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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36202]
Buckingham Branch Railroad
Company—Change in Operators
Exemption—Cassatt Management, LLC
d/b/a Bay Coast Railroad
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Buckingham Branch Railroad
Company (BB), a Class III rail carrier,
has filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to assume
operations over the following rail lines:
(1) A 2.6-mile rail line, owned by
Canonie Atlantic Co. (CAC) on behalf of
the Accomack-Northampton
Transportation District Commission
(ANTDC), extending between milepost
95.0 at Little Creek (Virginia Beach),
Va., and milepost 97.6 at Camden
Heights (Norfolk), Va. (the Little Creek
Line); and (2) a 4.2-mile rail line owned
by Norfolk Southern Railway Company
(NSR), extending between milepost SN
6.7 at Diamond Springs (Virginia
Beach), Va., and milepost SN 2.5 at
Coleman Place (Norfolk), Va. (the North
Beach and Diamond Springs Line) 1
(collectively, the Lines). According to
BB, the Lines represent two branches
forming a ‘‘Y’’ with an overlapping
convergence into the stem at Camden
Heights, with milepost SN 2.5 at
Coleman Place located west of the
convergence. BB states that it will also
utilize an additional four miles of
trackage rights to facilitate interchange
with NSR at Portlock Yard.
BB states that it will provide rail
common carrier service to shippers on
the Lines and that its operations will
replace those of Cassatt Management,
LLC d/b/a Bay Coast Railroad (BCR), the
current operator.2 BB further states that
BCR seeks to imminently cease
operations over the Lines and does not
object to the proposed change in
operators. According to BB, BCR’s
ability to continue operation of the
Lines has recently become uncertain,
and recent personnel departures at BCR
have prompted BCR to press for
terminating its Norfolk-area operations
as soon as possible.3 BB states it is
negotiating a lease and operation
agreement with CAC for the Little Creek
1 BB states that NSR formerly leased the North
Beach and Diamond Springs Line to another carrier,
Eastern Shore Railroad. According to BB, no
discontinuance authority is required as this is a
change in operators.
2 See Cassatt Mgmt. LLC—Lease & Operation
Exemption—Canonie Atlantic Co. ex rel.
Accomack-Northampton Transp. Dist. Comm’n, FD
34818 (STB served Feb. 6, 2006).
3 BB states that the circumstances here are related
to those underlying the transaction in Delmarva
Central Railroad—Change in Operator Exemption—
Cassatt Management, LLC D/B/A Bay Coast
Railroad, FD 36196 (STB served Jun. 8, 2018).
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Line and a lease agreement with NSR to
operate over the North Beach and
Diamond Springs Line.
BB states that the proposed operation
of the Lines does not involve any
provision or agreement that would limit
future interchange with a third-party
connecting carrier. BB also certifies that
its projected annual revenues from
freight operations will not result in the
creation of a Class II or Class I rail
carrier.
Under 49 CFR 1150.42(b), a change in
operators requires that notice be given
to shippers. BB states that it has
provided notice of the proposed change
in operator to the shippers on the Lines.
BB certifies that on June 13, 2018, it
posted notice of the transaction at the
workplace of BCR employees as
required under 49 CFR 1150.42(e). BB
states that BCR employees are not
represented by any labor union.
Concurrently with its notice of
exemption, BB filed a petition for partial
waiver of the 60-day advance labor
notice requirement under 49 CFR
1150.42(e) to allow the transaction to be
consummated on August 1, 2018. The
petition for waiver will be addressed in
a separate decision, which will establish
the earliest date this transaction may be
consummated.
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 for stay must
be filed no later than July 25, 2018.
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
36202, 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 BB’s representative, Robert
A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29
North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago,
IL 60606–2832.
According to BB, this action is
excluded from environmental review
under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from
historic preservation reporting
requirements under 49 CFR
1105.8(b)(1).
Board decisions and notices are
available on our website at
WWW.STB.GOV.
Decided: July 13, 2018.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Fiscal Year 2019 Tariff-Rate Quota
Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar,
Refined and Specialty Sugar and
Sugar-Containing Products
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of country-by-country
allocations of the Fiscal Year 2019 (Oct.
1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2019) in-quota
quantity of the tariff-rate quotas for
imported raw cane sugar.
DATES: This notice is applicable on July
18, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dylan Daniels, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, at 202–395–6095.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS), the United
States maintains tariff-rate quotas
(TRQs) for imports of raw cane sugar.
Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3))
authorizes the President to allocate the
in-quota quantity of a TRQ for any
agricultural product among supplying
countries or customs areas. The
President delegated this authority to the
U.S. Trade Representative under
Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR
1007).
On June 29, 2018, the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary) announced the
sugar program provisions for Fiscal Year
2019. The Secretary announced an inquota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane
sugar for Fiscal Year 2019 of 1,117,195
metric tons (conversion factor: 1 metric
ton = 1.10231125 short tons) raw value
(MTRV), which is the minimum amount
to which the United States is committed
under the World Trade Organization
(WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements.
