North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-North Carolina Department of Transportation, 16251-16252 [2016-06784]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2016 / Notices • Form Number: DS–4024, DS–4024e • Respondents: United States Citizens and Nationals • Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,010,389 • Estimated Number of Responses: 1,010,389 • Average Time per Response: 20 minutes • Total Estimated Burden Time: 336,796 hours • Frequency: On Occasion • Obligation To Respond: Voluntary We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to: • Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department. • Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. • Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your personal information, will be available for public review. Abstract of Proposed Collection The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) makes it possible for U.S. nationals to register on-line from anywhere in the world. In the event of a family emergency, natural disaster or international crisis, U.S. embassies and consulates rely on this registration information to provide critical information and assistance to them. 22 U.S.C. 2715 is one of the main legal authorities that deem the usage of this form necessary. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Methodology 99% of responses are received via electronic submission on the Internet. The service is available on the Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs Web site https://travel.state.gov at https://step.state.gov/step/. The paper version of the collection permits respondents who do not have Internet access to provide the information to the U.S. embassy or consulate by fax, mail or in person. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Mar 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 Dated: March 11, 2016. Michelle Bernier-Toth, Managing Director, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizen Services, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2016–06693 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–06–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36009] Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc., H. Peter Claussen and Linda C. Claussen— Continuance in Control Exemption— North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc. Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc. (G&O), and H. Peter Claussen and Linda C. Claussen (the Claussens) (collectively, Applicants) have jointly filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc. (NCAR), upon NCAR’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc.—Lease & Operation Exemption—North Carolina Department of Transportation, Docket No. FD 36008, wherein NCAR seeks Board approval under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, and to operate, approximately 5.7 miles of rail line, referred to as the Global Transpark rail corridor, between milepost GTP–0.0 (connection to the North Carolina Railroad Company track) and milepost GTP–5.7 (at the NC Global Transpark) at Kinston, in Lenoir County, NC. Applicants expect to consummate the proposed transaction on or after April 8, 2016, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice of exemption was filed). According to Applicants, the Claussens own a controlling share of voting stock of G&O. G&O, in turn, wholly owns four Class III rail carriers operating in three states: (a) Knoxville & Holston River Railroad Co., Inc., operating in Tennessee; (b) Lancaster & Chester Railroad, LLC, operating in South Carolina; (c) Laurinburg & Southern Railroad Co., Inc., operating in North Carolina; and (d) Piedmont & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc., d/b/a Yadkin Valley Railroad, operating in North Carolina. Applicants certify that: (1) The rail lines to be operated by NCAR do not connect with any other railroads operated by the carriers in the Applicants’ corporate family; (2) the PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16251 continuance in control is not part of a series of anticipated transactions that would connect the rail lines to be operated by NCAR with any other railroad in Applicants’ corporate family; and (3) the transaction does not involve a Class I rail carrier. Therefore, the transaction is exempt from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to protect the interests of its employees. Section 11326(c), however, does not provide for labor protection for transactions under 11324 and 11325 that involve only Class III rail carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not impose labor protective conditions here, because all of the carriers involved are Class III carriers. 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. Stay petitions must be filed no later than April 1, 2016 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36009, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Applicants’ representative, Rose-Michele Nardi, Transport Counsel PC, 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at ‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ Decided: March 21, 2016. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Kenyatta Clay, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2016–06782 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36008] North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption—North Carolina Department of Transportation North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc. (NCAR), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease from the North E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 16252 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 58 / Friday, March 25, 2016 / Notices Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and to operate, approximately 5.7 miles of rail line, referred to as the Global Transpark rail corridor, between milepost GTP–0.0 (connection to the North Carolina Railroad Company track) and milepost GTP–5.7 (at the NC Global Transpark) at Kinston, in Lenoir County, N.C., pursuant to an executed lease and operating agreement. This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc.—Continuance in Control Exemption—North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc., Docket No. FD 36009, in which Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc., H. Peter Claussen and Linda C. Claussen seek Board approval to continue in control of NCAR under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2), upon NCAR’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. NCAR certifies that the projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class II rail carrier and states that its projected annual revenue is expected not to exceed $5 million. NCAR states that the agreement regarding the subject line does not involve an interchange commitment. The transaction may be consummated on April 8, 2016, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice of exemption was filed). If the verified 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 to stay must be filed by April 1, 2016 (at least seven days prior to the date the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36008 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 applicant’s representative, Rose-Michele Nardi, Transport Counsel PC, 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006. According to NCAR, 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: March 21, 2016. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Mar 24, 2016 Jkt 238001 By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Kenyatta Clay, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2016–06784 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36001] BNSF Railway Company—Trackage Rights Exemption—State of Washington, Department of Transportation The State of Washington, Department of Transportation (WDOT), pursuant to a trackage rights agreement being negotiated between WDOT and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF),1 has agreed to grant BNSF restricted local trackage rights over approximately 5.3 miles of rail line between milepost 1.0 at Cheney, Wa., and milepost 6.30 near Four Lakes, Wa. (the Line). The trackage rights are intended to permit BNSF to move unit trains of 75 to 120 cars of grain or grain products or empty cars originating or terminating at the Highline Grain facility at milepost 6.30, and to perform overhead movements over the Line. The transaction may be consummated on or after April 10, 2016, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice of exemption was filed). 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 April 1, 2016 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36001, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 1 WDOT and BNSF state that a copy of the agreement will be filed with the Board within 10 days of the agreement’s execution. Also, WDOT states that Eastern Washington Gateway Railroad Company, which leases the Line for which BNSF seeks restricted local trackage rights, will be a party to the trackage rights agreement. PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Karl Morell, Karl Morell & Associates, 655 15th Street NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. Decided: March 21, 2016. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Kenyatta Clay, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2016–06783 Filed 3–24–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 35996] San Jacinto Transportation Company, Inc.—Operation Exemption—SJRERailroad Series San Jacinto Transportation Company, Inc. (SJTC), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate approximately 6.0 miles of rail line owned by SJRERailroad Series (SJRE), pursuant to an operating agreement with SJRE,1 in Harris County, Tex. (the Line). The Line is located within the San Jacinto River and Rail Park and will connect with Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) near mileposts 344–346 on the Lafayette Subdivision. The transaction may be consummated on or after April 9, 2016, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). SJTC certifies that, as a result of this transaction, its projected revenues will not result in the creation of a Class II or Class I rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. SJTC states that the operating agreement does not involve a provision or agreement which may limit future interchange with a third party connecting carrier. SJTC further states that, once the exemption becomes effective, it anticipates that UP and BNSF will enter into an interchange or switching agreement for SJTC to serve customers on the Line. If the verified 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 to stay must be 1 SJRE is an entity within San Jacinto Real Estate, a series of LLCs’ formed under the laws of Texas. E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16251-16252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06784]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36008]


