Notice of Request To Release Airport Land at the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport, 74207 [2022-26215]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 231 / Friday, December 2, 2022 / Notices Regional Rail Sub Holdings LLC (collectively, 3i RR) and Regional Rail, LLC (Regional Rail), both noncarriers, have filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to acquire control of Effingham Railroad Company (EFRR) and South Point & Ohio Railroad, Inc. (SPOR), both Class III carriers, and to acquire control of Illinois Western Railroad Company (ILW), a noncarrier, upon ILW’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in Illinois Western Railroad—Operation Exemption—in Greenville, Ill., Docket No. FD 36649, in which ILW seeks to operate approximately thirteen hundred feet of trackage owned by the City of Greenville, in Greenville, Bond County, Ill. According to the verified notice, Regional Rail is directly controlled by Regional Rail Sub Holdings LLC, which is controlled by Regional Rail Holdings, LLC, which is controlled by 3i RR LLC, which is controlled by 3i RR Intermediate Holdings LLC, which is controlled 3i RR Holdings Partnership L.P., which is controlled by 3i RR Holdings GP LLC. The verified notice states that Regional Rail is a non-carrier holding company that directly controls the following eight Class III railroads: (1) Carolina Coastal Railway, Inc., which operates in North Carolina and South Carolina; (2) East Penn Railroad, LLC, which operates in Delaware and Pennsylvania; (3) Florida Central Railroad Company, Inc., which operates in Florida; (4) Florida Midland Railroad Company, Inc., which operates in Florida; (5) Florida Northern Railroad Company, Inc., which operates in Florida; (6) Middletown & New Jersey Railroad, LLC, which operates in New York; (7) Port Manatee Railroad LLC, which operates in Florida, and (8) Tyburn Railroad LLC, which operates in Pennsylvania.1 According to the verified notice, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated November 10, 2022, with respect to EFRR and ILW, and a stock purchase agreement to be entered into with respect to SPOR, Regional Rail proposes to acquire all of the stock of EFRR, ILW, and SPOR and assume direct control of those rail carriers. 3i RR and Regional Rail state that the stock purchase agreements do not include any provision that would limit the future 1 See 3i Holdings GP LLC—Continuance in Control Exemption—Port Manatee R.R., FD 36553 (STB served Nov. 21, 2022). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:14 Dec 01, 2022 Jkt 259001 interchange of traffic with a third-party connecting carrier.2 3i RR and Regional Rail represent that: (1) the rail lines of EFRR, ILW, and SPOR do not connect with the rail lines of any of the other rail carriers controlled by 3i RR and Regional Rail; (2) the transaction is not part of a series of anticipated transactions that would result in such a connection; and (3) the transaction does not involve a Class I rail carrier. The proposed transaction is therefore exempt from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323 pursuant to 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). This transaction may be consummated on or after December 18, 2022, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice was filed). Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to protect the interests of its employees. However, 49 U.S.C. 11326(c) does not provide for labor protection for transactions under 49 U.S.C. 11324 and 11325 that involve only Class III rail carriers. Because this transaction involves Class III rail carriers only, the Board, under the statute, may not impose labor protective conditions for this transaction. 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 9, 2022. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36650, 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, one copy of each pleading must be served on 3i RR’s and Regional Rail’s representative, Thomas J. Litwiler, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606– 3208. According to 3i RR and Regional Rail, this action is categorically excluded from environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from historic reporting requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: November 29, 2022. 2 Public and confidential versions of the stock purchase agreements were filed with the verified notice. The confidential versions were submitted under seal concurrent with a motion for protective order, which is addressed in a separate decision. PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 74207 By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings. Raina White, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2022–26277 Filed 12–1–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Request To Release Airport Land at the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the request to release .73 acres of federally obligated airport property at the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 3, 2023. ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in triplicate to the FAA to the following address: Atlanta Airports District Office Attn: Joseph Robinson, Planner, 1701 Columbia Ave., Suite 220, College Park, GA 30337. In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to the ToccoaStephens County Airport Authority, Attn: Ms. Amber McCall, P.O. Box 494, Toccoa, GA 30577. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Robinson, Airport Planner, Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Ave., Suite 220, College Park, Georgia 30337–2747, (404) 305–6749. The application may be reviewed in person at this same location. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the request to release a parcel of land totaling 0.73 acres at the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport. The FAA determined this request to release submitted by the Sponsor meets the procedural requirements of the FAA and the release of the property does not and will not impact future aviation needs at the airport. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in part, no sooner than thirty days after the publication of this notice. SUMMARY: Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28, 2022. Joseph Parks Preston, Assistant Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office, Southern Region. [FR Doc. 2022–26215 Filed 12–1–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 74207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26215]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Request To Release Airport Land at the Toccoa-Stephens 
County Airport

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the 
request to release .73 acres of federally obligated airport property at 
the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in 
triplicate to the FAA to the following address: Atlanta Airports 
District Office Attn: Joseph Robinson, Planner, 1701 Columbia Ave., 
Suite 220, College Park, GA 30337.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be 
mailed or delivered to the Toccoa-Stephens County Airport Authority, 
Attn: Ms. Amber McCall, P.O. Box 494, Toccoa, GA 30577.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Robinson, Airport Planner, 
Atlanta Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia Ave., Suite 220, 
College Park, Georgia 30337-2747, (404) 305-6749. The application may 
be reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the 
request to release a parcel of land totaling 0.73 acres at the Toccoa-
Stephens County Airport. The FAA determined this request to release 
submitted by the Sponsor meets the procedural requirements of the FAA 
and the release of the property does not and will not impact future 
aviation needs at the airport. The FAA may approve the request, in 
whole or in part, no sooner than thirty days after the publication of 
this notice.

    Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 28, 2022.
Joseph Parks Preston,
Assistant Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office, Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 2022-26215 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

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