81_FR_44536 81 FR 44406 - Florida Central Railroad Company, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Lake County, Fla.

81 FR 44406 - Florida Central Railroad Company, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Lake County, Fla.

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 130 (July 7, 2016)

Page Range44406-44406
FR Document2016-16101

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 130 (Thursday, July 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 44406]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16101]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 319 (Sub-No. 5X)]


Florida Central Railroad Company, Inc.--Discontinuance of Service 
Exemption--in Lake County, Fla.

    Florida Central Railroad Company, Inc. (Florida Central), filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152, subpart F--Exempt 
Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over 
an approximately 4.4-mile portion of rail line between milepost ASD 
818.1 in Eustis, through a milepost equation at the Eustis Canal Bridge 
where milepost ASD 817.0 = milepost ASC 815.1, to the end of the line 
at milepost ASC 818.4 in Umatilla, in Lake County, Fla. (the Line).\1\ 
The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 32726 and 32784.
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    \1\ Florida Central is a Class III common carrier that operates 
approximately 64 miles of rail line in central Florida. Florida 
Central commenced operations after acquiring several lines, 
including the Line, from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT). See Fla. 
Cent. R.R.--Acquis. & Operation--Seaboard Sys. R.R., FD 30923 (ICC 
served Dec. 10, 1986). Florida Central states that, while it 
acquired the track assets comprising the Line from CSXT in 1986, 
CSXT retained ownership of the underlying right-of-way of the Line.
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    Florida Central has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved 
over the Line for at least two years; (2) there is no overhead traffic 
to be rerouted over other lines; (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 
over the Line is pending either with the Surface Transportation Board 
or 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) to subsidize continued rail service has been 
received, this exemption will become effective on August 6, 2016, 
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) 
\2\ must be filed by July 18, 2016.\3\ Petitions to reopen must be 
filed by July 27, 2016, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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    \2\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is 
currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
    \3\ Because Florida Central is seeking to discontinue service, 
not to abandon the Line, trail use/rail banking and public use 
conditions are not appropriate. Because there will be environmental 
review during abandonment, this discontinuance does not require an 
environmental review.
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to 
Florida Central's representative: Audrey L. Brodrick, Fletcher & Sippel 
LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: June 30, 2016.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Tia Delano,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-16101 Filed 7-6-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                submissions should refer to File                              Based on the most recent cost                         Transportation Board or any U.S.
                                                Number SR–ISE–2016–15 and should be                        analysis, we will adjust the fiscal year                 District Court or has been decided in
                                                submitted by July 28, 2016.                                2017 fee to $1.00 per SSN verification                   favor of a complainant within the two-
                                                  For the Commission, by the Division of                   transaction. New customers will still be                 year period; and (4) the requirements at
                                                Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated                 responsible for the one-time $5,000                      49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper
                                                authority.14                                               enrollment fee.                                          publication) and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1)
                                                Robert W. Errett,                                          DATES: The changes described above are                   (notice to governmental agencies) have
                                                Deputy Secretary.                                          effective October 1, 2016.                               been met.
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–16030 Filed 7–6–16; 8:45 am]                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                       As a condition to this exemption, any
                                                BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                     Michael Wilkins, Office of Data
                                                                                                                                                                    employee adversely affected by the
                                                                                                           Exchange and Policy Publications,
                                                                                                                                                                    discontinuance of service shall be
                                                                                                           Social Security Administration, 6401
                                                                                                           Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD                        protected under Oregon Short Line
                                                SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION                                                                                      Railroad—Abandonment Portion
                                                                                                           21235–6401, [410–966–4965], for more
                                                [Docket No. SSA–2016–0024]                                 information about the CBSV service,                      Goshen Branch Between Firth &
                                                                                                           visit our Internet site, Social Security                 Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville
                                                Consent Based Social Security                                                                                       Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To
                                                                                                           Online, at http://
                                                Number Verification (CBSV) Service                                                                                  address whether this condition
                                                                                                           www.socialsecurity.gov/cbsv.
                                                AGENCY:  Social Security Administration.                     Dated: June 30, 2016.
                                                                                                                                                                    adequately protects affected employees,
                                                ACTION: Notice of revised transaction fee                  Michael Wilkins,
                                                                                                                                                                    a petition for partial revocation under
                                                for consent based Social Security                                                                                   49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.
                                                                                                           Branch Chief, Office of Data Exchange &
                                                number verification service.                               Policy Publications.                                        Provided no formal expression of
                                                                                                           [FR Doc. 2016–16095 Filed 7–6–16; 8:45 am]               intent to file an offer of financial
                                                SUMMARY:   We provide fee-based Social
                                                Security number (SSN) verification                         BILLING CODE 4191–02–P                                   assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued
                                                service to enrolled private businesses                                                                              rail service has been received, this
                                                and government agencies who obtain a                                                                                exemption will become effective on
                                                valid, signed consent form from the                        SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD                             August 6, 2016, unless stayed pending
