60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Information Collection Activities-Recordations (Rail and Water Carrier Liens), Water Carrier Tariffs, and Agricultural Contract Summaries, 67991-67992 [2019-26781]
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required to provide, prior to an agency’s
submitting a collection to OMB for
approval, a 60-day notice and comment
period through publication in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Information from certain schedules
contained in these reports is available at
the Board’s website at WWW.STB.GOV
by navigating to ‘‘Reports & Data’’ and
clicking on ‘‘Economic Data.’’
Information in these reports is not
available from any other source.
Dated: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019–26783 Filed 12–11–19; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36275]
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Middletown & New Jersey Railroad,
L.L.C.—Lease and Operation
Exemption Containing Interchange
Commitment—Norfolk Southern
Railway Company
Middletown & New Jersey Railroad,
L.L.C. (M&NJ), a Class III rail carrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to continue to
lease and operate approximately 36.15
miles of rail line from Norfolk Southern
Railway Company (NSR) in New York
(collectively, the Lines). The Lines
consist of the continued lease of the
following rail lines from NSR: (1) The
Hudson Secondary located between
milepost LX 2.1 and milepost LX 20.6
(18.5 miles in length); (2) the Walden
Secondary located between mileposts DJ
5.0 through DJ 10.5 and milepost WI
29.1 through WI 32.9 (9.3 miles in
length); (3) the Maybrook Industrial
Track located between milepost RT 1.3
and milepost RT 7.5 (6.2 miles in
length); (4) the Greycourt Industrial
Track located between milepost IL 52.5
and milepost IL 53.4 (1.0 mile in
length); and (5) the EL Connection Track
located between milepost QK 0.0 and
milepost QK 0.8 (0.8 miles in length).
The Lines also consist of the continued
sublease to M&NJ of NSR’s lease
operations over the connecting track
owned by the New York, Susquehanna
& Western Railway (NYS&W) located
between milepost JS 63.14 and milepost
LX 2.1 (approximately 0.35 miles in
length), at Hudson Junction, N.Y. In
conjunction with leasing (or subleasing)
the Lines to M&NJ, NSR also: (1)
Granted M&NJ incidental overhead
trackage rights over NSR’s rail line
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located between milepost JS 67.50 and
milepost JS 63.14 (4.36 miles in length);
and (2) partially assigned to M&NJ all of
NSR’s rights under the NYS&W
Trackage Rights Agreement for
NYS&W’s continued trackage rights
operations over the Hudson Secondary
track between Hudson Junction and
Warwick, N.Y.
M&NJ entered into a lease agreement
with NSR in 2010. See Middletown &
N.J. R.R.—Lease & Operation
Exemption—Norfolk S. Ry., FD 35412,
slip op. at 1–2 (STB served Sept. 16,
2010). The verified notice states that
M&NJ recently entered into an amended
lease agreement with NSR (Amended
Agreement) that, among other things,
extended the term of the lease to
December 31, 2028.
M&NJ certifies that its projected
annual revenues as a result of this
transaction will not result in the
creation of a Class I or Class II rail
carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
As required under 49 CFR 1150.43(h)(1),
M&NJ has disclosed in its verified
notice that the Amended Agreement
contains an interchange commitment.1
M&NJ has provided additional
information regarding the interchange
commitment as required by 49 CFR
1150.33(h).
The transaction may be consummated
on or after December 26, 2019, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the verified notice of exemption
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 for stay must
be filed no later than December 19, 2019
(at least seven days before the
exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36275, 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 M&NJ’s
representative, Karl Morell, Karl Morell
& Associates, 440 1st Street NW, Suite
440, Washington, DC 20001.
According to M&NJ, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c) and from historic preservation
reporting requirements under 49 CFR
1105.8(b).
1 A copy of the Amended Agreement with the
interchange commitment was submitted under seal.
See 49 CFR 1150.33(h)(1).
