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BILLING CODE 4710–06–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36286]
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.—Acquisition
Exemption—Norfolk Southern Railway
Co.
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI), a noncarrier, non-profit corporation
implementation agent of the City of
Atlanta, Ga., has filed a verified notice
of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to
acquire the right to reactivate rail
service from Norfolk Southern Railway
Company (NSR) on an approximately
1.0 mile of rail-banked railroad line
extending from milepost DF 632.10 to
milepost DF 633.10, including the
western leg of the Armour Wye, in
Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. (the Line),
as well as NSR’s real property interest
in the segment of the Line between
milepost DF 632.10 and milepost DF
632.42 (the Segment).
The Board authorized abandonment
of the Line in 2017. See Norfolk S. Ry.—
Aban. Exemption—in Atlanta, Ga., AB
290 (Sub–No. 388X) (STB served Aug. 3,
2017). ABI states that the Line is
currently subject to interim trail use
under a trail use agreement between ABI
and NSR under the National Trails
System Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d). (Notice
of Trail Use Agreement, Oct. 17, 2017,
AB 290 (Sub–No. 388X).)
ABI’s verified notice describes two
agreements. First, on March 2, 2017,
ABI and NSR entered into a purchase
and sale agreement for the Segment by
quitclaim deed, subject to certain
conditions, in anticipation of NSR’s
abandonment of the Line. ABI states
that it and NSR consummated the
transfer of the real property interest in
the Segment and that NSR executed the
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quitclaim deed on October 13, 2017.
Second, ABI states that it and NSR
entered into a trail use agreement for the
Line on October 13, 2017, which sets
out the terms and conditions for ABI’s
acquisition of NSR’s freight reactivation
rights on the Line. ABI states that the
transactions between ABI and NSR that
are the subject of this proceeding will
complete the transfer of all of NSR’s
ownership rights and responsibilities in
the Line to ABI.1
ABI certifies that its projected annual
revenues as a result of this transaction
will not exceed those that would qualify
it as a Class III rail carrier. ABI further
certifies that the proposed transaction
does not involve a provision or
agreement that would limit future
interchange with a third-party
connecting carrier.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after June 28, 2019, the effective
date of the exemption (30 days after the
verified notice 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 no later than June 21, 2019 (at least
seven days before the exemption
becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36286, 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 ABI’s representatives,
Charles A. Spitulnik and Allison I.
Fultz, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP,
1634 I (Eye) Street NW, Suite 300,
Washington, DC 20006.
According to ABI, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental reporting requirements
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 at www.stb.gov.
comparison with established revenue
thresholds.
The base year for railroads is 1991.
The inflation-adjusted indexes and
deflator factors are presented as follows:
Decided: June 11, 2019.
By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director,
Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. EP 748]
Indexing the Annual Operating
Revenues of Railroads
The Surface Transportation Board
(Board or STB) is publishing the annual
inflation-adjusted index and deflator
factors for 2018. The deflator factors are
used by the railroads to adjust their
gross annual operating revenues for
classification purposes. This indexing
methodology ensures that railroads are
classified based on real business
expansion and not on the effects of
inflation. Classification is important
because it determines the extent to
which individual railroads must comply
with the Board’s reporting requirements.
The Board’s deflator factors are based
on the annual average Railroad’s Freight
Price Index developed by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. The Board’s deflator
factor is used to deflate revenues for
RAILROAD INFLATION-ADJUSTED INDEX
AND DEFLATOR FACTOR TABLE
Year
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Index
409.50
411.80
415.50
418.80
418.17
417.46
419.67
424.54
423.01
428.64
436.48
445.03
454.33
473.41
522.41
567.34
588.30
656.78
619.73
652.29
708.80
740.61
764.19
778.41
749.22
732.38
758.95
801.61
Deflator
1 100.00
99.45
98.55
97.70
97.85
98.02
97.50
96.38
96.72
95.45
93.73
91.92
90.03
86.40
78.29
72.09
69.52
62.28
66.00
62.71
57.71
55.23
53.53
52.55
54.60
55.85
53.90
51.03
Application of the annual deflator
factors results in the following annual
revenue thresholds:
RAILROAD REVENUE THRESHOLDS
Year
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
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The inflation-adjusted indexes
and deflator factors are effective January
1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
1 ABI states that it acquired the real estate
interests in the portion of the Line from milepost
DF 632.42 to DF 633.10 in 2008. The Board
previously determined that, in accordance with the
principles set out in Maine, Department of
Transportation—Acquisition & Operation
Exemption—Maine Central Railroad, 8 I.C.C.2d 835
(1991), this acquisition of the right-of-way between
mileposts DF 632.42 and 633.10 did not require
Board authority. See Atlanta Dev. Auth.—Verified
Pet. for a Declaratory Order, FD 35991, slip op. at
3, 5–6 (STB served May 26, 2017).
