Patriot Rail Company LLC, SteelRiver Transport Ventures LLC, Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (North America) LP, First State Infrastructure Managers (International) Limited, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.-Continuance in Control Exemption-Front Range Railroad LLC, 55300-55301 [2024-14640]

Download as PDF 55300 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Notices published at 80 FR 7671). The new SORN reflecting the consolidated systems of records ‘‘Medical Records, State-24’’ published at 88 FR 29171 became effective on June 5, 2023. SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: Post Capabilities Database, State-71. HISTORY: ‘‘Post Capabilities Database, State-71’’ was previously published at 74 FR 65586. ‘‘Medical Records, State-24’’ was previously published at 80 FR 7671 before being modified and re-published at 88 FR 29171. Ereney A. Hadjigeorgalis, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Global Information Services (A/GIS), Department of State. [FR Doc. 2024–14631 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–36–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: [Public Notice: 12438] Communications Personnel Training Records, State-57. Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records HISTORY: Department of State. Rescindment of a system of records notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The ‘‘Communications Personnel Training Records, State-57’’ which is being rescinded, contains information which was used to determine current and future training requirements of those individuals who are professional communications personnel and who have been tasked to perform additional back-up communications duties at Foreign Service posts. DATES: On May 9, 2023, the Department of State published a notice in the Federal Register (88 FR 29960) that records in State-57 were being consolidated with ‘‘Foreign Service Institute Records, State-14’’ into a single modified State-14 because the records and system purposes were substantially similar. The consolidation of these two systems of records into State-14 became effective on June 8, 2023. ADDRESSES: Questions can be submitted by mail, email, or by calling Ereney A. Hadjigeorgalis, the Senior Agency Official for Privacy, on (771) 204–7399. If mail, please write to: Ereney A. Hadjigeorgalis, Senior Agency Official for Privacy; U.S Department of State; Office of Global Information Services, A/GIS; Room 4534, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520. If email, please address the email to the Senior Agency Official for Privacy, Ereney A. SUMMARY: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Hadjigeorgalis, at Privacy@state.gov. Please write ‘‘Communications Personnel Training Records, State-57’’ on the envelope or the subject line of your email. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ereney A. Hadjigeorgalis, Senior Agency Official for Privacy; U.S. Department of State; Office of Global Information Services, A/GIS; Room 4534, 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520 or by calling (771) 204–7399. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The records in ‘‘Communications Personnel Training Records, State-57’’ (originally published at 53 FR 16208) were consolidated with ‘‘Foreign Service Institute Records, State-14’’ (previously published at 71 FR 8882). The new SORN reflecting the consolidated systems of records ‘‘Foreign Service Records, State-14’’ was published at 88 FR 29960 on May 9, 2023. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jul 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 ‘‘Communications Personnel Training Records, State-57’’ was previously published at 53 FR 16208. ‘‘Foreign Service Institute Records, State-14’’ was previously published at 71 FR 8882 before being modified and re-published at 88 FR 29960. Ereney A. Hadjigeorgalis, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Global Information Services, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2024–14630 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–34–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36789] Patriot Rail Company LLC, SteelRiver Transport Ventures LLC, Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (North America) LP, First State Infrastructure Managers (International) Limited, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.— Continuance in Control Exemption— Front Range Railroad LLC Patriot Rail Company LLC, SteelRiver Transport Ventures LLC, Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (North America) LP, First State Infrastructure Managers (International) Limited, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (collectively, Applicants), all noncarriers, have filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of Front Range Railroad, LLC (FRRL), upon FRRL’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This transaction is related to a verified notice of exemption filed concurrently in Front Range Railroad— Operation Exemption—Line in Adams County, Colo., Docket No. FD 36789, in which FRRL seeks to operate as a rail carrier over approximately 0.51 miles (approximately 2,700 feet) of track located in Bennett, Adams County, Colo. According to the verified notice, Applicants currently control existing Class III rail carriers (Patriot Short Lines) in 21 states.1 The verified notice indicates that: (1) the Line does not connect with any of the Patriot Short Lines; (2) Applicants do not intend to undertake any transactions to connect any of the Patriot Short Lines to each other or to the Line; and (3) the proposed transaction does not involve a Class I rail carrier. Therefore, the transaction is exempt from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). The transaction may be consummated on or after July 18, 2024, the effective 1 Although Applicants state that they currently control 31 existing Class III rail carriers (Verified Notice 2 & n.2), they include 32 individual carriers in the list of carriers that they control (id. at 3–5). The verified notice lists the railroads and the location of their operations as follows: (1) Alabama & Florida Railway Co., Inc. d/b/a Ripley & New Albany Railroad Co.—Alabama and Mississippi; (2) Columbia & Cowlitz Railway, LLC—Washington; (3) Decatur Junction Railway Co. LLC—Illinois; (4) Delta Southern Railroad, Inc.