CSX Transportation, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Harlan County, KY, 1671 [2016-00592]
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Accordingly, pursuant to Section
19(b)(2) of the Act,7 the Commission
designates February 23, 2016, as the
date by which the Commission should
either approve or disapprove or institute
proceedings to determine whether to
disapprove the proposed rule change
(File No. SR–FINRA–2015–48).
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.8
Robert W. Errett,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–00468 Filed 1–12–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 752X)]
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CSX Transportation, Inc.—
Discontinuance of Service
Exemption—in Harlan County, KY
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed
a verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR part 1152, subpart F—Exempt
Abandonments and Discontinuances of
Service to discontinue service over an
approximately 7.3-mile rail line on its
Southern Region, Huntington Division,
CV Subdivision, Engineering
Appalachian Division, also known as
the Catron’s Creek Branch from milepost
0WO 243.0 to milepost 0WO 249.8 and
from milepost 0WOS 249.5 to milepost
0WOS 250.0, in Harlan County, Ky. (the
Line). The Line traverses United States
Postal Service Zip Codes 40831 and
40964, and includes no stations.
CSXT has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the Line for at
least two years; (2) because the Line is
not a through line, no overhead traffic
has operated, and, therefore, none needs
to be rerouted over other lines; (3) no
formal complaint filed by a user of rail
service on the Line (or by a state or local
government entity acting on behalf of
such user) regarding cessation of service
over the Line is pending either with the
Surface Transportation Board (Board) or
with any U.S. District Court or has been
decided in favor of complainant within
the two-year period; and (4) the
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12
(newspaper publication) and 49 CFR
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee adversely affected by the
discontinuance of service shall be
protected under Oregon Short Line
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CFR 200.30–3(a)(31).
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Railroad—Abandonment Portion
Goshen Branch Between Firth &
Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville
Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To
address whether this condition
adequately protects affected employees,
a petition for partial revocation under
49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of
intent to file an offer of financial
assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued
rail service has been received, this
exemption will be effective on February
12, 2016, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
not involve environmental issues and
formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA to subsidize continued rail service
under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)1 must be
filed by January 22, 2016.2 Petitions to
reopen must be filed by February 2,
2016, with the Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to CSXT’s
representative: Louis E. Gitomer, Law
Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, LLC, 600
Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson,
MD 21204.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’
Decided: December 31, 2015.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar,
Acting Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. 2015–83]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received; SkyPhilly, Inc.
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
SUMMARY:
1 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
2 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and
not an abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking
and public use conditions are not appropriate.
Because there will be environmental review during
an abandonment, this discontinuance does not
require an environmental review.
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from specified requirements of title 14
of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
purpose of this notice is to improve the
public’s awareness of, and participation
in, the FAA’s exemption process.
Neither publication of this notice nor
the inclusion or omission of information
in the summary is intended to affect the
legal status of the petition or its final
disposition.
Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
must be received on or before February
2, 2016.
DATES:
Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2014–0908
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
https://www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Parker (202) 267–1538, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
This notice is published pursuant to
14 CFR 11.85.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 752X)]
CSX Transportation, Inc.--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in
Harlan County, KY
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152, subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and
Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately
7.3-mile rail line on its Southern Region, Huntington Division, CV
Subdivision, Engineering Appalachian Division, also known as the
Catron's Creek Branch from milepost 0WO 243.0 to milepost 0WO 249.8 and
from milepost 0WOS 249.5 to milepost 0WOS 250.0, in Harlan County, Ky.
(the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes
40831 and 40964, and includes no stations.
CSXT has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the
Line for at least two years; (2) because the Line is not a through
line, no overhead traffic has operated, and, therefore, none needs to
be rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user
of rail service on the Line (or by a state or local government entity
acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the
Line is pending either with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or
with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of
complainant within the two-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49
CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to
governmental agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected
by the discontinuance of service shall be protected under Oregon Short
Line Railroad--Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon,
in Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To
address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees,
a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be
filed.
Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of
financial assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued rail service has been
received, this exemption will be effective on February 12, 2016, unless
stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve
environmental issues and formal expressions of intent to file an OFA to
subsidize continued rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)\1\ must be
filed by January 22, 2016.\2\ Petitions to reopen must be filed by
February 2, 2016, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street
SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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\1\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is
currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
\2\ Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an
abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking and public use
conditions are not appropriate. Because there will be environmental
review during an abandonment, this discontinuance does not require
an environmental review.
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to
CSXT's representative: Louis E. Gitomer, Law Offices of Louis E.
Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''
Decided: December 31, 2015.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-00592 Filed 1-12-16; 8:45 am]
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