New York & Greenwood Lake Railway-Abandonment Exemption-in Bergen and Passaic Counties, N.J., 26929-26930 [2019-12197]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 111 / Monday, June 10, 2019 / Notices other national level ABS implementation. We also welcome examples of: (1) Monetary or non-monetary benefits to the global public health system that are facilitated by international sharing of pathogens, biospecimens, pathogen genetic sequence data, and/or relevant metadata. (2) Influenza-specific issues and/or examples related to the items described above or other items that could affect global influenza pandemic preparedness and response or efforts to combat seasonal influenza. (3) Non-ABS challenges and barriers with sharing pathogens internationally or that otherwise have significant implications for global pandemic or epidemic preparedness and response efforts that might merit additional attention or analysis. 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Mallory, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science Space and Health (Acting), Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2019–12150 Filed 6–7–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–09–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. AB 1273X] New York & Greenwood Lake Railway—Abandonment Exemption— in Bergen and Passaic Counties, N.J. New York & Greenwood Lake Railway (NYGL) has filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the prior approval requirements of PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26929 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon 1.1 miles of rail line extending between milepost 0.0 and milepost 1.1 in Bergen and Passaic Counties, N.J. (the Line).1 The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 07055 and 07026. According to NYGL, the Line was purchased in 2017 by Passaic Street Properties, LLC (PSP), through a tax foreclosure sale due to NYGL’s failure to pay federal taxes. In 2018, PSP filed a notice of exemption in Docket No. FD 36187 to acquire the Line, which NYGL opposed. The Board rejected PSP’s notice of exemption with respect to the Line.2 NYGL states that, thereafter, it entered into negotiations with PSP and that the parties have reached a settlement in which NYGL has agreed to abandon the Line. NYGL filed the petition for exemption in accordance with the settlement agreement. NYGL states that the Line has not had a significant amount of traffic since 2009 when its last customer went out of business. According to NYGL, starting in 2017, it renewed efforts to market the Line as a transload facility, and those efforts led to handling about eight carloads of traffic, which NYGL states is insufficient to produce a profit and enable NYGL to rehabilitate the trackage. NYGL states that PSP and the local governments wish to reclaim the right-of-way for urban redevelopment, and local planners seek to redevelop the area for residential and commercial purposes. In addition to an exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903, NYGL also seeks an exemption from the offer of financial assistance (OFA) procedures of 49 U.S.C. 10904. NYGL states that the submission of an OFA could defeat the very purpose for which this abandonment has been filed. NYGL’s request for exemption from section 10904 will be addressed in the final decision. According to NYGL, the Line does not contain federally granted rights-of-way, and any documentation in NYGL’s possession will be made available promptly to those requesting it. 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 & 1 NYGL initially submitted its petition on April 24, 2019, but supplemented it on May 10, 2019, and again on May 21, 2019. In light of NYGL’s supplements, the petition is deemed to have been filed on May 21, 2019. 2 Passaic Street Props., LLC—Acquis. & Operation Exemption—N.Y. & Greenwood Lake Ry., FD 36187 (STB served July 18, 2018). E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 26930 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 111 / Monday, June 10, 2019 / Notices Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). By issuing this notice, the Board is instituting an exemption proceeding pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision will be issued by September 6, 2019. Any OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than 120 days after the filing of the petition for exemption, or 10 days after service of a decision granting the petition for exemption, whichever occurs sooner. Persons interested in submitting an OFA must first file a formal expression of intent to file an offer by June 20, 2019, indicating the type of financial assistance they wish to provide (i.e., subsidy or purchase) and demonstrating that they are preliminarily financially responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(1)(i). Following authorization for abandonment, the Line may be suitable for other public use, including interim trail use. Any request for a public use condition under 49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be due no later than July 1, 2019.3 All filings in response to this notice must refer to Docket No. AB 1273X and must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on NYGL’s representative, Sloane S. Carlough, Clark Hill, PLC, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC 20004. Replies to the petition are due on or before July 1, 2019. Persons seeking further information concerning abandonment procedures may contact the Board’s Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer to the full abandonment regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to the Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. An environmental assessment (EA) (or environmental impact statement (EIS), if necessary) prepared by OEA will be served upon all parties of record and upon any other agencies or persons who comment during its preparation. Other interested persons may contact OEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). EAs in abandonment proceedings normally will be made available within 60 days of the 3 Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can be found at 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), respectively. