FEDERAL REGISTER 1934 ¿ ¡ h VOLUME 13 NUMBER 204 Wanted ^ Washington, Tuesday, October 19, 1948

TITLE 3— THE PRESIDENT serve forces which are so vital to the de­ CONTENTS fense of the United States. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10007 Harry S. T ruman THE PRESIDENT Organization op the R eserve Units op T he White House, Executive Orders Pa8e the Armed F orces October 15, 1948. Akron & Barberton Belt Railroad WHEREAS it is the traditional na­ [F. R. Doc. 48-9259; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; Co. and other carriers; creation tional security policy of the United 11:50 a. m.] of emergency board to investi­ States to place great reliance in or­ gate disputes______6104 ganized citizens’ forces supporting regu­ • Partial revocation of EO 689 of lar armed forces of the minimum size March 14, 1907, and EO 1712 of consistent with national defense; and EXECUTIVE ORDER 10008 WHEREAS the national security re­ Feb. 24, 1913______6104 quires that reserve components of ap­ Amending the Selective Service Reserve Units of Armed Forces, propriate strength and maximum R egulations organization______6099 effectiveness exist throughout the Na­ By virtue of the authority vested in Selective Service Tegulations, tion; and me by title I of the Selective Service Act amendment______6099 WHEREAS it is essential that the of 1948, approved June 24, 1948 (62 Stat. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES trained citizens who have completed a 604), I hereby prescribe the following period of service in the armed forces, amendments of the Selective Service Agriculture Department continue to be available to the Nation: Regulations prescribed in part by Execu­ NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the See also Rural Electrification Ad­ tive Order No. 9979 of July 20, 1948, in ministration. authority vested in me by the Constitu­ part by Executive Order No. 9992 of Au­ tion and statutes, and as President of Proposed rule making: gust 28, 1948, and in part by Executive Meats, prepared meats and meat the United States and Commander in Order No. 10001 of September 17, 1948, Chief of the armed forces, it is hereby and constituting portions of Chapter VI products; grading and certi- ordered as follows: of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regu­ fication______6108 1. The Secretary of Defense, and the lations: Rules and regulations: head of each department in the National 1. Part 611, Duty and Responsibility National agricultural conserva­ Military Establishment, shall proceed to Register, is amended as follows: tion program, 1949______6106 without delay, utilizing every practicable a. Paragraph (b) of § 611.4 is amended Tokay grapes grown in Califor­ resource of the regular components of to read as follows: nia; budget of expenses and the armed forces, to organize all reserve component units, and to train such ad­ (b) Every male person, other than a rate of assessment, 1948-49 ditional individuals now or hereafter person referred to in paragraph (a) of season______6106 members of the active reserve, as may be this section and a person excepted from Civil Aeronautics Board required for the national security; and registration by section 6 (a) of title I of Notices: to establish vigorous and progressive the Selective Service Act of 1948, who Hearings, etc.: programs of appropriate instruction and enters the United States subsequent to training for all elements of the reserve the day or days fixed by Presidential *A11 American Aviation, Inc__ 6110 components, including the National proclamation for the registration of per­ Robinson Aviation, Inc_____ 6110 Guard. sons of his age, shall present himself for Wisconsin Central Airlines, 2. The Secretary of Defense shall with­ and submit to registration before a local Inc------______6110 in 60 days after the date of this order board within the period of six months Defense Transportation, Office submit to the President a report show­ following the date on which he enters ing the action which has been taken by the United States. of the National Military Establishment in Rules and regulations: respect hereof, and any proposed legis­ b. Section 611.11 is amended to read Rail equipment, conservation; lation or other measures deemed neces­ as follows: shipments of apples_____ 6107 sary or appropriate in the interest of the § 611.11 Aliens who are not required Exception______6108 maximum effectiveness of the reserve to register, (a) A male alien who is now Federal Communications Com­ components of the armed forces. in or who hereafter enters the United 3. Every citizen is urged to do his ut­ mission States and who has not declared his in­ Notices: most in aiding the development of effec­ tention to become a citizen of the United tive reserve components of bur armed Hearings, etc. : forces, and every person who is a mem­ States shall not be required to be regis­ American Cable and Radio ber of a reserve component of the armed tered under section 3 of title I of the Corp. et al______6111 forces or who is qualified to become one Selective Service Act of 1948 and shall Ari-Ne-Mex Broadcasting Co. is urged to take an active part in build­ be relieved from liability for training and (2 documents)______6111 ing up the strong and highly trained re­ (Continued on p. 6101) Independent Broadcasting Co. 6111 6099 6100 THE PRESIDENT CONTENTS— Continued CODIFICATION GUIDE— Con. Federal Power Commission— Page Title 7— Agriculture Page FEDERAL^REGISTER Continued Chapter I—Production and 193« - d * Notices—Continued M arketing Administration Hearings, etc.—Continued (Standards, Inspections, Colorado Interstate Gas Co. Marketing Practices) : et al______6112 Part 53—Meats, prepared meats, Published daily, except Sundays, Mondays, International Trade, Office of and meat products (grading, and days following official Federal holidays, certification, and standards) by the Division of the Federal Register, the Rules and regulations: National Archives, pursuant to tB£ authority Coal-tar products; removal from (proposed)------—— 6108 contained in the Federal Register Act, ap­ Positive List of Commodities- 6106 Chapter VII—Production and proved July 26, 1935 (49 Stat. 500, as M arketing Administration amended; 44 U. S. C., ch. 8B), under regula­ Interstate Commerce Commis­ ■. (Agricultural Adjustment) : tions prescribed by the Administrative Com­ sion Part 701 — National agricul­ mittee, approved by the President. Distribu­ Rules and regulations: tural conservation program— 6106 tion is made only by the Superintendent of Car service: Chapter IX—Production and Documents, Government Printing Office, M arketing Administration Washington 25, D. C. Hay, restriction on reconsign­ TJie regulatory material appearing herein is ment______6107 (Marketing Agreements and keyed to the Code of Federal Regulations, Railroad freight cars to be Orders) : which is published, under 50 titles, pursuant stopped to complete load­ Part 951—Tokay grapes grown to section 11 of the Federal Register Act, as ing___ *— ------6107 v in California______— 6106 amended June 19, 1947. The Federal Register will be furnished by Reclamation Bureau Title 15— Commerce mail to subscribers, free of postage, for $1.50 Rules and regulations : Chapter III—Bureau of Foreign per month or $15.00 per year, payable in ad­ Real estate leases; redelegation and Domestic Commerce, De­ vance. The charge for individual copies of ‘ authority by Commis- , partment of Commerce: (minimum 15<#) varies in proportion to the size of the issue. Remit check or money sioner______:______6107 Part 399—Positive list of com­ order, made payable to the Superintendent Rural Electrification Adminis­ modities and related matters- 6106 of Documents, directly to the Government tration Title 24— Housing Credit Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. There are no restrictions on the republica­ Notices : Chapter V—Federal Housing Ad­ tion of material appearing in the Federal Allocation of funds for loans ministration: Register. (17 documents)______6108-6110 Part 532—Administrative rules Securities and Exchange Com­ under section 207, National Housing Act------6107 mission Title 29— Labor Now Available Notices : Hearings, etc.. Chapter V—Wage and Hour Divi­ Public Service Co. of New sion, Department of Labor: UNITED STATES Hampshire______6113 Part 778—Overtime compensa- GOVERNMENT Public Service Electric and tion______6107 MANUAL Gas Co______6114 Title 32— National Defense United Public Utilities Corp. Chapter VI—Selective Service 1948 Edition et al------6112 System: Selective Service System Part 611—Duty and responsibil­ (Revised through June 30) Rules and regulations: ity to register------6107 Published by the Division of the Federal Classification rules and princi­ Part 622—Classification rules Register, the National Archives ples______6107 and principles—______6107 Delivery and induction------6107 Part 628—Physical examina­ 722 pages— $1.00 a copy Duty and responsibility to reg­ tion ______6107 ister------6107 Part 632—Delivery and induc­ Order from Superintendent of Documents, Physical examination------6107 tion ______6107 United States Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C. Wage and Hour Division Title 43— Public Lands: Interior Rules and regulations : Chapter II—Bureau of Reclama­ Overtime compensation; effec­ tion, Department of the In­ tive date------6107 terior : CONTENTS— Continued Part 406—Redelegations of au­ CODIFICATION GUIDE thority by the Commissioner Federal Housing Administration Page A numerical list of the parts of the Code of Reclamation------—- 6197 Rules and regulations: of Federal Regulations affected by documents Title 49— Transportation and Multifamily rental housing in­ published In this Issue. Proposed rules, as surance administrative rules; opposed to final actions, are identified as Railroads issuance of commitment----- 6107 such. Chapter I—Interstate Commerce Commission: Federal Power Commission Title 3— The President Page Part 95—Car service (2 docu­ Notices : Chapter H—Executive Orders: Hearings, etc.: 589 (revoked in part by EO ments)______6107 American Republics Corp. et 10009)______6104 Chapter II—Office of Defense al______- __ 6112 1712 (revoked in part 'by EO Transportation : Brazos River Conservation 10009)______6104 Part 500—Conservation of rail and Reclamation District 10007 ______- 6099 equipment______6107 and Brazos River Trans­ 10008______— 6099 Part 520—Conservation of rail mission "Electric Coopera­ 10009 ______-______6104 equipment; exceptions, per­ tive, Inc______6111 10010 ______>...... 