Riverside Rail, Inc.-Operation Exemption-Tracks of Riverside Industrial Complex, Inc., in Bucks County, Pa., 72920-72921 [2024-20118]

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Anyone needing reasonable accommodation should notify pil@state.gov not later than October 4, 2024. Requests made after that date will be considered but might not be able to be fulfilled. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Sarah E. Prosser, Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private International Law Department of State. [FR Doc. 2024–20151 Filed 9–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–08–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:42 Sep 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36794] Colorado Pacific San Luis Railroad LLC—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—San Luis Central Railroad Company Colorado Pacific San Luis Railroad LLC (CXSL), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate a line of railroad owned by the San Luis Central Railroad Company (SLC). The track extends 13 miles from milepost 2.0 at Sugar Junction, east of Monte Vista, Colo. (connecting at approximately milepost 269.0 of the main line of the Colorado Pacific Rio Grande Railroad, LLC), to the end of the track at milepost 15.0 near Center, Colo. (the Line). The Line comprises all of SLC’s railroad system and assets. Upon this exemption becoming effective, CXSL will become a Class III rail carrier and assume all of SLC’s common carrier obligations to service the customers located along the Line. According to the verified notice, the owners of SLC and Soloviev Investors, LLC (Soloviev Investors) executed an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) on July 26, 2024, whereby the track assets and certain other assets of SLC are to be sold to Soloviev Investors or ‘‘its permitted assignee.’’ CXSL states that Soloviev Investors assigned all of its rights in the APA to CXSL on July 31, 2024. The transaction may be consummated on or after September 22, 2024, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice was filed). This transaction is related to a concurrently filed petition for exemption in Stefan Soloviev, Executor, the Estate of Sheldon H. Solow— Continuance in Control Exemption— Colorado Pacific San Luis Railroad, Docket No. FD 36795, in which the Estate of Sheldon H. Solow (the Estate), a noncarrier, seeks to continue in control of CXSL upon CXSL becoming a Class III rail carrier.1 CXSL certifies that its projected annual revenues will not exceed $5 million and will not result in CXSL becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier. CXSL also certifies that the APA 1 The Estate indicates that because the acquisition transaction may close prior to the Board’s issuance of a decision on the Estate’s continuance in control petition, the Estate will, if necessary, enter into a voting trust agreement pursuant to 49 CFR part 1013. See 49 CFR 1013.3(b) (‘‘Any person who establishes an independent trust for the receipt of the voting stock of [a] carrier must file a copy of the trust, along with any auxiliary or modifying documents, with the Board.’’). PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 does not create any interchange commitments as that term is defined by 49 CFR 1150.33(h). 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 September 13, 2024 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36794, 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 CXSL’s representative, Thomas W. Wilcox, Law Office of Thomas W. Wilcox, LLC, 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006. According to CXSL, 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: September 3, 2024. By the Board, Valerie O. Quinn, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Kenyatta Clay, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2024–20147 Filed 9–5–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36781] Riverside Rail, Inc.—Operation Exemption—Tracks of Riverside Industrial Complex, Inc., in Bucks County, Pa. Riverside Rail, Inc. (Riverside), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate over approximately 4,665 feet of private railroad tracks located within a 68-acre industrial park known as the Riverside Industrial Complex (Complex) in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pa. (the Tracks).1 The Complex and the Tracks are owned by Riverside’s 1 Riverside previously filed a verified notice of exemption to operate the Tracks in Docket No. FD 36761, but the notice was rejected for a number of reasons. See Riverside Rail—Operation Exemption—Tracks of Riverside Indus. Complex in Bucks Cnty., Pa., FD 36761 (STB served Mar. 29, 2024). The verified notice filed in Docket No. FD 36781, however, provides sufficient information to proceed with Riverside’s exemption. E:\FR\FM\06SEN1.SGM 06SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 173 / Friday, September 6, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 corporate parent affiliate, Riverside Industrial Complex, Inc. (RIC), and are adjacent to lines of railroad owned by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak). According to the verified notice, railroad service was provided to shippers within the Complex from 1986 to 2006 by Consolidated Railroad Corporation (Conrail) pursuant to operating rights over a spur track owned by Amtrak and approximately 100 feet of track owned and maintained by Conrail that crossed a public road. Per the verified notice, the Tracks, which are located solely within the Complex, have remained intact on the ground but have been covered in some areas with dirt and concrete. Riverside states that the expansion of existing business in the Complex in recent years and the potential for additional railroad customers locating there in the future have led Amtrak, Conrail, and RIC to negotiate a series of agreements to reestablish railroad service to the Complex. This is to be accomplished through (1) RIC and Riverside uncovering and rehabilitating the Tracks in coordination with Conrail; (2) Amtrak reconstructing the connecting spur track on its property, which is expected to be completed in September 2024; and (3) RIC reinstalling the road crossing, which is also anticipated to occur in September 2024. Upon consummation of its authority from the Board, Riverside will lease the Tracks from RIC and retain the common carrier obligation to provide rail operations over them. However, Riverside anticipates that initially, Conrail will be the physical operator of the Tracks pursuant to trackage or operating rights it obtains from Riverside under a separate agreement and any necessary authority Conrail receives from the Board. The verified notice states that rail operations by Conrail will consist primarily of switching railcars to and from shippers in the Complex and a point of connection to the tracks of Amtrak. Any future operations by VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:42 Sep 05, 2024 Jkt 262001 72921 Riverside would be in interchange with Conrail on Complex property. Riverside 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. Riverside also states that neither its lease and operating agreement with RIC nor Riverside’s and/or Conrail’s proposed operation of the Tracks involve any provision or agreement that would limit future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier. The earliest this transaction may be consummated is September 22, 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 September 13, 2024 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36781, 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 Riverside’s representative, Thomas W. Wilcox, Law Office of Thomas W. Wilcox, LLC, 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006. According to Riverside, 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. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Decided: September 3, 2024. By the Board, Valerie O. Quinn, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Eden Besera, Clearance Clerk. 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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36781]


