West Belt Railway LLC-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in St. Louis County, Mo., 47364-47365 [2021-18154]

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West Belt Railway LLC (WBRY) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.FR part 1152 subpart F— Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately 0.1-mile segment of rail line between milepost 0.7 (near Bodine Industrial Drive crossing) and milepost 0.8 (the end of the line) in St. Louis County, Mo. (the Line).1 The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Code 63114. WBRY has certified that: (1) It has moved no local traffic over the Line in at least two years; (2) any overhead traffic can be rerouted; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the Line (or 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 or any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of a complainant within the two-year period; and (4) the requirements at 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 discontinuance of service 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) 2 to subsidize continued rail service has been received, this exemption will be effective on September 23, 2021, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Claire Crites, Office Management Specialist, the Bureau of International Organization Affairs at telephone number 202–647–0154 or via email at UNFSS@state.gov. 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Exemption—in St. Louis Cnty., Mo., AB 122 (Sub-No. 2X) (STB served Aug. 16, 2021) (86 FR 45,796). 2 Persons interested in submitting an OFA to subsidize continued rail service must first file a formal expression of intent to file an offer, indicating the intent to file an OFA for subsidy and demonstrating that they are preliminarily financially responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i). E:\FR\FM\24AUN1.SGM 24AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 24, 2021 / Notices environmental issues and formal expressions of intent to file an OFA to subsidize continued rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 3 must be filed by September 3, 2021.4 Petitions for reconsideration must be filed by September 13, 2021. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 1318X, should be filed with the Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. A copy of any petition filed with Board should be sent to WBRY’s representative, Audrey Lane Brodrick, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: August 17, 2021. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Kenyatta Clay, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2021–18154 Filed 8–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2019–0074] Request for Information Concerning Preservation of Records A. Submitting Comments Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice; request for information. 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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47364-47365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18154]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 1318X)]


West Belt Railway LLC--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in 
St. Louis County, Mo.

    West Belt Railway LLC (WBRY) has filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 C.FR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and 
Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately 
0.1-mile segment of rail line between milepost 0.7 (near Bodine 
Industrial Drive crossing) and milepost 0.8 (the end of the line) in 
St. Louis County, Mo. (the Line).\1\ The Line traverses U.S. Postal 
Service Zip Code 63114.
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    \1\ Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis, which, according 
to WBRY, leases the Line to WBRY, has filed a verified notice of 
exemption to abandon the Line. See Terminal R.R. Ass'n of St. 
Louis--Aban. Exemption--in St. Louis Cnty., Mo., AB 122 (Sub-No. 2X) 
(STB served Aug. 16, 2021) (86 FR 45,796).
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    WBRY has certified that: (1) It has moved no local traffic over the 
Line in at least two years; (2) any overhead traffic can be rerouted; 
(3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the Line (or 
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 or any U.S. District Court or has been 
decided in favor of a complainant within the two-year period; and (4) 
the requirements at 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 discontinuance of service 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) \2\ to subsidize continued rail service has 
been received, this exemption will be effective on September 23, 2021, 
unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not 
involve

[[Page 47365]]

environmental issues and formal expressions of intent to file an OFA to 
subsidize continued rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) \3\ must be 
filed by September 3, 2021.\4\ Petitions for reconsideration must be 
filed by September 13, 2021.
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    \2\ Persons interested in submitting an OFA to subsidize 
continued rail service must first file a formal expression of intent 
to file an offer, indicating the intent to file an OFA for subsidy 
and demonstrating that they are preliminarily financially 
responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i).
    \3\ The filing fee for OFAs can be found at 49 CFR 
1002.2(f)(25).
    \4\ Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an 
abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking and public use 
conditions are not appropriate. Because there will be an 
environmental review during abandonment, this discontinuance does 
not require environmental review.
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    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 1318X, should be filed 
with the Surface Transportation Board via e-filing on the Board's 
website. A copy of any petition filed with Board should be sent to 
WBRY's representative, Audrey Lane Brodrick, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 
North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: August 17, 2021.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2021-18154 Filed 8-23-21; 8:45 am]
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