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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36787]
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Alameda Belt Line—Operation
Exemption—Board of Harbor
Commissioners of the Port of Los
Angeles, Board of Harbor
Commissioners (Long Beach), and
Alameda Corridor Transportation
Authority
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Under 49 CFR 1011.7(a)(2)(x)(A), the
Director of the Office of Proceedings
(Director) is delegated the authority to
determine whether to issue notices of
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for
operation transactions under 49 U.S.C.
10901. However, the Board reserves to
itself the consideration and disposition
of all matters involving issues of general
transportation importance. 49 CFR
1011.2(a)(6). Accordingly, the Board
will revoke the delegation to the
Director with respect to issuance of the
notice of exemption for dispatching
operations of the rail line at issue in this
case. The Board determines that this
notice of exemption should be issued,
and does so here.1
1 Should it choose to do so, the Board retains the
ability to revisit its precedent in Rail-Term Corp.—
Petition for Declaratory Order, FD 35582 (STB
served Nov. 19, 2013), in an appropriate
proceeding. It chooses not to do so here because of
the facts and circumstances—in particular, timing
needs—presented by ABL.
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Notice
Alameda Belt Line (ABL), a
noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of
exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.31
‘‘to assume by subcontract the
dispatching operations’’ over the
Alameda Corridor, an approximately
16.1-mile railroad corridor between
milepost 0.0 at CP East Redondo in Los
Angeles, Cal., and milepost 16.1 at CP
West Thenard in Los Angeles (the Line).
According to the verified notice, BNSF
Railway Company (BNSF) and Union
Pacific Railroad Company (UP) have
operating rights over the Line. The
verified notice states that UP currently
handles Line dispatching with BNSF
oversight pursuant to an agreement
among BNSF, UP, and the Alameda
Corridor Transportation Authority, the
Line’s administrator. ABL is a private
entity owned in equal parts by BNSF
and UP.
ABL 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. ABL also states that
the transaction does not involve any
interchange commitments.
By decision served on July 11, 2024,
the effective date of the exemption was
postponed until further order of the
Board, to provide sufficient time for
evaluation of the matters raised by the
verified notice.
On July 19, 2024, ABL filed a letter
(Letter) requesting that the Board take
immediate action on the verified notice.
ABL states that the Federal Railroad
Administration’s (FRA) issuance of 49
CFR part 245—Certification of
Dispatchers, effective July 22, 2024,
imposes a 120-day approval process for
a new railroad’s dispatching training
program. (Letter 2.) ABL states that it
must begin dispatching operations by
July 22, 2024, to avoid substantial
delays resulting from the FRA’s
approval process under the new
regulation. (See id.)
The Board determines that the notice
of exemption should be published. In
light of the need for expedited
effectiveness as described in the Letter,
the Board finds good cause to permit the
exemption to become effective on the
date of service of this decision.2
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
2 For the same reasons, the Board will waive the
provision at 49 CFR 1150.32(c) regarding the filing
of stay petitions prior to effectiveness.
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automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption.
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36787, 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 ABL’s representative,
Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel
LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800,
Chicago, IL 60606–3208.
According to ABL, 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).
Decisions of the Board are available at
www.stb.gov.
It is ordered:
1. The delegation of authority to the
Director of the Office of Proceedings
under 49 CFR 1011.7(a)(2)(x)(A) to
determine whether to issue a notice of
exemption in this proceeding is
revoked.
2. ABL’s notice of exemption is issued
and is effective on the service date of
this decision.
3. The provision at 49 CFR 1150.32(c)
regarding the filing of stay petitions
prior to effectiveness is waived for
purposes of this decision.
4. This decision will be published in
the Federal Register.
5. This decision is effective on its
service date.
Decided: July 22, 2024.
By the Board, Board Members Fuchs,
Hedlund, Primus, and Schultz.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
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refined sugar), specialty sugar, and
sugar-containing products.
DATES: The changes made by this notice
are applicable as of July 26, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
Nicholson, Office of Agricultural
Affairs, at 202–395–9419, or
Erin.H.Nicholson@ustr.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS), the United
States maintains TRQs for imports of
raw cane sugar and refined sugar.