6104 mits and special directions— 6108 Tuesday, October 19, 1948 FEDERAL REGISTER 6101 service under section 4 (b) of said Act not declared his intention to become a Record of Induction (NME Form No. 47) provided: citizen of the United States and who (1) to the State Director of Selective Service (1) He is a foreign diplomatic repre­ has been admitted to the United States who shall forward one copy to the Sur­ sentative, a technical attache of a for­ for a specific temporary purpose which geon General, Department of the Army, eign embassy or legation, a consul gen­ would normally be concluded within one Washington, D, C., and retain one copy. eral, a consul, a vice consul, or a con­ year from the date of his admission, (2) (2) The local board shall review the sular agent of a foreign country, or a has not been engaged during his stay in classification of the registrant and if it member of the family of any person the United States in any business, occu­ finds under the provisions of Part 622 of mentioned in this subparagraph; pation, or employment other than that this chapter that he should be placed in (2) He is a full time official or em­ for which he was admitted, and (3) con­ some other class, reopen his classifica­ ployee of a foreign government who has tinues to pursue the purpose for which tion and classify hinLanew and mail him been notified to the Department of State, he was admitted; provided, that when a Notice of Classification (SSS Form No. or a member of the family of such official any such registrant remains in the United 110). or employee; States for more than one year after the (3) The local board shall cancel any (3) He is a full time official or; em­ date of his admission, the local board Order to Report for Armed Forces Physi­ ployee of a public international organ­ may retain the registrant in Class IV-C cal Examination (SSS Form No. 223) ization which has been designated by the for such length of time as it considers which it has mailed to the registrant and President under the provisions of the reasonable to allow him to complete the « advise him in Writing of such cancella­ International Organizations Immuni­ purpose for which he was admitted and tion. ties Act, approved December 29,1945 (59 to depart from the United States. (4) The local board shall note in col­ Stat. 669), or a member of the family 3. Part 628, Physical Examination, is umn 4 of the Physical Examination List of any such person; ¡amended as follows: (SSS Form No. 225), if the registrant’s (4) He is a person who has entered a. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of § 628.2 name appears thereon, the fact that he the United States and remains therein are.amended to read as follows: has been found disqualified for service pursuant to the provisions of section 11 in the armed forces and also the classi­ of ’the Agreement between the United (a) When the local board is of the fication in which he has been retained or Nations and the United' States of opinion that a registrant who is in a class placed. America Regarding the Headquarters of available for service has one or hiore of the United Nations as approved in Pub­ the obvious defects or manifest condi­ c. Section 628,5 is amended to read as lic Law 357, 80th Congress, approved tions listed in Part 629 of this chapter it follows: August 4, 1947; shall order the registrant to present him­ § 628.5 Transfer for medical inter­ (5) He is a member of a group of per­ self for medical interview at a specified view. (a) Any registrant who has re­ sons who have been temporarily ad­ time and place by mailing to such regis­ ceived a Notice to Registrant to Appear mitted to the United States under an trant a Notice to Registrant to Appear for Medical Interview (SSS Form No. arrangement with the government of the for Medical Interview to Mexico, Canada, or Hawaii 'were be­ Erie Railroad Co. ing used for the purpose of enabling the pany and certain other carriers desig­ Grand Trunk Western Railroad Co. holders thereof to come to the conti­ nated in List A attached hereto and made Jay Street Connecting Railroad nental territory of the United States to a part hereof, and certain of their em­ Indianapolis Union Railway Co. the detriment of labor conditions there­ ployees represented by the sixteen co­ Lehigh & New England Railroad Co. in, and ordered that such citizens of Ja­ operating railway labor organizations Lehigh Valley Railroad Co. pan or Korea be refused permission to Mackinac Transportation Co. designated in List B attached hereto and Maine Central Railroad Co. enter the continental territory of the made a part hereof; and Portland Terminal Co. United States and WHEREAS these disputes have not Monongahela Railway Co. WHEREAS Executive Order No. 1712 heretofore been adjusted under the pro­ Montour Railroad Co. of February 24, 1913, recited that pass­ visions jof the Railway Labor Act, as New York Central (Full Line Agreements) ports issued by certain foreign govern­ New York Central Railroad Co.—Buffalo Sc ments to their citizens or subjects, skilled amended; and WHEREAS these disputes, in the judg­ East or unskilled laborers, to go to countries New York Central Railroad Co.—West of or places other than the continental ter­ ment of the National Mediation Board, Buffalo ritory of the United States were being threaten substantially to interrupt in­ Michigan Central Railroad Co. used for the purpose of enabling the terstate commerce to a degree such as Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis holders thereof to come to the x conti­ to deprive the country of essential trans­ Railway Co. nental territory of the United States to portation service: Peoria & Eastern Railway Co. Tuesday, October 19, 1948 FEDERAL REGISTER 6105

Louisville & Jefferson Bridge & Railroad Houston North Shore Railway Western Pacific Railroad Co. Iberia, St. Mary & Eastern Railway Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. Boston & Albany Railroad Co. International-Great Northern Railroad Atlanta & West Point Railroad Co. Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Co. New Iberia & Northern Railroad Western Railway of Alabama Chicago River & Indiana Railroad Co. (Chi­ New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railway Atlanta Terminal Co. cago Junction Railway) Orange & Northwestern Railroad Central of Georgia Railway Co. Pittsburgh & Lake Brie Railroad Co. (Lake Rio Grande City Railway Charleston & Western Carolina Railway Co. Erie & Eastern Railroad) St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Railway Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. (Chesa­ Cleveland Union Terminals Co. San Antonio Southern Railway peake District) Troy Union Railroad Co. San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Railroad Clinchfleld Railroad Co. Federal Valley Railroad Co. San Benito & Rio Grande Valley Railway Florida East Coast Railway New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. Sugar Land Railway Georgia Railroad Co. New York Connecting Railroad Co.' Houston Belt & Terminal Ry. Augusta Union Station Co. New York Dock Railway Illinois Central Railroad Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Southern Region Co. Arkansas Western Railway Northern Region Pennsylvania Railroad Co. Ft. Smith & Van Buren Railway Jacksonville Terminal Co. Baltimore & Eastern Railroad Co. Joplin Union Depot Company Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad Co. Long Island Railroad Co. ' Kansas City Terminal Railway Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Nashville, Chattaiiooga & St. Louis Railway ^Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Co. Manufacturers Railway Co. Pittsburgh, Chartiers & Youghiogheny Rail­ Midland Valley Railroad Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Co. way Co. Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf kailway Norfolk Southern Railway Co. Reading Company Oklahoma City-Ada-Átoka Railway Norfolk & Western Railway Co. Philadelphia, Reading & Pottsville Tele­ Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Rail­ graph Co. Railway Transfer Company—Minneapolis road Co. Beaver Creek Water Company Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Richmond Terminal Railway Co. Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway Co. Railroad Potomac Yard Union Depot Company (Columbus, Ohio) Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway Seaboard Air Line Railway Co. Union Freight Railroad Company (Boston) Mineral Range Railroad Southern Railway Co. Union Inland Freight Station, N. Y. Minnesota Transfer Railway Alabama Great Southern Railroad Co. Washington Terminal Co. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Cincinnati, Burnside & Cumberland River Western*Allegheny Railroad Co. Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Company Railway Co. Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co. of Texas Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Lorain & West Virginia Railway Co. Beaver, Meade & Englewood Railroad Railway Co. Alton and Southern Railroad Co. Missouri Pacific Railroad Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. Missouri-Illinois Railroad Harriman & Northeastern Railroad Co. Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. Northern Pacific Railway New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad Cq. Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway Cjo. Northern Pacific Terminal Company of New Orleans Terminal Co. Belt Railway Company of Chicago Oregon St. Johns River Terminal Co. Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Co. Northwestern Pacific Railroad Virginian Railway Co. Camas Prairie Railroad Co. Ogden Union Railway & Depot Company Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. Oregon, California & Eastern Railway List B Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Co. International Association of Machinists ■ Chicago & North Western Railway Co. Port Terminal Railroad Association Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad Co. Pueblo Union Depot & Railroad Company International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. St. Joseph Terminal Railroad Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America Chicago, Great Western Railway Co. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Rail­ St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas Railway Drop Forgers and Helpers road Co. St. Louis Southwestern Railway * ' Sheet Metal Workers’ International Associa­ Chicago, Terre Haute & Southeastern Rail­ St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company tion way Co. Of Texas International Brotherhood of Electrical Chicago, RockTsland & Pacific Railroad St. Paul Union Depot Company Workers Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Rail-, San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America way Southern Pacific Company (Pacific Lines) International Brotherhood of Firemen, Oilers, Colorado & Southern Railway Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Roundhouse and Railway Shop Laborers Colorado & Wyoming Railway Oregon Trunk Railway Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Oregon Electric Railway Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Sta­ Denver Union Terminal Railway Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis tion Employes Des Moines Union Railway Texarkana Union Station Trust ' Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Em­ Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway Texas & New Orleans Railroad ployes Duluth Union Depot & Transfer Company Texas & Pacific Railway The Order of Railroad Telegraphers Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway Abilene & Southern Railway Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway America E3 Paso Union Passenger Depot Company Fort Worth* Belt Railway Texas-New Mexico Railway National Organization of Masters, Mates & Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Pilots of America Wichita Valley Railway Texas Short Line Railway Galveston, Houston & Henderson Railroad Weatherford, Mineral Wells & Northwest­ National Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Asso­ Grèat Northern Railway ern Railway ciation Green Bay & Western Railroad Texas Mexican Railway International Longshoremen’s Association Kewaunee, Green Bay & Western Railroad Texas Paciflc-Missourl Pacific Terminal R. R. Hotel and Restaurant Employes’ Inter­ Gulf Coast Lines—Comprising of New Orleans national Alliance and Bartenders’ Int. Asherton & Gulf Railway Union Pacific Railroad League of America Asphalt Belt Railway Union Railway Company (Memphis) Railroad Yardmasters of America Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Railway Union Terminal Company (Dallas) [F. R. Doc. 48-9260; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; Houston & Brazos Valley Railway Wabash Railroad 11:50 a. m.] 6106 FEDERAL REGISTER

RULES AND REGULATIONS

TITLE 7— AGRICULTURE .and the seal of the Department of Agri­ ment Is applicable to all Tokay grapes culture. shipped during the aforesaid season; (ç) Chapter VII'— Production and Mar­ Tokay grape shipments are currently [SEAL] A. J. LOVfcLAND, regulated (13 P. R. 5147, 5307, 5485) ; (d) keting Administration (Agricultural Acting Secretary of Agriculture. the mandatory inspectiôn requirements Adjustment) [P. R. Doc. 48-9185; FUed, Oct. 18, 1948; of said amended marketing agreement 8:48 a. m.] [ACP-1949-2] _ and order are in effect; (e) in order for the aforesaid necessary assessments to P art 701—National Agricultural be collected it is essential that the speci­ Conservation P rogram fication of the assessment rate be issued Chapter IX— Production and Mar­ immediately so as to enable the said In­ MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS keting Administration (Marketing dustry Committee to perform its duties Pursuant to the authority vested in Agreements find Orders) and functions under said amended mar­ the Secretary of Agriculture under sec­ keting agreement and order; and (f) a tions' 7-17, inclusive, of the Soil Con­ Part 951—Tokay Grapes Grown in reasonable time is permitted, under the servation and Domestic Allotment Act, as California circumstances, for preparation for such amended, the 1949 National Agricultural DETERMINATION RELATIVE TO BUDGET OF effective date. Conservation Program Bulletin, issued EXPENSES AND FIXING OF RATE OF ASSESS­ As used in this section, the terms July 7, 1948 (13 P. R. 3829, 5525), as MENT FOR 1 9 4 8 -4 9 SEASON “handler,” “handles,” “shipped,” and amended, is further amended as fol­ “season” shall have the same meaning Notice'was published in the Federal as when used in the said amended mar­ lows: Register ,(13 P. R. 5317), dated Septem­ keting agreement and order. (48 Stat. 1. The introductory paragraph of ber 11, 1948, that consideration was § 701.3 is amended by adding the follow­ 31, as amended, 7 U. S. C. 601 et seq. 7 being given to proposals regarding the CPR, Cum. Suppi, 951.1 et seq.) ing sentence at the end thereof: budget of expenses and the fixing of the § 701.3 Conservation practices and rate of the assessment for the 1948-49 Done at Washington, D. C., this 14th maximum rates of assistance. * * * season under the marketing agreement, day of Qctober 1948. The average cost as specified under the as amended, and Order No. 51, as [seal] A. J. Loveland, maximum assistance for certain prac­ amended (7 CPR, CUm. Supp., 951.L-et Acting Secretary of Agriculture. tices in this section may be the average seq.), regulating the handling of Tokay grapes grown in the State of California. [F. R. Doc. 48-9186; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; cost for a State, a county, a part of a 8:49 a. m.] county, or a farm, as determined by the This regulatory program is effective State committee. under the Agricultural Marketing Agree­ ment Act of 1937, as amended. After 2. Section 701.3 (a) (11) (ii) is consideration 1 of all relevant matters TITLE 15— COMMERCE amended to read as follows: presented, including the proposals set § 701.3 Conservation practices and forth in the aforesaid notice which were Chapter III— Bureau of Foreign and maximum rates of assistance. * * * submitted by the Industry Committee Domestic Commerce, Department of (a) Practices to protect soil from wind (established pursuant to said amended Commerce and water erosion. * * * marketing agreement and order), it is [3d Gen. Rev. of Export Regs., Amdt.-P. L. 7] (11) Managing crop residues to protect hereby found ánd determined that: Part 399—P ositive List of Commodities soil from wind or water erosion. * * * § 951.203 Budget of expenses and rate (ii) Leaving stalks of sorghum, Sudan of assessment for the 1948-49 season. and R elated Matters grass, millet, or broomcorn as a protec­ The expenses necessary to be incurred COAL-TAR PRODUCTS tion against wind erosion. The stalks by the Industry Committee, established Section 399.1 Appendix A—Positive must be left on the land until spring pursuant to the provisions of the afore­ farming operations are begun. No graz­ List of Commodities is amended by delet­ said amended marketing agreement and ing therefrom the following commodi­ ing: is permitted. The stalks on broad­ order, for the maintenance and func­ cast or close-drilled crops must be left tioning of such committee during the ties: at least 8 inches high and at least 10 season beginning April 1, 1948, and end­ Dept, of inches high on wide-drilled or row crops. 31, 1949, Comm. ing Margh both dates inclusive, Sched. Applicable only in wind erosion areas will amount to $23,470.00; and the rate approved by the State committee and B No. Commodity of assessment to be paid, in accordance Coal-tar products: included in the State handbook. with the amended- marketing agreement 801000 Cresote or dead oil. Maximum assistance. ;;0.35 per acre. and1 order, by each handler who first 802590 Dimethyl phthalate. handles Tokay grapes shall be $0.014 per 3. Subparagraph (4) of § 701.7 (c) is hundred pounds of Tokay grapes shipped This amendment shall become effective amended to read as follows: by him .during such season as the first as of October 8,1948. §701.7 Conservation materials and handler thereof ánd such rate of assess­ (Sec. 6, 54 Stat. 714, 55 Stat. 206, 56 Stat. services. * * * ment is hereby fixed as each such han­ ,463,58 Stat. 671, 59 Stat. 270, 60 Stat. 215, (c) Deduction.' * * * dler’s pro rata share of the aforesaid 61 Stat. 214, 61 Stat. 321; Pub. Law 395, (4) Where the county committee de­ expenses. 80th Cong.; 50 U. S. C. App. and Sup. termines that, with respect to seed fur­ It is hereby further found and deter­ 701, 702; E. O. 9630, Sept. 27, 1945, 10 nished in connection with a green ma­ mined that it is impracticable and con­ P. R. 12245; E. O. 9919, Jan. 3, 1948, 13 nure or cover crop, the crop is harvested trary to the public interest to postpone for grain or hay, or is too heavily grazed, the effective date of this determination F. R. 59) and such uses are prohibited by the prac­ until 30 days after publication thereof in Dated: October 6, 1948. ederal egister tice specifications. the F R (60 Stat. 237; 5 PRANtis McI ntyre, (Secs. 7-17, 49 Stat. 1148, as amended, 62 U. S. C. 1946 ed. 1001 et seq.) in that (a) Assistant Director, shipments of Tokay grapes covered by Office of International Trade. Stat. 507,1247; 16 U. S. C. 590g-590q) the aforesaid amended marketing agree­ Done at Washington, D. C., this 14th ment and order have already com­ [F. R. Doc. 48-9192; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; day of October 1948. Witness my hand menced; (b) the aforesaid rate of assess- 8:54 a. m.] Tuesday, October 19, 1948 FEDERAL REGISTER 6107

