Wisconsin Central Ltd.-Trackage Rights Exemption-Lines of Union Pacific Railroad Company and Illinois Central Railroad Company, 7625-7626 [2016-02903]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices Randolph, Scott, Searcy, Stone, Washington, White, Woodruff, Yell. The Interest Rates are: For Physical Damage: Non-Profit Organizations With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... For Economic Injury: Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 2.625 2.625 2.625 The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 14623B and for economic injury is 14624B. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59008) Lisa Lopez-Suarez, Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance. [FR Doc. 2016–02929 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #14621 and #14622] Arkansas Disaster #AR–00086 U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice AGENCY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Arkansas (FEMA–4254–DR), dated 02/05/2016. Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Incident Period: 12/26/2015 through 01/22/2016. Effective Date: 02/05/2016. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/05/2016. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/07/2016. ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President’s major disaster declaration on 02/05/2016, applications for disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally announced locations. asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 7625 The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster: SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Primary Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Benton, Carroll, Crawford, Faulkner, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Little River, Perry, Sebastian, Sevier. Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only): Arkansas: Arkansas, Boone, Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Franklin, Garland, Grant, Hempstead, Howard, Independence, Lawrence, Lincoln, Logan, Lonoke, Madison, Miller, Monroe, Newton, Phillips, Poinsett, Polk, Pulaski, Saint Francis, Saline, Scott, Van Buren, Washington, White, Woodruff, Yell. Missouri: Barry, McDonald, Stone, Taney. Mississippi: Tunica. Oklahoma: Adair, Delaware, Le Flore, McCurtain, Sequoyah. Texas: Bowie. The Interest Rates are: Wisconsin Central Ltd.—Trackage Rights Exemption—Lines of Union Pacific Railroad Company and Illinois Central Railroad Company For Physical Damage: Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere .......... Homeowners Without Credit Available Elsewhere .......... Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere .................. Businesses Without Credit Available Elsewhere .......... Non-Profit Organizations With Credit Available Elsewhere Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere .......................... For Economic Injury: Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without Credit Available Elsewhere Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere .......................... 3.625 1.813 6.000 4.000 2.625 2.625 2.625 (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59008) Lisa Lopez-Suarez, Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance. [FR Doc. 2016–02931 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] PO 00000 Frm 00129 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC), pursuant to a written trackage rights agreement,1 has agreed to grant Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL) 2 overhead trackage rights over connecting rail lines owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and IC, between milepost AO 36.7 at Joliet, and milepost AH 41.13 at South Joliet, in Will County, Ill., a distance of approximately 4.43 miles.3 The transaction may be consummated on February 27, 2016, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). WCL states that the proposed trackage rights will facilitate the efficient provision of service to and from a railserved logistics facility at Joliet, via a switch connection located on UP’s line. WCL states also that by allowing more direct service and enhancing crew utilization, the proposed transaction will improve rail operations within the Chicago terminal area to the benefit of WCL, IC, and UP. As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk & Western Railway—Trackage Rights— Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Railway—Lease & Operate—California Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed by February 19, 2016 (at least 4.000 The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 14621B and for economic injury is 146220. BILLING CODE 8025–01–P [Docket No. FD 35992] 1 An executed copy of the amendment to the 2009 agreement between IC and WCL was filed with the notice of exemption. A redacted version of the underlying 1987 trackage rights agreement between IC and UP (as amended) was also filed with the notice. An unredacted version of the 1987 agreement was filed under seal along with a motion for protective order, which will be addressed in a separate decision. 2 WCL and IC are indirect subsidiaries of Canadian National Railway Company. 3 WCL states that numeric mileposting on the line is continuous (measured from Chicago Union station), but the alpha prefix designation changes from AO to AH at milepost 38.5. WCL also states that the distances between terminal mileposts on the line can be measured without regard to the alpha prefixes. E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1 7626 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices seven days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35992, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606. According to WCL, this action is categorically excluded from environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c). Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at ‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ Decided: February 9, 2016. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Kenyatta Clay, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2016–02903 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0460] Hours of Service of Drivers: Farruggio’s Express, Application for Exemption Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of application for exemption; request for comments. AGENCY: FMCSA announces that it has received an application from Farruggio’s Express (Farruggio) for an exemption from timecard requirements for its drivers who may not meet all of the conditions for utilization of the 100 airmile radius log book exemption in that section. The request would exempt Farruggio’s drivers who stay within the 100 air-mile radius, but may occasionally exceed the 12 hour limitation, from having to complete a daily record of duty status (RODS). Farruggio states that its entire fleet of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) is equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS) vehicle tracking devices, which it believes justifies the request for this exemption and provides an equivalent or greater level of safety than would be obtained by complying with the regulations. FMCSA requests public comment on Farruggio’s application for exemption. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 14, 2016. asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Number FMCSA–2015–0460 by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. • Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Fax: 1–202–493–2251 • Each submission must include the Agency name and the docket number for this notice. Note that DOT posts all comments received without change to www.regulations.gov, including any personal information included in a comment. Please see the Privacy Act heading below. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments, go to www.regulations.gov at any time or visit Room W12–140 on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The on-line FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year. Privacy Act: 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 www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning this notice, contact Mr. Richard Clemente, FMCSA Driver and Carrier Operations Division; Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards; Telephone: 202–366– 4325. Email: MCPSD@dot.gov. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: I. Public Participation and Request for Comments FMCSA encourages you to participate by submitting comments and related materials. Submitting Comments If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 notice (FMCSA–2015–0460), indicate the specific section of this document to which the comment applies, and provide a reason for suggestions or recommendations. You may submit your comments and material online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your document so the Agency can contact you if it has questions regarding your submission. To submit your comments online, go to www.regulations.gov and put the docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2015–0460’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ When the new screen appears, click on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type your comment into the text box in the following screen. Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual or on behalf of a third party and then submit. An option to upload a file is provided. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would like to know that they reached the facility, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard or envelope. FMCSA will consider all comments and material received during the comment period in deciding whether to grant or deny this application. Viewing Comments and Documents To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble as being available in the docket, go to www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2015–0460’’ in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ button and choose the document listed to review. If you do not have access to the Internet, you may view the docket online by visiting the Docket Management Facility in Room W12–140 on the ground floor of the DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. II. Legal Basis FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions from certain parts of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA must publish a notice of each exemption request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). The Agency must provide the public an opportunity to inspect the information relevant to the application, E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7625-7626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02903]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 35992]


