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MN (MP 288.0), to St. Paul, MN (MP at Martell, in Amador County, CA. No. 33326 notice published 407.4), and for overhead traffic from Included in the acquisition are a rail concurrently herewith, consists Comus, MN (MP 123.8), to Rosemount, yard and associated tracks. generally of: (1) CPR’s ‘‘KC Mainline’’ MN (MP 150.7); and (iii) over 78.2 miles This transaction was scheduled to be between City, MO, and Pingree of rail line owned by the Kansas City consummated on March 31, 1997. Grove, IL, including trackage rights Terminal Railroad (KCT).10 If the notice contains false or between Pingree Grove and Chicago, IL; Pursuant to a decision of the Board misleading information, the exemption and (2) CPR’s ‘‘Corn Lines’’ between served April 2, 1997, the proposed is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the Sabula and Sheldon, IA, including transaction may be consummated on or exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) branch lines and trackage rights in after April 4, 1997. I&M intends to may be filed at any time. The filing of southern . Upon acquiring consummate the transaction as soon as a petition to revoke does not such lines and trackage rights, I&M will practicable. automatically stay the transaction. become a Class II rail carrier. If the notice contains false or An original and 10 copies of all Applicants state that: (i) I&M and misleading information, the exemption pleadings, referring to STB Finance MRL will not connect with each other is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the Docket No. 33378, must be filed with or with any railroad in their corporate exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) the Surface Transportation Board, Office family; (ii) the continuance in control is may be filed at any time. The filing of of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 not part of a series of anticipated a petition to revoke will not K Street, NW., DC 20423– transactions that would connect the automatically stay the transaction. 0001. A copy of all pleadings must be railroads with each other or with any An original and 10 copies of all served on applicant’s representative: railroad in their corporate family; and pleadings, referring to STB Finance James F. Flint, Grove, Jaskiewicz and (iii) the transaction does not involve any Docket No. 33326, must be filed with Cobert, 1730 M Street, NW., Suite 400, Class I carriers. Therefore, the the Surface Transportation Board, Office Washington, DC 20036. transaction is exempt from the prior of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 Decided: April 3, 1997. approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423– 11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). 0001. In addition, one copy of each By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Pursuant to a decision of the Board pleading must be served on Mark H. served April 2, 1997, I&M may Vernon A. Williams, Sidman, Esq., Weiner, Brodsky, Sidman consummate its proposed acquisition on & Kider, P.C., 1350 Avenue, Secretary. or after April 4, 1997. I&M intends to N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC [FR Doc. 97–9097 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am] consummate that acquisition as soon as 20005–4797. BILLING CODE 4915±00±P practicable. The control transaction in Decided: April 3, 1997. the instant docket will be consummated simultaneously therewith. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Director, Office of Proceedings. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board Vernon A. Williams, Surface Transportation Board may not use its exemption authority to Secretary. relieve a rail carrier of its statutory [STB Finance Docket No. 33327] [FR Doc. 97–9095 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am] obligation to protect the interests of its BILLING CODE 4915±00±P employees. Although applicants do not Dennis Washington, et al.; expect any employees to be adversely Continuance in Control Exemption; affected by this control transaction, they I&M Rail Link, LLC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION have agreed to apply employee Dennis Washington, William H. protective conditions pursuant to 49 Surface Transportation Board Brodsky, Mort Lowenthal, Dorn U.S.C. 11326(a). Therefore, any [STB Finance Docket No. 33378] Parkinson, J. Fred Simpson, and employees adversely affected by the Thomas J. Walsh, noncarrier individuals control transaction will be protected by Sierra Pacific Industries; Acquisition (applicants), have filed a verified notice the conditions set forth in New York and Operation Exemption; Amador of exemption to continue in control, Dock Ry.—Control—Brooklyn Eastern Central Railroad Company through ownership and management, of Dist., 360 I.C.C. 60 (1979). I&M Rail Link, LLC (I&M) upon I&M’s If the notice contains false or Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI), a Class becoming a rail carrier. Applicants misleading information, the exemption III rail carrier, has filed a notice of control, through ownership and is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to management, one other rail carrier, exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) acquire and operate approximately 12 Rail Link, Inc. (MRL), a Class may be filed at any time. The filing of miles of rail line currently owned and II railroad operating in Montana, , a petition to revoke will not operated by the Amador Central and Washington. automatically stay the transaction. Railroad Company (ACRC), between This proceeding is related to STB An original and 10 copies of all milepost 0.0 at Ione and milepost 12.0 Finance Docket No. 33326, wherein pleadings, referring to STB Finance I&M, a noncarrier, has filed a verified Docket No. 33327, must be filed with 10 I&M also will acquire CPR’s minority interest the Surface Transportation Board, Office (8.33%) in the common stock of KCT, and will notice of exemption under 49 CFR thereby acquire certain rights and obligations 1150.31 and 1150.35 to acquire from of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 attendant thereto, including the right to operate on Soo Line Railroad Company, d/b/a/ K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423– the 78.2 miles of rail line owned by KCT. I&M also Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), and 0001. In addition, one copy of each will acquire all of the rights, privileges, benefits, pleading must be served on Mark H. and obligations of CPR in that certain contract operate approximately 1,109 miles of between KCS and predecessors of CPR, dated May rail line and 262 miles of trackage rights Sidman, Esq., Weiner, Brodsky, Sidman 1, 1942, including any real estate owned by CPR in in , , Minnesota, , & Kider, P.C., 1350 New York Avenue, Kansas or in the metropolitan area of Kansas City, , and Kansas. The system to N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC MO, together with any appurtenances and fixtures 20005–4797. of CPR located thereon and affixed thereto, other be acquired by I&M, which is more fully than certain excluded assets. described in the STB Finance Docket Decided: April 3, 1997. Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 68 / Wednesday, April 9, 1997 / Notices 17285