. TITLE 24— HOUSING CREDIT TITLE 43— PUBLIC LANDS: a copy in the office of the Secretary of the Commission at Washington, D. C., Chapter V— Federal Housing INTERIOR and by filing it with the Director, Divi­ Administration Chapter II— Bureau of Reclamation, sion of the Federal Register. Subchapter D— Muitifamily Rental Housing Department of Interior (40 Stat. 101, sec. 402; 41 Stat. 476, sec. Insurance 4; 54 Stat. 901; 49 U. S. C. 1 (10)-(17)) Part 406—R edelegations of Authority Part 532—Administrative Rules Under by Commissioner of Reclamation By the Commission, Division 3. S ection 207 of the National Housing leases; real estate [seal] W. P. B artel, Act Secretary. The following section is added to Part ISSUANCE OF COMMITMENT 406: [F. R. Doc. 48-9156; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; 8:50 a. m.] Section 532.2 is amended by adding at § 406.30 Leases. The Director of Sup­ the end thereof a n^w paragraph reading ply; Chief, Supply Services Division, Den­ as follows: ver;- Regional Directors; Regional Sup­ § 532.2 Issuance of _ commitment. ply Officers; District Managers; District [S. O. 781, Amdt. 2] Supply Officers; and Project,Heads, sub­ (f) An inspection fee computed at the ject to the availability of funds therefor, P art 95—Car S ervice rate of two dollars ($2.00) per thousand may: RECONSIGNMENT OF HAY RESTRICTED dollars of the face amount of the com­ (a) Approve and execute contracts for mitment shall be paid as provided for in space in real estate outside the District At a session of the Interstate Com­ the commitment. of Columbia, in conformity with appli­ merce Commission, Division 3, held at its office in Washington, D. C., on the This amendment is effective as to all cable regulations and statutory require­ ments. 12th day of October A. D. 1948. applications filed on or after November Upon further consideration of Serv­ i, 1948. (b) Modify or renew any such lease if such action is legally permissible, and ice Order No. 781 (12 F. R. 6912) as Issued at Washington, D. C., this 13th terminate.the lease if such action is legal­ amended (13 F. R. 2380), and good cause day of October 1948. ly authorized. (Dept. Order 2360, 43 appearing therefor: It is ordered, That: Franklin D. Richards, CFR, 1947 Supp., 4.102) Section 95.781 Reconsignment of hay Federal Housing Commissioner. restricted, of Service Order No. 781, is K enneth Markwell, hereby further amended by substituting [F. R. Doc. 48-9160; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; Acting Commissioner of Reclamation. the following paragraph (g) for para­ 8:50 a. m.] . October 6, 1948. graph (g) thereof: [F. R. Doc.’ 48-9161; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; (g) Expiration date. This section TITLE 29— LABOR 8:50 a. m.] shall*expire at 11:59 p. m., February 28, Chapter V— Wage and Hour Division, 1949, unless otherwise modified, changed, Department of Labor suspended, or annulled by order of this TITLE 49— TRANSPORTATION Commission. Subchapter B— Statements "of General Policy or Interpretations Not Directly Related to Regu­ AND RAILROADS It is further ordered, That this amend­ lations Chapter I— Interstate Commerce ment shall become effective at 11:59 Part 778—Overtime Compensation Commission p. m., October 14, 1948; that a copy of this amendment be served upon each EFFECTIVE DATE [S. O. 780, Arndt. 2] State railroad regulatory body and upon Section 778.3 is hereby amended by Part 95—Car Service the Association of American Railroads, changing the effective date provided Car Service division, as agent of all therein from September 15, 1948 to Oc­ railroad Freight cars to be stopped to COMPLETE LOADING railroads subscribing to the car service tober 18, 1948, and by appending the and per diem agreement under the terms* following footnote at the end thereof; At a session of the Interstate Com­ merce Commission, Division 3, held at of'that agreementr*and that notice of 8 The effective date of the interpretation this order be given to the general public and enforcement policy contained in §§ 778.1 its office in Washington, D."C., on the and 778.2 was postponed from September 15, 12th day of October A. D. 1948. by depositing a copy in the office of the 1948 to October 18, 1948, by press releases Upon further consideration of Service Secretary of the Commission at Wash­ PR-167 and -PR-169. Order No. 780 (12 F. R. 6833) as amended ington, D. C., and by filing it-with the. (52 Stat. 1060; 29 U. S. C. 201) (13 F. R. 1980,3277,4393), and good cause Director, Division of the Federal Reg­ appearing therefor: It is ordered, That: ister. Signed at Washington, D. C., this 13th Section 95.780 Railroad freight cars to day of October 1948. (40 Stat. 101, sec. 402; 41 Stat> 476, sec. be stopped to complete loading, of Serv­ 4; 54 Stat. 901; 49 U. S. C.T (10)-(17) ) Wm. R. McComb, ice Order No: 780, as amended be, and Administrator. it is hereby, further amended by sub­ By the Commission, Division 3. [F. R. Doc. 48-9203; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; stituting the following . paragraph (g) [seal] , W. P. Bartel, 9:03 a. m.] for paragraph (g) thereof: Secretary. (g) Expiration date. This section [F. R. Doc. 48-9157; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; TITLE 32— NATIONAL DEFENSE shall expire at 11:59 p. m., February 28, 8:50 a. m.] 1949, unless otherwise modified, changed, Chapter VI— Selective Service System suspended, or annulled by order of this Commission. Part 611—D uty and R esponsibility To R egister It is further ordered, That this amend­ Chapter II— Office of Defense Part 622—Classification R ules and ment shall become effective at 11:59 p. m., Transportation P rinciples October 14, 1948; that a copy of this amendment be served upon the Associa­ Part 500—Conservation of R ail Part 628—Physical Examination tion of American Railroads, Car Sefvice Equipment Part 632—D elivery and Induction Division, as agent of all railroads sub­ SHIPMENTS OF APPLES scribing to the car service and per diem Cross R eference : For amendments to agreement under the terms of that agree­ Cross R eference : For an exception to portions of the Selective Service regula­ ment; and that notice of this order be the provisions of § 500.72, see Part 620 tions, see Executive Order 10008, supra. given to the general public by depositing of this chapter, infra. N6. 204----- 2 6108 RULES AND REGULATIONS

[Gen. Permit ODT 18A, Rev. 240, Amdt. 1) S 520.524 Shipments of apples. * * * Stat. 34, 321, Pub. Laws 395, 606, 80th (c) When the origin is any point or Cong.; 50 U. S. C. App. 633, 645, 1152; Part 520—Conservation op R ail Equip­ place in the States of California, Oregon, E. O. 8989, Dec. 18, 1941, 6 F. R. 6725; ment; Exceptions, P ermits and Spe­ Washington or Idaho, and such freight E. O. 9389, Oct. 18, 1943, 8 F. R. 14183; cial Directions is packed in boxes, the quantity loaded E. O. 9729, May 23, 1946, 11 F. R. 5641; SHIPMENTS OF APPLES in each car is not less than 35,000 pounds, E. O. 9919, Jan. 3,1948,13 F. R. 59; Gen­ Pursuant to Title III of'the Second or if such freight consists of Graven- eral Order ODT 18A, Revised, as amend­ War Powers Act, 1942, as amended, Ex­ stein apples packed in baskets, the quan­ ed, 11 F. R. 8229, 8829,10616,13320,14172; ecutive Order 8989, as amended, Execu­ tity loaded in each car is not less than 12 F. R. 1034, 2386; 13 F. R. 2971) tive Order 9729, as amended, Executive 30,000 pounds. Issued at Washington, D. C., this !4th Order 9919, and General Order ODT This Amendment 1 to General Permit day of October 1948. ODT 18A, Revised-24C, shall become ef­ 18A, Revised, as ameifded; It is hereby Homer C.- K ing, ordered, That paragraph (c), § 520.524 fective October 15,1948; and shall expire Deputy Ditector, Office of of General Permit ODT 18A, Revised- November 15, 1948. Defense Transportation. 24C (13 P. R. 3939), be amended to read (54 Stat. 676, 55 Stat. 236, 56 Stat. 177, [F. R. Doc. 48-9193; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; as follows: 58 Stat. 827, 59 Stat. 658, 60 Stat. 345, 61 8:54 a. m.]

PROPOSED RULE MAKING

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Act of 1946 (7 U. S. C. 1946 ed. 1621 et as to class, so as to prevent their being seq.) and the item for market inspection mistaken for meats of other classes. Production and Marketing of farm products in the Department of Any person who wishes to submit writ­ Administration Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1949 ten data, views or arguments concerning (Pub. Law 712, 80th Congress; 7 U. S. C. the foregoing proposed amendment may 17 CFR, Part 531 1946 ed. Supp. 414) to read as follows: do so by filing them with the Adminis­ (d) What grade-identifying device trator, Production and Marketing Ad­ Grading and Certification of Meats, ministration, United States Department Prepared Meats and Meat P roducts shall show. Each grade identifying de­ vice shall bear a name or appropriate .of Agriculture, Washington 25, D. C., not NOTICE OF' PROPOSED RULE MAKING symbol approved by the Administrator, later than 15 days after publication of Notice is hereby given in accordance clearly indicating the grade of the prod­ this notice in the Federal R egister. with section 4 (a) of the Administrative uct as determined by an official grader, Done at Washington, D. C. this 14th Procedure Act (5 U. S. C. 1946 ed. 1003 and such other marks or symbols as may day of October 1948. Witness my hand (a)) that the Secretary of Agriculture be required by the Administrator for the proper identification of the product and and the seal of the United States De- of the United States is considering partmeiit of Agriculture. amending § 53.23 (d) of the regulations the service rendered. governing the grading and certification The purpose of the proposed amend­ [seal] A. J. Loveland, of meats, prepared meats, and nieat ment is to clarify the authority of the Acting Secretary of Agriculture. products (7 CFR Supp 53.33 (d) ; 13 F. R. Administrator to require that meats [F. R.. Doc. 48-9167; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; 1275) under the Agricultural Marketing when graded shall be officially identified ' 8:46 a. m.]