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Jun 07, 2019 Jkt 247001 filing of the petition. The deadline for submission of comments on the EA generally will be within 30 days of its service. Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: June 5, 2019. By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2019–12197 Filed 6–7–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Additional Implementing Modification to Section 301 Action: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice of additional implementing modification. AGENCY: In a notice published on May 9, 2019 (May 9 Notice), the U.S. Trade Representative (Trade Representative) increased the rate of additional duty from 10 percent to 25 percent for the products of China covered by the September 2018 action that are (i) entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on May 10, 2019, and (ii) exported to the United States on or after May 10, 2019. An implementing notice published on May 15, 2019 (May 15 Notice), provided that products of China that are covered by the September 2018 action and that were exported to the United States prior to May 10, 2019, are not subject to the additional duty of 25 percent, as long as these products are entered into the United States prior to June 1, 2019. This notice extends the June 1, 2019 date to June 15, 2019. DATES: HTSUS heading 9903.88.09, set out in the Annex to the May 15 Notice and as amended by the Annex to this notice, applies to products of China covered by the September 2018 action that were exported before May 10, 2019, and entered into the United States on or after May 10, 2019, and before June 15, 2019. The modification in the Annex to this notice applies as of June 1, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about this notice, contact Associate General Counsel Arthur Tsao or Assistant General Counsel Juli Schwartz, or Director of Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at (202) 395– SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5725. For questions on customs classification or implementation of additional duties on products covered in the supplemental action, contact traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the May 9 Notice (84 FR 20459), the Trade Representative modified the action being taken in the Section 301 investigation by increasing the rate of additional duty from 10 percent to 25 percent for the products of China covered by the September 2018 action in this investigation. The ‘September 2018 action’ refers to the additional duties on products of China with an annual trade value of approximately $200 billion, published at 83 FR 47974 (Sep. 21, 2018), as modified by the notice published at 83 FR 49153 (September 28, 2018). Pursuant to the May 9 Notice, the increase in the rate of additional duty was effective on May 10, 2019. The May 15 Notice (84 FR 21892) implemented the increase in the rate of additional duty by creating a new subheading in Chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) (9903.88.09) for products of China covered by the September 2018 action that were exported before May 10, 2019, and entered into the United States on or after May 10, 2019 and before June 1, 2019. HTSUS heading 9903.88.09 was limited to covered products of China entered into the United States during this period of time to account for customs enforcement factors and the average transit time between China and the United States by sea. To account further for customs enforcement factors and the transit time for goods exported from China on or before May 10, 2019, and imported directly to the United States, the Trade Representative has determined to extend the June 1, 2019 date to June 15, 2019, as specified in the Annex to this notice. Thus, HTSUS 9903.88.09 applies to products of China covered by the September 2018 action that were exported from China before May 10, 2019, imported directly to the United States from China and entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after May 10, 2019 and before June 15, 2019. The modification in the Annex to this notice applies as of June 1, 2019. The products of China covered by the September 2018 action that are admitted into a foreign-trade zone (FTZ) in ‘Privileged Foreign’ status shall retain that status consistent with 19 CFR 146.41(e) and will be subject, at the time of entry for consumption, to the E:\FR\FM\10JNN1.SGM 10JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 111 (Monday, June 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26929-26930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12197]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 1273X]


