly and monthly reports of thé N ew Haven Railroad leum gas, tank-car loads, from specified respondent to this Commission for the points in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, INCREASED COMMUTATION FARES, 1956 period from 1946 to the date of the Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and hearing, and of the elements of value Texas, to specified points in Nebraska. At a general session of the Interstate applicable to the respondent contained Grounds for relief: Modified short Commerce Commission, held at its office in the publication of this Commission’s line distance formula, application of in Washington, D. C., on the 20th day Bureau of Accounts, Cost Finding and rates through higher-rated intermediate of April A. D. 1956' Valuation, dated February 1, 1956, en points in western Iowa, truck competi It appearing that on April 16, 1956, titled “Elements of Value of Property of tion in part, and circuity. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Class I Line Haul Carriers used in Tariff: Supplement 279 to Agent Railroad Company filed Schedules to be Common Carrier Service.” Kratzmeir’s ICC 3825. come effective June 15, 1956, proposing Parties desiring to enter objection to PSA No. 31996: Brick—Nebraska to to increase its interstate commutation the consideration of such documents, or Michigan and Wisconsin. Piled by W. J. fares between points in the States of any particular matter contained therein Prueter, Agent, for interested rail car Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecti upon the ground of relevance or mate riers. Rates on brick and related ar cut, and New York, by 25 percent; riality, must orally enter such objection ticles, carloads, from Endicott, Hastings, It further appearing that such sched on the record at a timely stage of the Lincoln, and Nebraska City, Nebr., to base ules were accompanied by a statement in hearing provided for in paragraph 3 points in upper peninsula of Michigan justification thereof, with six supporting hereof. The objection should specify and in Wisconsin, and points taking verified statements, and that such state the matter objected to and the reasons same rates in National Rate Basis Tariff. ments were served on the regulatory therefor. Grounds for relief: Short-line distance bodies and persons listed below, and that (c) Evidence in behalf of groups or formula, and circuity. respondent will furnish like copies to associations either in support of or Tariff: Supplement 101 to Agent any other interested party upon request against the proposed fares, including Prueter’s ICC A-3686. in writing, addressed to Mr. J. W. Grady, evidence dealing with the cost of service FSA No. 31997: Sugar—western points The New York, New Haven and Hartford or other technical matters, must be sub to central territory. Piled by W. J. Prue Railroad Company, 54 Meadow Street, mitted in the form of verified statements ter, Agent, for interested rail carriers. New Haven, Conn.; (affidavits) with or without exhibits at Rates on sugar, beet or cane, carloads, It further appearing that on April 18, tached, on or before May 14, 1956, with from specified points in Colorado, Idaho, 1956, the said railroad company filed fifteen copies to this Commission, two and other western States named in item schedules with the State regulatory bod copies to Mr. Grady, and one copy to 1844-B of exhibit 1 to the application, to ies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and each of the regulatory bodies and persons specified points in Indiana, Kentucky, Connecticut, proposing like increased in listed in the appendix hereto, together Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, trastate commutation fares within those with a copy to any other interested party named in item 1843-D of the same States; and that it asks that the out requesting it. exhibit. standing order in No. ,30010, New York (d) Verified statements (affidavits) in Grounds for relief: Circuitous routes. State Commutation Pares, New Haven reply to the above, and verified state Tariff: Supplement 101 to Agent Prue Railroad, 279 I. C. C. 151, be modified ments in reply to protests submitted in ter’s ICC A-3973. to the extent necessary to permit the accordance with paragraph 2 (a) hereof, FSA No. 31998: Substituted service; filing of a petition and/or schedules with must be filed on or before May 21, 1956. motor-rail-motor—St. Louis-San Fran the Public Service Commission of New Fifteen copies must be furnished to this cisco. Piled by J. D. Hughett, Agent, for York, for similar increased commutation Commission. A copy should also be fur interested rail and motor carriers. Rates fares within that State; nished to the party whose verified state on various commodities, in truck-load It is ordered, That: ment or protest is being replied to, with and less-than-truck-load quantities, in 1. (a) An investigation under the a copy to each of the regulatory bodies highway trucks, trailers, or semi-trailers, docket number and title hereof be, and and persons listed in the appendix, to loaded on railroad flat cars, between it is hereby, instituted into and concern gether with a , copy to any other inter Dallas, Tex., on traffic from or to points ing the reasonableness and lawfulness ested party requesting it. beyond served by motor carriers, on one otherwise of the proposed increased 3. A hearing for the purpose of cross- hand, and Oklahoma City, Okla., on traf interstate commutation fares above examining witnesses who have filed veri fic from or to points beyond served by described; fied statements or reply verified state motor carriers. (b) That The New York, New Haven ments will be held at Room 35, U. S. Grounds for relief: All motor-truck and Hartford Railroad Company be, and Court House, Foley Square, New York, competition. it is hereby, made respondent to this N. Y., beginning at 10:00 o’clock a. m., Tariff: Supplement 5 to Agent Hugh- proceeding. U. S. standard time, May 23,1956, before ett’s ICC 66. 