—Louisiana; (5) DeQueen and Eastern Railroad, LLC—Arkansas; (6) Elkhart & Western Railroad Co. LLC—Indiana; (7) Fort Smith Railroad Co. LLC—Arkansas; (8) The Garden City Western Railway LLC—Kansas; (9) Georgia Northeastern Railroad Company LLC— Georgia; (10) Georgia Southern Railway Co. LLC— Georgia; (11) Gettysburg & Northern Railroad Co. LLC—Pennsylvania; (12) Golden Triangle Railroad, LLC—Mississippi; (13) Indiana Southwestern Railway Co. LLC—Indiana; (14) Kendallville Terminal Railway Co. LLC—Indiana; (15) Keokuk Junction Railway Co. LLC—Iowa and Illinois; (16) Keokuk Union Depot Company LLC (KUD)—Iowa; (17) Kingman Terminal Railroad, LLC—Arizona; (18) Lakeshore Terminal Railroad LLC—Indiana; (19) Louisiana and North West Railroad Company, LLC—Arkansas and Louisiana; (20) Merced County Central Valley Railroad LLC—California; (21) Michigan Southern Railroad Company (in Indiana and Ohio, d/b/a Napoleon Defiance and Western Railway)—Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio; (22) Mississippi Central Railroad Co. LLC—Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama; (23) Pioneer Industrial Railway Co. LLC—Illinois; (24) Rarus Railway, LLC d/b/a Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Co.— Montana; (25) Sacramento Valley Railroad, LLC— California; (26) Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway Company—Utah; (27) Temple & Central Texas Railway, LLC—Texas; (28) Tennessee Southern Railroad Company, LLC—Tennessee and Alabama; (29) Texas Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad, LLC—Oklahoma; (30) Utah Central Railway Company, LLC—Utah; (31) Vandalia Railroad Company—Illinois; (32) West Belt Railway LLC— Missouri (collectively, Patriot Short Lines). Applicants state that it is unclear whether KUD is a rail carrier subject to the Board’s jurisdiction and they have included KUD in this list out of an abundance of caution. E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 3, 2024 / Notices 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. Accordingly, the Board may not impose labor protective conditions here because all of the carriers involved are Class III rail carriers. 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 to stay must be filed no later than July 11, 2024. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36789, 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 Applicants’ representative, Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606–3208. According to the verified notice, 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: June 28, 2024. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Eden Besera, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2024–14640 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36788] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Front Range Railroad LLC—Operation Exemption—Line in Adams County, Colo. Front Range Railroad LLC (FRRL), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate over approximately 0.51 miles (approximately 2,700 feet) of what is currently private industry railroad track that is part of a logistics complex in Bennett, Adams County, Colo. (the Line). Rail Land Company, LLC (RLCL), an unaffiliated noncarrier, owns the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:36 Jul 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 Line. The Line connects to a rail line of the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) at UP milepost 613.81 and proceeds approximately eastward and then northward 0.51 miles to the main switch to an RLCL-owned yard facility. According to the verified notice, FRRL and RLCL have entered into an operation agreement under which FRRL will operate and provide common carrier rail service to customers on the Line and connecting ancillary (yard) trackage. This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in Patriot Rail Company LLC—Continuance in Control Exemption—Front Range Railroad, Docket No. FD 36789, in which Patriot Rail Company LLC, SteelRiver Transport Ventures LLC, Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (North America) LP, First State Infrastructure Managers (International) Limited, and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., seek to continue in control of FRRL upon FRRL’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. FRRL certifies that its annual projected revenues as a result of the transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III carrier and will not exceed $5 million. FRRL also states that the operation agreement does not have any interchange commitments. FRRL intends to consummate the transaction on or shortly after the effective date of this notice. The earliest this transaction may be consummated is July 18, 2024, the effective date of the exemption. 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 July 11, 2024 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36788, 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 FRRL’s representative, Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606–3208. According to FRRL, 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). PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55301 Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: June 28, 2024. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Eden Besera, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2024–14639 Filed 7–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. FAA–2024–1721] Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewal Approval of Information Collection: PIREP Form FAA Form 7110–2 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection involves an aircraft pilot’s voluntary submission of weather conditions that were encountered while in flight. The information to be collected is necessary because Pilot Report (PIREP) Solicitation and Dissemination has been identified by the ATO as one of the Top 5 hazards in the National Airspace System (NAS). For certain weather conditions, PIREPs are the only means of confirmation that forecasted conditions are occurring. The FAA 7110–2 PIREP Form is a guide to assist pilots in submitting Pilot Weather Reports into the NAS. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 3, 2024. ADDRESSES: Please send written comments: By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into search field). By mail: Federal Aviation Administration, Mail Stop AJR–B1, 800 Independence Ave SW, Suite 300 W, Washington DC 20591. By fax: 202–267–6310. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie J. Ludwig by email at: Katie.J.Ludwig@faa.gov; phone: 202– 267–6195. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55300-55301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14640]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36789]


Patriot Rail Company LLC, SteelRiver Transport Ventures LLC, 
Global Diversified Infrastructure Fund (North America) LP, First State 
Infrastructure Managers (International) Limited, and Mitsubishi UFJ 
Financial Group, Inc.--Continuance in Control Exemption--Front Range 
Railroad LLC

    Patriot Rail Company LLC, SteelRiver Transport Ventures LLC, Global 
Diversified Infrastructure Fund (North America) LP, First State 
Infrastructure Managers (International) Limited, and Mitsubishi UFJ 
Financial Group, Inc. (collectively, Applicants), all noncarriers, have 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to 
continue in control of Front Range Railroad, LLC (FRRL), upon FRRL's 
becoming a Class III rail carrier.