                                                Social Security number holder. We                                                                                   reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
                                                                                                           [Docket No. AB 319 (Sub-No. 5X)]
                                                originally published a notice                                                                                       not involve environmental issues and
                                                announcing the CBSV service in the                         Florida Central Railroad Company,                        formal expressions of intent to file an
                                                Federal Register on August 10, 2007.                       Inc.—Discontinuance of Service                           OFA to subsidize continued rail service
                                                   Based on the consent forms, we verify                   Exemption—in Lake County, Fla.                           under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 2 must be
                                                the number holders’ SSNs for the                                                                                    filed by July 18, 2016.3 Petitions to
                                                requesting party. The Privacy Act of                          Florida Central Railroad Company,
                                                                                                                                                                    reopen must be filed by July 27, 2016,
                                                1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)), section 1106 of                   Inc. (Florida Central), filed a verified
                                                                                                                                                                    with the Surface Transportation Board,
                                                the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1306)                   notice of exemption under 49 CFR part
                                                                                                           1152, subpart F—Exempt                                   395 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                and our regulation at 20 CFR 401.100,                                                                               20423–0001.
                                                establish the legal authority for us to                    Abandonments and Discontinuances of
                                                provide SSN verifications to third party                   Service to discontinue service over an                      A copy of any petition filed with the
                                                requesters based on consent.                               approximately 4.4-mile portion of rail                   Board should be sent to Florida
                                                   The CBSV process provides the                           line between milepost ASD 818.1 in                       Central’s representative: Audrey L.
                                                business community and other                               Eustis, through a milepost equation at                   Brodrick, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29
                                                government entities with consent-based                     the Eustis Canal Bridge where milepost                   North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago,
                                                SSN verifications in high volume. We                       ASD 817.0 = milepost ASC 815.1, to the                   IL 60606.
                                                developed CBSV as a user-friendly,                         end of the line at milepost ASC 818.4 in
                                                                                                                                                                       If the verified notice contains false or
                                                internet-based application with                            Umatilla, in Lake County, Fla. (the
                                                                                                                                                                    misleading information, the exemption
                                                safeguards that will protect the public’s                  Line).1 The Line traverses U.S. Postal
                                                                                                           Service Zip Codes 32726 and 32784.                       is void ab initio.
                                                information. In addition to the benefit of
                                                providing high volume, centralized SSN                        Florida Central has certified that: (1)                  Board decisions and notices are
                                                verification services to the business                      No local traffic has moved over the Line                 available on our Web site at
                                                community in a secure manner, CBSV                         for at least two years; (2) there is no                  ‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’
                                                provides us with cost and workload                         overhead traffic to be rerouted over                       Decided: June 30, 2016.
                                                management benefits.                                       other lines; (3) no formal complaint
                                                                                                                                                                      By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
                                                   New Information: To use CBSV,                           filed by a user of rail service on the Line
                                                                                                                                                                    Director, Office of Proceedings.
                                                interested parties must pay a one-time                     (or by a state or local government entity
                                                non-refundable enrollment fee of                           acting on behalf of such user) regarding                 Tia Delano,
                                                $5,000. Currently, users also pay a fee                    cessation of service over the Line is                    Clearance Clerk.
                                                of $1.40 per SSN verification transaction                  pending either with the Surface                          [FR Doc. 2016–16101 Filed 7–6–16; 8:45 am]
                                                in advance of services. We agreed to                                                                                BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
                                                calculate our costs periodically for                            1 Florida
                                                                                                                       Central is a Class III common carrier that
                                                                                                           operates approximately 64 miles of rail line in
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                                                providing CBSV services and adjust the                                                                                2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
                                                                                                           central Florida. Florida Central commenced
                                                fees as needed. We also agreed to notify                   operations after acquiring several lines, including      fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR
                                                our customers who currently use the                        the Line, from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT). See      1002.2(f)(25).
                                                                                                                                                                      3 Because Florida Central is seeking to
                                                service and allow them to cancel or                        Fla. Cent. R.R.—Acquis. & Operation—Seaboard
                                                continue using the service at the new                      Sys. R.R., FD 30923 (ICC served Dec. 10, 1986).          discontinue service, not to abandon the Line, trail
                                                                                                           Florida Central states that, while it acquired the       use/rail banking and public use conditions are not
                                                transaction fee.                                           track assets comprising the Line from CSXT in            appropriate. Because there will be environmental
                                                                                                           1986, CSXT retained ownership of the underlying          review during abandonment, this discontinuance
                                                  14 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).                             right-of-way of the Line.                                does not require an environmental review.



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