Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad, L.C.-Trackage Rights Exemption-Drake Cement, LLC, 29501-29502 [2020-10473]

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For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.11 J. Matthew DeLesDernier, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–10393 Filed 5–14–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 799X)] jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES CSX Transportation, Inc.— Abandonment Exemption—in Dickenson County, Va. CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F— Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 13.65-mile rail line on its Florence Division, Kingsport Subdivision, Fremont Branch extending between milepost ZF 0.0 and milepost ZF 13.65, in Dickenson County, Va. (the Line). The Line traverses U.S. Postal Zip Codes 24226, 24228, and 24230. CSXT has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) any overhead traffic can be rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the Line (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the Line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the two-year period; and (4) the 11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 May 14, 2020 Jkt 250001 requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 and 1105.8 (notice of environmental and historic report), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. Any employee of CSXT adversely affected by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line Railroad—Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) has been received,1 the exemption will be effective on June 14, 2020, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues must be filed by May 22, 2020.2 Formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) and interim trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by May 26, 2020.3 Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by June 4, 2020, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to CSXT’s representative, Louis E. Gitomer, Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. CSXT has filed a combined environmental and historic report that addresses the potential effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. OEA will issue a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) by May 22, 2020. The Draft EA will be available to interested persons on the 1 Persons interested in submitting an OFA must first file a formal expression of intent to file an offer, 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)(2)(i). 2 The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) cannot be made before the exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption’s effective date. 3 Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can be found at 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), respectively. PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29501 Board’s website, by writing to OEA, or by calling OEA at (202) 245–0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Comments on environmental and historic preservation matters must be filed within 15 days after the Draft EA becomes available to the public. Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or interim trail use/rail banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent decision. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), CSXT shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If consummation has not been effected by CSXT’s filing of a notice of consummation by May 15, 2021, and there are no legal or regulatory barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire. Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: May 11, 2020. By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings. Kenyatta Clay, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2020–10391 Filed 5–14–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 35742 (Sub-No. 1)] Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad, L.C.—Trackage Rights Exemption— Drake Cement, LLC Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad, L.C. (CACR), a Class III carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) to renew and modify a previous trackage rights agreement 1 between CACR and Drake Cement, LLC (Drake), also a Class III carrier, permitting CACR to operate over Drake’s Track Nos. 3924, 3907, 3921, and 3904, located between milepost 0 + 15 feet and milepost 0 + 3000 feet in Drake, Ariz., a distance of approximately 2,985 feet. The Agreement also grants CACR the right to operate over Drake’s Track 1 CACR states that the previous agreement expired on December 31, 2015, although CACR has continued to operate. A redacted version of the renewed agreement (Agreement) was filed with CACR’s verified notice of exemption. CACR simultaneously filed a motion for a protective order to protect the confidential and commercially sensitive information in the unredacted version of the Agreement, which CACR submitted under seal. That motion will be addressed in a separate decision. E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1 29502 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 95 / Friday, May 15, 2020 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Nos. 3922 and 3923 to provide switching operations for Drake. The verified notice states that the proposed transaction will afford CACR the ability to continue to conduct common carrier operations in interchange with BNSF Railway Company. The transaction may be consummated on or after May 30, 2020, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice of exemption was filed). If the 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 by May 22, 2020 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to protect the interests of its employees. However, 49 U.S.C. 11326(c) does not provide for labor protection for transactions under 49 U.S.C. 11324 and 11325 that involve only Class III rail carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not impose labor protective conditions here, because all of the carriers involved are Class III carriers. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35742 (Sub-No. 1), 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 CACR’s representative, William A. Mullins, Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037. According to CACR, this action is categorically excluded from environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c), and from historic reporting under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(3). Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: May 12, 2020. By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings. Regena Smith-Bernard, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2020–10473 Filed 5–14–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 May 14, 2020 Jkt 250001 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36402] Fortress Investment Group LLC— Exemption for Intra-Corporate Family Transaction—Ohio River Partners Shareholder LLC & Katahdin Railcar Services LLC Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress), for the benefit of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC (FTAI), Ohio River Partners Shareholder LLC (ORPS), a Class III carrier, and Katahdin Railcar Services LLC (KRS), a noncarrier (collectively, the Parties),1 filed a verified notice of exemption for an intra-corporate family transaction under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3), which exempts from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323 ‘‘[t]ransactions within a corporate family that do not result in adverse changes in service levels, significant operational changes, or a change in the competitive balance with carriers outside the corporate family.’’ 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3). Under the proposed transaction, KRS will lease from ORPS a 12.2-mile rail line between milepost 60.5 at or near Powhatan Point, Ohio, and milepost 72.7 at or near Hannibal, Ohio (the Omal Line), thereby becoming a Class III rail carrier.2 The notice states that ORPS satisfies its common carrier obligation by engaging Central Maine & Quebec Railway US, Inc. (CMQR), to operate the Omal Line on a contract basis. The Parties state that ORPS affiliate KRS will operate the Omal Line upon the June 30, 2020 termination of the contract between OPRS and CMQR.3 According to the Parties, the transaction will facilitate an orderly transition of rail operations and provide for uninterrupted rail service to customers located on and along the Omal Line. The notice states that KRS intends to 1 The verified notice states that FTAI, which is managed by an affiliate of Fortress, indirectly owns a majority equity interest in ORPS and also indirectly owns KRS. FTAI, ORPS, and KRS all are Delaware limited liability companies. 2 In 2016, Ohio River Partners LLC (ORP) obtained an exemption to acquire and operate the Omal Line. See Ohio River Partners LLC—Acquis. & Operation Exemption—Hannibal Dev., LLC, FD 35984 (STB served Apr. 1, 2016). In 2017, ORP was authorized to be merged into its corporate parent, ORPS. See Ohio River Partners Shareholders LLC— Exemption for Intra-Corporate Family Transaction—Ohio River Partners, LLC, FD 36152 (STB served Dec. 22, 2017). 3 The notice states that FTAI sold CMQR to Soo Line Corporation, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP), and that CMQR is no longer an affiliate of ORPS. CP’s control of CMQR was authorized in Soo Line Corp.—Control—Central Maine & Quebec Railway US, FD 36368 (STB served May 4, 2020). PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 offer employment to the same CMQR crews that currently operate trains over the Omal Line. Upon consummation of the transaction, KRS will acquire the right and common carrier obligation to operate the Omal Line pursuant to the lease between ORPS and KRS. Unless stayed, the exemption will be effective on May 30, 2020 (30 days after the verified notice was filed). The Parties state that they intend to consummate the proposed transaction as soon as practicable after that date. The Parties state that the transaction will not result in adverse changes in service levels, significant operational changes, or a change in the competitive balance with carriers outside the corporate family. Therefore, the transaction is exempt from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3). Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to protect the interests of its employees. However, 49 U.S.C. 11326(c) does not provide for labor protection for transactions under 49 U.S.C. 11324 and 11325 that involve only Class III rail carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not impose labor protective conditions here because all of the carriers involved are Class III rail carriers. 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 May 22, 2020 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36402, 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, one copy of each pleading must be served on the Parties’ representative, Terence M. Hynes, Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005. According to the Parties, this action is categorically excluded from environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and historic reporting under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: May 11, 2020. E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 95 (Friday, May 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29501-29502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10473]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 35742 (Sub-No. 1)]


Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad, L.C.--Trackage Rights 
Exemption--Drake Cement, LLC

    Clarkdale Arizona Central Railroad, L.C. (CACR), a Class III 
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 
1180.2(d)(7) to renew and modify a previous trackage rights agreement 
\1\ between CACR and Drake Cement, LLC (Drake), also a Class III 
carrier, permitting CACR to operate over Drake's Track Nos. 3924, 3907, 
3921, and 3904, located between milepost 0 + 15 feet and milepost 0 + 
3000 feet in Drake, Ariz., a distance of approximately 2,985 feet. The 
Agreement also grants CACR the right to operate over Drake's Track

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Nos. 3922 and 3923 to provide switching operations for Drake.
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    \1\ CACR states that the previous agreement expired on December 
31, 2015, although CACR has continued to operate. A redacted version 
of the renewed agreement (Agreement) was filed with CACR's verified 
notice of exemption. CACR simultaneously filed a motion for a 
protective order to protect the confidential and commercially 
sensitive information in the unredacted version of the Agreement, 
which CACR submitted under seal. That motion will be addressed in a 
separate decision.
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    The verified notice states that the proposed transaction will 
afford CACR the ability to continue to conduct common carrier 
operations in interchange with BNSF Railway Company.
    The transaction may be consummated on or after May 30, 2020, the 
effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice of 
exemption was filed).
    If the 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 by May 22, 2020 (at least seven days 
before the exemption becomes effective).
    Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption 
authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to 
protect the interests of its employees. However, 49 U.S.C. 11326(c) 
does not provide for labor protection for transactions under 49 U.S.C. 
11324 and 11325 that involve only Class III rail carriers. Accordingly, 
the Board may not impose labor protective conditions here, because all 
of the carriers involved are Class III carriers.
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35742 (Sub-No. 1), 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 CACR's representative, William A. Mullins, Baker & Miller 
PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037.
    According to CACR, this action is categorically excluded from 
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c), and from historic 
reporting under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(3).
    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: May 12, 2020.

    By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Regena Smith-Bernard,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2020-10473 Filed 5-14-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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