New York & Greenwood Lake Railway--Abandonment Exemption--in 
Bergen and Passaic Counties, N.J.

    New York & Greenwood Lake Railway (NYGL) has filed with the Surface 
Transportation Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 
exemption from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to 
abandon 1.1 miles of rail line extending between milepost 0.0 and 
milepost 1.1 in Bergen and Passaic Counties, N.J. (the Line).\1\ The 
Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 07055 and 07026.
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    \1\ NYGL initially submitted its petition on April 24, 2019, but 
supplemented it on May 10, 2019, and again on May 21, 2019. In light 
of NYGL's supplements, the petition is deemed to have been filed on 
May 21, 2019.
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    According to NYGL, the Line was purchased in 2017 by Passaic Street 
Properties, LLC (PSP), through a tax foreclosure sale due to NYGL's 
failure to pay federal taxes. In 2018, PSP filed a notice of exemption 
in Docket No. FD 36187 to acquire the Line, which NYGL opposed. The 
Board rejected PSP's notice of exemption with respect to the Line.\2\ 
NYGL states that, thereafter, it entered into negotiations with PSP and 
that the parties have reached a settlement in which NYGL has agreed to 
abandon the Line. NYGL filed the petition for exemption in accordance 
with the settlement agreement.
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    \2\ Passaic Street Props., LLC--Acquis. & Operation Exemption--
N.Y. & Greenwood Lake Ry., FD 36187 (STB served July 18, 2018).
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    NYGL states that the Line has not had a significant amount of 
traffic since 2009 when its last customer went out of business. 
According to NYGL, starting in 2017, it renewed efforts to market the 
Line as a transload facility, and those efforts led to handling about 
eight carloads of traffic, which NYGL states is insufficient to produce 
a profit and enable NYGL to rehabilitate the trackage. NYGL states that 
PSP and the local governments wish to reclaim the right-of-way for 
urban redevelopment, and local planners seek to redevelop the area for 
residential and commercial purposes.
    In addition to an exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903, 
NYGL also seeks an exemption from the offer of financial assistance 
(OFA) procedures of 49 U.S.C. 10904. NYGL states that the submission of 
an OFA could defeat the very purpose for which this abandonment has 
been filed. NYGL's request for exemption from section 10904 will be 
addressed in the final decision.
    According to NYGL, the Line does not contain federally granted 
rights-of-way, and any documentation in NYGL's possession will be made 
available promptly to those requesting it.
    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 &

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Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).
    By issuing this notice, the Board is instituting an exemption 
proceeding pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision will be 
issued by September 6, 2019.
    Any OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than 120 
days after the filing of the petition for exemption, or 10 days after 
service of a decision granting the petition for exemption, whichever 
occurs sooner. Persons interested in submitting an OFA must first file 
a formal expression of intent to file an offer by June 20, 2019, 
indicating the type of financial assistance they wish to provide (i.e., 
subsidy or purchase) and demonstrating that they are preliminarily 
financially responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(1)(i).
    Following authorization for abandonment, the Line may be suitable 
for other public use, including interim trail use. Any request for a 
public use condition under 49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail banking 
under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be due no later than July 1, 2019.\3\
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    \3\ Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can be found at 
49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), respectively.
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    All filings in response to this notice must refer to Docket No. AB 
1273X and must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board either 
via e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 
20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on 
NYGL's representative, Sloane S. Carlough, Clark Hill, PLC, 1001 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC 20004. Replies 
to the petition are due on or before July 1, 2019.
    Persons seeking further information concerning abandonment 
procedures may contact the Board's Office of Public Assistance, 
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245-0238 or refer to the 
full abandonment regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning 
environmental issues may be directed to the Board's Office of 
Environmental Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245-0305. Assistance for the 
hearing impaired is available through the Federal Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339.
    An environmental assessment (EA) (or environmental impact statement 
(EIS), if necessary) prepared by OEA will be served upon all parties of 
record and upon any other agencies or persons who comment during its 
preparation. Other interested persons may contact OEA to obtain a copy 
of the EA (or EIS). EAs in abandonment proceedings normally will be 
made available within 60 days of the filing of the petition. The 
deadline for submission of comments on the EA generally will be within 
30 days of its service.
    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.


    Decided: June 5, 2019.

    By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019-12197 Filed 6-7-19; 8:45 am]
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