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, Project designation: Amount I hereby allocate, from the sums author­ Illinois 30H Adams______$790,000 Rural Electrification Administration Kentucky 56L Morgan______785, 000 ized by said act, funds for loans for the Wisconsin 58H Price______65,000 [Administrative Order 1582] projects and in the amounts as set forth [Seal] Claude R. Wickard, Allocation of F unds for Loans in the following schedule: Administrator. August 20,1948. Project designatiôn : Amount Georgia 42M Toombs______$1,190,000 [F. R. Doc. 48-9170; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; By virtue of the authority vested in 8:46 a. m,] me by the provisions of section 4 of the Illinois 48G Clay_'______281,000 Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as Minnesota 34P Stearns___ __ 575,000 amended, I hereby allocate, from the [seal] Claude R. Wickard, sums authorized by said Act, fiinds for ^ Administrator. [Administrative Order 1585] loans for the projects and in the amounts as set forth in the following schedule: [F. R. Doc. 48-9169; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; Allocation of F unds for Loans Project designation: Amount 8:46 a. m.] August 23, 1948. Iowa 80H Ringgold...... $420,000 By virtue of the authority vested in North Dakota 35C Burleigh____ _ 610^000 me by the provisions of section 4 of the [seal] Claude R. W ickard, [Administrative Order 1584] Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as Administrator. amended, I hereby allocate, from the Allocation car F onds for Loans [F. R. Doc. 48-9168; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; sums authorized by said act, funds for a 8:46 a. m.] August 23, 1948. loan for the project and in the amount as By virtue of the authority vested in me set forth in the following schedule : by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural Project designation: Amount [Administrative Order 1583] Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, Colorado 39A, B, C Kit Carson_$3,575,000 Allocation of F unds for Loans I hereby allocate, from the sums author­ [seal] Claude R. Wickard, • August 23, 1948. ized by said act, funds for loans for the * Administrator. By virtue of the authority vested in me projects and in the amounts as set forth [F. R. Doc. 48-9171; Filed, Oct. 18. 1948; by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural in the following schedule: - 8:46 a. m.] Tuesday, October 19, 1948 FEDERAL REGISTER 6109 [Administrative Order 1586] Project designation: Amount Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, I Colorado 17S Prowers______$197,000 Allocation of F unds for Loans hereby allocate, from the sums author­ Texas 106H Taylor______460,000 ized by said act-, funds for loans for the August 24, 1948. [seal] Claude R. Wickard, projects and in the amounts as set forth By virtue of the authority vested in me Administrator. in the following schedule: by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural [F. R. Doc. 48-9175; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; Project designation: Amount Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, I 8:47 a. m.] Michigan 28W, X, Y Presque Isle. $900, 000 hereby allocate, from the sfcims author­ South Carolina 37N Lexington__ 85,000 ized by said act, funds for loans for the Texas 21L Milam______280, 000 projects and in the amounts as set forth Texas 78K Cherokee______225, 000 in the following schedule: [Administrative Order 1590] Wisconson 38G Rock______203, 000 Project designation: Amount Allocation of Funds for Loans [seal] Claude R. Wickard, Administrator. Alabama 32P Geneva..______$375,000 August 27, 1948. Missouri 43N, P, R, S Laclede------780,000 By virtue of the authority vested in me [F. R. Doc. 48-9179; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; 8:47 a. m.]' [seal] Claude R. Wickard, by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural Administrator. Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, I hereby allocate, from the sums author­ [F. R. Doc. 48-9172; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; ized by said act, funds for loans for the 8:47 a. m.] projects and in the amounts as set forth [Administrative Order 1594] in the following schedule: Allocation of F unds for Loans Project designation: Amount S eptember 3, 1948. [Administrative Order 1587] Iowa 32S, T Butler______$556,000 By virtue of the authority vested in me Texas 103M Polk______100,000 by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural Allocation of Funds for Loans [seal] Claude R. Wickard, Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, I August 25,1948. Administrator. hereby allocate, from the sums author­ ized by said act, funds for loans for the By virtue of the authority vested in me [F. R. Doc. 48-9176; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; by the provisions of section 4 of the 8:47 a. m.] projects and in the amounts as set forth Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as in the following schedule : amended, I hereby allocate, from the Project designation : Amount sums authorized by said act, funds for Texas 135F Ochiltree______$582, 000 loans for the projects and in the amounts [Administrative Order 1591] Texas 145C Dallam______275,000 as set forth in the following schedule: Allocation of F unds for Loans [seal] Claude R. W ickard, Project designation: Amount August 28, 1948. Administrator. Florida 35E Glades______$80,000 Missouri 46N, R, T Taney______920, 000 By virtue of the authority vested in me [F. R. Doc. 48-9180; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; Oregon 34C Weston______100, 000 by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural 8:47 a. m.] Texas 54X Wood______135, 000 Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, I hereby allocate, from the sums author­ [seal] Claude R. Wickard, ized by said act, funds for a loan for the Administrator. project and in the amount as set forth in [Administrative Order 1595] [F. R. Doc. 48-9173; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; the following schedule: Allocation of Funds for Loans 8:47 a. m.] Project designation: Amount Minnesota 103A New Prague S eptember 7, 1948. Public______$575,000 By virtue of the authority vested in me by the provisions of section 4 of the [seal] Claude R. Wickard, [Administrative Order 1588] Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as . Administrator. amended, I hereby allocate, from the Allocation of F unds for Loans [F. R. Doc. 48-9177; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; sums authorized by 'said act, funds for August 27, 1948. 8:47 a. m.} loans for the projects and in the amounts By virtue of the authority vested in me as set forth in the following schedule : by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural Project designation: Amount Georgia 103D Coweta*.______$111,000 Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, [Administrative Order 1592] Indiana 70F W hite.*______130,000 I hereby allocate, from the sums author­ Allocation of F unds for Loans Minnesota 56P Crow Wing_____ 625, 000 ized by said act, funds for a loan for the Oklahoma 30L, M Choctaw_____ 475,000 project and in the amount as set forth in August 30,1948. [seal] William J. N eal, the following schedule: By virtue of the authority vested in me Acting Administrator-. Project designation: Amount by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural Nebraska 86C Dundy______$432, 000 Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, [F. R. Doc. 48-9181; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; I hereby allocate, from the sums author­ 8:48 a. m.] [seal] Claude R. Wickard, ized by said act, funds for a loan for the * Administrator. project and in the amount as set forth in the following schedule: [F. R. Doc. 48-9174; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; [Administrative Order 1596] 8:47 a. m.] Project designation: Amount Minnesota 102A Litchfield Pub­ Allocation of F unds for Loans lic______$400,000 CHANGE IN PROJECT DESIGNATION [seal] Claude R. Wickard, [Administrative Order 1589] Administrator. September 9, 1948. Inasmuch as Federated Cooperative Allocation of F unds for Loans [F. R. Doc. 48-9178; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; 8:47 a. m.] Power Association and Central Electric August 27, 1948. Federated Cooperative Association have transferred all their assets and liabilities By virtue of the authority vested in me to a new cooperative, known as Corn Belt by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural [Administrative Order 1593] Power Cooperative, and Corn Belt Power Electrification Act of 1936; as amended, Allocation of F unds for Loans Cooperative has assumed the entire in­ I hereby allocate, from the sums author­ debtedness to United States of America, ized by said act, funds for loans for the August 30,1948. of Federated Cooperative Power Associ­ projects and in the amounts as set forth By virtue of the authority vested in me ation and Central Electric Federated Co­ in the following schedule: by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural operative Association, arising out of 6110 NOTICES loans made by United States of America “Iowa 5047G6 Franklin” in the amount Project designation: ' Amount pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of $200,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton South Dakota 80C Kingsbury___ $340,000 of 1936, as amended, I hereby amend; (Iowa 5047G6 Franklin)”; [seal] William J. N eal, (a) Administrative Order No. 44, (n) Administrative Order No. 940, Acting Administrator. dated December 29, 1936, by changing dated July 26, 1945, by changing the [F. R. Doc. 48-9184; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; the project designation appearing there­ project designation appearing thereirt as 8:48 a. m.] in as “Iowa 47G Franklin” in the amount “Iowa 46048G6 Pocahontas” in the of $225,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton amount of $205,000 to read “Iowa 84 (Iowa 47G Franklin) Hamilton (Iowa 46048G6 Pocahontas)”; CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD (b) Administrative Order No. 44, dated (o) Administrative Order No. 976, December 29,1936, by changing the proj­ dated October 19, 1945, by changing the [Dockets Nos. 2918, 3293] ect designation appearing therein as project designation appearing therein as All American Aviation, Inc. “Iowa 48G Pocahontas” in the amount of “Iowa 47G Franklin” in the amount of $185,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton (Iowa $375,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton notice of oral argument 48G Pocahontas)”; (Iowa 47G Franklin) ”; In the matter of the suspension of a (c) Administrative Order No. 109, (p) Administrative Order No. 1014, certificate of public convenience and dated June 12, 1937, by changing the dated February 27,1946, by changing the necessity held by All American Aviation, project designation appearing therein as project designation appearing therein as Inc., under section 401 (h) of the Civil “Iowa 48G Pocahontas” in the amount of “Iowa 48H Pocahontas” in the amount Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended. $75,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton (Iowa of $390,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the 48G Pocahontas) ”; (Iowa 48H Pocahontas)”; Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as (d) Administrative Order No. 142, (q) Administrative Order No. 1062, amended, that oral argument in the dated September 28, 1937, by changing dated May 10, 1946, by changing the above-entitled proceeding is assigned to the project designation appearing there­ project designation appearing therein as be heard November 4,1948, at 10:00 a. m. in as “Iowa 48GB Pocahontas” in the “Iowa 47H Franklin” in the amount of (eastern standard time) in Room 5042, amount of $45,000 to read “Iowa 84 $1,100,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton Commerce Building, 14th Street and Hamilton (Iowa 