Blue Ridge Southern Railroad, L.L.C.-Abandonment Exemption-in Henderson and Transylvania Counties, NC, 22295-22296 [2021-08741]

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VerDate Sep<11>2014 DEPARTMENT OF STATE Jkt 253001 BILLING CODE 4710–05–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. AB 1306X] Blue Ridge Southern Railroad, L.L.C.— Abandonment Exemption—in Henderson and Transylvania Counties, NC Blue Ridge Southern Railroad, L.L.C. (BRS), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22295 subpart F—Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 19.1-mile rail line between milepost 0.7 (approximately 0.1 miles northeast of the Main Street grade crossing) at Hendersonville in Henderson County, and milepost 19.8 (at the end of track approximately 0.2 miles west of Lamb Creek) at Pisgah Forest near Brevard, in Transylvania County, N.C. (the Line).1 The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 28793, 28739, 28791, 28729, 28768, and 28712. BRS has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) there is no overhead traffic that cannot 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 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. 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 & 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,2 the exemption will be effective on May 27, 2021, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,3 1 BRS was authorized to acquire the Line in Blue Ridge Southern Railroad—Acquisition Exemption— Norfolk Southern Railway, FD 35820 (STB served July 11, 2014). See also Watco Holdings, Inc.— Continuance in Control Exemption—Blue Ridge S. R.R., FD 35821 (STB served July 11, 2014). 2 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). 3 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 E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM Continued 27APN1 22296 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 79 / Tuesday, April 27, 2021 / Notices 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 7, 2021.4 Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by May 17, 2021. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 1306X, should be filed with the Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on BRS’s representative, Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. BRS 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 April 30, 2021. The Draft EA will be available to interested persons on the 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), BRS 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 BRS’s filing of a notice of consummation by April 27, 2022, 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. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Decided: April 21, 2021. 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. 4 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 18:52 Apr 26, 2021 Jkt 253001 By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2021–08741 Filed 4–26–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Public Notice for Waiver of Aeronautical Land Use Assurance; Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, Medford, Oregon Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. purposes. The FAA concurs that the parcels are no longer needed for aeronautical purposes. The proposed use of this property is compatible with other airport operations in accordance with FAA’s Policy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, published in Federal Register on February 16, 1999. Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on April 21, 2021. Warren D. Ferrell, Acting Manager, Seattle Airports District Office. [FR Doc. 2021–08667 Filed 4–26–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Notice is being given that the FAA is considering a proposal from the County of Jackson Airport Director to change certain portions of the airport from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, Medford, Oregon. The proposal consists of portions of certain parcels on the northeast and southeast parts of the airfield. SUMMARY: Comments are due within 30 days of the date of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Emailed comments can be provided to Ms. Mandi M. Lesauis, Program Specialist, Seattle Airports District Office, mandi.lesauis@faa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jerry Brienza, Airport Director, County of 1000 Terminal Loop Parkway, Medford, OR 97504; or Mandi M. Lesauis, Program Specialist, Seattle Airports District Office, 2200 S 216 St., Des Moines, WA 98198, mandi.lesauis@ faa.gov, (206) 231–4140. Documents reflecting this FAA action may be reviewed at the above locations. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. 47153(c), and 47107(h)(2), the FAA is considering a proposal from the Airport Director, County of Jackson, to change a portion of the Rogue Valley InternationalMedford Airport from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use. The proposal consists of Area 2, on the east side of the airport (0.8 acres of Parcel 51, 0.62 acres of Parcel 52 and 0.5 acres of Parcel 53) and Area 3, on the west side of the airport (0.65 acres of Parcel 31, 0.34 acres of Parcel 32, 0.75 acres of Parcel 33, 0.9 acres of Parcel 34 and 0.8 acres of Parcel 35). The partial parcels do not have airfield access. The proposed property will be developed for commercial DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00167 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. FAA–2018–1087] Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Over People Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection. The collection involves operators and owners of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) issued an airworthiness certificate under Part 21, and mandates that these entities must retain records of all maintenance performed on their aircraft and records documenting the status of life-limited parts, compliance with airworthiness directives, and inspection status of the aircraft. These records are used to validate that aircraft are maintained in a manner that ensures the reliability associated with having an airworthiness certificate and that the operations-over-people privileges afforded to category 4 operations continue to be appropriate. The owner or operator may keep these records electronically or by paper. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 27, 2021. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27APN1.SGM 27APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22295-22296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08741]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 1306X]


Blue Ridge Southern Railroad, L.L.C.--Abandonment Exemption--in 
Henderson and Transylvania Counties, NC

    Blue Ridge Southern Railroad, L.L.C. (BRS), has filed a verified 
notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt 
Abandonments to abandon an approximately 19.1-mile rail line between 
milepost 0.7 (approximately 0.1 miles northeast of the Main Street 
grade crossing) at Hendersonville in Henderson County, and milepost 
19.8 (at the end of track approximately 0.2 miles west of Lamb Creek) 
at Pisgah Forest near Brevard, in Transylvania County, N.C. (the 
Line).\1\ The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 28793, 
28739, 28791, 28729, 28768, and 28712.
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    \1\ BRS was authorized to acquire the Line in Blue Ridge 
Southern Railroad--Acquisition Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway, 
FD 35820 (STB served July 11, 2014). See also Watco Holdings, Inc.--
Continuance in Control Exemption--Blue Ridge S. R.R., FD 35821 (STB 
served July 11, 2014).
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    BRS has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the 
Line for at least two years; (2) there is no overhead traffic that 
cannot 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 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.
    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 & 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,\2\ the exemption will be 
effective on May 27, 2021, unless stayed pending reconsideration. 
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\3\

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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 7, 2021.\4\ Petitions to reopen or requests for public 
use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by May 17, 2021.
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    \2\ 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).
    \3\ 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.
    \4\ 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 pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 1306X, should be filed 
with the Surface Transportation Board via e-filing on the Board's 
website. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on BRS's 
representative, Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 N. Wacker 
Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    BRS 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 April 30, 2021. The Draft EA 
will be available to interested persons on the 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), BRS 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 BRS's filing of a notice of 
consummation by April 27, 2022, 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: April 21, 2021.

    By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2021-08741 Filed 4-26-21; 8:45 am]
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