USTR is allocating this quantity
(1,117,195 MTRV) to the following
countries in the amounts specified
below:
SUMMARY:
Country
Argentina ..............................
Australia ................................
Barbados ..............................
Belize ....................................
Bolivia ...................................
Brazil .....................................
Colombia ...............................
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Fiscal year
2019 raw
cane sugar
allocations
(MTRV)
45,281
87,402
7,371
11,584
8,424
152,691
25,273
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Country
Fiscal year
2019 raw
cane sugar
allocations
(MTRV)
Congo ...................................
Costa Rica ............................
Cote d’Ivoire .........................
Dominican Republic ..............
Ecuador ................................
El Salvador ...........................
Fiji .........................................
Gabon ...................................
Guatemala ............................
Guyana .................................
Haiti .......................................
Honduras ..............................
India ......................................
Jamaica ................................
Madagascar ..........................
Malawi ...................................
Mauritius ...............................
Mexico ..................................
Mozambique .........................
Nicaragua .............................
Panama ................................
Papua New Guinea ..............
Paraguay ..............................
Peru ......................................
Philippines ............................
South Africa ..........................
St. Kitts & Nevis ...................
Swaziland .............................
Taiwan ..................................
Thailand ................................
Trinidad & Tobago ................
Uruguay ................................
Zimbabwe .............................
7,258
15,796
7,258
185,335
11,584
27,379
9,477
7,258
50,546
12,636
7,258
10,530
8,424
11,584
7,258
10,530
12,636
7,258
13,690
22,114
30,538
7,258
7,258
43,175
142,160
24,220
7,258
16,849
12,636
14,743
7,371
7,258
12,636
These allocations are based on the
countries’ historical shipments to the
United States. The allocations of the inquota quantities of the raw cane sugar
TRQ to countries that are net importers
of sugar are conditioned on receipt of
the appropriate verifications of origin,
and certificates for quota eligibility must
accompany imports from any country
for which an allocation has been
provided. Raw cane sugar for Fiscal
Year 2019 TRQs may enter the United
States as of October 1, 2018.
Robert Lighthizer,
United States Trade Representative.
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Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Hays
County, Texas
Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT), Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA),
Department of Transportation.
AGENCY:
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Federal notice of intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).
ACTION:
FHWA, on behalf of TxDOT,
is issuing this notice to advise the
public that an EIS will be prepared for
a proposed transportation project to
construct a new location four lane
roadway in and near the City of Kyle in
Hays County. The roadway would start
west of Kyle and run east to Interstate
35 (I–35), and may follow portions of
existing Ranch-to-Market (RM) 150,
from west of Arroyo Ranch Road,
running east to I–35.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carlos Swonke, Division Director,
TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division,
125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas
78701; Phone (512) 416–2734; email:
carlos.swonke@txdot.gov. TxDOT’s
normal business hours are 8:00 a.m.–
5:00 p.m. (central time), Monday
through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
environmental review, consultation, and
other actions required by applicable
Federal environmental laws for this
project are being, or have been, carriedout by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327
and a Memorandum of Understanding
dated December 16, 2014, and executed
by FHWA and TxDOT.
TxDOT will prepare an EIS for the
proposed construction of a new location
four lane roadway in and near the City
of Kyle in Hays County. The roadway
would start west of Kyle and run east to
I–35, and may follow portions of
existing RM 150, from west of Arroyo
Ranch Road, running east to I–35. The
proposed project is included in the
Capital Area Metropolitan Planning
Organization (CAMPO) 2040
Metropolitan Transportation Plan, 2015,
as a new location four-lane roadway that
may follow portions of the existing RM
150 roadway. The proposed project is
approximately 6 miles long.
Proposed improvements to Ranch to
Market (RM) 150 are needed because the
existing two-lane facility is inadequate
to handle existing and future traffic
volumes between I–35 and RM 150 west
of Kyle, resulting in congestion and
safety concerns. In addition, the overall
transportation network does not provide
sufficient linkage to I–35 to handle
existing and future traffic volumes in
this growing area of Hays County. The
current two-lane facility does not meet
current design standards, does not meet
the Level of Service to meet increasing
travel demand and does not provide a
safe and adequate crossing of the Union
Pacific Railroad. In addition, regional
population growth continues to increase
demand for additional capacity and
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access in this corridor and the region.
The purpose of the proposed project is
to relieve congestion and improve safety
along the existing RM 150 corridor
between RM 150 west of Kyle and I–35.
