Toledo Industrial Railroad LLC-Operation Exemption-Line in Lucas County, Ohio, 9921 [2020-03358]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36381]
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Toledo Industrial Railroad LLC—
Operation Exemption—Line in Lucas
County, Ohio
Toledo Industrial Railroad LLC (TIR),
a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice
of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to
operate approximately 5,500 feet of
existing railroad trackage inside an
existing transloading facility (the Line).
The transloading facility is operated by
TIR’s affiliate, Midwest Terminals of
Toledo, Inc. (Midwest Terminals). The
Line is located in Toledo, Lucas County,
Ohio. TIR states that there are no
mileposts on the Line.
The verified notice states that
currently the Line is operated by
Midwest Terminals as private track. TIR
states that it will enter into an operating
license that will give TIR control of the
Line and the other tracks within the
transloading facility. Under the
proposed transaction, TIR will operate
as a terminal switching common carrier,
operating the Line as common carrier
line and the other tracks in the facility
as excepted yard tracks and side tracks.
TIR certifies that, as a result of the
proposed transaction, its projected
revenues will not exceed $5 million
annually and will not exceed those that
would qualify it as a Class III carrier.
TIR states that the proposed transaction
would not impose any interchange
commitment.
The proposed transaction may be
consummated on or after March 5, 2020,
the effective date of the exemption (30
days after the verified notice was
filed) .1
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 February 27, 2020
(at least seven days before the
exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36381, 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 TIR’s representative,
Eric M. Hocky, Esq., Clark Hill PLC,
1 TIR initially submitted the verified notice on
January 22, 2020. On February 4, 2020, TIR filed a
supplement to clarify the length of the Line. In light
of that supplement, February 4, 2020 is deemed the
filing date of the verified notice.
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According to TIR, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c) and from historic reporting
requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: February 13, 2020.
By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director,
Office of Proceedings.
Regena Smith-Bernard,
Clearance Clerk.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusions: China’s
Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to
Technology Transfer, Intellectual
Property, and Innovation
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of product exclusions.
AGENCY:
In September of 2018, the
U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on goods of China
with an annual trade value of
approximately $200 billion as part of
the action in the Section 301
investigation of China’s acts, policies,
and practices related to technology
transfer, intellectual property, and
innovation. The U.S. Trade
Representative initiated a product
exclusion process in June 2019, and
interested persons have submitted
requests for the exclusion of specific
products. This notice announces the
U.S. Trade Representative’s
determination to grant certain exclusion
requests, as specified in the Annex to
this notice, and makes amendments to
certain notes in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
DATES: The product exclusions
announced in this notice will apply as
of September 24, 2018, the effective date
of the $200 billion action, to August 7,
2020. The amendments announced in
this notice are retroactive to the date the
original exclusions were published.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about this notice,
contact Assistant General Counsels
Philip Butler or Benjamin Allen, or
Director of Industrial Goods Justin
Hoffmann at (202) 395–5725. For
specific questions on customs
classification or implementation of the
product exclusions identified in the
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Annex to this notice, contact
traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
For background on the proceedings in
this investigation, please see the prior
notices issued in the investigation,
including 82 FR 40213 (August 23,
2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018), 83
FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR 33608
(July 17, 2018), 83 FR 38760 (August 7,
2018), 83 FR 47974 (September 21,
2018), 83 FR 49153 (September 28,
2018), 83 FR 65198 (December 19,
2018), 84 FR 7966 (March 5, 2019), 84
FR 20459 (May 9, 2019), 84 FR 29576
(June 24, 2019), 84 FRN 38717 (August
7, 2019), 84 FR 46212 (September 3,
2019), 84 FR 49591 (September 20,
2019), 84 FR 57803 (October 28, 2019),
84 FR 61674 (November 13, 2019), 84
FR 65882 (November 29, 2019), 84 FR
69012 (December 17, 2019), 85 FR 549
(January 6, 2020), and 85 FR 6674
(February 5, 2020).
Effective September 24, 2018, the U.S.
Trade Representative imposed
additional 10 percent duties on goods of
China classified in 5,757 full and partial
subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
with an approximate annual trade value
of $200 billion. See 83 FR 47974, as
modified by 83 FR 49153. In May 2019,
the U.S. Trade Representative increased
the additional duty to 25 percent. See 84
FR 20459. On June 24, 2019, the Trade
Representative established a process by
which U.S. stakeholders may request
exclusion of particular products
classified within an 8-digit HTSUS
subheading covered by the $200 billion
action from the additional duties. See 84
FR 29576 (the June 24 notice).
Under the June 24 notice, requests for
exclusion had to identify the product
subject to the request in terms of the
physical characteristics that distinguish
the product from other products within
the relevant 8-digit subheading covered
by the $200 billion action. Requestors
also had to provide the 10-digit
subheading of the HTSUS most
applicable to the particular product
requested for exclusion, and could
submit information on the ability of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to
administer the requested exclusion.
Requestors were asked to provide the
quantity and value of the Chinese-origin
product that the requestor purchased in
the last three years. With regard to the
rationale for the requested exclusion,
requests had to address the following
factors:
• Whether the particular product is
available only from China and
specifically whether the particular
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36381]
Toledo Industrial Railroad LLC--Operation Exemption--Line in
Lucas County, Ohio
Toledo Industrial Railroad LLC (TIR), a noncarrier, has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate
approximately 5,500 feet of existing railroad trackage inside an
existing transloading facility (the Line). The transloading facility is
operated by TIR's affiliate, Midwest Terminals of Toledo, Inc. (Midwest
Terminals). The Line is located in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. TIR
states that there are no mileposts on the Line.
The verified notice states that currently the Line is operated by
Midwest Terminals as private track. TIR states that it will enter into
an operating license that will give TIR control of the Line and the
other tracks within the transloading facility. Under the proposed
transaction, TIR will operate as a terminal switching common carrier,
operating the Line as common carrier line and the other tracks in the
facility as excepted yard tracks and side tracks.
TIR certifies that, as a result of the proposed transaction, its
projected revenues will not exceed $5 million annually and will not
exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III carrier. TIR states
that the proposed transaction would not impose any interchange
commitment.
The proposed transaction may be consummated on or after March 5,
2020, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified
notice was filed) .\1\
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\1\ TIR initially submitted the verified notice on January 22,
2020. On February 4, 2020, TIR filed a supplement to clarify the
length of the Line. In light of that supplement, February 4, 2020 is
deemed the filing date of the verified notice.
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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 February 27,
2020 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36381, 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 TIR's representative, Eric M.
Hocky, Esq., Clark Hill PLC, Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market St.,
Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
According to TIR, this action is categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from historic reporting
requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: February 13, 2020.
By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Regena Smith-Bernard,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2020-03358 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
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