Buckingham Branch Railroad Company-Acquisition and Operation Exemption with Interchange Commitment-CSX Transportation, Inc., 51953 [2021-20145]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 178 / Friday, September 17, 2021 / Notices through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: September 14, 2021. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Tammy Lowery, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2021–20222 Filed 9–16–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 34495 (Sub-No. 1)] Buckingham Branch Railroad Company—Acquisition and Operation Exemption with Interchange Commitment—CSX Transportation, Inc. Buckingham Branch Railroad Company (BBRC), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), and continue to operate approximately 164.22 miles of railroad line, referred to as Segment 3, between approximately milepost 276.0 in Clifton Forge in Allegheny County, Va., and milepost 111.78 at Doswell in Hanover County, Va. (the Line).1 The verified notice indicates that BBRC has leased and operated the Line (as part of a longer line between AM Junction, near Richmond, and Clifton Forge) since 2005. According to the verified notice, BBRC and CSXT have agreed to convert BBRC’s current leasehold interest in the Line into a permanent, exclusive rail freight operating easement. The verified notice states that BBRC and CSXT will enter into, among other things, a Permanent Easement Agreement and an amended Freight Operating Agreement and will also terminate their existing lease agreement with respect to Segment 3. The verified notice further states that the amended Freight Operating Agreement between BBRC and CSXT contains an interchange commitment that affects interchange with carriers other than CSXT. The affected interchanges are with Norfolk Southern Railway Company at Charlottesville, Va., and at Waynesboro, Va. BBRC has provided additional information regarding the interchange commitment as required by 49 CFR 1150.43(h). BBRC certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not result in BBRC’s becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier, but its projected annual revenues will exceed $5 million. Pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.42(e), if a carrier’s projected annual revenues will exceed $5 million, it must, at least 60 days before the exemption becomes effective, post a notice of its intent to undertake the proposed transaction at the workplace of the employees on the affected lines, serve a copy of the notice on the national offices of the labor unions with employees on the affected lines, and certify to the Board that it has done so. Concurrently with its verified notice, however, BBRC filed a petition for waiver of the labor notice requirements. BBRC’s waiver request will be addressed in a separate decision. BBRC states that it expects to consummate the transaction on or sometime after the effective date of the exemption. The Board will establish the effective date in its separate decision on the waiver request. 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 no later than September 24, 2021. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 34495 (Sub-No. 1), 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 BBRC’s representative, Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606. According to BBRC, 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). Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: September 13, 2021. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Raina S. White, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2021–20145 Filed 9–16–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 1 BBRC states that it began operating over the Line in 2004. See Buckingham Branch R.R.—Lease—CSX Transp., FD 34495 (STB served Nov. 5, 2004). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:19 Sep 16, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51953 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [DOT Docket Number: FAA–2021–0847] NextGen Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces a meeting of the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC). DATES: The meeting will be held virtually, on October 19, 2021, from 1:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. EDT. Requests to attend the meeting virtually and request for accommodations for a disability must be received by October 5, 2021. If you wish to make a public statement during the meeting, you must submit a written copy of your remarks by October 5, 2021. Written materials requested to be reviewed by NAC Members before the meeting must be received no later than October 5, 2021. ADDRESSES: This will be a virtual meeting. Virtual meeting information will be provided upon registration. Information on the NAC, including copies of previous meeting minutes, is available on the NAC internet website at https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/ headquarters_offices/ang/nac/. Members of the public interested in attending must send the required information listed in the SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION section to 9-AWA-ANGNACRegistration@faa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Schwab, NAC Coordinator, U.S. Department of Transportation, at gregory.schwab@faa.gov or 202–267– 1201. Any requests or questions not regarding attendance registration should be sent to the person listed in this section. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Secretary of Transportation established the NAC under agency authority in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, Public Law 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, to provide independent advice and recommendations to the FAA, and to respond to specific taskings received directly from the FAA. The NAC recommends consensus-driven advice for FAA consideration relating to Air Traffic Management System modernization. E:\FR\FM\17SEN1.SGM 17SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 178 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-20145]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 34495 (Sub-No. 1)]


Buckingham Branch Railroad Company--Acquisition and Operation 
Exemption with Interchange Commitment--CSX Transportation, Inc.

    Buckingham Branch Railroad Company (BBRC), a Class III rail 
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 
to acquire from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), and continue to 
operate approximately 164.22 miles of railroad line, referred to as 
Segment 3, between approximately milepost 276.0 in Clifton Forge in 
Allegheny County, Va., and milepost 111.78 at Doswell in Hanover 
County, Va. (the Line).\1\
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    \1\ BBRC states that it began operating over the Line in 2004. 
See Buckingham Branch R.R.--Lease--CSX Transp., FD 34495 (STB served 
Nov. 5, 2004).
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    The verified notice indicates that BBRC has leased and operated the 
Line (as part of a longer line between AM Junction, near Richmond, and 
Clifton Forge) since 2005. According to the verified notice, BBRC and 
CSXT have agreed to convert BBRC's current leasehold interest in the 
Line into a permanent, exclusive rail freight operating easement. The 
verified notice states that BBRC and CSXT will enter into, among other 
things, a Permanent Easement Agreement and an amended Freight Operating 
Agreement and will also terminate their existing lease agreement with 
respect to Segment 3. The verified notice further states that the 
amended Freight Operating Agreement between BBRC and CSXT contains an 
interchange commitment that affects interchange with carriers other 
than CSXT. The affected interchanges are with Norfolk Southern Railway 
Company at Charlottesville, Va., and at Waynesboro, Va. BBRC has 
provided additional information regarding the interchange commitment as 
required by 49 CFR 1150.43(h).
    BBRC certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not result in BBRC's becoming a Class II or Class 
I rail carrier, but its projected annual revenues will exceed $5 
million. Pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.42(e), if a carrier's projected annual 
revenues will exceed $5 million, it must, at least 60 days before the 
exemption becomes effective, post a notice of its intent to undertake 
the proposed transaction at the workplace of the employees on the 
affected lines, serve a copy of the notice on the national offices of 
the labor unions with employees on the affected lines, and certify to 
the Board that it has done so. Concurrently with its verified notice, 
however, BBRC filed a petition for waiver of the labor notice 
requirements. BBRC's waiver request will be addressed in a separate 
decision.
    BBRC states that it expects to consummate the transaction on or 
sometime after the effective date of the exemption. The Board will 
establish the effective date in its separate decision on the waiver 
request.
    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 no later than September 24, 2021.
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 34495 (Sub-No. 1), 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 
BBRC's representative, Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 
North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606.
    According to BBRC, 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).
    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: September 13, 2021.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2021-20145 Filed 9-16-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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