Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Discontinuance of Trackage Rights Exemption-in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 78426-78427 [2024-21940]

Download as PDF 78426 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 25, 2024 / Notices Clarendon, Colleton, Dorchester, Georgetown, Lexington, Williamsburg The Interest Rates are: 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 ..................................... 5.625 2.813 8.000 4.000 3.250 3.250 4.000 3.250 The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 205748 and for economic injury is 205750. The State which received an EIDL Declaration is South Carolina. BILLING CODE 4710–29–P Isabella Guzman, Administrator. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [FR Doc. 2024–21906 Filed 9–24–24; 8:45 am] [Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 553X)] BILLING CODE 8026–09–P Norfolk Southern Railway Company— Discontinuance of Trackage Rights Exemption—in Cuyahoga County, Ohio DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 12547] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Certification Related to Foreign Military Financing for Colombia Under Section 7045(c)(3)(B) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 Pursuant to the authority vested in the Secretary of State, including under section 7045(c)(3)(B) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (Div. F, Pub. L. 118–47), I hereby certify that: (i) the Special Jurisdiction for Peace and other judicial authorities, as appropriate, are sentencing perpetrators of gross violations of human rights, including those with command responsibility, to deprivation of liberty; (ii) the Government of Colombia is making consistent progress in reducing threats and attacks against human rights defenders and other civil society activists, and judicial authorities are 17:28 Sep 24, 2024 Dated: September 9, 2024. Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State. [FR Doc. 2024–21952 Filed 9–24–24; 8:45 am] (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) VerDate Sep<11>2014 prosecuting and punishing those responsible for ordering and carrying out such attacks; (iii) the Government of Colombia is making consistent progress in protecting Afro-Colombian and Indigenous communities and is respecting their rights and territories; (iv) senior military officers credibly alleged, or whose units are credibly alleged, to be responsible for ordering, committing, and covering up cases of false positives and other extrajudicial killings, or of committing other gross violations of human rights, or of conducting illegal communications intercepts or other illicit surveillance, are being held accountable, including removal from active duty if found guilty through criminal, administrative, or disciplinary proceedings; and (v) the Colombian Armed Forces are cooperating fully with the requirements described in (I) through (IV) above. This Certification shall be published in the Federal Register and shall be transmitted, along with the accompanying Memorandum of Justification, to Congress. Jkt 262001 Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue trackage rights over approximately 1.3 miles of rail line owned by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), between milepost BJB 73.21 and milepost BJB 74.51 (the Line) on CSXT’s Cleveland Subdivision.1 The 1 CSXT received authority to abandon the Line in 2023. See CSX Transp., Inc.—Aban. Exemption—in Cuyahoga Cnty., Ohio, AB 55 (Sub-No. 812X) (STB served Sept. 1, 2023). CSXT did not disclose the existence of NSR’s trackage rights in that proceeding. On September 6, 2024, in that docket, CSXT filed a request for an extension of the consummation deadline. CSXT states that NSR’s trackage rights constitute a barrier to CSXT’s consummation of abandonment and requests that the Board extend the deadline to consummate until 60 days after NSR’s discontinuance authority in this docket is granted. CSXT’s request for an extension will be addressed in a separate decision in Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 812X). In light of that pending request, however, NSR is directed to notify CSXT when NSR has PO 00000 Frm 00148 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 44113 and 44115. NSR has certified that: (1) no local traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) any common carrier overhead traffic can be rerouted; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the Line (or by a State or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service on the Line is either pending with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or with 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 1105.12 (newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the discontinuance of service 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) 2 to subsidize continued rail service has been received, this exemption will be effective on October 25, 2024, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues and formal expressions of intent to file an OFA to subsidize continued rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 3 must be filed by October 4, 2024.4 Petitions to reopen must be filed by October 15, 2024. consummated its authority to discontinue service over the Line. See BNSF Ry.—Aban. Exemption— in Flathead Cnty., Mont., AB 6 (Sub-No. 495X), slip op. at 2 n.2 (STB served Aug. 14, 2017). 2 Persons interested in submitting an OFA to subsidize continued rail service must first file a formal expression of intent to file an offer, indicating the intent to file an OFA for subsidy and demonstrating that they are preliminarily financially responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i). 3 The filing fee for OFAs can be found at 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 4 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are not appropriate. As noted, supra note 1, CSXT received authority to abandon the Line in CSX Transportation, Inc.— Abandonment Exemption—in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, AB 55 (Sub-No. 812X) (STB served Sept. 1, 2023). In its environmental review in that proceeding, the Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis found that the abandonment would not significantly affect the quality of the human environment and recommended no environmental conditions. As a result, none were imposed. CSX Transp., Inc.—Aban. Exemption—in Cuyahoga Cnty., Ohio, AB 55 (Sub-No. 812X) (STB served Sept. 28, 2023). Because the Line has already been E:\FR\FM\25SEN1.SGM 25SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 25, 2024 / Notices All pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 553X), must be filed with the Board 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 NSR’s representative, William A. Mullins, Mullins Law Group PLLC, 2001 L Street NW, Suite 720, Washington, DC 20036. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: September 20, 2024. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Zantori Dickerson, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2024–21940 Filed 9–24–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36804] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Vermilion Valley Railroad Company, LLC—Operation Exemption—FNG Logistics Company Vermilion Valley Railroad Company, LLC (VVRR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.41 to operate a rail line owned by FNG Logistics Company (FNG). The line extends approximately 5.91 miles between the Indiana/Illinois state boundary line at milepost 5.18 in Vermillion County, Ind., and the track’s terminus at milepost 11.09 at Olin (near Covington) in Warren County, Ind. (the Line). VVRR states that it has operated the Line since 2003 pursuant to an agreement with FNG. According to the verified notice, VVRR and FNG have entered into a new agreement, which extends the term of the last agreement between VVRR and FNG and amends certain economic terms of the parties’ arrangement. Under the new agreement, VVRR will continue to operate the Line to provide common carrier rail service to all shippers on the Line, and to interchange traffic moving to and from the Line with CSX Transportation, Inc. VVRR certifies that its annual projected revenues as a result of the transaction will not result in the creation of a Class II or Class I rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. VVRR also states that the operation subject to environmental review during the abandonment proceeding, this discontinuance does not require environmental review. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Sep 24, 2024 Jkt 262001 agreement does not involve any interchange commitments. The earliest this transaction may be consummated is October 9, 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 October 2, 2024 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36804, 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 VVRR’s representative, Terence M. Hynes, Sidley Austin LLP, 1501 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. According to VVRR, 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 20, 2024. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Stefan Rice, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2024–22093 Filed 9–24–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory Committee; Notice of Public Meeting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces a meeting of the Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory Committee (REDAC). SUMMARY: The meeting will be held on October 16, 2024, from 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. EST. Requests for accommodations for a disability must be received by October 2, 2024. Individuals requesting to speak during the meeting must submit a written copy of their remarks DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 78427 to DOT by October 2, 2024. Requests to submit written materials to be reviewed during the meeting must be received no later than October 2, 2024. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in a hybrid setting to permit virtual participation. Virtual attendance information will be provided upon registration. The meeting will be held at the Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591. A detailed agenda will be available on the REDAC internet website at https://www.faa.gov/ go/redac at least one week before the meeting, along with copies of the meeting minutes after the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chinita Roundtree-Coleman, REDAC PM/Lead, FAA/U.S. Department of Transportation, at chinita.roundtreecoleman@faa.gov or (609) 485–7149 or (609) 569–3729. Any committee-related request should be sent to the person listed in this section. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The REDAC was created under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, in accordance with Public Law (Pub. 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[FR Doc No: 2024-21940]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 553X)]


Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Discontinuance of Trackage 
Rights Exemption--in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

    Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice 
of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and 
Discontinuances of Service to discontinue trackage rights over 
approximately 1.3 miles of rail line owned by CSX Transportation, Inc. 
(CSXT), between milepost BJB 73.21 and milepost BJB 74.51 (the Line) on 
CSXT's Cleveland Subdivision.\1\ The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service 
Zip Codes 44113 and 44115.
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    \1\ CSXT received authority to abandon the Line in 2023. See CSX 
Transp., Inc.--Aban. Exemption--in Cuyahoga Cnty., Ohio, AB 55 (Sub-
No. 812X) (STB served Sept. 1, 2023). CSXT did not disclose the 
existence of NSR's trackage rights in that proceeding. On September 
6, 2024, in that docket, CSXT filed a request for an extension of 
the consummation deadline. CSXT states that NSR's trackage rights 
constitute a barrier to CSXT's consummation of abandonment and 
requests that the Board extend the deadline to consummate until 60 
days after NSR's discontinuance authority in this docket is granted. 
CSXT's request for an extension will be addressed in a separate 
decision in Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 812X).
    In light of that pending request, however, NSR is directed to 
notify CSXT when NSR has consummated its authority to discontinue 
service over the Line. See BNSF Ry.--Aban. Exemption--in Flathead 
Cnty., Mont., AB 6 (Sub-No. 495X), slip op. at 2 n.2 (STB served 
Aug. 14, 2017).
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    NSR has certified that: (1) no local traffic has moved over the 
Line for at least two years; (2) any common carrier overhead traffic 
can be rerouted; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail 
service on the Line (or by a State or local government entity acting on 
behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service on the Line is 
either pending with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or with 
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 1105.12 
(newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to 
governmental agencies) have been met.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected 
by the discontinuance of service 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) \2\ to subsidize continued rail service has 
been received, this exemption will be effective on October 25, 2024, 
unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not 
involve environmental issues and formal expressions of intent to file 
an OFA to subsidize continued rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 
\3\ must be filed by October 4, 2024.\4\ Petitions to reopen must be 
filed by October 15, 2024.
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    \2\ Persons interested in submitting an OFA to subsidize 
continued rail service must first file a formal expression of intent 
to file an offer, indicating the intent to file an OFA for subsidy 
and demonstrating that they are preliminarily financially 
responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i).
    \3\ The filing fee for OFAs can be found at 49 CFR 
1002.2(f)(25).
    \4\ Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an 
abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking and public use 
conditions are not appropriate. As noted, supra note 1, CSXT 
received authority to abandon the Line in CSX Transportation, Inc.--
Abandonment Exemption--in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, AB 55 (Sub-No. 
812X) (STB served Sept. 1, 2023). In its environmental review in 
that proceeding, the Board's Office of Environmental Analysis found 
that the abandonment would not significantly affect the quality of 
the human environment and recommended no environmental conditions. 
As a result, none were imposed. CSX Transp., Inc.--Aban. Exemption--
in Cuyahoga Cnty., Ohio, AB 55 (Sub-No. 812X) (STB served Sept. 28, 
2023). Because the Line has already been subject to environmental 
review during the abandonment proceeding, this discontinuance does 
not require environmental review.

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    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 553X), must 
be filed with the Board 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 NSR's 
representative, William A. Mullins, Mullins Law Group PLLC, 2001 L 
Street NW, Suite 720, Washington, DC 20036.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: September 20, 2024.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Zantori Dickerson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024-21940 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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