48GB Pocahontas) ”; (Iowa 47H Franklin)”; Constitution Avenue NW., Washing­ (e> Administrative Order No. 205, (r) Administrative Order No. 1065, ton, D. C., before the Board. dated May 7,1938, by changing the proj­ dated May 15, 1946, by changing the ect designation appearing therein a s . project designation appearing therein as Dated at Washington, D. C., October “Iowa 8047pr2 Franklin” in the amount “Iowa 48K Pocahontas” in the amount of 14, 1948. of $6,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton $550,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton By the Civil Aeronautics Board. (Iowa 8047G2 Franklin)”; (Iowa 48K Pocahontas) ”; and (f) Administrative Order No. 205, (s) Administrative Order No. 1237, [seal] M. C. Mulligan, dated May 7,1938, by changing the proj­ dated March 18, 1947, by changing the Secretary. ect designation appearing therein as project designation appearing therein as [F. R. Doc. 48-9197; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; “Iowa 8048G3 Pocahontas” in the. “Iowa 48L Pocahontas” in the amount of 8:54 a. m.] amount of $5,000 to read “Iowa 84 Ham­ $150,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton (Iowa ilton (Iowa 8048G3 Pocahontas)”; 48L Pocahontas).” (g) Administrative Order No. 304, [Docket No. 3187] dated October 26, 1938, by changing the [seal] William J. Neal, project designation appearing therein as Acting Administrator. Wisconsin Central Airlines, Inc.; Mail “Iowa R9047G3 Franklin” in the amount [F. R. Doc. 48-9182; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; R ate Proceeding of $165,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton 8:48 a. m.] NOTICE OF HEARING (Iowa R9047G3 Franklin)”; 7 (h) Administrative Order No. 304, In the matter of the compensation for dated October 26, 1938, by changing the the transportation of mail by aircraft, project designation appearing therein as [Administrative Order 1597] the facilities used and useful therefor, and the services connected therewith, “Iowa R9048G4 Pocahontas” in the Allocation of F unds for Loans amount of $25,000 to read “Iowa 84 Ham­ of Wisconsin Central Airlines, Inc., over ilton (Iowa R9048G4 Pocahontas)”; S eptember 9,1948. its entire system and the Board’s Order (i) Administrative Order No. 477, By virtue of the authority vested in me to Show Cause, Serial No. E-2050, dated dated July 1, 1940, by changing the proj­ by the provisions of section 4 of the Rural October 5, 1948.: ect designation "appearing therein as Electrification Act of 1936, as amended, Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the “Iowa 1047G4 Franklin” in the amount I hereby allocate, from the sums author­ Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as of $180,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton amended, that a hearing in the above- ized by said act, funds for a loan for the entitled proceeding is assigned to be (Iowa 1047G4 Franklin)”; project and in the amount as set forth in (j) Administrative Order No. 477, held on October 19, 1948, at 10:00 a. m., dated July 1,1940, by changing the proj­ the following schedule: (eastern standard time), in Room 2065, ect designation appearing therein as Project designation : Amount Temporary Building No. 4, 17th Street “Iowa 1048G5 Pocahontas” in the amount South Dakota 36B Edmunds___ $920,000 and Constitution Avenue NW., Wash­ of $250,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton ington, D. C., before Examiner Joseph [seal] William J. N eal, L. Fitzmaurice. (Iowa 1048G5 Pocahontas)”; Acting Administrator. (k) Administrative Order No. 490, Dated at Washington, D. C„ October dated July 25, 1940, as amended by Ad­ [F. R. Doc. 48-9183; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; 13, 1948. ministrative Order No. 1159, dated Oc­ 8:48 a. m.] tober 22, 1946, by changing the project By the Civil Aeronautics Board. designation appearing therein as “Iowa [seal] M. C. Mulligan, 47K Franklin” in the amount of $6,868.40 Secretary. to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton (Iowa 47K [Administrative Order 1598] [F. R. Doc. 48-9196; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; Franklin [Iowa 1031C1 Grundy])”; 8:54 a. m.] (l) Administrative Order No. 835, Allocation of F unds for Loans dated June 5, 1944, by changing the S eptember 9,1948. project designation appearing therein as By virtue of the authority vested in [Docket No. 3386] “Iowa 4-2047G5 Franklin” in the amount me by the provisions of section 4 of the of $125,000 to read “Iowa 84 Hamilton Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as R obinson Aviation, I nc. (Iowa 4-2047G5 Franklin)”; amended, I hereby allocate, from the NOTICE OF HEARING (m) Administrative Order No. 853, sums authorized by said act, funds for In the matter of the application of dated August 21, 1944, by changing the a loan for the project and in the amount Robinson Aviation, Inc. for approval of project designation appearing therein as as set forth in the following schedule: the transfer of its temporary certificate Tuesday, October 19, 1948 FEDERAL REGISTER 6111 of public convenience and necessity to 1948, jointly by the International Tele­ The Commission having under consid­ Robinson Airlines Corporation and for phone and Telegraph Corporation, and eration a petition filed September 29, approval of the acquisition of control of its affiliated companies, the American 1948, by Ari-Ne-Mex Broadcasting Com­ Robinson Airlines Corporation. Cable and Radio Corporation, the Com­ pany, Escondido, California, requesting Notice is hereby given pursuant to the mercial Cable Company, Mackay Radio a continuance in the hearing presently Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as and Telegraph Company, All America scheduled for October 15, 1948, upon its amended, particularly sections 401 (IX, Cables and Radio, Inc., and the Radio above-entitled application for construc­ 408 and 1001 of said Act, that a hearing Corporation of Porto Rico, requesting a tion permit; in the abOve-entitled proceeding is as­ continuance for approximately 45 days It is ordered, This 8th day of October, signed to be held on October 28, 1948, at of the hearing herein, presently sched­ 1948, that the petition be, and it is here­ 10:00 a. m. in Room 1049, Temporary uled to begin on October 18, 1948; and by, granted; and that the hearing upon Building No. 4, 17th Street and Con­ also having under consideration an op­ the above-entitled application be, and it stitution Avenue NW., Washington, position to the aforementioned motion is hereby, continued to 10:00 a. m., D. C., before Examiner F. Merritt Ruhlen. filed by RCA Communications, Inc., on Thursday, November 5, 1948, at Wash­ Without limiting the scope of the is­ September 30, 1948, the reply thereto ington, D. C. filed by the International Telephone and sues presented by said application, par­ F ederal Communications ticular attention will be directed to the Telegraph Corporation and its above- named affiliates on October 4, 1948; and Commission, following matters and questions: [seal] T. J. Slowie, 1. Is the proposed transfer by Robin­ an opposition to the aforementioned Secretary. son Aviation, Inc., of its temporary cer­ motion filed by the American Commu­ tificate of public convenience and ne­ nications Association, CIO, on October 4, [F. R. Doc. 48-9190; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; cessity to Robinson Airlines Córporation 1948; 8:49 a. m.] consistent with the public interest? f It appearing that, in view of the time 2. Is Robinson Aviation, Inc., a per­ required for collection of material data son engaged in a phase of aeronautics herein, a postponement of the com­ within the meaning of section 408 (a) mencement ‘date for the hearing herein [Docket Nos. 8489, 8490] (5) of the Civil Aeronautics Act? will not unduly delay disposition of the I ndependent B roadcasting Co. (WIBK) 3. Is Robinson Airlines Corporation proceeding; controlled by Robinson Aviation, Inc., It is ordered, This 8th day of October, ORDER CONTINUING HEARING within the meaning of s'ection 408 (a) > 1948, that the hearing herein, now sched­ In re applications of Independent (5)? uled to begin on October 18,1948; is post­ Broadcasting Company (WIBK), Knox­ 4. Is the control of Robinson Airlines poned to December 6, 1948, at the same ville, Tennessee, Docket No. 8489, File No. Corporation by Robinson Aviation, Inc., time and place as heretofore designated. BPH-1146; for FM construction permit. consistent with the public interest? * F ederal Communications Independent Broadcasting Company 5. Would the control Qf Robinson Air­ Commission, (WIBK), Knoxville, Tennessee, Docket lines Corporation by Robinson Aviation, . [seal] T. J. Slowie, No. 8490, File No. BL-2550; for AM Inc., result in creating a monopoly and Secretary. broadcast license. thereby restrain competition or jeopard­ The Commission having under consid­ ize another air carrier? [F. R. Doc. 48-9188; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948;' 8:49 a. m.] eration a petition filed October 5, 1948, Notice is further given that any per­ by Independent Broadcasting Company son other than parties of record as of (WIBK), Knoxville, Tennessee, request­ October 13, 1948, desiring to be heard in [Docket No. 8502] ing redesignation of the date for the oral this proceeding may file with the Board argument in the proceeding upon the on or before October 28, 1948, a state­ Ari-N e-M ex B roadcasting Co. above-entitled applications; and ment setting forth the facts and law ORDER CONTINUING HEARING It appearing, that it is impracticable to raised by this proceeding which he de­ re-schedule a definite date for the oral sires to controvert and such person may In re application of Ari-Ne-Mex argument at this time; appear and participate in the hearing in Broadcasting Company, Clayton, New It is ordered, This 8th day of October, accordance with § 285.6 (a) of the Mexico, Docket No. 8502, File No. BP- 1948, that the petition be, j- and it is Board’s rules of practice. 5879; for construction permit. hereby, granted; and that the oral argu­ For further details concerning this The Commission having under consid­ ment in the above-entitled proceeding proceeding, interested persons are re­ eration a petition filed September 29, be, and it is hereby, continued without ferred to the application on file with the 1948, by Ari-Ne-Mex Broadcasting’Com­ date. Civil Aeronautics Board. pany, Clayton, New Mexico, requesting a continuance in the hearing presently F ederal Communications Dated at Washington, D. C., October scheduled for October 14,1948, upon the Commission, 13, 1948. [seal] / T. J. Slowie, above-entitled application for construc­ Secretary. By the Civil Aeronautics Board. tion permit; It is ordered, This 8th day of October, [F. R.' Doc. 48-9191; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; [seal] M. C. Mulligan, 1948, that the petition be, and it is here­ ' 8:49 a. m.] Secretary. by, granted; and that the hearing upon [P. R. Doc. 48-9195; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; the above-entitled application be, and it 8:54 a. m.] is hereby, continued to 10:00 a. m,, Fri­ FEDERAL POWER COMMISSION day, November 4, 1948, at Washington, [Docket No. E-6118] D. C. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS F ederal Communications BRazos R iver Conservation and R ecla­ COMMISSION Commission, mation District and B razos River [seal] T. J. Slowie, T ransmission Electric Cooperative, [Docket No. 9093] Secretary. Inc. ^ American Cable and R adio Corp. et al. [F. R. Doc. 48-8189; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; ORDER POSTPONING HEARING ORDER POSTPONING HEARING 8:49 a. m.] t October 13,1948. In the matter of the American Cable In the matter of Brazos River Conser­ vation and Reclamation District and and Radio Corporation, the Commercial , [Docket No. 8500] v Cable Company, Mackay Radio and Brazos River Transmission Electric Co­ Ari-N e-M ex Broadcasting Co. operative, Inc., complainant, v. Brazos Telegraph. Company, and All America River Conservation and Reclamation Cables & Radio, Inc. Applicability of ORDER CONTINUING HEARING District, defendant, Project No. 1490, section 314 of the Communications Act In re application of Ari-Ne-Mex Docket No. E-6118. of 1934, as amended. Docket No. 9093. Broadcasting Company, Escondido, Cali­ Upon consideration of the joint appli­ The Commission, having under consid­ fornia, Docket No. 8500, File No. BP- cation filed by the above-named parties eration a motion filed on September 27, 8519; for construction permit. on October 12, 1948, for a „postponement 6112 NOTICES of the reopened hearing set for October office in the city of Washington, D. C., its voting trust certificates for common 14, 1948, in the above-entitled matters, on the 11th day of October 1948. stock. on the grounds that the parties, subject In the matter of United Public Utilities It is proposed that the directors of to Commission approval, may reach an Corporation, Applicant, File No. 54-97; UPU shall be Trustees in Dissolution agreement on the matters in controvery; United Public Utilities Corporation and (“Trustees”) , and that upon dissolution The Commission orders th at: its Subsidiary Companies, Respondents, of UPU, such Trustees shall settle and The reopened hearing heretofore File No. 59-73; United Public Utilities adjust the affairs of UPU and shall, from ordered to be held in this matter com­ Corporation and its Subsidiary Com­ time to time, distribute the remaining mencing October 14, 1948, be and the panies, Respondents, File No. 59-38; assets of UPU ratably to the holders of same hereby is postponed pending fur­ Ohio Valley Gas Company, Applicant, UPU’s common stock and to the holders ther order of the Commission. File No. 70-1954. of voting trust certificates for common Notice is hereby-given that United stock upon the surrender of such eer- Date of issuance: October 13, 1948. Public Utilities Corporation (“UPU”), a tificates in exchange for common stock, By the Commission. registered holding company, has filed, and that the Trustees shall be authorized pursuant to section 11 (e) of the Pub­ to retain for such time as they elect such [seal] Leon M. F uquay, lic Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 portion of the remaining assets as they Secretary. (the “Act”),"an amendment to Part III consider necessary or appropriate to sat­ [F. R. Doc, 48-9158; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; of its over-all plan for liquidation and isfy fully the liabilities of UPU. UPU 8:45 a. m.] dissolution. The amendment is desig­ proposes that such liquidating distribu­ nated as “Supplement 2 to Part III” tion or distributions be made by the (Supplement 2) and is described as the Provident Trust Company or such other [Docket Nos. G-1084, G-1087, G-1103] final step in the liquidation and dissolu­ corporation as the Trustees shall select American R epublics Corp. et al. tion of UPU Supplement 2 consists of as “Paying agent”, the final distribution two plans, hereinafter referred to as to be subject to the giving of notice as NOTICE OF FINDINGS UPON APPLICATIONS FOR “Plan A” and “Plan B.” prescribed in Supplement 2. STATUS DETERMINATIONS Briefly stated, Plan A provides for the UPU further proposes that upon the October 13, 1948. sale by UPU to Ohio Valley Gas Com­ deposit by the Trustees with the Pay­ In the matters of American Republics pany (“Ohio Valley"), a non-afflliated ing agent of the remaining assets of UPU Corporation, Docket No. G-1084; Houston operating public utility company, of all for a final distribution to the common Oil Company of Texas, Docket No. G- of the outstanding securities of UPU’s re­ stockholders, the Trustees shall be dis­ 1087; Humble Oil & Refining Company, maining subsidiaries, Indiana-.Ohio Pub­ charged from their duties and from any Docket No. G-1103. lic Service Company, Lynn Natural Gas liability to UPU’s common stockholders, Notice is hereby given that, on October Company, and Peoples Service Company and the sole right of such stockholders 12, 1948, the Federal Power Commission (“Indiana subsidiaries”) , with the ex­ shall be to claim the payments made un­ issued its findings entered October 12, ception of 3.5% of the common stock of der Supplement 2. 1948, upon applications for status deter­ Peoples Service Company which is pub1 UPU also proposes that the period minations in the above-designated mat­ licly held. within which holders of common stock ters. Plan B provides for the dissolution of may claim payment of the liquidating UPU and the distribution of its assets, distribution under Supplement 1 may be [seal] Leon M. F uquay, extended to a date not later than five Secretary. after provision for the payment of its liabilities, to the holders of its common years from the date of the divestment of [F. R. Doc. 48-9159; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; stock and of voting trust certificates for the last subsidiary of UPU. 8:46 a. m.] common stock.- General provisions. The consumma­ Notice is further given that Ohio Val­ tion of Plan A and Plan B is subject to ley has filed an application pursuant to the following conditions: [Docket Nos. G-1060, 1064, 1066, 1094] sections 9 (a) (2) and 10 of the act for (a) That the Commission shall have Colorado Interstate Gas Co. et al. approval of the acquisition of the secu­ found the plans necessary to effectuate rities of the Indiana subsidiaries owned the provisions of section 11 (b) of the NOTICE OF FINDINGS AND ORDERS ISSUING act and fair and equitable to the persons CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE by UPU. All interested persons are referred to affected thereby and shall have entered AND NECESSITY an order or orders approving the plans October 14,1948. the aforesaid Supplement 2 of UPU and the application of Ohio Valley which are and, if UPU requests, that such order In the matters of Colorado Interstate on file in the office of the Commission contain appropriate recitals as required Gas Company, Docket No. G-1060 for a full statement of the transactions by sections 371 (f) and 1808 (f) of the Northern Natural Gas Company, Docket therein proposed which may be sum­ Internal Revenue Code to obtain for UPU No..G-1064; West Texas Gas Company, marized as follows; and its stockholders certain benefits Docket No. G-1066; Canadian River Gas under Supplement R and Sections 1801, Company, Docket No. G-1094. SUPPLEMENT 2 OF UPU 1802, 1821 (b) and 3481 of the Internal Notice is hereby given that, on October Plan A: Sale of Indiana subsidiaries. Revenue Code. 13, 1948, the Federal Power Commission UPU proposes to sell to Ohio Valley all of (b) That a competent court, upon ap­ Issued its findings and orders entered the outstanding securities of UPU’s In­ plication by the Commission, shall have October 12, 1948, issuing certificates of diana subsidiaries owned by it for the entered an order to enforce and carry out public convenience and necessity in the sum of $700,000. The agreement of sale the provisions of Supplement 2, includ­ above-designated matters. provides, among other things, that the ing the appointment of trustees and such [seal] Leon M. F uquay, Indiana'subsidiaries shall pay to UPU all other appropriate provisions as may be Secretary. . interest accrued and unpaid to the date necessary or desirable to accomplish the [F. R. Doc. ¿8-9187; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; of closing on income notes and debt se­ dissolution of UPU in the manner pro­ 8:49 a. m.] curities of the Indiana subsidiaries vided in Plan B, and, at-the option of owned by UPU and that the Indiana sub­ UPU, such order shall have become final sidiaries shall not declare or pay any and no longer subject to review. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ' dividends on their outstanding capital UPU reserves the right to request sepa­ stocks between June 30, 1948, and the rate enforcement of Plan A and Plan B. COMMISSION date of closing. All expenses and fees incurred in con­ [File Nos. 54-97, 59-73, 59-38, 70-1954] * Plan B: Dissolution of UPU. UPU nection with the consummation of Sup­ U nited Public U tilities Corp. et al. proposes that, upon consummation of the plement 2 shall be subject to the approval sale of the Indiana subsidiaries and at of the Commission. NOTICE OF FILING OF AMENDMENT TO PLAN such time.as UPU’s board of directors AND OF AN APPLICATION; ORDER CON­ may determine, it will dissolve. UPU APPLICATION OF OHIO VALLEY SOLIDATING * PROCEEDINGS AND RECON­ further proposes that, after provision for Ohio Valley is engaged in the purchase VENING HEARINGS the payment or discharge of its liabili­ of natural gas and the distribution of At a regular session of the Securities ties, it will distribute all its remaining such gas principally in Tell City and Can- and Exchange Commission held at its assets to holders of its common stock and nelton, in the southern part of Indiana. Tuesday, October 19, 1948 FEDERAL REGISTER 6113 Ohio Valley proposes to acquire all of It is further ordered, That Harold B. of this hearing by mailing a copy of this the securities of UPU’s Indiana subsidi­ Teegarden or any other officer or officers order by registered mail to the Federal aries owned by UPU for the cash consid­ of the Commission designated by it for Power Commission, the Public Service eration described in the foregoing sum­ that purpose, shall preside at the hear­ Commission of Indiana, and to UPU, In­ mary of Plan A. ing in such matter. The officer so desig­ diana-Ohio Public Service Company, Ohio Valley contemplates financing nated to preside at such hearing is here­ Lynn Natural Gas Company, Peoples the proposed acquisition of securities by authorized to exercise all powers Service Company, Ohio Valley and the through the issue and sale of common granted to the Commission under section Lincoln National Life Insurance Com­ stock and bonds. In this connection, 18 (e) of the act, and to a hearing officer pany of Fort Wayne, Indiana; that notice Ohio Valley contemplates that Lynn under the Commission’s rules of prac­ shall be given to all other persons by Natural Gas Company will be merged tice. general release of this Commission, into Indiana-Ohio Public Service Com­ The Division of Public Utilities of the which shall be distributed to the press pany, that Indiana-Ohio Public Service Commission having advised the Com­ and mailed to the mailing list for re­ Company and Peoples Service Company mission .that it has made a preliminary leases under the act; and that further will issue mortgage bonds to Ohio Valley examination of Supplement 2 and the notice shall be given to all persons by in substitution for the notes of such com­ application of Ohio Valley and that, publication of this order in the F ederal panies proposed to be acquired by Ohio upon the basis thereof, the following R egister. Valley, that Ohio Valley will issue and sell matters and questions are presented for It is further ordered, That UPU shall $550,000 principal amount of mortgage consideration * without prejudice to its mail a copy of this notice and order to and collateral trust bonds at par and will specifying additional matters or ques­ each of its security holders (insofar as sell 21,000 shares of its common stock at tions upon further examination: the identity of such security holders is the par value of $10 a share. 