CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Logan County, W. Va., 66322-66323 [2016-23276]

Download as PDF 66322 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 27, 2016 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE C St. NW., Suite 4422, Washington, DC 20520. [Public Notice: 9738] [Public Notice: 9737] Culturally Significant Objects Imported for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Kemang Wa Lehulere: In All My Wildest Dreams’’ Exhibition Notice of Receipt of Borrego Crossing Pipeline, LLC’s Application for a Presidential Permit To Construct, Connect, Operate, and Maintain Pipeline Facilities on the Border of the United States and Mexico Richard Westerdale, Director, Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State. Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby determine that the objects to be included in the exhibition ‘‘Kemang Wa Lehulere: In All My Wildest Dreams,’’ imported from abroad for temporary exhibition within the United States, are of cultural significance. The objects are imported pursuant to loan agreements with the foreign owners or custodians. I also determine that the exhibition or display of the exhibit objects at The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, from on or about October 27, 2016, until on or about January 15, 2017, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these Determinations be published in the Federal Register. SUMMARY: For further information, including a list of the imported objects, contact the Office of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202– 632–6471; email: section2459@ state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: September 21, 2016. Mark Taplin, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2016–23457 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P AGENCY: ACTION: [Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 763X)] Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Department of State (DOS) has received an application from Borrego Crossing Pipeline, LLC (‘‘Borrego’’) for a Presidential Permit authorizing the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of pipeline facilities for the export of refined petroleum products. If the application is approved, the proposed pipeline facilities will transport refined products, including gasoline, ultra-low-sulfur diesel (‘‘ULSD’’), and jet fuel across the U.S.Mexican border under the Rio Grande River. Minimum pipeline depth under the river bed will be 45 feet, and minimum pipeline depth under the river surface at the river banks will be 65 feet. The ultimate parent corporation of Borrego is Howard Midstream Energy Partners, LLC (‘‘HEP’’). Under E.O. 13337, the Secretary of State is designated and empowered to receive all applications for Presidential Permits for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance, at the borders of the United States, of facilities for the exportation or importation of liquid petroleum, petroleum products, or other nongaseous fuels to or from a foreign country. The Department of State has the responsibility to determine whether issuance of a new Presidential Permit for construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of the proposed Borrego pipeline border facilities would serve the U.S. national interest. The Department will conduct an environmental review consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The Department will provide more information on the review process in a future Federal Register notice. Borrego’s application is available at: https://www.state.gov/e/enr/ applicant/applicants/index.htm. SUMMARY: Presidential Permit Coordinator, Energy Resources Bureau, (ENR/EGA/PAPD) United States Department of State, 2201 17:08 Sep 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Department of State. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Sep<11>2014 [FR Doc. 2016–23288 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am] CSX Transportation, Inc.— Abandonment Exemption—in Logan County, W. Va. CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F— Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 3.29-mile rail line on its Southern Region, Florence Division, Logan Subdivision, between milepost CLX 0.0 near Man and milepost CLX 3.29 near Garnette, in Logan County, W. Va. (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 25632 and 25635 and includes the Mann station at milepost CLX 0.0 (FSAC 82597/OPSL 69065) and the Garnette station at milepost CLX 3.0 (FSAC 82596/OPSL 65885). CSXT has certified that: (1) No local freight traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) because the Line is not a through route, 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 either pending 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 1105.7(c) (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 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 abandonment 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 E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 27, 2016 / Notices asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be effective on October 27, 2016, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,1 formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by October 7, 2016. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by October 17, 2016, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001.3 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. CSXT has filed environmental and historic reports that address the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by September 30, 2016. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to OEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202) 245–0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 877– 8339. Comments on environmental and historic preservation matters must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes available to the public. Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent decision. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), CSXT shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If consummation has not been effected by CSXT’s filing of a notice of consummation by September 27, 2017, and there are no legal or regulatory 1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) cannot be made before the exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption’s effective date. 2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 3 CSXT states that the Line may be suitable for other public purposes or trail use, but may be subject to reversionary interests. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Sep 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at WWW.STB.GOV. Decided: September 22, 2016. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Kenyatta Clay, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2016–23276 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water Susquehanna River Basin Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice lists the projects approved by rule by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period set forth in DATES. DATES: August 1–31, 2016. ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel, telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717) 238–2436; email: joyler@ srbc.net. Regular mail inquiries may be sent to the above address. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice lists the projects, described below, receiving approval for the consumptive use of water pursuant to the Commission’s approval by rule process set forth in 18 CFR 806.22(f) for the time period specified above: SUMMARY: Approvals by Rule Issued Under 18 CFR 806.22(f): 1. Carrizo (Marcellus), LLC, Pad ID: Henninger Pad, ABR–201110017.R1, Jessup Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 2.1000 mgd; Approval Date: August 5, 2016. 2. Samson Exploration, LLC, Pad ID: Pardee & Curtin Lumber Co. C–17H, ABR– 20110816.R1, Shippen Township, Cameron County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: August 5, 2016. 3. JKLM Energy, LLC, Pad ID: Headwaters 145, ABR–201608001, Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 3.1250 mgd; Approval Date: August 9, 2016. 4. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Youst 405, ABR– 201106026.R1, Jackson Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: August 9, 2016. 5. SWEPI LP, Pad ID: Watkins 820, ABR– PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66323 201106011.R1, Chatham Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: August 10, 2016. 6. Talisman Energy USA Inc., Pad ID: 05 235 Rogers H, ABR–201108051.R1, Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: August 10, 2016. 7. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: Dewolf, ABR–201608002, Windham Township, Wyoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: August 11, 2016. 8. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: Cook, ABR–201111001.R1, Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: August 11, 2016. 9. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: Richard, ABR–201111010.R1, Rush Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: August 11, 2016. 10. SWN Production Company, LLC, Pad ID: Clark Pad, ABR–201107043.R1, Orwell and Herrick Townships, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9900 mgd; Approval Date: August 11, 2016. 11. Talisman Energy USA Inc., Pad ID: 02 109 Frederick L, ABR–201108046.R1, Hamilton Township, Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: August 12, 2016. 12. Talisman Energy USA Inc., Pad ID: 05 174 Carlsen C, ABR–201108052.R1, Windham Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: August 12, 2016. 13. Chief Oil & Gas LLC, Pad ID: Myers Unit Drilling Pad #1, ABR–201201039.R1, Burlington Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 2.0000 mgd; Approval Date: August 18, 2016. 14. Chief Oil & Gas LLC, Pad ID: Crandall Drilling Pad #1, ABR–201202013.R1, Ridgebury Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 2.0000 mgd; Approval Date: August 18, 2016. 15. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: Burkhart, ABR–201201028.R1, Forks Township, Sullivan County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: August 19, 2016. 16. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: Warburton, ABR–201201033.R1, Forks Township, Sullivan County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: August 19, 2016. 17. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: Makayla, ABR–201202008.R1, Wilmot Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: August 19, 2016. 18. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: Yadpad, ABR–201202020.R1, Wilmot Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: August 19, 2016. 19. Chief Oil & Gas LLC, Pad ID: Hurley Drilling Pad #1, ABR–201201040.R1, Cherry Township, Sullivan County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 2.0000 mgd; Approval Date: August 19, 2016. 20. Chief Oil & Gas LLC, Pad ID: Wright A E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66322-66323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23276]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 763X)]