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Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: December 9, 2019.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019–26768 Filed 12–11–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval: Information
Collection Activities—Recordations
(Rail and Water Carrier Liens), Water
Carrier Tariffs, and Agricultural
Contract Summaries
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
the collection required by statute for rail
or water carrier equipment liens
(recordations), water carrier tariffs, and
rail agricultural contract summaries, as
described in more detail below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
February 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20423–0001, or to PRA@stb.gov. When
submitting comments, please refer to
‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comments,
Recordations (Rail and Water Carrier
Liens), Water Carrier Tariffs, and
Agricultural Contract Summaries.’’ For
further information regarding this
collection, contact Michael Higgins,
Deputy Director, Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance at (202) 245–0284 or
michael.higgins@stb.gov. Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are requested concerning: (1) The
accuracy of the Board’s burden
estimates; (2) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (3) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, when
appropriate; and (4) whether the
SUMMARY:
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collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collections
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Collection Number 1
Title: Agricultural Contract
Summaries.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0024.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 10 (seven Class I [large]
railroads and a limited number of other
railroads).
Frequency: On occasion. (Over the
last three years, respondents have filed
an average of 150 agricultural contract
summaries per year. The same number
of filings is expected during each of the
next three years.)
Estimated Time per Response:
Approximately 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 37.5 hours
(150 submissions × 0.25 hours estimated
per submission).
Total Annual ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’
Cost (such as start-up and mailing
costs): There are no non-hourly burden
costs for this collection. The collection
is filed electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C.
10709(d), railroads are required to file a
summary of the nonconfidential terms
of any contract for the transportation of
agricultural products.
Collection Number 2
Title: Recordations (Rail and Water
Carrier Liens).
OMB Control Number: 2140–0025.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Parties holding liens on
rail equipment or water carrier vessels,
and carriers filing proof that a lien has
been removed.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 50 respondents.
Frequency: On occasion. (Over the
last three years, respondents have filed
an average of 1,750 responses per year.
The same number of filings is expected
during each of the next three years.)
Estimated Time per Response:
Approximately 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 437.5 hours
(1,750 submissions × 0.25 hours
estimated per response).
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost (such
as start-up and mailing costs): There are
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no non-hourly burden costs for this
collection. The collection may be filed
electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C.
11301 and 49 CFR part 1177, liens on
rail equipment or water carrier vessels
must be filed with the STB in order to
perfect a security interest in the
equipment. Subsequent amendments,
assignments of rights, or release of
obligations under such instruments
must also be filed with the agency. This
information is maintained by the Board
for public inspection. Recordation at the
STB obviates the need for recording the
liens in individual States.
Collection Number 3
Title: Water Carrier Tariffs.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0026.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Water carriers that
provide freight transportation in
noncontiguous domestic trade.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 20.
Frequency: Annual certification.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 80 hours (20
annual filings × 4 hours estimated time
per certification).
Total ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’ Cost (such
as start-up costs and mailing costs):
There are no non-hourly burden costs
for this collection. The annual
certifications will be submitted
electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C.
13702(b) and 49 CFR part 1312, in lieu
of individual tariffs, water carriers that
provide freight transportation in
noncontiguous domestic trade (i.e.,
shipments moving to or from Alaska,
Hawaii, or the U.S. territories or
possessions (Puerto Rico, Guam, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa,
and the Northern Mariana Islands) to or
from the mainland U.S.) may file an
annual certification with the Board that
includes the internet address of a
website containing a list of current and
historical tariffs (including prices and
fees that the water carrier charges to the
shipping public).
Under the PRA, a federal agency that
conducts or sponsors a collection of
information must display a currently
valid OMB control number. A collection
of information, which is defined in 44
U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
includes agency requirements that
persons submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to the agency, third
parties, or the public. Under 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), federal agencies are
required to provide, prior to an agency’s
submitting a collection to OMB for
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approval, a 60-day notice and comment
period through publication in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Dated: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019–26781 Filed 12–11–19; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
[Docket No. USTR–2019–0003]
Review of Action: Enforcement of U.S.
WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft
Dispute
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Trade
Representative is reviewing the action
being taken in the Section 301
investigation involving the enforcement
of U.S. WTO rights in the Large Civil
Aircraft dispute. Annex I to this notice
contains a list of products currently
subject to additional duties. Annex II
contains a list of products, originally
published in the April 2019 and July
2019 notices in this investigation, under
consideration for the imposition of
additional ad valorem duties of up to
100 percent. The Office of the United
States Trade Representative (USTR)
requests comments with respect to
whether products listed in Annex I
should be removed from the list or
remain on the list; whether the rate of
additional duty on specific products
should be increased up to a level of 100
percent; whether additional duties
should be imposed on specific products
listed in Annex II; and on the rate of
additional duty to be applied to
products drawn from Annex II.
