80 FR 43833 - Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company-Lease and Operation Exemption-Metro Regional Transit Authority
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 141 (July 23, 2015)
Surface Transportation Board
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 141 (July 23, 2015)
| Page Range | 43833-43833 | |
| FR Document | 2015-18143 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 43833] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18143] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35944] Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company--Lease and Operation Exemption--Metro Regional Transit Authority Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company (ABC), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to amend its lease with Metro Regional Transit Authority (Metro), and continue to lease the freight rail easement on the Akron-Krumroy Line between approximately milepost 40.42 in Akron, Ohio, and approximately milepost 33.70 in Krumroy, Ohio (the Line), a distance of approximately 6.72 miles in Summit County, Ohio.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ ABC obtained authority to lease and operate the subject rail line in Akron Barberton Cluster Railway--Lease & Operation Exemption--Metro Regional Transit Authority, FD 34362 (STB served July 11, 2003). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABC states it will continue to provide rail freight service between the industries on the Line and the connecting line-haul carriers, Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company and CSX Transportation, Inc., in Akron/Barberton, Ohio. ABC further states that Metro, as the owner and lessor of the freight easement, will retain a residual common carrier obligation on the Line but will not operate any rail freight service on the Line. ABC certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class II or Class I rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. According to ABC, the lease agreement does not contain any provision that would limit ABC's ability to interchange traffic with a third-party connecting carrier. ABC states that it intends to consummate the transaction on or shortly after August 6, 2015, the effective date of this transaction (30 days after the exemption was filed). If the 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. Stay petitions must be filed no later than July 30, 2015 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35944, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Michael J. Barron, Jr., Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606-2832. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. Decided: July 20, 2015. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Brendetta S. Jones, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015-18143 Filed 7-22-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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correct for an error in the NTD data used FTA’s ECHO grant payment system it as a Class II or Class I rail carrier and
in the February 9 table. That table used closes for disbursements on September will not exceed $5 million. According to
data on Directional Route Miles (DRM) 25, 2015, all remaining funds within ABC, the lease agreement does not
that was used in the FY 2014 FTA ARRA funded grants will no longer contain any provision that would limit
apportionment calculations. NTD data is be available to the grantee and will be ABC’s ability to interchange traffic with
updated annually and the supplemental deobligated from the grant and returned a third-party connecting carrier.
apportionment table uses the DRM to the U.S. Treasury. Even if a grantee ABC states that it intends to
associated with the FY 2015 has incurred costs or disbursed funds consummate the transaction on or
apportionments. prior to the close of ECHO, if the grantee shortly after August 6, 2015, the
Stakeholders with questions or those has not actually drawn down the funds effective date of this transaction (30
who are seeking additional information by 2:00 p.m. EDT on September 25, days after the exemption was filed). If
on these corrections can contact David 2015 FTA would be unable to reimburse the notice contains false or misleading
Schneider with FTA’s Division of the grantee. Therefore, grantees with information, the exemption is void ab
Grants Management at 202–493–0175. open ARRA grants must ensure project initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption
II. Grant Management and Application activities are completed and all funds under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed
Procedures are drawdown before by 2:00 p.m. EDT at any time. The filing of a petition to
on September 25, 2015. For ARRA revoke will not automatically stay the
A. The Transportation Electronic TIGER 1 projects, the same requirement effectiveness of the exemption. Stay
Awards Management (TEAM) system will be in effect for the end of FY 2016. petitions must be filed no later than July
will close on Friday, September 25, 30, 2015 (at least seven days before the
2015. Grants and cooperative Therese McMillan,
exemption becomes effective).
agreements must have all applicable Acting Administrator. An original and 10 copies of all
assurances and certifications completed [FR Doc. 2015–18062 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am] pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
so that funds can be awarded by the BILLING CODE P 35944, must be filed with the Surface
deadline. Funding that has not been
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
awarded in an application by September
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
25, 2015 will not be migrated into the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION addition, one copy of each pleading
new FTA financial system, TrAMS.
Surface Transportation Board must be served on Michael J. Barron, Jr.,
Instead, these applications will need to
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker
be re-created when TrAMS deploys in [Docket No. FD 35944] Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606–
FY 2016. This applies to new
2832.
applications as well as amendments to Akron Barberton Cluster Railway
existing awards. Board decisions and notices are
Company—Lease and Operation available on our Web site at
B. In an effort to streamline grant Exemption—Metro Regional Transit
processing, assuming the full year 2015 WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
Authority
budget level will become available, Decided: July 20, 2015.
grantees may now create an application Akron Barberton Cluster Railway By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting
using an estimated full FY 2015 amount Company (ABC), a Class III rail carrier, Director, Office of Proceedings.
with the appropriate scopes and activity has filed a verified notice of exemption Brendetta S. Jones,
line items when developing project under 49 CFR 1150.41 to amend its Clearance Clerk.
budgets. The project budget should lease with Metro Regional Transit [FR Doc. 2015–18143 Filed 7–22–15; 8:45 am]
reflect the precise activities for which Authority (Metro), and continue to lease
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
the grant funds will be used. FTA will the freight rail easement on the Akron-
then send grants to the Department of Krumroy Line between approximately
Labor (DOL) for certification of the use milepost 40.42 in Akron, Ohio, and
of the estimated full year funds. FTA approximately milepost 33.70 in DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
will then make a grant based on the Krumroy, Ohio (the Line), a distance of
funding currently available. approximately 6.72 miles in Summit United States Mint
Subsequently, when additional funding County, Ohio.1
ABC states it will continue to provide Notification of Citizens Coinage
becomes available, grantees can amend Advisory Committee August 10, 2015,
grants and FTA will send the amended rail freight service between the
industries on the Line and the Public Meeting
grants to DOL for information only,
since the grantee previously will have connecting line-haul carriers, Wheeling ACTION:Notification of Citizens Coinage
received a certification. For additional & Lake Erie Railway Company and CSX Advisory Committee August 10, 2015,
grant application procedures please see Transportation, Inc., in Akron/ Public Meeting.
section V.F. of the FY 2015 Barberton, Ohio. ABC further states that
Apportionments notice published in the Metro, as the owner and lessor of the SUMMARY: Pursuant to United States
Federal Register at http:// freight easement, will retain a residual Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the
www.fta.dot.gov/apportionments. common carrier obligation on the Line United States Mint announces the
C. Recipients of open American but will not operate any rail freight Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) service on the Line. (CCAC) public meeting scheduled for
ABC certifies that its projected annual
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grants should be aware that, as a matter August 10, 2015.
of law, all remaining ARRA funds revenues as a result of this transaction Date: August 10, 2015.
MUST be disbursed from grants by the will not exceed those that would qualify Time: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT.
end of the 5th fiscal year (FY) after Location: This meeting will occur via
1 ABC obtained authority to lease and operate the
funds were required to be obligated. teleconference. Interested members of
subject rail line in Akron Barberton Cluster
(SEE 31 U.S.C. 1552.) For FTA ARRA Railway—Lease & Operation Exemption—Metro
the public may dial in to listen to the
projects, that requirement takes affect at Regional Transit Authority, FD 34362 (STB served meeting at (866) 564–9287/Access Code:
the end of FY 2015. Accordingly, once July 11, 2003). 62956028.
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