Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks-Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption-Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 22111 [2018-10115]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 92 / Friday, May 11, 2018 / Notices Incident Period: 02/14/2018 through 03/04/2018. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Issued on 05/05/2018. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 07/05/2018. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 02/05/2019. [Docket No. FD 36190] DATES: Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks—Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption—Norfolk Southern Railway Company Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks (TASD), a Class III switching and terminal carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(8) for its acquisition of temporary overhead trackage rights from FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Norfolk Southern Railway Company Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, (NSR) over NSR’s 3–B South District rail U.S. Small Business Administration, line between the connection with TASD 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, at approximately milepost 146.9 MB at Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. CN Crossing and the connection with TASD at approximately milepost 144.0 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is MB at Terminal Junction, a distance of hereby given that as a result of the President’s major disaster declaration on approximately 2.9 miles in Mobile, Ala. (the Line). 05/05/2018, Private Non-Profit TASD states that, pursuant to a organizations that provide essential written Detour and Temporary Trackage services of a governmental nature may Rights Agreement (Agreement) dated file disaster loan applications at the April 18, 2018,1 NSR has agreed to grant address listed above or other locally the specified temporary overhead announced locations. trackage rights to TASD. TASD has The following areas have been concurrently filed a petition for waiver determined to be adversely affected by of the 30-day period under 49 CFR the disaster: 1180.4(g) to allow the proposed temporary trackage rights to become Primary Counties: Benton, Clark, Crawford, Dearborn, Elkhart, Floyd, effective immediately.2 TASD states that it intends to consummate the Fulton, Gibson, Harrison, Jasper, transaction immediately upon issuance Jefferson, La Porte, Marshall, of the Board’s decision on its petition Newton, Ohio, Perry, Porter, for waiver, if waiver is granted, or upon Spencer, St Joseph, Starke, the effective date of the notice, May 27, Switzerland, Vanderburgh, 2018. The sole purpose of the trackage Vermillion, Wabash, Warren, rights is to accommodate emergency Warrick, White. detour operations by TASD over the The Interest Rates are: Line while repairs are made to TASD’s Viaduct Bridge. The temporary trackage Percent rights will expire on October 18, 2018. As a condition to this exemption, any For Physical Damage: employees affected by the acquisition of Non-Profit Organizations with the temporary trackage rights will be Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 protected by the conditions imposed in Non-Profit Organizations withNorfolk & Western Railway—Trackage out Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 Rights—Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in For Economic Injury: Mendocino Coast Railway—Lease & Non-Profit Organizations withOperate—California Western Railroad, out Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980), and any employees affected by the discontinuance of those trackage rights The number assigned to this disaster will be protected by the conditions set for physical damage is 155146 and for out in Oregon Short Line Railroad— economic injury is 155150. Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Number 59008) Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). James Rivera, Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance. [FR Doc. 2018–10032 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:21 May 10, 2018 Jkt 244001 1 A copy of the Agreement was filed with the notice. 2 The petition for waiver will be addressed in a separate decision. PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22111 This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(8). 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. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36190, 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, Thomas J. Litwiler, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606–2832. According to TASD, this action is categorically excluded from environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and historic reporting under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(3). Board decisions and notices are available on our website at ‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’ Decided: May 8, 2018. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2018–10115 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36185] Hainesport Industrial Railroad, LLC— Lease and Operation Exemption— Hainesport Secondary Railroad, LLC Hainesport Industrial Railroad, LLC (Hainesport Industrial), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease and operate a line of railroad consisting of a yard, grounds, and improvements thereon (the Line), owned by its corporate affiliate, Hainesport Secondary Railroad, LLC (Hainesport Secondary). The Line is located at Block 104 of Lot 11 on the Tax Map of the Township of Hainesport, NJ, at 5900 Delaware Avenue. The Line includes a permanent easement running over Block 104, Lot 8.01, on the Tax Map of Hainesport.1 The verified notice states that Hainesport Industrial and Hainesport Secondary entered into a 10-year lease agreement on January 1, 2016, but did not realize that the lease and operation agreement required Board approval. 1 Hainesport Industrial states that there are no milepost designations associated with the Line. E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 22111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10115]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36190]


Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks--Temporary Trackage Rights 
Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company

    Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks (TASD), a Class III switching 
and terminal carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 
CFR 1180.2(d)(8) for its acquisition of temporary overhead trackage 
rights from Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) over NSR's 3-B South 
District rail line between the connection with TASD at approximately 
milepost 146.9 MB at CN Crossing and the connection with TASD at 
approximately milepost 144.0 MB at Terminal Junction, a distance of 
approximately 2.9 miles in Mobile, Ala. (the Line).
    TASD states that, pursuant to a written Detour and Temporary 
Trackage Rights Agreement (Agreement) dated April 18, 2018,\1\ NSR has 
agreed to grant the specified temporary overhead trackage rights to 
TASD. TASD has concurrently filed a petition for waiver of the 30-day 
period under 49 CFR 1180.4(g) to allow the proposed temporary trackage 
rights to become effective immediately.\2\ TASD states that it intends 
to consummate the transaction immediately upon issuance of the Board's 
decision on its petition for waiver, if waiver is granted, or upon the 
effective date of the notice, May 27, 2018. The sole purpose of the 
trackage rights is to accommodate emergency detour operations by TASD 
over the Line while repairs are made to TASD's Viaduct Bridge. The 
temporary trackage rights will expire on October 18, 2018.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ A copy of the Agreement was filed with the notice.
    \2\ The petition for waiver will be addressed in a separate 
decision.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
acquisition of the temporary 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), and any employees affected by the discontinuance 
of those trackage rights will be protected by the conditions set out in 
Oregon Short Line Railroad--Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between 
Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 
(1979).
    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(8). 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.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 36190, 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, Thomas J. 
Litwiler, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, 
Chicago, IL 60606-2832.
    According to TASD, this action is categorically excluded from 
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and historic reporting 
under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(3).
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.GOV.''

    Decided: May 8, 2018.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2018-10115 Filed 5-10-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.