1 In Montana Rail Link, Inc., & Wisconsin Central
Ltd., Joint Petition for Rulemaking with Respect to
49 CFR Part 1201, 8 I.C.C.2d 625 (1992), the Board’s
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Class I
475,754,803
457,913,998
447,621,226
463,860,933
489,935,956
Class II
38,060,384
36,633,120
35,809,698
37,108,875
39,194,876
Service at (800) 877–8339. Board
decisions and notices are available at
www.stb.gov.
predecessor, the Interstate Commerce Commission,
raised the revenue classification level for Class I
railroads from $50 million (1978 dollars) to $250
million (1991 dollars), effective for the reporting
year beginning January 1, 1992. The Class II
threshold was also raised from $10 million (1978
dollars) to $20 million (1991 dollars).
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[FR Doc No: 2019-12619]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36286]
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.--Acquisition Exemption--Norfolk Southern
Railway Co.
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI), a non-carrier, non-profit corporation
implementation agent of the City of Atlanta, Ga., has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire the right to
reactivate rail service from Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) on
an approximately 1.0 mile of rail-banked railroad line extending from
milepost DF 632.10 to milepost DF 633.10, including the western leg of
the Armour Wye, in Atlanta, Fulton County, Ga. (the Line), as well as
NSR's real property interest in the segment of the Line between
milepost DF 632.10 and milepost DF 632.42 (the Segment).
The Board authorized abandonment of the Line in 2017. See Norfolk
S. Ry.--Aban. Exemption--in Atlanta, Ga., AB 290 (Sub-No. 388X) (STB
served Aug. 3, 2017). ABI states that the Line is currently subject to
interim trail use under a trail use agreement between ABI and NSR under
the National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d). (Notice of Trail Use
Agreement, Oct. 17, 2017, AB 290 (Sub-No. 388X).)
ABI's verified notice describes two agreements. First, on March 2,
2017, ABI and NSR entered into a purchase and sale agreement for the
Segment by quitclaim deed, subject to certain conditions, in
anticipation of NSR's abandonment of the Line. ABI states that it and
NSR consummated the transfer of the real property interest in the
Segment and that NSR executed the
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quitclaim deed on October 13, 2017. Second, ABI states that it and NSR
entered into a trail use agreement for the Line on October 13, 2017,
which sets out the terms and conditions for ABI's acquisition of NSR's
freight reactivation rights on the Line. ABI states that the
transactions between ABI and NSR that are the subject of this
proceeding will complete the transfer of all of NSR's ownership rights
and responsibilities in the Line to ABI.\1\
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\1\ ABI states that it acquired the real estate interests in the
portion of the Line from milepost DF 632.42 to DF 633.10 in 2008.
The Board previously determined that, in accordance with the
principles set out in Maine, Department of Transportation--
Acquisition & Operation Exemption--Maine Central Railroad, 8
I.C.C.2d 835 (1991), this acquisition of the right-of-way between
mileposts DF 632.42 and 633.10 did not require Board authority. See
Atlanta Dev. Auth.--Verified Pet. for a Declaratory Order, FD 35991,
slip op. at 3, 5-6 (STB served May 26, 2017).
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ABI certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of
this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class
III rail carrier. ABI further certifies that the proposed transaction
does not involve a provision or agreement that would limit future
interchange with a third-party connecting carrier.
The transaction may be consummated on or after June 28, 2019, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice 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 no later than June 21, 2019
(at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36286, 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 ABI's representatives, Charles
A. Spitulnik and Allison I. Fultz, Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP, 1634 I
(Eye) Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006.
According to ABI, this action is categorically excluded from
environmental reporting requirements 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 at www.stb.gov.
Decided: June 11, 2019.
By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019-12619 Filed 6-13-19; 8:45 am]
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