Growth Resources of Wellsboro Foundation-Abandonment Exemption-in Tioga County, Pa.; Wellsboro & Corning Railroad, LLC-Discontinuance of Lease and Operation Authority-in Tioga County, Pa., 68568-68569 [2022-24846]

Download as PDF 68568 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 15, 2022 / Notices society, or member of Congress. The letter should highlight accomplishments and experience working with small businesses in relevant subject matter areas relating to innovation and investment. Along with the Nominee Information Form and resume, nominees should include the following: • Full name of nominee • Occupation • Physical address • Telephone number • Email address Please email all nomination information to IIEAC@sba.gov. Authority: The Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee (IIEAC) is a discretionary advisory committee permitted by section 8(b)(13) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)) and was created at the discretion of the SBA Administrator. The Committee is being established in accordance with the provisions of theFederal Advisory Committee Act,as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. that seek to support them. Nominations of qualified candidates are being sought to fill vacancies on the ICAC. ICAC members are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the SBA Administrator for terms of no longer than two years. ICAC members serve without compensation but will be reimbursed for authorized travel-related expenses at per diem rates established by GSA when asked to perform official duties as an ICAC member. DATES: Nominations for membership on the ICAC will be accepted on a rolling basis. After initial committee member selection, membership will be filled as positions become available. ADDRESSES: All nominations should be emailed to ICAC@sba.gov with the subject line: ICAC Nomination. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathaniel Putnam, Policy Analyst, Office of Investment and Innovation, (202) 714–1632, ICAC@sba.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SBA is seeking nominations from members of the public. Dated: November 9, 2022. Andrienne Johnson, Committee Management Officer. Qualifications The requirements for nominations to the ICAC include: • Former or current small business owner; • Community leader; • Official from a trade association or investment institution; • Member of the investment community. [FR Doc. 2022–24842 Filed 11–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026–09–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Request for Nominations; Investment Capital Advisory Committee U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). ACTION: Solicitation of nominations. AGENCY: The SBA Office of Investment and Innovation is issuing this notice to solicit nominations of current or former small business owners, community leaders, officials from trade associations, investment institutions, and members of the investment community to be considered for appointment by the SBA Administrator as a member of the Investment Capital Advisory Committee (ICAC). The Committee serves as an independent source of advice, insights, and recommendations to SBA on matters broadly related to facilitating greater access and availability of patient investment capital for small business; promoting greater awareness of SBA investment and innovation division programs and services; cultivating greater public-private engagement, cooperation, and collaboration; developing and/or evolving SBA programs and services to address longterm capital access gaps faced by small businesses and the investment managers lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Nov 14, 2022 Jkt 259001 Nomination Process Nominees should send a letter of selfnomination or a letter of nomination from a peer, professional organization, society, or member of Congress. The letter should highlight accomplishments and experience working with small businesses in relevant subject matter areas relating to innovation and investment. Along with the Nominee Information Form and resume, nominees should include the following: • Full name of nominee • Occupation • Physical address • Telephone number • Email address Please email all nomination information to ICAC@sba.gov. Authority: The Investment Capital Advisory Committee is a discretionary advisory committee created by the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration pursuant to section 8(b)(13) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)). The ICAC is being established in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: November 9, 2022. Andrienne Johnson, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–24843 Filed 11–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket Nos. AB 1320X and AB 1325X] Growth Resources of Wellsboro Foundation—Abandonment Exemption—in Tioga County, Pa.; Wellsboro & Corning Railroad, LLC— Discontinuance of Lease and Operation Authority—in Tioga County, Pa. On July 28, 2022, Growth Resources of Wellsboro Foundation (GROW) and Wellsboro & Corning Railroad, LLC (WCOR) (collectively, Applicants), jointly filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—Exempt Abandonments & Discontinuances of Service for GROW to abandon, and WCOR to discontinue lease and operation authority over, an approximately 3.27-mile rail line between milepost 0.624 and milepost 3.9 in Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pa. (the Line).1 GROW is the owner of the Line, and WCOR is the lessee of the Line. The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Code 16901. Applicants certify that (1) during the past two years, neither of the Applicants has provided, or been requested to provide, local or overhead common carrier service over the Line; (2) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the Line (or by a state or local government acting on behalf of a user or potential user) regarding cessation of service over the Line 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 past two years; and (3) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.11 (advance notice requirements for environmental and historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. Applicants also state that GROW has prepared a combined Environmental and Historic Report that conforms to the requirements of 49 CFR 1105.7 and 1105.8. As a condition to these exemptions, any employee adversely affected by the 1 These dockets were held in abeyance to permit the Board to consider issues raised by an earlier verified notice and other filings submitted in Docket No. AB 1320X. Those issues were addressed and the abeyance lifted by decision served November 9, 2022. E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 219 / Tuesday, November 15, 2022 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 abandonment and 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) has been received,2 the exemptions will be effective on December 15, 2022, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,3 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 November 25, 2022.4 Petitions to reopen and requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by December 5, 2022. All pleadings, referring to Docket Nos. AB 1320X and AB 1325X, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing on the Board’s website or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on GROW’s representative, Brian S. Duff, Owlett & Lewis, P.C., One Charles Street, P.O. Box 878, Wellsboro, PA 16901, and WCOR’s representative, Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill PLC, 2001 Market Street, Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemptions are void ab initio. GROW 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 November 16, 2022. The Draft EA will be available to interested persons on the Board’s website, by writing to OEA, or by calling OEA at 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 exemptions’ 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 exemptions’ 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 19:16 Nov 14, 2022 Jkt 259001 (202) 245–0294. 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), GROW shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the abandonment authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If consummation has not been effected by GROW’s filing of a notice of consummation by November 15, 2023, 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: November 9, 2022. By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings. Aretha Laws-Byrum, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2022–24846 Filed 11–14–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Notice of Consideration of Demand Response and Electric Vehicle Standards Tennessee Valley Authority. Notice with request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is considering adopting for itself and the distributors of TVA power certain demand response and electric vehicle standards. The standards being considered are the Demand Response Practices (hereinafter ‘‘Demand Response’’) and Electric Vehicle Charging Programs standards (hereinafter ‘‘Electric Vehicles’’) listed in the Public Utility Regulatory Act of 1978, as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The standards will be considered on the basis of their effect on conservation of energy, efficient use of facilities and resources, equity among electric consumers, TVA’s existing demand response and electric vehicle programs, and the objectives of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act. Comments are requested from the public on whether TVA should adopt these standards or any variations on them. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68569 All comments on these standards must be received by March 31, 2023. Written comments may be mailed to: ADDRESSES: Troy Eichenberger, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, BR 5B–C, Chattanooga, TN 37402, (423) 751–6187 (Demand Response) or Andrew Frye, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, BR 5A–C, Chattanooga, TN 37402, (423) 751–7060 (Electric Vehicles). Information about submitting comments electronically is available at https:// www.tva.com/purpa. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Troy Eichenberger (Demand Response), (423) 751–6187, or Andrew Frye (Electric Vehicles), (423) 751–7060, Tennessee Valley Authority. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written data, views, and comments on the standards or variations of the standards, as well as views for or against their adoption are requested from the public. All material relating to the standards must be received by 5 p.m. EST on March 31, 2023. Materials received by TVA before this designated time will be considered by TVA. Written statements of TVA staff concerning the standards will be made part of the official record at least 30 days before the date the record closes, at which time they will be made available to the public on request. In order to assist interested consumers in preparing written data, views, and comments for the record, TVA will operate a website (https://www.tva.com/ purpa) on which interested parties can be informed about the standards set out in this notice, on which interested parties can obtain information about submitting comments and materials on the standards electronically, and on which TVA will make available background information regarding TVA’s demand response and electric vehicle programs. Following the end of the public comment period, TVA staff will provide an update on its review of the Demand Response and Electric Vehicle standards to the Regional Energy Resource Council, an advisory committee established under the authority of the TVA in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Meetings of the council are open to the public and typically include a public listening session. The TVA staff presentation will include a summary of public and TVA staff comments. The official record will include comments and materials submitted electronically and written materials submitted within the time set forth above. The record will be used by the Board in making its determinations, in compliance with the Public Utility DATES: E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1