Pursuant to Additional U.S. Note 8 to
Chapter 17 of the HTSUS, the United
States maintains a TRQ for imports of
sugar-containing products.
Section 404(d)(3) of the Uruguay
Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C.
3601(d)(3)) authorizes the President to
allocate the in-quota quantity of a TRQ
for any agricultural product among
supplying countries or customs areas.
The President delegated this authority
to the U.S. Trade Representative under
Presidential Proclamations 6763 (60 FR
1007) and 7235 (64 FR 55611).
On June 14, 2024, the Acting
Administrator of the Foreign
Agricultural Service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
(Administrator) announced the sugar
program provisions for FY2025. The
Administrator announced an in-quota
quantity of the TRQ for raw cane sugar
for FY2025 of 1,117,195 metric tons raw
value (MTRV) (conversion factor: 1
metric ton raw value = 1.10231125 short
tons raw value), which is the minimum
amount to which the United States is
committed under the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Agreement. The
U.S. Trade Representative is allocating
this quantity (1,117,195 MTRV) to the
following countries in the amounts
specified below:
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Fiscal Year 2025 Tariff-Rate Quota
Allocations for Raw Cane Sugar,
Refined and Specialty Sugar, and
Sugar-Containing Products
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
The Office of the United
States Trade Representative is providing
notice of allocations of the Fiscal Year
(FY) 2025 (October 1, 2024 through
September 30, 2025) in-quota quantity
of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for
imported raw cane sugar, certain sugars,
syrups and molasses (also known as
SUMMARY:
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FY 2025 TRQ
allocations
(metric tons
raw value)
Country
Argentina ..............................
Australia ................................
Barbados ..............................
Belize ....................................
Bolivia ...................................
Brazil .....................................
Colombia ...............................
Congo (Brazzaville) ..............
Costa Rica ............................
Cote d’Ivoire .........................
Dominican Republic ..............
Ecuador ................................
El Salvador ...........................
Eswatini (Swaziland) ............
Fiji .........................................
Gabon ...................................
Guatemala ............................
Guyana .................................
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46,260
89,293
7,531
11,834
8,606
155,993
25,819
7,258
16,137
7,258
189,343
11,834
27,971
17,213
9,682
7,258
51,639
12,910
Country
Haiti .......................................
Honduras ..............................
India ......................................
Jamaica ................................
Madagascar ..........................
Malawi ...................................
Mauritius ...............................
Mexico ..................................
Mozambique .........................
Panama ................................
Papua New Guinea ..............
Paraguay ..............................
Peru ......................................
Philippines ............................
South Africa ..........................
St. Kitts & Nevis ...................
Taiwan ..................................
Thailand ................................
Trinidad-Tobago ...................
Uruguay ................................
Zimbabwe .............................
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FY 2025 TRQ
allocations
(metric tons
raw value)
7,258
10,758
8,606
11,834
7,258
10,758
12,910
7,258
13,986
31,199
7,258
7,258
44,108
145,235
24,744
7,258
12,910
15,061
7,531
7,258
12,910
The allocations of the in-quota
quantities of the raw cane sugar TRQ to
countries that are net importers of sugar
are conditioned on receipt of the
appropriate verifications of origin.
Certificates for quota eligibility must
accompany imports from any country
for which an allocation has been
provided.
On June 14, 2024, the Administrator
also announced the establishment of the
in-quota quantity of the FY2025 refined
sugar TRQ at 232,000 MTRV, for which
the sucrose content, by weight in the
dry state, must have a polarimeter
reading of 99.5 degrees or more. This
amount includes the minimum level to
which the United States is committed
under the WTO Agreement (22,000
MTRV of which 1,656 MTRV is reserved
for specialty sugar) and an additional
210,000 MTRV for specialty sugars. The
U.S. Trade Representative is allocating
the refined sugar TRQ as follows: 10,300
MTRV to Canada, 2,954 MTRV to
Mexico, and 7,090 MTRV to be
administered on a first-come, firstserved basis.