CSX Transportation, Inc.--Abandonment Exemption--in Logan County, 
W. Va.

    CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) has filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon an approximately 3.29-mile rail line on its Southern Region, 
Florence Division, Logan Subdivision, between milepost CLX 0.0 near Man 
and milepost CLX 3.29 near Garnette, in Logan County, W. Va. (the 
Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 25632 
and 25635 and includes the Mann station at milepost CLX 0.0 (FSAC 
82597/OPSL 69065) and the Garnette station at milepost CLX 3.0 (FSAC 
82596/OPSL 65885).
    CSXT has certified that: (1) No local freight traffic has moved 
over the Line for at least two years; (2) because the Line is not a 
through route, 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 either pending 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 1105.7(c) (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal 
letter), 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 abandonment 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

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assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be effective on 
October 27, 2016, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to 
stay that do not involve environmental issues,\1\ formal expressions of 
intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\2\ and trail use/rail 
banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by October 7, 2016. 
Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 
1152.28 must be filed by October 17, 2016, with the Surface 
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.\3\
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    \1\ The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on 
environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board's 
Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) in its independent 
investigation) cannot be made before the exemption's effective date. 
See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). 
Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that 
the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption's 
effective date.
    \2\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is 
currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
    \3\ CSXT states that the Line may be suitable for other public 
purposes or trail use, but may be subject to reversionary interests.
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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.
    CSXT has filed environmental and historic reports that address the 
effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic 
resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by September 
30, 2016. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to 
OEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-
0001) or by calling OEA at (202) 245-0305. Assistance for the hearing 
impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339. Comments on environmental and historic preservation 
matters must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes available to 
the public.
    Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail 
banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent 
decision.
    Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), CSXT shall file 
a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has 
exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If 
consummation has not been effected by CSXT's filing of a notice of 
consummation by September 27, 2017, and there are no legal or 
regulatory barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will 
automatically expire.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
WWW.STB.GOV.

    Decided: September 22, 2016.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-23276 Filed 9-26-16; 8:45 am]
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