CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Pike County, KY, 61574-61575 [2024-16823]

Download as PDF 61574 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 147 / Wednesday, July 31, 2024 / Notices Sumner, Stewart The Interest Rates are: SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #20484 and #20485; KENTUCKY Disaster Number KY–20004] Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA–4804–DR), dated 07/ 23/2024. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, and Mudslides. Incident Period: 05/21/2024 through 05/27/2024. DATES: Issued on 07/23/2024. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 09/23/2024. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/23/2025. ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to apply for a disaster assistance loan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanessa Morgan, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President’s major disaster declaration on 07/23/2024, applications for disaster loans may be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal https:// lending.sba.gov or other locally announced locations. Please contact the SBA disaster assistance customer service center by email at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by phone at 1–800–659–2955 for further assistance. The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster: Primary Counties (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Christian, Clay, Greenup, Hopkins, Knox, Logan, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Warren, Whitley. Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury Loans Only): Kentucky: Allen, Barren, Bell, Boyd, Carter, Crittenden, Edmonson, Graves, Grayson, Jackson, Laurel, Leslie, Lewis, Lyon, Marshall, McCreary, McLean, Ohio, Owsley, Perry, Webster Ohio: Lawrence, Scioto Tennessee: Campbell, Claiborne, Henry, Montgomery, Robertson, lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Jul 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 Percent For Physical Damage: Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere .................... Homeowners without Credit Available Elsewhere ............ Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere .................... Businesses without Credit Available Elsewhere ............ Non-Profit Organizations with Credit Available Elsewhere Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ................................... For Economic Injury: Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ................................... 5.375 2.688 8.000 4.000 3.250 3.250 4.000 3.250 The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 20484C and for economic injury is 204850. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) Rafaela Monchek, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. [FR Doc. 2024–16777 Filed 7–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026–09–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 816X)] CSX Transportation, Inc.— Abandonment Exemption—in Pike County, KY CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F— Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 5.1-mile rail line that runs between milepost CML 9.0 and milepost CML 14.1, Louisville Division, Winns Branch-Big Sandy Subdivision, in Pike County, Ky. (the Line). The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 41557 and 41501. CSXT has certified that: (1) no local freight traffic has moved over the Line during the past two years; (2) any overhead traffic on the Line can be rerouted over other lines; (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 PO 00000 Frm 00178 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 August 30, 2024, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues 2 must be filed by August 9, 2024. 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 August 12, 2024.3 Petitions to reopen and requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by August 20, 2024. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 816X), 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 CSXT’s representative, Louis E. Gitomer, Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. CSXT has filed a combined environmental and historic report that addresses the potential effects, if any, of 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\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 147 / Wednesday, July 31, 2024 / Notices the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. OEA will issue a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) by August 5, 2024. 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), CSXT shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If consummation has not been effected by CSXT’s filing of a notice of consummation by July 31, 2025, 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: July 24, 2024. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Stefan Rice, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2024–16823 Filed 7–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Meeting of the Regional Resource Stewardship Council Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The TVA Regional Resource Stewardship Council (RRSC) will hold a virtual meeting on August 13, 2024, to kick off the 13th term of the RRSC. The Council will receive updates about TVA’s work in Natural Resources, River Management, and Cultural Compliance. RRSC members will also hear an update on the development of TVA’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). DATES: The meeting will be held virtually via webinar, on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST. The public must register to attend the webinar. You may register by going to www.tva.com/rrsc. A 30-minute public listening session for the public to present comments during the webinar will be held August 13, 2024, at 2 p.m. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 Jul 30, 2024 Jkt 262001 ET. Persons who wish to speak during the public listening session must preregister by 5 p.m. ET Friday, August 9, 2024, by emailing bhaliti@tva.gov. 61575 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. FAA–2024–1988] The meeting will be fully virtual, and the meeting link is provided at www.tva.com/rrsc. Anyone needing special accommodations should let the contact below know at least one week in advance. Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Safety Event Reporting FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: ADDRESSES: Bekim Haliti, bhaliti@tva.gov or 931– 349–1894. The RRSC is a discretionary advisory committee established under the authority of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. app. 2. The meeting agenda includes the following: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: August 13 1. Welcome and Introductions 2. Public Listening Session 3. River Management Update 4. Natural Resources Update 5. Cultural Compliance Update 6. IRP Development Update The RRSC will hear views of citizens by providing a 30-minute public comment session starting August 13 at 2 p.m. ET. Persons registered will be called on during the public listening session to share their views for up to five minutes, depending on the number of registrants. Persons wishing to speak virtually must register by sending an email to bhaliti@tva.gov or by calling 931–349–1894 by 5 p.m. ET, on Friday, August 9, 2024. Written comments are invited and may be emailed to bhaliti@ tva.gov. The DFO of the Tennessee Valley Authority and Vice President of External Strategy and Regulatory Oversight, Melanie Farrell, having reviewed and approved this document, is delegating the authority to sign this document to Bekim Haliti, Specialist of Valley Alliances for publication in the Federal Register. Dated: July 26, 2024. Bekim Haliti, Specialist, Valley Alliances, Tennessee Valley Authority. [FR Doc. 2024–16826 Filed 7–30–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8120–08–P PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. 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 information that must be reported to the FAA about small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) safety events if they result in serious injury or damage exceeding certain thresholds. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by September 30, 2024. ADDRESSES: Please send written comments: By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into search field). By mail: Benjamin Walsh, FAA Flight Standards Service, Emerging Technologies Division, AFS–700, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591. By fax: 202–267–8233. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Walsh by email at: ben.walsh@faa.gov; phone: 202–267– 8233. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for FAA’s performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB’s clearance of this information collection. OMB Control Number: 2120–0767. Title: Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Safety Event Reporting. Form Numbers: N/A (web portal: https://faadronezone.faa.gov). Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 147 (Wednesday, July 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61574-61575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16823]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 816X)]


CSX Transportation, Inc.--Abandonment Exemption--in Pike County, 
KY

    CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), has filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon an approximately 5.1-mile rail line that runs between milepost 
CML 9.0 and milepost CML 14.1, Louisville Division, Winns Branch-Big 
Sandy Subdivision, in Pike County, Ky. (the Line). The Line traverses 
U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 41557 and 41501.
    CSXT has certified that: (1) no local freight traffic has moved 
over the Line during the past two years; (2) any overhead traffic on 
the Line can be rerouted over other lines; (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 August 30, 2024, unless stayed pending reconsideration. 
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues \2\ must be 
filed by August 9, 2024. 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 August 12, 2024.\3\ Petitions to 
reopen and requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 
be filed by August 20, 2024.
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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 55 (Sub-No. 816X), 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 CSXT's representative, Louis E. Gitomer, Law Offices of Louis 
E. Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    CSXT has filed a combined environmental and historic report that 
addresses the potential effects, if any, of

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the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. OEA will 
issue a Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) by August 5, 2024. 
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), CSXT shall file 
a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has 
exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If 
consummation has not been effected by CSXT's filing of a notice of 
consummation by July 31, 2025, 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: July 24, 2024.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024-16823 Filed 7-30-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

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