Riverside Rail, Inc.--Operation Exemption--Tracks of Riverside 
Industrial Complex, Inc., in Bucks County, Pa.

    Riverside Rail, Inc. (Riverside), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate over 
approximately 4,665 feet of private railroad tracks located within a 
68-acre industrial park known as the Riverside Industrial Complex 
(Complex) in Bristol Township, Bucks County, Pa. (the Tracks).\1\ The 
Complex and the Tracks are owned by Riverside's

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corporate parent affiliate, Riverside Industrial Complex, Inc. (RIC), 
and are adjacent to lines of railroad owned by the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation (Amtrak).
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    \1\ Riverside previously filed a verified notice of exemption to 
operate the Tracks in Docket No. FD 36761, but the notice was 
rejected for a number of reasons. See Riverside Rail--Operation 
Exemption--Tracks of Riverside Indus. Complex in Bucks Cnty., Pa., 
FD 36761 (STB served Mar. 29, 2024). The verified notice filed in 
Docket No. FD 36781, however, provides sufficient information to 
proceed with Riverside's exemption.
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    According to the verified notice, railroad service was provided to 
shippers within the Complex from 1986 to 2006 by Consolidated Railroad 
Corporation (Conrail) pursuant to operating rights over a spur track 
owned by Amtrak and approximately 100 feet of track owned and 
maintained by Conrail that crossed a public road. Per the verified 
notice, the Tracks, which are located solely within the Complex, have 
remained intact on the ground but have been covered in some areas with 
dirt and concrete. Riverside states that the expansion of existing 
business in the Complex in recent years and the potential for 
additional railroad customers locating there in the future have led 
Amtrak, Conrail, and RIC to negotiate a series of agreements to 
reestablish railroad service to the Complex. This is to be accomplished 
through (1) RIC and Riverside uncovering and rehabilitating the Tracks 
in coordination with Conrail; (2) Amtrak reconstructing the connecting 
spur track on its property, which is expected to be completed in 
September 2024; and (3) RIC reinstalling the road crossing, which is 
also anticipated to occur in September 2024. Upon consummation of its 
authority from the Board, Riverside will lease the Tracks from RIC and 
retain the common carrier obligation to provide rail operations over 
them. However, Riverside anticipates that initially, Conrail will be 
the physical operator of the Tracks pursuant to trackage or operating 
rights it obtains from Riverside under a separate agreement and any 
necessary authority Conrail receives from the Board. The verified 
notice states that rail operations by Conrail will consist primarily of 
switching railcars to and from shippers in the Complex and a point of 
connection to the tracks of Amtrak. Any future operations by Riverside 
would be in interchange with Conrail on Complex property.
    Riverside 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. Riverside also states 
that neither its lease and operating agreement with RIC nor Riverside's 
and/or Conrail's proposed operation of the Tracks involve any provision 
or agreement that would limit future interchange with a third-party 
connecting carrier.
    The earliest this transaction may be consummated is September 22, 
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 September 13, 
2024 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36781, 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 
Riverside's representative, Thomas W. Wilcox, Law Office of Thomas W. 
Wilcox, LLC, 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006.
    According to Riverside, 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: September 3, 2024.

    By the Board, Valerie O. Quinn, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024-20118 Filed 9-5-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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