80 FR 68618 - Hainesport Industrial Railroad, LLC-Corporate Family Transaction Exemption
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 214 (November 5, 2015)
Surface Transportation Board
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 214 (November 5, 2015)
| Page Range | 68618-68618 | |
| FR Document | 2015-28190 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 68618] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-28190] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35760] Hainesport Industrial Railroad, LLC--Corporate Family Transaction Exemption AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. ACTION: Correction to Notice of Exemption. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- On August 26, 2013, Hainesport Industrial Railroad, LLC (Hainesport), a Class III railroad, filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) for a corporate family transaction pursuant to which Hainesport would transfer ownership and operation of a line of railroad, described as the East Line, in Hainesport, N.J., to a corporate affiliate, Hainesport Secondary Railroad, LLC (Hainesport Secondary).\1\ The notice was served and published in the Federal Register on September 11, 2013 (78 FR 55,776), and became effective on September 25, 2013. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ In a notice served on July 16, 2015, the Board approved a verified notice of exemption filed by Hainesport, Tunnel Hill Partners, LP (Tunnel), and New Amsterdam & Seneca Railroad Company (NAS), for Tunnel, which owns NAS, to acquire control of Hainesport. Tunnel Hill Partners, LP--Acquis. of Control Exemption--Hainesport Indus. R.R., FD 35942 (STB served July 16, 2015). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On August 6, 2015, Hainesport filed a petition to correct or amend the notice. According to Hainesport, the map provided with its notice incorrectly depicted the East Line. Thus, Hainesport requests that the Board substitute the map identified as Exhibit A to its petition for the map submitted in the notice. This correction is recognized here. All remaining information from the September 11, 2013 notice remains unchanged. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. Decided: November 2, 2015. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Brendetta S. Jones, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015-28190 Filed 11-4-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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collision with a lead vehicle (time-to- systems expands over time. These topics of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3)
collision) regardless of whether CIB has include: Using different equipment, for a corporate family transaction
been activated or not. If CIB activates including a different surrogate vehicle; pursuant to which Hainesport would
before DBS, the initial test speed and, a call to study the interaction of the transfer ownership and operation of a
thus, the severity of the test would proposed CIB/DBS systems with tests line of railroad, described as the East
effectively be reduced. for FMVSS Nos. 208 and 214 to assess Line, in Hainesport, N.J., to a corporate
TRW observed that one potential whether such features should be affiliate, Hainesport Secondary Railroad,
future trend to watch is that as industry enabled during testing and what the LLC (Hainesport Secondary).1 The
confidence and capability to provide effect may be; a suggestion that the notice was served and published in the
CIB functionality increases and the agency should consider the role Federal Register on September 11, 2013
amount of vehicle deceleration is electronic data recorders (EDRs) may (78 FR 55,776), and became effective on
allowed to increase and be applied play in assessing AEB false positive September 25, 2013.
earlier in the process, the need for DBS field performance; and concern as to On August 6, 2015, Hainesport filed a
as a separate feature may diminish. The how safety systems on a test vehicle petition to correct or amend the notice.
potential goal of DBS testing would other than AEB systems would be dealt According to Hainesport, the map
become one of proving a driver with during AEB testing, such as some provided with its notice incorrectly
intervention during an AEB event does pre-crash systems that may be activated depicted the East Line. Thus,
not detract from the event’s outcome, based on these tests. Hainesport requests that the Board
TRW said. A suggestion was made that the substitute the map identified as Exhibit
At this time, the agency is aware that agency should consider the potential A to its petition for the map submitted
many light vehicle DBS systems supply interactions of AEB systems with in the notice. This correction is
higher levels of braking at earlier vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) recognized here. All remaining
activation times for the supplemental communications technology, both in information from the September 11,
brake input compared to the automatic how AEB tests might be performed and 2013 notice remains unchanged.
braking of CIB systems. Based on this what the performance specifications for Board decisions and notices are
understanding of current system design, those tests should be. The agency is available on our Web site at
our NCAP AEB test criteria for DBS monitoring the interaction of these WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
evaluates crash avoidance resulting capabilities.
from higher levels of deceleration, Decided: November 2, 2015.
whereas our CIB test criteria evaluates V. Conclusion By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
crash mitigation (with the exception of For all the reasons stated above, we Director, Office of Proceedings.
the CIB lead vehicle moving SV: 25 believe that it is appropriate to update Brendetta S. Jones,
mph/POV: 10 mph (SV:40 km/h/POV: NCAP to include crash imminent Clearance Clerk.
16 km/h) scenario, for which crash braking and dynamic brake support [FR Doc. 2015–28190 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am]
avoidance is required). NHTSA will systems as Recommended Advanced BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
keep the speed reduction evaluation Technologies.
criteria as planned for the CIB and DBS Starting with Model Year 2018
tests. vehicles, we will include AEB systems DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS
Unless the agency uncovers a reason as a recommended technology and test
to be concerned about how the such systems. Privacy Act of 1974; System of
performance metrics of a test protocol (Authority: 49 U.S.C. 32302, 30111, 30115, Records
may affect system performance in 30117, 30166, and 30168, and Pub. L. 106–
vehicles equipped with both CIB and 414, 114 Stat. 1800; delegation of authority AGENCY: Department of Veteran Affairs
DBS, the agency will recognize an AEB at 49 CFR 1.95.) (VA).
equipped vehicle as long as it passes the Issued in Washington, DC, on: October 21, ACTION: Notice of Amendment to System
criteria of a given protocol, whether that 2015. of Records.
occurs as a result of the activation of the Under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.95.
particular system or a combination of SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Mark R. Rosekind,
systems. Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4))
Administrator. all agencies are required to publish in
5. Issues Beyond the Scope of This [FR Doc. 2015–28052 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] the Federal Register a notice of the
Notice BILLING CODE 4910–59–P existence and character of their systems
Some commenters raised topics of records. Notice is hereby given that
outside the scope of the notice, and they the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
will not be addressed here. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION is amending the system of records
These include: A suggested two-stage Surface Transportation Board entitled ‘‘Freedom of Information Act
approach to adding technologies to (FOIA) Records—VA’’ 119VA005R1C.
NCAP, a suggested minimum AEB [Docket No. FD 35760] DATES: Comments on the amendment of
performance regulation that would this system of records must be received
function in concert with NCAP, Hainesport Industrial Railroad, LLC—
Corporate Family Transaction no later than December 7, 2015. If no
conflicts between rating systems that public comment is received, the new
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could cause consumer confusion, other
technologies that should be added to AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 1 In a notice served on July 16, 2015, the Board
NCAP in the future, and a call for ACTION:Correction to Notice of approved a verified notice of exemption filed by
flashing brake lights to alert trailing Exemption. Hainesport, Tunnel Hill Partners, LP (Tunnel), and
drivers that an AEB system has been New Amsterdam & Seneca Railroad Company
(NAS), for Tunnel, which owns NAS, to acquire
activated. On August 26, 2013, Hainesport control of Hainesport. Tunnel Hill Partners, LP—
Other topics raised may be addressed Industrial Railroad, LLC (Hainesport), a Acquis. of Control Exemption—Hainesport Indus.
as the agency’s experience with AEB Class III railroad, filed a verified notice R.R., FD 35942 (STB served July 16, 2015).
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Correction to Notice of Exemption. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 68618 |
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