Surface Transportation Board July 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Reinstatement Without Change: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice that it is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a reinstatement without change of Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. This collection was developed as part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking feedback from the public on the Board's service delivery.
Essex Equity Partners MJT, LLC, Lawrence Boyce, and Terry Stapp-Acquisition of Control-Xplore KY LLC and MJT Nashville LLC
On June 20, 2024, Essex Equity Partners MJT, LLC (Essex MJT), Lawrence Boyce (Boyce), and Terry Stapp (Stapp) (collectively, Applicants), all noncarriers, filed an application for after-the-fact authority to acquire indirect control of two interstate passenger motor carriers, Xplore KY LLC (Xplore) and MJT Nashville LLC (Nashville) (collectively, Carriers). Pursuant to the completed transaction, Applicants acquired direct control of the outstanding equity membership in MJT Holdings, LLC (MJT Holdings), a noncarrier entity that holds all the outstanding membership interests in Carriers, from Sean Higgins and Lisa Higgins (collectively, Sellers). The Board is tentatively approving and granting after-the-fact authorization of the transaction, and, if no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.
Growth in the Freight Rail Industry
The Surface Transportation Board (Board) will hold a public hearing on September 16 and 17, 2024, to gather information about recent trends and strategies for growth in the freight rail industry. The Board requests the attendance of executive-level officials from the BNSF Railway Company, Canadian National Railway Company, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk Southern Railway Company, and Union Pacific Railroad Company (collectively, "Class I railroads"). The Board also invites and welcomes testimony from industry analysts, other rail carriers, rail customers, rail suppliers, labor organizations, and other interested parties who can contribute to the Board's understanding of how the industry has grown and intends to grow in the future.
Green Eagle Railroad-Construction and Operation Exemption-Line of Railroad in Maverick County, Texas
On December 14, 2023, Green Eagle Railroad, LLC (GER), a subsidiary of Puerto Verde Holdings (PVH), filed a petition with the Board for authority to construct and operate approximately 1.3 miles of new common carrier rail line (the Line) in Maverick County, Texas (Proposed Action). The purpose of this Notice is to inform stakeholdersincluding members of the public; elected officials; Tribes; Federal, State, and local agencies; and organizations interested in or potentially affected by environmental and historic impacts related to the Line and the PVGTB Project of the availability of the Final Scope of Study (Final Scope) for the EIS.
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