Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Company-Lease Exemption-Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Blackwell Industrial Authority, 71921-71922 [2023-22988]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 35441 (Sub-No. 1)]
Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad
Company—Lease Exemption—
Oklahoma Department of
Transportation and Blackwell
Industrial Authority
Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad
Company (BNGR), a Class III rail carrier,
has filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to continue to
lease approximately 37.26 miles of rail
line, owned by the Oklahoma
Department of Transportation (ODOT)
and Blackwell Industrial Authority
(BIA) and extending from milepost 0.09
at Wellington, Kan., to milepost 35.35 at
Blackwell, Okla., and from milepost
127.0 at Blackwell to milepost 125.0
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also at Blackwell (the Line). ODOT
owns the portions of the Line extending
from milepost 18.32 at Hunnewell, Kan.,
to milepost 35.35 at Blackwell, and from
milepost 127.0 to milepost 126.45 in
Blackwell. BIA owns the portions of the
Line extending from milepost 0.09 at
Wellington to milepost 18.32 at
Hunnewell, and from milepost 126.45 to
milepost 125.0 in Blackwell.
BNGR states that it currently operates
the Line pursuant to a lease agreement
with ODOT and BIA.1 According to
BNGR, it, ODOT, and BIA have
executed a new Track Lease and
Operating Agreement, which will
govern BNGR operation of the Line
upon the effective date of this notice.
BNGR certifies that its projected
annual freight revenues will not result
in the creation of a Class I or Class II rail
carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
BNGR also certifies that the agreement
does not include an interchange
commitment.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after November 1, 2023,2 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 October 25, 2023
(at least seven days before the
exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 35441 (Sub-No. 1), 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 BNGR’s representative,
Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher & Sippel LLC,
29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800,
Chicago, IL 60606.
According to BNGR, 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: October 13, 2023.
1 See Blackwell N. Gateway R.R.—Lease Renewal
Exemption—Okla. Dept. of Transp., FD 35441 (STB
served Nov. 17, 2010).
2 BNGR initially submitted its verified notice on
September 29, 2023, but supplemented it by letter
on October 2, 2023. The date of BNGR’s supplement
will be considered the filing date for purposes of
calculating the effective date of this exemption.
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By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office
of Proceedings.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–22988 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. WB 23–54]
Release of Waybill Data
The Surface Transportation Board has
received a request from Washington
State University (WB23–54—10/9/23)
for permission to use data from the
Board’s annual 2000–2021 unmasked
Carload Waybill Sample. A copy of this
request may be obtained from the
Board’s website under docket no.
WB23–54.
The waybill sample contains
confidential railroad and shipper data;
therefore, if any parties object to these
requests, they should file their
objections with the Director of the
Board’s Office of Economics within 14
calendar days of the date of this notice.
The rules for release of waybill data are
codified at 49 CFR 1244.9.
Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202)
245–0319.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval of Collection:
Statutory Licensing Authority
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
approval for the information collection
required from those seeking statutory
licensing authority, as described below.
Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
November 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board, Statutory Licensing Authority.’’
Written comments for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted via www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. This information
collection can be accessed by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. As an alternative,
written comments may be directed to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Michael J. McManus,
Surface Transportation Board Desk
Officer: via email at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov; by fax at (202) 395–1743;
or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Please also direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to
PRA@stb.gov. When submitting
comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Surface
Transportation Board: Statutory
Licensing Authority.’’ For further
information regarding this collection,
contact Michael Higgins, Deputy
Director, Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance,
at (202) 245–0284 or michael.higgins@
stb.gov. If you require an
accommodation under the Americans
with Disabilities Act, please call (202)
245–0245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
previously published a notice about this
collection in the Federal Register (88 FR
52237 (August 7, 2023)). That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
received.
Comments are requested concerning:
(1) the accuracy of the Board’s burden
estimates; (2) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (3) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
DATES:
information technology, when
appropriate; and (4) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Statutory Licensing Authority.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0023.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Rail carriers and noncarriers seeking statutory licensing or
consolidation authority, an exemption
from filing an application for such
authority, or interchange commitments.
Number of Respondents: 85.
Estimated Time per Response:
ESTIMATED HOURS PER RESPONSE
Number of
hours per
response
under
49 U.S.C.
10901–03 and
11323–26
Type of filing
Applications ..........................
Petitions * ..............................
Notices * ................................
Interchange commitments ....
575
75
25
10
Frequency: On occasion.
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF
RESPONSES FOR FY 2020–2022
Average
number of
filings per year
under
49 U.S.C.
10901–03 and
11323–26
Type of filing
Applications ..........................
Petitions * ..............................
Notices * ................................
Interchange commitments ....
7
15
88
5
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 7,300 hours
(sum of estimated hours per response x
number of responses for each type of
filing).
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Hours per
response
Type of filing
Applications ..................................................................................................................................
Petitions * .....................................................................................................................................
Notices * .......................................................................................................................................
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number of
filings
7
15
88
Total annual
burden hours
4,025
1,125
2,200
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 35441 (Sub-No. 1)]
Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Company--Lease Exemption--
Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Blackwell Industrial
Authority
Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Company (BNGR), a Class III
rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1150.41 to continue to lease approximately 37.26 miles of rail line,
owned by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Blackwell
Industrial Authority (BIA) and extending from milepost 0.09 at
Wellington, Kan., to milepost 35.35 at Blackwell, Okla., and from
milepost 127.0 at Blackwell to milepost 125.0 also at Blackwell (the
Line). ODOT owns the portions of the Line extending from milepost 18.32
at Hunnewell, Kan., to milepost 35.35 at Blackwell, and from milepost
127.0 to milepost 126.45 in Blackwell. BIA owns the portions of the
Line extending from milepost 0.09 at Wellington to milepost 18.32 at
Hunnewell, and from milepost 126.45 to milepost 125.0 in Blackwell.
BNGR states that it currently operates the Line pursuant to a lease
agreement with ODOT and BIA.\1\ According to BNGR, it, ODOT, and BIA
have executed a new Track Lease and Operating Agreement, which will
govern BNGR operation of the Line upon the effective date of this
notice.
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\1\ See Blackwell N. Gateway R.R.--Lease Renewal Exemption--
Okla. Dept. of Transp., FD 35441 (STB served Nov. 17, 2010).
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BNGR certifies that its projected annual freight revenues will not
result in the creation of a Class I or Class II rail carrier and will
not exceed $5 million. BNGR also certifies that the agreement does not
include an interchange commitment.
The transaction may be consummated on or after November 1, 2023,\2\
the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice
was filed).
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\2\ BNGR initially submitted its verified notice on September
29, 2023, but supplemented it by letter on October 2, 2023. The date
of BNGR's supplement will be considered the filing date for purposes
of calculating the effective date of this exemption.
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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 October 25,
2023 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35441 (Sub-No. 1), 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 BNGR's representative, Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher & Sippel
LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606.
According to BNGR, 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: October 13, 2023.
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By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-22988 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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