Imports of all specialty sugar will be
administered on a first-come, firstserved basis in five tranches. The
Administrator has announced that the
total in-quota quantity of specialty sugar
will be the 1,656 MTRV reserved within
the WTO minimum commitment plus
an additional 210,000 MTRV. The first
tranche of 1,656 MTRV will open on
October 1, 2024. All types of specialty
sugars are eligible for entry under this
tranche. The second tranche of 75,000
MTRV will open on October 8, 2024.
The third tranche of 45,000 MTRV will
open on January 21, 2025. The fourth
tranche of 45,000 MTRV will open on
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36787]
Alameda Belt Line--Operation Exemption--Board of Harbor
Commissioners of the Port of Los Angeles, Board of Harbor Commissioners
(Long Beach), and Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority
Under 49 CFR 1011.7(a)(2)(x)(A), the Director of the Office of
Proceedings (Director) is delegated the authority to determine whether
to issue notices of exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for operation
transactions under 49 U.S.C. 10901. However, the Board reserves to
itself the consideration and disposition of all matters involving
issues of general transportation importance. 49 CFR 1011.2(a)(6).
Accordingly, the Board will revoke the delegation to the Director with
respect to issuance of the notice of exemption for dispatching
operations of the rail line at issue in this case. The Board determines
that this notice of exemption should be issued, and does so here.\1\
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\1\ Should it choose to do so, the Board retains the ability to
revisit its precedent in Rail-Term Corp.--Petition for Declaratory
Order, FD 35582 (STB served Nov. 19, 2013), in an appropriate
proceeding. It chooses not to do so here because of the facts and
circumstances--in particular, timing needs--presented by ABL.
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Notice
Alameda Belt Line (ABL), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice
of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.31 ``to assume by subcontract the
dispatching operations'' over the Alameda Corridor, an approximately
16.1-mile railroad corridor between milepost 0.0 at CP East Redondo in
Los Angeles, Cal., and milepost 16.1 at CP West Thenard in Los Angeles
(the Line). According to the verified notice, BNSF Railway Company
(BNSF) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) have operating rights
over the Line. The verified notice states that UP currently handles
Line dispatching with BNSF oversight pursuant to an agreement among
BNSF, UP, and the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, the Line's
administrator. ABL is a private entity owned in equal parts by BNSF and
UP.
ABL 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. ABL also states that the
transaction does not involve any interchange commitments.
By decision served on July 11, 2024, the effective date of the
exemption was postponed until further order of the Board, to provide
sufficient time for evaluation of the matters raised by the verified
notice.
On July 19, 2024, ABL filed a letter (Letter) requesting that the
Board take immediate action on the verified notice. ABL states that the
Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) issuance of 49 CFR part 245--
Certification of Dispatchers, effective July 22, 2024, imposes a 120-
day approval process for a new railroad's dispatching training program.
(Letter 2.) ABL states that it must begin dispatching operations by
July 22, 2024, to avoid substantial delays resulting from the FRA's
approval process under the new regulation. (See id.)
The Board determines that the notice of exemption should be
published. In light of the need for expedited effectiveness as
described in the Letter, the Board finds good cause to permit the
exemption to become effective on the date of service of this
decision.\2\
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\2\ For the same reasons, the Board will waive the provision at
49 CFR 1150.32(c) regarding the filing of stay petitions prior to
effectiveness.
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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
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automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption.
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36787, 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
ABL's representative, Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29
North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606-3208.
According to ABL, 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).
Decisions of the Board are available at www.stb.gov.
It is ordered:
1. The delegation of authority to the Director of the Office of
Proceedings under 49 CFR 1011.7(a)(2)(x)(A) to determine whether to
issue a notice of exemption in this proceeding is revoked.
2. ABL's notice of exemption is issued and is effective on the
service date of this decision.
3. The provision at 49 CFR 1150.32(c) regarding the filing of stay
petitions prior to effectiveness is waived for purposes of this
decision.
4. This decision will be published in the Federal Register.
5. This decision is effective on its service date.
Decided: July 22, 2024.
By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, Hedlund, Primus, and Schultz.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
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