Agencies

Surface Transportation Board

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68568-68569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24846]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket Nos. AB 1320X and AB 1325X]


Growth Resources of Wellsboro Foundation--Abandonment Exemption--
in Tioga County, Pa.; Wellsboro & Corning Railroad, LLC--Discontinuance 
of Lease and Operation Authority--in Tioga County, Pa.

    On July 28, 2022, Growth Resources of Wellsboro Foundation (GROW) 
and Wellsboro & Corning Railroad, LLC (WCOR) (collectively, 
Applicants), jointly filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 
part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments & Discontinuances of Service 
for GROW to abandon, and WCOR to discontinue lease and operation 
authority over, an approximately 3.27-mile rail line between milepost 
0.624 and milepost 3.9 in Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pa. (the Line).\1\ 
GROW is the owner of the Line, and WCOR is the lessee of the Line. The 
Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Code 16901.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ These dockets were held in abeyance to permit the Board to 
consider issues raised by an earlier verified notice and other 
filings submitted in Docket No. AB 1320X. Those issues were 
addressed and the abeyance lifted by decision served November 9, 
2022.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Applicants certify that (1) during the past two years, neither of 
the Applicants has provided, or been requested to provide, local or 
overhead common carrier service over the Line; (2) no formal complaint 
filed by a user of rail service on the Line (or by a state or local 
government acting on behalf of a user or potential user) regarding 
cessation of service over the Line 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 past two years; and (3) 
the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.11 (advance notice requirements for 
environmental and historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper 
publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 
agencies) have been met. Applicants also state that GROW has prepared a 
combined Environmental and Historic Report that conforms to the 
requirements of 49 CFR 1105.7 and 1105.8.
    As a condition to these exemptions, any employee adversely affected 
by the

[[Page 68569]]

abandonment and 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) has been received,\2\ the exemptions will be 
effective on December 15, 2022, unless stayed pending reconsideration. 
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\3\ 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 November 25, 2022.\4\ Petitions to reopen and requests for 
public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by December 5, 
2022.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \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 exemptions' 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 exemptions' effective 
date.
    \4\ Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can be found at 
49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), respectively.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    All pleadings, referring to Docket Nos. AB 1320X and AB 1325X, must 
be filed with the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing on 
the Board's website or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be 
served on GROW's representative, Brian S. Duff, Owlett & Lewis, P.C., 
One Charles Street, P.O. Box 878, Wellsboro, PA 16901, and WCOR's 
representative, Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill PLC, 2001 Market Street, 
Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemptions are void ab initio.
    GROW 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 November 16, 2022. The Draft EA 
will be available to interested persons on the Board's website, by 
writing to OEA, or by calling OEA at (202) 245-0294. 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), GROW shall file 
a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has 
exercised the abandonment authority granted and fully abandoned the 
Line. If consummation has not been effected by GROW's filing of a 
notice of consummation by November 15, 2023, 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: November 9, 2022.

    By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Aretha Laws-Byrum,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2022-24846 Filed 11-14-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.