Raleigh and Fayetteville Railroad, LLC-Acquisition, Lease and Operation Exemption With Interchange Commitment-Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 73579 [2022-26067]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 / Notices By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings. Tammy Lowery, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2022–26068 Filed 11–29–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36645] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Raleigh and Fayetteville Railroad, LLC—Acquisition, Lease and Operation Exemption With Interchange Commitment—Norfolk Southern Railway Company Raleigh and Fayetteville Railroad, LLC (RFCC), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to: (1) acquire approximately 42.38 miles of rail line from Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR), (2) lease approximately 19.88 miles of rail line from NSR, and (3) assume NSR’s trackage rights over 0.59 miles of a rail line owned by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), totaling approximately 62.85 miles, and to operate over those lines, which form a contiguous line between Raleigh and Fayetteville in Wake, Harnett, and Cumberland Counties, N.C. (the Line). According to the verified notice, RFCC and R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC (RJCG),1 entered into an agreement with NSR, under which RFCC will acquire and operate approximately 42.38 miles of rail line, from the convergence of the NS-Line and VF-Line at approximately milepost VF 0.13 at Fuquay-Varina to milepost VF 42.29 at Fayetteville, and, also in Fayetteville, from milepost VF 42.88 to milepost VF 43.1. As part of that agreement, RFCC will also assume NSR’s trackage rights over, and operate over, the CSXT line in Fayetteville between milepost VF 42.29 to milepost VF 42.88. RFCC and RJCG will also obtain operating rights over NSR’s rail line at milepost NS 233.25 to milepost NS 231.0 solely for the purpose of interchanging traffic with NSR at NSR’s Glenwood Yard at Raleigh. RFCC has also entered into a lease agreement with NSR, pursuant to which RFCC will lease and operate approximately 19.75 miles of rail line from the southern boundary of the North Carolina Railroad right of way at milepost NS 233.25 at Raleigh to milepost NS 253.0 at Fuquay-Varina, and 0.13 miles of rail line from the junction of NSR’s NS-Line in Fuquay1 According to the verified notice, RFCC is wholly owned by noncarrier holding company R.J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC (RJCRC), and RJCRC is wholly owned by noncarrier RJCG. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Nov 29, 2022 Jkt 259001 Varina at milepost VF 0.0 to the beginning of RFCC’s line at milepost VF 0.13. This transaction is related to a verified notice of exemption filed concurrently in R.J. Corman Railroad— Continuance in Control Exemption— Raleigh & Fayetteville Railroad, Docket No. FD 36646, in which RJCG and RJCRC (collectively, Applicants) filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of RFCC upon RFCC’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. RFCC certifies that its projected annual revenues from this transaction will not result in its becoming a Class I or Class II rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. RFCC also certifies that the agreements with NSR contain a provision that would limit future interchange with third-party connecting carriers at Raleigh and Fayetteville. RJCC has provided additional information regarding the interchange commitment, as required by 49 CFR 1150.43(h).2 The transaction may be consummated on or after December 14, 2022, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice was filed). 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 December 7, 2022 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36645, 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 RFCC’s representative, Catherine S. Wright, Jackson Kelly PLLC, 100 West Main Street, Suite 700, Lexington, KY 40588–2150. According to RFCC, 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). Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: November 23, 2022. 2 RFCC filed a copy of the agreements under seal with the verified notice. See 49 CFR 1150.43(h)(1). PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 73579 By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings. Tammy Lowery, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2022–26067 Filed 11–29–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of virtual public meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces a meeting of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). SUMMARY: The meeting will take place on December 15, 2022, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. ADDRESSES: Instructions on how to virtually attend the meeting, copies of meeting minutes, and a detailed agenda will be posted on the COMSTAC website at: https://www.faa.gov/space/ additional_information/comstac/. 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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 73579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26067]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36645]


Raleigh and Fayetteville Railroad, LLC--Acquisition, Lease and 
Operation Exemption With Interchange Commitment--Norfolk Southern 
Railway Company

    Raleigh and Fayetteville Railroad, LLC (RFCC), a noncarrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to: (1) 
acquire approximately 42.38 miles of rail line from Norfolk Southern 
Railway Company (NSR), (2) lease approximately 19.88 miles of rail line 
from NSR, and (3) assume NSR's trackage rights over 0.59 miles of a 
rail line owned by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), totaling 
approximately 62.85 miles, and to operate over those lines, which form 
a contiguous line between Raleigh and Fayetteville in Wake, Harnett, 
and Cumberland Counties, N.C. (the Line).
    According to the verified notice, RFCC and R.J. Corman Railroad 
Group, LLC (RJCG),\1\ entered into an agreement with NSR, under which 
RFCC will acquire and operate approximately 42.38 miles of rail line, 
from the convergence of the NS-Line and VF-Line at approximately 
milepost VF 0.13 at Fuquay-Varina to milepost VF 42.29 at Fayetteville, 
and, also in Fayetteville, from milepost VF 42.88 to milepost VF 43.1. 
As part of that agreement, RFCC will also assume NSR's trackage rights 
over, and operate over, the CSXT line in Fayetteville between milepost 
VF 42.29 to milepost VF 42.88. RFCC and RJCG will also obtain operating 
rights over NSR's rail line at milepost NS 233.25 to milepost NS 231.0 
solely for the purpose of interchanging traffic with NSR at NSR's 
Glenwood Yard at Raleigh. RFCC has also entered into a lease agreement 
with NSR, pursuant to which RFCC will lease and operate approximately 
19.75 miles of rail line from the southern boundary of the North 
Carolina Railroad right of way at milepost NS 233.25 at Raleigh to 
milepost NS 253.0 at Fuquay-Varina, and 0.13 miles of rail line from 
the junction of NSR's NS-Line in Fuquay-Varina at milepost VF 0.0 to 
the beginning of RFCC's line at milepost VF 0.13.
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    \1\ According to the verified notice, RFCC is wholly owned by 
noncarrier holding company R.J. Corman Railroad Company, LLC 
(RJCRC), and RJCRC is wholly owned by noncarrier RJCG.
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    This transaction is related to a verified notice of exemption filed 
concurrently in R.J. Corman Railroad--Continuance in Control 
Exemption--Raleigh & Fayetteville Railroad, Docket No. FD 36646, in 
which RJCG and RJCRC (collectively, Applicants) filed a verified notice 
of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of RFCC 
upon RFCC's becoming a Class III rail carrier.
    RFCC certifies that its projected annual revenues from this 
transaction will not result in its becoming a Class I or Class II rail 
carrier and will not exceed $5 million. RFCC also certifies that the 
agreements with NSR contain a provision that would limit future 
interchange with third-party connecting carriers at Raleigh and 
Fayetteville. RJCC has provided additional information regarding the 
interchange commitment, as required by 49 CFR 1150.43(h).\2\
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    \2\ RFCC filed a copy of the agreements under seal with the 
verified notice. See 49 CFR 1150.43(h)(1).
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    The transaction may be consummated on or after December 14, 2022, 
the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice 
was filed).
    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 December 7, 
2022 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36645, 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 
RFCC's representative, Catherine S. Wright, Jackson Kelly PLLC, 100 
West Main Street, Suite 700, Lexington, KY 40588-2150.
    According to RFCC, 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).
    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: November 23, 2022.

    By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Tammy Lowery,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2022-26067 Filed 11-29-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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