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, ACTION: Notice of amendment of routine professionals. Therefore, VA proposes to Director, Office of Proceedings. use. add the words ‘‘currently employed’’ by Vernon A. Williams, amendment to routine use number 6 of Secretary. SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy the System of Records, 77VA11, Health [FR Doc. 97–9096 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am] Act of 1974 notice is hereby given that Care Provider Credentialing and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) BILLING CODE 4915±00±P Privileging Records, where the existing is amending a routine use statement that release authority is contained. VA has appears in the system of records, long had a policy of initiating 77VA11, Health Care Provider DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY communications with other Federal Credentialing and Privileging Records– Agencies, appropriate State Licensing Customs Service VA. Boards, and appropriate non- DATES: Interested persons are invited to governmental entities about the [T.D. 97±21] submit written comments, suggestions, professional performance history of or objections regarding the proposed Recordation of Trade Name: ``Phase II'' former licensed health care amendment to the routine uses. All professionals. This includes those who AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service, relevant materials received before May have been terminated for any reason, or Department of the Treasury. 9, 1997, will be considered. All written who have resigned or retired and whose SUMMARY: On Tuesday, January 28, comments received will be available for behavior or clinical practice so 1997, a notice of application for the public inspection at the Office of substantially failed to meet generally recordation under section 42 of the Act Regulations Management, Room 1158, at accepted standards of clinical practice of July 5, 1946, as amended (15 U.S.C. the address given below, between the as to raise reasonable concern for the 1124), of the trade name ‘‘PHASE II,’’ hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday safety of patients. This policy is used by Phase II Machine and Tool, Inc., through Friday (except holidays). If no contained in 58 FR 48455, September a corporation organized under the laws public comment is received during the 16, 1993, further explained at 38 CFR of the State of , located at 14 30-day review period allowed for public part 47, and is recognized by Congress Caesar Place, Moonachie, New Jersey comment or unless otherwise published in Section 204 of Pub. L. 99–166. 07074, was published in the Federal in the Federal Register by VA, the While VA has responded to inquiries Register (62 FR 4094). The notice routine use amendment is effective May from appropriate State Licensing Boards advised that before final action was 9, 1997. about the professional practice of its taken on the application, consideration ADDRESSES: Written comments current employees, it has generally would be given to any relevant data, concerning the routine use amendment restricted its initiation of views, or arguments submitted in may be mailed to the Director, Office of communications to State Licensing writing by any person in opposition to Regulations Management (02D), Boards regarding professional practice the recordation and received not later Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 standards to former licensed health care than March 31, 1997. No responses were Avenue, NW, Washington, DC employees. Generally, concerns about received in opposition to the notice. 20420. clinical practice standards or behavior of current VA licensed health care Accordingly, as provided in § 133.14, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: professionals are addressed under Customs Regulations (19 CFR 133.14), Ruth-Ann Phelps, Ph.D., Health Systems traditional management methods such the name ‘‘PHASE II,’’ is recorded as the Specialist, Office of the Under Secretary trade name used by Phase II Machine as mentorships, proctorships, co- For Health, Patient Care Services, (202) reviews and other controls designed to and Tool Inc., located at 14 Caesar 273–8473. Place, Moonachie, New Jersey 07074. insure patient safety. The scope of these The trade name is used in connection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: procedures, however, is limited to VA supervised or controlled provision of with advertising, business cards, Background stationery. The merchandise is health care services and does not On July 27, 1990, the Department manufactured all over the world, but consider, those licensed health care published original notice of the system primarily Asia. professionals who, in addition to their of records (77VA11) at 55 FR 30790. VA employment, either full-time or EFFECTIVE DATE: April 9, 1997. This system of records was re-published part-time, may be providing health care FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: in its entirety on June 13, 1991 at 56 FR services outside of VA in a jurisdiction Delois P. Johnson, Intellectual Property 27292. Routine use number 19, and the where they are licensed. This is the Rights Branch, 1301 Constitution retention and disposal statement were basis for making current VA licensed Avenue, NW., (Franklin Court), amended on July 30, 1993 at 58 FR health care professionals subject to the Washington, D.C. 20229 (202–482– 40852. This proposal intends to amend same VA initiated reporting 6960). routine use number 6 in order to adhere requirements that have long existed for Dated: April 3, 1997. to a change in VA policy as set forth former VA licensed health care John F. Atwood, below. The proposed amendment is not employees. Further, extending this Chief, Intellectual Property Rights Branch. within the purview of subsection (r) of reporting practice is consistent with [FR Doc. 97–8977 Filed 4–8–97; 8:45 am] the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), as VA’s commitment to promote patient amended, which would require the BILLING CODE 4820±02±P safety in the health care community at submission of a new or altered system large and is consistent with reporting report. practices in private sector health care DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS Policy facilities. AFFAIRS The Department of Veterans Affairs Authority Privacy Act of 1974, Amendment of (VA) is amending its policy regarding VA has broad authority to report both Routine Use initiating reporting to State Licensing employed or separated health care Boards to include current VA employees professionals. VA has long-standing AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. who are licensed health care statutory authority, contained in 38