The EIS will develop and evaluate
alternatives intended to satisfy the
identified purpose and need. The
alternatives will include a range of build
alternatives and a no-build alternative
within the study corridor, which is
generally bounded to the north by RM
150 south of Indian Hills Trail, to the
east by the existing RM 150 east of
Arroyo Ranch Road and through the city
of Kyle to I–35, to the south by the
intersection of Yarrington Rd. and I–35,
and to the west by the Blanco River.
The roadway build alternatives may
include limited access and non-limited
access (arterial) design. The EIS will
evaluate potential impacts from
construction and operation of the
proposed project, including, but not
limited to, the following: Transportation
impacts, air quality and noise impacts;
water quality impacts including storm
water runoff, water recharge zone
impacts; impacts to waters of the United
States, including wetlands; impacts to
floodplains; impacts to historic and
archeological resources; socio-economic
impacts including environmental justice
and limited English proficiency
populations; impacts to land use,
vegetation and wildlife, including
threatened and endangered species and
habitat impacts; impacts to or potential
displacement of residents and
businesses; and impacts to aesthetic and
visual resources. TxDOT will issue a
single Final EIS and Record of Decision
document pursuant to 23 U.S.C.
139(n)(2), unless TxDOT determines
statutory criteria or practicability
considerations preclude issuance of the
combined document.
Anticipated state and federal permits,
pending selection of alternatives and
field surveys, may include, but are not
limited to, the following: United States
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Section 404 permit, Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Section 401 Water Quality Certification;
TCEQ Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (TPDES) permit,
Advisory Council for Historic
Preservation (ACHP) Section 106
(National Historic Preservation Act)
approval, and United States Fish and
Wildlife Service Section 7 (Endangered
Species Act) permits and approval.
Public involvement is a critical
component of the project development
process and will continue throughout
the development of the EIS. A draft
project coordination plan has been
developed in accordance with 23 U.S.C.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Fiscal Year 2019 Tariff-Rate Quota Allocations for Raw Cane
Sugar, Refined and Specialty Sugar and Sugar-Containing Products
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is
providing notice of country-by-country allocations of the Fiscal Year
2019 (Oct. 1, 2018 through Sept. 30, 2019) in-quota quantity of the
tariff-rate quotas for imported raw cane sugar.
DATES: This notice is applicable on July 18, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dylan Daniels, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, at 202-395-6095.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 5 to
Chapter 17 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTS), the United States maintains tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for
imports of raw cane sugar. Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round
Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to
allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ for any agricultural product
among supplying countries or customs areas. The President delegated
this authority to the U.S. Trade Representative under Presidential
Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 1007).
On June 29, 2018, the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
announced the sugar program provisions for Fiscal Year 2019. The
Secretary announced an in-quota quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar
for Fiscal Year 2019 of 1,117,195 metric tons (conversion factor: 1
metric ton = 1.10231125 short tons) raw value (MTRV), which is the
minimum amount to which the United States is committed under the World
Trade Organization (WTO) Uruguay Round Agreements. USTR is allocating
this quantity (1,117,195 MTRV) to the following countries in the
amounts specified below:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year
2019 raw cane
Country sugar
allocations
(MTRV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Argentina............................................... 45,281
Australia............................................... 87,402
Barbados................................................ 7,371
Belize.................................................. 11,584
Bolivia................................................. 8,424
Brazil.................................................. 152,691
Colombia................................................ 25,273
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Congo................................................... 7,258
Costa Rica.............................................. 15,796
Cote d'Ivoire........................................... 7,258
Dominican Republic...................................... 185,335
Ecuador................................................. 11,584
El Salvador............................................. 27,379
Fiji.................................................... 9,477
Gabon................................................... 7,258
Guatemala............................................... 50,546
Guyana.................................................. 12,636
Haiti................................................... 7,258
Honduras................................................ 10,530
India................................................... 8,424
Jamaica................................................. 11,584
Madagascar.............................................. 7,258
Malawi.................................................. 10,530
Mauritius............................................... 12,636
Mexico.................................................. 7,258
Mozambique.............................................. 13,690
Nicaragua............................................... 22,114
Panama.................................................. 30,538
Papua New Guinea........................................ 7,258
Paraguay................................................ 7,258
Peru.................................................... 43,175
Philippines............................................. 142,160
South Africa............................................ 24,220
St. Kitts & Nevis....................................... 7,258
Swaziland............................................... 16,849
Taiwan.................................................. 12,636
Thailand................................................ 14,743
Trinidad & Tobago....................................... 7,371
Uruguay................................................. 7,258
Zimbabwe................................................ 12,636
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These allocations are based on the countries' historical shipments
to the United States. The allocations of the in-quota quantities of the
raw cane sugar TRQ to countries that are net importers of sugar are
conditioned on receipt of the appropriate verifications of origin, and
certificates for quota eligibility must accompany imports from any
country for which an allocation has been provided. Raw cane sugar for
Fiscal Year 2019 TRQs may enter the United States as of October 1,
2018.
Robert Lighthizer,
United States Trade Representative.
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