DATES: To be assured of consideration,
submit comments by January 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers
electronic submissions made through
the Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov, using docket
number USTR–2019–0003. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments in
‘‘Requirements for Submissions’’ below.
To discuss whether alternative
arrangements to on-line submissions are
possible, please contact the USTR
Section 301 line at (202) 395–5725.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about the investigation,
contact Assistant General Counsel
SUMMARY:
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval:
Information Collection Activities--Recordations (Rail and Water Carrier
Liens), Water Carrier Tariffs, and Agricultural Contract Summaries
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent
to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an
extension of the collection required by statute for rail or water
carrier equipment liens (recordations), water carrier tariffs, and rail
agricultural contract summaries, as described in more detail below.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
February 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001, or to [email protected].
When submitting comments, please refer to ``Paperwork Reduction Act
Comments, Recordations (Rail and Water Carrier Liens), Water Carrier
Tariffs, and Agricultural Contract Summaries.'' For further information
regarding this collection, contact Michael Higgins, Deputy Director,
Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at
(202) 245-0284 or [email protected]. Assistance for the hearing
impaired is available through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are requested concerning: (1) The
accuracy of the Board's burden estimates; (2) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; (3) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, when appropriate; and (4)
whether the
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collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Board, including whether the collection has
practical utility. Submitted comments will be summarized and included
in the Board's request for OMB approval.
Description of Collections
Collection Number 1
Title: Agricultural Contract Summaries.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0024.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Number of Respondents: Approximately 10 (seven Class I [large]
railroads and a limited number of other railroads).
Frequency: On occasion. (Over the last three years, respondents
have filed an average of 150 agricultural contract summaries per year.
The same number of filings is expected during each of the next three
years.)
Estimated Time per Response: Approximately 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 37.5 hours
(150 submissions x 0.25 hours estimated per submission).
Total Annual ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost (such as start-up and mailing
costs): There are no non-hourly burden costs for this collection. The
collection is filed electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 10709(d), railroads are required to
file a summary of the nonconfidential terms of any contract for the
transportation of agricultural products.
Collection Number 2
Title: Recordations (Rail and Water Carrier Liens).
OMB Control Number: 2140-0025.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Parties holding liens on rail equipment or water
carrier vessels, and carriers filing proof that a lien has been
removed.
Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 respondents.
Frequency: On occasion. (Over the last three years, respondents
have filed an average of 1,750 responses per year. The same number of
filings is expected during each of the next three years.)
Estimated Time per Response: Approximately 0.25 hours.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 437.5
hours (1,750 submissions x 0.25 hours estimated per response).
Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost (such as start-up and mailing
costs): There are no non-hourly burden costs for this collection. The
collection may be filed electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 11301 and 49 CFR part 1177, liens
on rail equipment or water carrier vessels must be filed with the STB
in order to perfect a security interest in the equipment. Subsequent
amendments, assignments of rights, or release of obligations under such
instruments must also be filed with the agency. This information is
maintained by the Board for public inspection. Recordation at the STB
obviates the need for recording the liens in individual States.
Collection Number 3
Title: Water Carrier Tariffs.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0026.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Water carriers that provide freight transportation in
noncontiguous domestic trade.
Number of Respondents: Approximately 20.
Frequency: Annual certification.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 80 hours
(20 annual filings x 4 hours estimated time per certification).
Total ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost (such as start-up costs and mailing
costs): There are no non-hourly burden costs for this collection. The
annual certifications will be submitted electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 13702(b) and 49 CFR part 1312, in
lieu of individual tariffs, water carriers that provide freight
transportation in noncontiguous domestic trade (i.e., shipments moving
to or from Alaska, Hawaii, or the U.S. territories or possessions
(Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the
Northern Mariana Islands) to or from the mainland U.S.) may file an
annual certification with the Board that includes the internet address
of a website containing a list of current and historical tariffs
(including prices and fees that the water carrier charges to the
shipping public).
Under the PRA, a federal agency that conducts or sponsors a
collection of information must display a currently valid OMB control
number. A collection of information, which is defined in 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), includes agency requirements that persons
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to the agency,
third parties, or the public. Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), federal
agencies are required to provide, prior to an agency's submitting a
collection to OMB for approval, a 60-day notice and comment period
through publication in the Federal Register concerning each proposed
collection of information, including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Dated: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019-26781 Filed 12-11-19; 8:45 am]
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