2. Special rules of practice will apply Examiner Puller. Opportunity will also PSA No. 31999: Substituted service; as follows: . be given at this session for the presenta motor-rail - motor — Missouri - Kansas- (a) Protests against the proposed in tion of oral testimony in support of or in Texas. Filed by J. D. Hughett, Agent, crease in interstate commutation fares, opposition to the proposed increased including requests for suspension of the fares, by persons having an interest for interested rail and motor carriers. schedules, may be filed on or before May Rates on various commodities, in high therein. A supplemental session will be 14, 1956. Such protests should make held at Boston, Mass., at a time and place way trailers loaded on railroad flat cars, reference to this proceeding by docket to be announced later, for the purpose of between Muskogee, Okla., on one hand, number and title, should state the further presentation of such oral testi and Dallas and Port Worth, Tex., on the grounds in support of the protests, and mony, provided requests therefor are other, on traffic originating at and mov indicate in what respect the protested made to this Commission on or before ing from or to points beyond served by schedules are considered to be unlawful. iv ia j r i ï , jl ïjü o . , motor carriers. The protests may be in letter form and 4. Memorandum briefs may be filed Grounds for relief: Competition of mo an original only need be filed with this on or before June 6, 1956. An original tor trucks. Commission, with copy to Mr. J. W. and 14 copies must be furnished to the Tariff: Supplement 5 to Agent Hugh- Grady, representing the respondent. Commission, and one copy to each party ett’s ICC 66. Replies to protests may be made in ac filing an appearance at the hearing. cordance with paragraph 2 (d) hereof. It is further ordered, That the out By the Commission. Unless orally objected to on the record standing order in No. 30010 be, and it is [seal] H arold D. M cCoy, at the hearing provided for in paragraph hereby, modified to the extent necessary Secretary. 3, these protests will be received in to permit respondent to file a petition evidence. and/or schedules with the Public Service [P. R. Doc. 56-3239; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; (b) The Commission will take official Commission of New York for similar in 8:49 a. m.] notice of, and consider as part of the creases in intrastate commutation fares Thursday, April 26, 1956 NOTICES 2715 within that State, and further modified Massachusetts Commissioners of the De Joseph J . Doran, Gov. Alfred E. Smith partment of Public Utilities, 100 Nashua State Office Building, Albany, N. Y. to permit the respondent to maintain Street, Boston, Mass. Samuel R. Madison, Gov. Alfred E. Smith such increased intrastate commutation Paul Bauman, 10 William Street, New York State Office Building, Albany, N. Y. fares as may be approved by that Com 38, N. Y. V. M. Parshall, Public Service Commission, mission as a result of such petition. Hon. Stanley W. Church, Mayor, City of Albany, N. Y. And it is further ordered, That a copy New Rochelle, N. Y. Herbert Askwith, 3 Concord Avenue, of this order be served upon respondent, Thomas G. Eariy, 127 Sound Beach Avenue, Larchmont, N. Y. and furnished to each of the regulatory Old Greenwich, Conn. Harold Borgwald, Corporation Counsel, bodies in the States traversed by re Monroe L. Fuchs, Wilton, Conn. City Hall, Mount Vernon, N. Y. John M. Hanrahan, Corporation Counsel, John L. Delius, 100 Mamaroneck Avenue, spondent, and copies for public inspec Stamford, Conn. tion be filed in the office of the Secretary Mamaroneck, N. Y. R. Harrington, Jr., R. F. D. No. 6, Westport, Daniel E. Kelly, Corporation Counsel, Rye, of the Commission, and with the Direc Conn. tor, Division of the Federal Register, for Orrin G. Judd, Judd & Gurfein, 655 Madi N. Y. William J. McWilliams, 70 Pine Street, publication in the F ederal R egister. son Avenue, New York 21, N. Y. Alfred A. Lawton, New Canaan, Conn. New York 5, N. Y. By the Commission. Peter R. Levin, Wilton, Conn. William L. Moran, Assistant Corporation Counsel, 22 Church Street, New Rochelle, [seal] Harold D. McCoy, Isadore M. Mackler, 41 Bank Street, Stam Secretary. ford, Conn. N. Y. Frank X. ODonnell, Jr., 100 Palmer Ave- Francis J. Morgan, County Office Building, Increased Comm utation F ares, New Haven nue^Larchmont, N, Y. White Plains, N. Y. R ailroad B. Edwin Sackett, c/o Chamber of Com Anthony Sansone, 169 Pleasant Avenue, Public Service Commission of New York, merce, 107 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, Mamaroneck, N. Y. Albany, N. Y. Conn. David Wolff, Assistant Town Attorney, Connecticut Public Utilities Commission, Emanuel Schwartz, 110 East 42d Street, Town Hall, Harrison, N. Y. Hartford, Conn. New York 17, N. Y. Rhode Island Public Utility Administrator, Edward F. Huber, Esq., Dem, Magill & [F. R. Doc. 56-3240; Filed, Apr. 25, 1956; State Office Building, Providence, R. I. Huber, 55 Broadway, New York 6, N. Y. 8:49 a. m.J