Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Weber and Davis Counties, Utah, 32814-32815 [2023-10873]

Download as PDF 32814 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 98 / Monday, May 22, 2023 / Notices and the securities laws and are necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors; and B. Section 103(a)(3)(C) of SOX does not apply to the Proposed Amendments. It is therefore ordered, pursuant to section 107 of SOX and section 19(b)(2) of the Exchange Act, that the Proposed Amendments (File No. PCAOB–2023– 01) be and hereby are approved. examination, litigation, or regulatory matters. By the Commission. Dated: May 16, 2023. Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–10972 Filed 5–18–23; 4:15 pm] For further information; please contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. Dated: May 18, 2023. Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary. BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [FR Doc. 2023–10812 Filed 5–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P [Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 351X)] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Union Pacific Railroad Company— Abandonment Exemption—in Weber and Davis Counties, Utah Sunshine Act Meetings 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, 2023. PLACE: The meeting will be held via remote means and/or at the Commission’s headquarters, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. STATUS: This meeting will be closed to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the closed meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be present. In the event that the time, date, or location of this meeting changes, an announcement of the change, along with the new time, date, and/or place of the meeting will be posted on the Commission’s website at https://www.sec.gov. The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10), permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the closed meeting. The subject matter of the closed meeting will consist of the following topics: Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings; Resolution of litigation claims; and Other matters relating to examinations and enforcement proceedings. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting agenda items that may consist of adjudicatory, TIME AND DATE: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:54 May 19, 2023 Jkt 259001 Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F— Exempt Abandonments to abandon service over the portion of the Hill Field Industrial Lead extending from milepost 0.6 to milepost 6.8, a total distance of 6.2 miles, in Weber and Davis Counties, Utah (the Line). The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 84405, 84067, 84015, and 84056. UP has certified that: (1) no local freight traffic has moved over the Line during the past two years; (2) no overhead traffic has moved over the Line during the past two years, and therefore there is no need to reroute any overhead traffic; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the Line (or by a state or local government on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the Line is pending with either the Surface Transportation Board (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 1105.7(b) and 1105.8(c) (notice of environmental and historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to government agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the abandonment 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 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 assistance (OFA) has been received,1 this exemption will be effective on June 21, 2023, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,2 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 June 1, 2023.3 Petitions to reopen and requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by June 12, 2023. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 351X), 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 UP’s representative, Whitney C. Larkin, 1400 Douglas Street MS 1580, Omaha, NE 68179. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. UP 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 May 26, 2023. 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. If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 245–0245. Comments on environmental or historic preservation matters must be filed within 15 days after the Draft EA becomes available to the public. Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or 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), UP shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If 1 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). 2 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 exemption’s 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 exemption’s effective date. 3 Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can be found at 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), respectively. E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 98 / Monday, May 22, 2023 / Notices consummation has not been effected by UP’s filing of a notice of consummation by May 22, 2024, 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: May 17, 2023. By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings. Regena Smith-Bernard, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2023–10873 Filed 5–19–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [Docket No. PHMSA–2023–0029 (Notice No. 2023–07)] Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on six Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers pertaining to hazardous materials transportation. PHMSA intends to request renewal for these six control numbers from OMB. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before July 21, 2023. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 98 (Monday, May 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32814-32815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10873]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 351X)]


Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Weber 
and Davis Counties, Utah

    Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon service over the portion of the Hill Field Industrial Lead 
extending from milepost 0.6 to milepost 6.8, a total distance of 6.2 
miles, in Weber and Davis Counties, Utah (the Line). The Line traverses 
U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 84405, 84067, 84015, and 84056.
    UP has certified that: (1) no local freight traffic has moved over 
the Line during the past two years; (2) no overhead traffic has moved 
over the Line during the past two years, and therefore there is no need 
to reroute any overhead traffic; (3) no formal complaint filed by a 
user of rail service on the Line (or by a state or local government on 
behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the Line is 
pending with either the Surface Transportation Board (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 
1105.7(b) and 1105.8(c) (notice of environmental and historic reports), 
49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) 
(notice to government agencies) have been met.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected 
by the abandonment 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,\1\ this exemption will be 
effective on June 21, 2023, unless stayed pending reconsideration. 
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\2\ 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 June 1, 2023.\3\ Petitions to reopen and requests for public 
use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by June 12, 2023.
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    \1\ 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).
    \2\ 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 exemption's 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 exemption's effective 
date.
    \3\ Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can be found at 
49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), respectively.
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    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 351X), 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 UP's representative, Whitney C. Larkin, 1400 Douglas Street 
MS 1580, Omaha, NE 68179.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    UP 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 May 26, 2023. 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. If you require an 
accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call 
(202) 245-0245. Comments on environmental or historic preservation 
matters must be filed within 15 days after the Draft EA becomes 
available to the public.
    Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or 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), UP shall file a 
notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised 
the authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If

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consummation has not been effected by UP's filing of a notice of 
consummation by May 22, 2024, 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: May 17, 2023.

    By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Regena Smith-Bernard,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-10873 Filed 5-19-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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