North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc.--Lease and Operation 
Exemption--North Carolina Department of Transportation

    North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc. (NCAR), a noncarrier, 
has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease 
from the North

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Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and to operate, 
approximately 5.7 miles of rail line, referred to as the Global 
Transpark rail corridor, between milepost GTP-0.0 (connection to the 
North Carolina Railroad Company track) and milepost GTP-5.7 (at the NC 
Global Transpark) at Kinston, in Lenoir County, N.C., pursuant to an 
executed lease and operating agreement.
    This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice 
of exemption in Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc.--Continuance in Control 
Exemption--North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc., Docket No. FD 
36009, in which Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc., H. Peter Claussen and Linda 
C. Claussen seek Board approval to continue in control of NCAR under 49 
CFR 1180.2(d)(2), upon NCAR's becoming a Class III rail carrier.
    NCAR certifies that the projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class 
II rail carrier and states that its projected annual revenue is 
expected not to exceed $5 million. NCAR states that the agreement 
regarding the subject line does not involve an interchange commitment.
    The transaction may be consummated on April 8, 2016, the effective 
date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice of exemption 
was filed). If the verified 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 to stay must be filed by April 1, 2016 (at 
least seven days prior to the date the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 36008 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 applicant's representative, Rose-Michele 
Nardi, Transport Counsel PC, 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 300, 
Washington, DC 20006.
    According to NCAR, 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: March 21, 2016.

    By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-06784 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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