    This transaction is related to a verified notice of exemption filed 
concurrently in Front Range Railroad--Operation Exemption--Line in 
Adams County, Colo., Docket No. FD 36789, in which FRRL seeks to 
operate as a rail carrier over approximately 0.51 miles (approximately 
2,700 feet) of track located in Bennett, Adams County, Colo.
    According to the verified notice, Applicants currently control 
existing Class III rail carriers (Patriot Short Lines) in 21 states.\1\
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    \1\ Although Applicants state that they currently control 31 
existing Class III rail carriers (Verified Notice 2 & n.2), they 
include 32 individual carriers in the list of carriers that they 
control (id. at 3-5).
    The verified notice lists the railroads and the location of 
their operations as follows: (1) Alabama & Florida Railway Co., Inc. 
d/b/a Ripley & New Albany Railroad Co.--Alabama and Mississippi; (2) 
Columbia & Cowlitz Railway, LLC--Washington; (3) Decatur Junction 
Railway Co. LLC--Illinois; (4) Delta Southern Railroad, Inc.--
Louisiana; (5) DeQueen and Eastern Railroad, LLC--Arkansas; (6) 
Elkhart & Western Railroad Co. LLC--Indiana; (7) Fort Smith Railroad 
Co. LLC--Arkansas; (8) The Garden City Western Railway LLC--Kansas; 
(9) Georgia Northeastern Railroad Company LLC--Georgia; (10) Georgia 
Southern Railway Co. LLC--Georgia; (11) Gettysburg & Northern 
Railroad Co. LLC--Pennsylvania; (12) Golden Triangle Railroad, LLC--
Mississippi; (13) Indiana Southwestern Railway Co. LLC--Indiana; 
(14) Kendallville Terminal Railway Co. LLC--Indiana; (15) Keokuk 
Junction Railway Co. LLC--Iowa and Illinois; (16) Keokuk Union Depot 
Company LLC (KUD)--Iowa; (17) Kingman Terminal Railroad, LLC--
Arizona; (18) Lakeshore Terminal Railroad LLC--Indiana; (19) 
Louisiana and North West Railroad Company, LLC--Arkansas and 
Louisiana; (20) Merced County Central Valley Railroad LLC--
California; (21) Michigan Southern Railroad Company (in Indiana and 
Ohio, d/b/a Napoleon Defiance and Western Railway)--Indiana, 
Michigan, and Ohio; (22) Mississippi Central Railroad Co. LLC--
Mississippi, Tennessee, and Alabama; (23) Pioneer Industrial Railway 
Co. LLC--Illinois; (24) Rarus Railway, LLC d/b/a Butte, Anaconda & 
Pacific Railway Co.--Montana; (25) Sacramento Valley Railroad, LLC--
California; (26) Salt Lake, Garfield and Western Railway Company--
Utah; (27) Temple & Central Texas Railway, LLC--Texas; (28) 
Tennessee Southern Railroad Company, LLC--Tennessee and Alabama; 
(29) Texas Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad, LLC--Oklahoma; (30) Utah 
Central Railway Company, LLC--Utah; (31) Vandalia Railroad Company--
Illinois; (32) West Belt Railway LLC--Missouri (collectively, 
Patriot Short Lines). Applicants state that it is unclear whether 
KUD is a rail carrier subject to the Board's jurisdiction and they 
have included KUD in this list out of an abundance of caution.
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    The verified notice indicates that: (1) the Line does not connect 
with any of the Patriot Short Lines; (2) Applicants do not intend to 
undertake any transactions to connect any of the Patriot Short Lines to 
each other or to the Line; and (3) the proposed transaction does not 
involve a Class I rail carrier. Therefore, the transaction is exempt 
from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 
1180.2(d)(2).
    The transaction may be consummated on or after July 18, 2024, the 
effective

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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. Accordingly, 
the Board may not impose labor protective conditions here because all 
of the carriers involved are Class III rail carriers.
    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 to stay must be filed no later than July 11, 2024.
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36789, 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 
Applicants' representative, Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 
29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606-3208.
    According to the verified notice, 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: June 28, 2024.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024-14640 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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