East Tennessee Railway, L.P.-Lease and Operation Exemption-CSX Transportation, Inc., 88853 [2024-26052]
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Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website or in
writing addressed to 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, one 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 Applicants, this action
is categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c) and historic reporting under
49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: November 5, 2024.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Tammy Lowery,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024–26019 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36777]
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First Coast Railroad Inc.—Lease and
Operation Exemption—CSX
Transportation, Inc.
First Coast Railroad Inc. (FCRD), a
Class III railroad, has filed a verified
notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR
1150.41 to enter into an amendment to
extend the term of, and to make other
minor changes to, a lease with CSX
Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), for a line of
railroad extending from Yulee, Fla., at
milepost S 611.95, to the end of track at
Seals, Ga., milepost S 593.4, on the
Kingsland Subdivision; and from Yulee,
milepost SMA 35.1, to the end of track
at Fernandina, Fla., milepost SMA
48.38, on the Fernandina Subdivision, a
distance of approximately 31.83 miles
(the Line).
According to the verified notice,
FCRD entered into an agreement to lease
from CSXT and operate the Line in
2005. First Coast R.R.—Lease &
Operation Exemption—CSX Transp.,
Inc., FD 34670 (STB served Apr. 25,
2005). FCRD and CSXT have now
agreed to amend the agreement,
extending it through April 30, 2029.
According to the verified notice, FCRD
is currently operating the Line and will
continue to do so after the lease
amendment becomes effective. FCRD
certifies that the amended lease does not
include an interchange commitment.
FCRD certifies that its projected
annual revenues as a result of this
transaction will not exceed those that
would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier
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and that its annual revenues currently
exceed $5,000,000. Pursuant to 49 CFR
1150.42(e), if a carrier’s projected
annual revenues will exceed $5 million,
it must, at least 60 days before the
exemption becomes effective, post a
notice of its intent to undertake the
proposed transaction at the workplace
of the employees on the affected lines,
serve a copy of the notice on the
national offices of the labor unions with
employees on the affected lines, and
certify to the Board that it has done so.
However, FCRD has requested waiver of
the 60-day advance labor notice
requirement. FCRD’s waiver request will
be addressed in a separate decision. The
Board will establish the effective date of
the exemption in its separate decision
on the waiver request.
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 November 15,
2024.
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36777, 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, one copy of each pleading
must be served on FCRD’s
representative, Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill
PLC, Two Commerce Square, 2001
Market St., Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA
19103.
According to FCRD, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c) and from historic reporting
requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: November 5, 2024.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Regena Smith-Bernard,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024–26070 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36778]
East Tennessee Railway, L.P.—Lease
and Operation Exemption—CSX
Transportation, Inc.
East Tennessee Railway, L.P. (ETRY),
a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
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1150.41 to amend its lease with CSX
Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) for a 4.05mile rail line that extends from milepost
ZJ 0.05 to milepost ZJ 4.10 near Johnson
City, Tenn., and two short spurs, known
as Johnson City Lead and Carnegie Spur,
in Washington County, Tenn. (the Line).
ETRY states that it first received
authority to lease and operate the Line
in 2003,1 and it is currently the operator
of the Line. According to ETRY, the
amended lease will extend the term of
the current lease an additional six years,
through September 30, 2030, as well as
make other minor changes.
ETRY certifies that its projected
annual revenues as a result of the
proposed transaction will not result in
ETRY’s becoming a Class I or Class II
rail carrier and will not exceed $5
million. ETRY also certifies that the
amended lease does not include an
interchange commitment.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after November 24, 2024, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the verified notice of exemption
was filed). 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 by November 15, 2024 (at least
seven days before the exemption
becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36778, must be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board either via
e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001.
In addition, a copy of each pleading
must be served on ETRY’s
representative, Justin J. Marks, Clark
Hill PLC, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC
20004.
According to ETRY, 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: November 5, 2024.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024–26052 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am]
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1 See East Tenn. Ry.—Lease & Operation
Exemption—CSX Transp., Inc., FD 34404 (STB
served Sept. 26, 2003).
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36778]
East Tennessee Railway, L.P.--Lease and Operation Exemption--CSX
Transportation, Inc.
East Tennessee Railway, L.P. (ETRY), a Class III rail carrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to amend its
lease with CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) for a 4.05-mile rail line
that extends from milepost ZJ 0.05 to milepost ZJ 4.10 near Johnson
City, Tenn., and two short spurs, known as Johnson City Lead and
Carnegie Spur, in Washington County, Tenn. (the Line). ETRY states that
it first received authority to lease and operate the Line in 2003,\1\
and it is currently the operator of the Line. According to ETRY, the
amended lease will extend the term of the current lease an additional
six years, through September 30, 2030, as well as make other minor
changes.
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\1\ See East Tenn. Ry.--Lease & Operation Exemption--CSX
Transp., Inc., FD 34404 (STB served Sept. 26, 2003).
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ETRY certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of
the proposed transaction will not result in ETRY's becoming a Class I
or Class II rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. ETRY also
certifies that the amended lease does not include an interchange
commitment.
The transaction may be consummated on or after November 24, 2024,
the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice
of exemption was filed). 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 by
November 15, 2024 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes
effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36778, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing or in writing
addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a
copy of each pleading must be served on ETRY's representative, Justin
J. Marks, Clark Hill PLC, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 1300 South,
Washington, DC 20004.
According to ETRY, 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: November 5, 2024.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024-26052 Filed 11-7-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P