[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 97 (Tuesday, May 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 27653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13163]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[Sec. 5a Application No. 118 (Amendment No. 1), et al. 1]


EC-MAC Motor Carriers Service Association, Inc., et al.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Request for additional comments.

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SUMMARY: The Board is seeking additional comments from interested 
persons on the consolidated applications of seven regional motor 
carrier rate bureaus for authority to expand their activities 
nationwide. The Board notes that, as part of its evaluation of whether 
the scope of the regional rate bureaus' antitrust immunity should be 
expanded, it will begin the process of addressing whether it should 
renew all current motor carrier rate bureau agreements prior to their 
statutory expiration (absent renewal) on December 31, 1998.

    \1\ This notice embraces six other motor carrier rate bureau 
applications. Traditionally, such applications have been identified 
as ``Section 5a'' applications, in reference to section 5a of the 
Interstate Commerce Act as it existed prior to its 1978 
codification. The ``Section 5a Application'' numbers, application 
amendment numbers, and bureau names for the embraced applications 
are: Sec. 5a Application No. 34 (Amendment No. 8), Middlewest Motor 
Freight Bureau, Inc.; Sec. 5a Application No. 46 (Amendment No. 20), 
Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc.; Sec. 5a Application 
No. 22 (Amendment No. 7), Pacific Inland Tariff Bureau, Inc.; Sec. 
5a Application No. 60 (Amendment No. 10), Rocky Mountain Motor 
Tariff Bureau, Inc.; Sec. 5a Application No. 45 (Amendment No. 13), 
Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc.; and Sec. 5a Application No. 25 
(Amendment No. 8), The New England Motor Rate Bureau, Inc., Certain 
minor issues in Sec. 5a Application No. 46 (Amendment No. 20), 
Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, are also the subject of a 
separate Federal Register notice being published simultaneously.
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DATES: Comments are due by August 18, 1997. Replies are due by October 
17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 copies of pleadings referring to 
Sec. 5a Application No. 118 (Amendment No. 1), et al. to: Office of the 
Secretary, Case Control Unit, Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K 
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423.
    Also, send one copy to the representative of each applicant in Sec. 
5a Application No. 118 (Amendment No. 1), et al.:
    1. EC-MAC Motor Carriers Service Association, Inc., John W. 
McFadden, Jr., Suite 1302, 2200 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201.
    2. Middlewest Motor Freight Bureau, Inc., Bryce Rea, Jr./William E. 
Kenworthy, #420, 1920 N Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.
    3. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc., Robert G. Gawley, P.O. Box 
548, Buffalo, NY 14225-0548.
    4. Pacific Inland Tariff Bureau, Inc., Bryce Rea, Jr./William E. 
Kenworthy, #420, 1920 N Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.
    5. Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff Bureau, Inc., Don R. Devine, No. 2, 
10 Lakeside Lane, Denver, CO 80212.
    6. Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc., S.D. 
Schwartzberg, 1307 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309; John R. 
Bagileo, Bagileo, Silverberg & Goldman, #120, 1101 30th 
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20007.
    7. The New England Motor Rate Bureau, Inc., Keith Vaskelionis, Sr., 
128 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA 01803.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565-1600. 
[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 565-1695.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board's decision in these proceedings is 
available to all persons for a charge by phoning DC NEWS & DATA, INC., 
at (202) 289-4357.

    Decided: May 7, 1997.

    By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice Chairman Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-13163 Filed 5-19-97; 8:45 am]
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