Wisconsin Central Ltd.--Trackage Rights Exemption--Lines of Union 
Pacific Railroad Company and Illinois Central Railroad Company

    Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC), pursuant to a written 
trackage rights agreement,\1\ has agreed to grant Wisconsin Central 
Ltd. (WCL) \2\ overhead trackage rights over connecting rail lines 
owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and IC, between milepost 
AO 36.7 at Joliet, and milepost AH 41.13 at South Joliet, in Will 
County, Ill., a distance of approximately 4.43 miles.\3\
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    \1\ An executed copy of the amendment to the 2009 agreement 
between IC and WCL was filed with the notice of exemption. A 
redacted version of the underlying 1987 trackage rights agreement 
between IC and UP (as amended) was also filed with the notice. An 
unredacted version of the 1987 agreement was filed under seal along 
with a motion for protective order, which will be addressed in a 
separate decision.
    \2\ WCL and IC are indirect subsidiaries of Canadian National 
Railway Company.
    \3\ WCL states that numeric mileposting on the line is 
continuous (measured from Chicago Union station), but the alpha 
prefix designation changes from AO to AH at milepost 38.5. WCL also 
states that the distances between terminal mileposts on the line can 
be measured without regard to the alpha prefixes.
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    The transaction may be consummated on February 27, 2016, the 
effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was 
filed).
    WCL states that the proposed trackage rights will facilitate the 
efficient provision of service to and from a rail-served logistics 
facility at Joliet, via a switch connection located on UP's line. WCL 
states also that by allowing more direct service and enhancing crew 
utilization, the proposed transaction will improve rail operations 
within the Chicago terminal area to the benefit of WCL, IC, and UP.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
& Western Railway--Trackage Rights--Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 
I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Railway--Lease & 
Operate--California Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). This 
notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false 
or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions 
to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any 
time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay 
the effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed by 
February 19, 2016 (at least

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seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35992, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each 
pleading must be served on Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 
North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
    According to WCL, this action is categorically excluded from 
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c).
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: February 9, 2016.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-02903 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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