1. Whether the aforementioned Plan known to UPU), including the holders of Ohio Valley states that it will file with A and Plan B, as submitted or as modi­ its voting trust certificates, at least 10 this Commission exemption statements fied, are necessary to effectuate the pro­ days prior to the date set for hearing; under Rules U-2 (a) (1) and U-9 of the visions of section 11 (b) of the act and and that UPU shall enclose therewith a rules and regulations promulgated under are fair and equitable to the persons af­ statement that UPU may amend Sup­ the act. fected thereby. plement 2 without giving notice thereof The Commission being required by the 2. Whether the standards of section to security holders, unless ordered to do provisions of section 11 (e) of the act 11 (e) are met by Plan B insofar as it so by the Commission, except that any before approving any plan thereunder to vests discretion in the directors of UPU security holder requesting UPU to give find, after notice and opportunity for or Trustees with respect to (a) the time him notice of further amendments shall hearing, that the plan as submitted or as of dissolution of UPU, (b) the times for be given such notice by UPU. modified is necessary to effectuate the making distributions to the security By the Commission. provisions of subsection (b) of section 11 holders and the amounts of such dis­ and is fair and equitable to the persons tributions, (c) the time for creditors or [seal] Orval L. DuBois, affected thereby, and it appearing appro­ others to file claims, and (d) the possible Secretary. priate to the Commission that notice be extension of the date for security hold­ [F. R. Doc. 48-9164; Filed, Oct. 18, 1948; given and a hearing be held with respect ers to claim the liquidating distribution 8:53 a. m.] to Supplement 2 and with respect to said under Supplement Ï. application of Ohio Valley to afford all 3. Whether the proposed sale and ac­ interested persons an opportunity to be quisition of securities are in conformity heard with respect thereto; and it also with section 12 (d) and sections 10 (b) [File No. 70-1948] and 10 (c) of the act, and particularly appearing to the Commission that Sup­ P ublic Service Co. of N ew Hampshire plement 2 has been filed in the consoli­ whether the proposed acquisition of se­ dated proceedings pending with respect curities will unduly complicate the capi­ ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION to UPU and its subsidiaries under sec­ tal structure of the proposed holding At a regular session of the Securities tions 11 (b) (1), 11 (b) (2), and 11 (e) company system of Ohio Valley or will and Exchange Commission, held at its (Pile Nos. 59-38, 59-73, and 54-97); and be detrimental to the public interest or office in the city of Washington, D. C., it further appearing to the Commission the interest of investors or consumers on the 11th day of October A. D. 1948. that it is appropriate that the proceed­ or the proper functioning of Ohio Val­ Public Service Company of New Hamp­ ings on the application of Ohio Valley be ley’s proposed holding company system. shire (“New Hampshire”), a public utility consolidated for hearing with the con­ 4. Whether the fees, expenses and re­ subsidiary of New England Public Service solidated proceedings involving UPU and muneration to be paid by UPU and Ohio Company, a registered holding company, its subsidiaries: Valley in connection with the proposed having filed an application, and amend­ It is ordered, That the proceedings on transactions are for necessary services ments thereto, pursuant to the third- the application of Ohio Valley be con­ and reasonable in amount. 5. Whether, in the event that the pro­ sentence of section 6 (b) of the Pufclic solidated for the purpose of hearing with posed transactions are approved, it is Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the aforementioned consolidated pro­ necessary or appropriate to impose terms and Rule U-50 of the Rules and Regula­ ceedings and that a hearing be held on or conditions in the public interest or for tions promulgated thereunder, regarding October 28, 1948 at 11 a. m., e. s. t., at the protection of investors or consumers, the following transactions: the offices of the Securities and Ex­ and particularly whether the Commis­ New Hampshire proposes to issue and change Commission, 425 Second Street sion should condition its approval of the sell, pursuant to the competitive bidding NW„ Washington 25, D. C. On such date proposed acquisition of securities upon requirements of Rule U-50, $7,000,000 the hearing room clerk in Room 101 will such a fair offer by Ohio Valley to pur­ principal amount of First Mortgage advise as to the room in which such chase -the publicly held common stock of Bonds, Series D, __% due 1978, to be is­ hearing will be held. In the event that Peoples Service Company as the Com­ sued under and secured by a First Mort­ amendments to Supplement 2 are filed mission may find necessary or appro­ gage to Old Colony Trust Company, as during the course of said proceedings, no priate. Trustee, dated as of January 1, 1943 as notice of such amendments will be re­ It is further ordered, That particular supplemented by various supplemental quired by the Commission unless specifi­ attention shall be directed at said hear­ indentures, including a proposed Fourth cally ordered by it. Any person desiring ing to the foregoing matters and ques­ Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of to receive further notice of the filing of tions. October 1, 1948. The interest rate and amendments by UPU should request It is further ordered, That jurisdiction the price to the company for the bonds such notice of UPU. Any person desir­ be, and it hereby is, reserved to separate, will be determined by competitive bidding ing to be heard or otherwise wishing to either for hearing, in whole or in part, or except that the invitation for bids will participate In this proceeding shall file for disposition, in whole or in part, any specify that the interest rate shall be a with the Secretary, on or before Octo­ of the issues which may arise in these muliple of Ye of 1 % and that the price to ber 26, 1948, a written request relative proceedings. the company shall be not less than 100% thereto as provided by Rule XVII of the It is further ordered, That the Secre­ nor more than 102.75% of the principal Commission’s rules of practice. tary of the Commission shall give notice amount thereof, plus accrued interest. 6114 NOTICES The application states that the company Rule U-50 to not less thari six days and Notice is further given that any inter­ will use $3,600,000 of the proceeds from that the order herein become effective ested person may, not later than October the sale of the bonds to repay the com­ forthwith; 29, 1948, at 5:30 p. m., e. s. t., request pany’s short-term bank borrowings. The It is ordered, Pursuant to Rule U-23 the Commission in writing that a hear­ balance of the.proceeds in the amount of and the applicable provisions of said act, ting be held on such matter, stating the $3,400,000 will be deposited initially with that said application, as amended, be, reasons for such request, the nature of the Trustee under the indenture and will and the same hereby is, granted forth­ his interest, and the issues of fact or law be withdrawn from time to time upon with, subject to the terms and condi­ raised by said application which he de­ certification to the Trustee of additional tions contained in Rule U-24 and subject sires to controvert, or may request that property. It is anticipated by the com­ to the additional conditions: he be notified if the Commission should pany that the $3,400,000 deposited ini­ (1) That the proposed sale of bonds of order a hearing thereon. Any such re­ tially with the Trustee will be withdrawn New Hampshire shall not be consum­ quest should be addressed:-Secretary, by January 31,1949 and will be similarly mated until the results of competitive Securities and Exchange Commission, applied to repay short-term bank bor­ bidding have been made a matter of rec­ 425 Second Street NW., Washington 25, rowings or will be used for other cor­ ord in this proceeding and a further or­ D. C. At any time after October 29,1948, porate purposes. New Hampshire has der shall have been entered by this Com­ said application, as filed or as amended, requested that the ten-day notice period mission in the light of. the record so com­ may be granted as provided by Rule for inviting bids as provided by sub­ pleted, which order may contain such U-23 of the rules and regulations pro­ division (b) of Rule U-50 be shortened to further terms and conditions as may mulgated under the act, or the Commis­ not less than six days so as- to permit the then be deemed appropriate, jurisdiction sion may exempt such transactions as opening of bids on October 18, 1948, and being reserved for this purpose. provided by Rule U-20 (a) and Rule that the order with respect to said ap­ (2) That jurisdiction be reserved with U-100 thereof. plication, as amended, become effective respect to all legal fees incurred or to All interested persons are referred to forthwith. be incurred in connection with the pro­ said application which is on file in the The application having been filed on posed bond financing. offices of this Commission for a state­ September 10, 1948, and the last amend­ It is further ordered, That, in accord­ ment of the transactions therein pro­ ment thereto having been filed on Octo­ ance with the request of the applicant, posed, which are summarized as follows: ber 8,1948, and notice of said filing hav­ the ten-day period for inviting bids as PEG proposes to issue and sell, pur­ ing been given in the form and manner provided in Rule U-50 be, and the same suant to the competitive bidding require­ prescribed by Rule U-23 promulgated hereby is, shortened to a period of not ments of Rule U-50, $50,000,000 principal pursuant to said act, and the Commis­ less than six days. amount of i t s _% debentures due 1963. sion not having received a request for By the Commission. The interest rate and the price to the hearing with respect to the application, company for the debentures will be de­ as amended within the period specified in [SEAL] CmVAL L . D U BO IS, termined by competitive bidding, except said notice, or otherwise, and not having Secretary. that the invitation for bids will specify ordered a hearing thereon; and [P. R. Doc. 48-9162; Piled, Oct. 18, 1948; that the price to the company ¿hall not The Commission finding that New 8:50 a. m.] be less than 100% nor more than 102.75% Hampshire is entitled to an exemption * of the principal amount. from the provisions of section 6 (a) of the Prom the proceeds of the sale of the act pursuant to the provisions of section debentures, $30,000,000 will be applied to 6 (b) thereof, it appearing that the pro­ [Pile No. 70-1962] the retirement of an equal principal posed issue and sale of bonds are solely Public S ervice Electric and Gas Co. amount of bank loans due September 10, for the purpose of financing the business 1950, and the balance will be utilized in of applicant and have been expressly au­ NOTICE OF FILING connection with PEG’S construction and thorized by the New Hampshire Public At a regular session of the Securities improvement program. Service Commission, the Commission; of and Exchange Commission, held at its The proposed issuance and sale have the State in which New Hampshire is or­ office in the city of Washington, D. C„ on been submitted to the Board of Public ganized and doing business and by the the 11th day of October A. D. 1948. Utility Commissioners of the State of Vermont Public Service Commission, the Notice is hereby given that an appli­ New Jersey for its approval. Commission of ,the State in which New cation has been filed with this Commis­ The applicant requests that the Com­ Hampshire is also doing business; and sion pursuant to the Public Utility Hold­ mission’s order granting the application The'Commission being of the opinion ing Company Act of 1935 by Public Serv­ become effective not later than November that it is appropriate to grant said ap­ ice Electric and Gas Company (“PEG”), 4, 1948. plication, as amended, without the im­ an electric utility subsidiary of ,The By the Commission. position of terms and conditions other United Corporation, a registered hold­ than those hereinafter stated; and the ing company. Applicant has designated [seal] Orval L. DuB ois, Commission also deeming it appropriate section 6 (b) of the act and Rule U-50 Secretary. to grant the request of New Hampshire promulgated thereunder as applicable to [P. R. Doc. 48-9163; Piled, Oct.-18, 1948; to shorten the bidding period provided by the proposed transaction. 8:51 a. m.]