81 FR 9576 - CSX Transportation, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Hamilton County, Ohio

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-04168

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9576-9577]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04168]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 754X)]


CSX Transportation, Inc.--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in 
Hamilton County, Ohio

    CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and 
Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over approximately a 
2.07-mile rail line on CSXT's Southern Region, Louisville Division, 
Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision, also known as the Mill Creek Branch, 
between milepost BEK 2.24 and milepost BEK 4.31 in Hamilton County, 
Ohio. (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip 
Codes 45214, 45225, and 45223. There are no stations on the Line.
    CSXT has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the 
Line for at least two years; (2) no overhead traffic needs 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 (Board) or 
with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of

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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 be effective on March 26, 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) \1\ must be 
filed by March 7, 2016.\2\ Petitions to reopen must be filed by March 
16, 2016, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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    \1\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is 
currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
    \2\ Because this is a discontinue proceeding and not an 
abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking and public use 
conditions are not appropriate. Because there will be an 
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 
CSXT's representative: Louis E. Gitomer, Law Offices of Louis E. 
Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204.
    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: February 22, 2016.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Tia Delano,
Clearance Clerk.
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prepare for the fortieth session of the related to the IMO may be found at: exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
International Maritime Organization’s www.uscg.mil/imo. may be filed at any time. The filing of
(IMO) Facilitation Committee to be held Dated: February 12, 2016. a petition to revoke will not
at the IMO Headquarters, United Jonathan Burby,
automatically stay the effectiveness of
Kingdom, April 4–8, 2016. the exemption. Petitions for stay must
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean
The agenda items to be considered and Polar Affairs, Department of State .
be filed no later than March 3, 2016 (at
include: least seven days before the exemption
[FR Doc. 2016–04048 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am]
—Adoption of the agenda; report on becomes effective).
BILLING CODE 4710–09–P
credentials An original and 10 copies of all
—Decisions of other IMO bodies pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
—Consideration and adoption of 35993, must be filed with the Surface
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
proposed amendments to the
Convention [Docket No. FD 35993] Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
—Comprehensive review of the FAL addition, one copy of each pleading
Convention Grenada Railroad, LLC—Lease and must be served on John D. Heffner,
—Application of single-window concept Operation Exemption—Illinois Central Strasburger & Price, LLP, 1025
—Requirements for access to, or Railroad Company Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 717,
electronic versions of, certificates and Washington, DC 20036.
Grenada Railroad, LLC (Grenada
documents, including record books According to Grenada Railroad, this
Railroad), a Class III rail carrier, has
required to be carried on ships action is categorically excluded from
filed a verified notice of exemption
—Measures to protect the safety of environmental review under 49 CFR
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from
persons rescued at sea 1105.6(c).
Illinois Central Railroad Company Board decisions and notices are
—Consideration and analysis of reports (Illinois Central),1 and to operate
and information on persons rescued at available on our Web site at
approximately 2.5 miles of rail line WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
sea and stowaways between milepost 703.8 and milepost
—Guidelines on the facilitation aspects 706.3, including but not limited to any Decided: February 22, 2016.
of protecting the maritime transport sidings, yard tracks, yard leads or By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
network from cyberthreats ancillary tracks, switches, signals, Director, Office of Proceedings.
—Guidelines on minimum training and crossings, structures, bridges, together Tia Delano,
education for mooring personnel with land upon which said tracks are Clearance Clerk.
—Review of the ICAO/IMO publication situated, in Canton, Miss. [FR Doc. 2016–04015 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am]
on International signs to provide Grenada Railroad currently holds BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
guidance to persons at airports and authority to operate within the State of
marine terminals Mississippi pursuant to a 15-year lease/
—Technical cooperation activities purchase and operating agreement SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
related to facilitation of maritime executed on June 23, 2015.2 The
traffic [Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 754X)]
purpose of this transaction is to
—Relations with other organizations facilitate an agreement between Grenada
—Application of the Committee’s CSX Transportation, Inc.—
Railroad and Illinois Central for Discontinuance of Service
Guidelines Grenada Railroad to provide improved
—Work programme Exemption—in Hamilton County, Ohio
service to Barnett Phillips Lumber Co.,
—Election of Chairman and Vice- a shipper located in Canton. CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) filed
Chairman for 2017 Grenada Railroad states that there are a verified notice of exemption under 49
—Any other business no agreements applicable to the line CFR part 1152 subpart F—Exempt
—Consideration of the report of the imposing any interchange Abandonments and Discontinuances of
Committee on its fortieth session commitments. Service to discontinue service over
Members of the public may attend The transaction may be consummated approximately a 2.07-mile rail line on
this meeting up to the seating capacity on or after March 10, 2016, the effective CSXT’s Southern Region, Louisville
of the room. To facilitate the building date of the exemption (30 days after the Division, Cincinnati Terminal
security process, and to request verified notice of exemption was filed). Subdivision, also known as the Mill
reasonable accommodation, those who Grenada Railroad certifies that its Creek Branch, between milepost BEK
plan to attend should contact the projected annual revenues as a result of 2.24 and milepost BEK 4.31 in Hamilton
meeting coordinator, Mr. David Du this transaction will not exceed $5 County, Ohio. (the Line). The Line
Pont, by email at David.A.DuPont@ million or result in the creation of a traverses United States Postal Service
uscg.mil, or by phone at (202) 372–1497, Class II or Class I rail carrier. Zip Codes 45214, 45225, and 45223.
not later than March 15, 2016. Requests If the verified notice contains false or There are no stations on the Line.
made after March 15, 2016 might not be misleading information, the exemption CSXT has certified that: (1) No local
able to be accommodated. In the case of is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the traffic has moved over the Line for at
inclement weather where the U.S. least two years; (2) no overhead traffic
Federal Government is closed or 1 Illinois Central is a subsidiary of the Canadian
needs to be rerouted over other lines; (3)
National Railway.
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delayed, a public meeting may be 2 Ill. Co. R.R.—Lease & Operation Exemption—N.
no formal complaint filed by a user of
conducted virtually by calling (202) Cent. Miss. Reg’l R.R. Auth. & Grenada Ry., FD
rail service on the Line (or by a state or
475–4000 or 1–855–475–2447, 35940 (STB served July 9, 2015). Grenada Railroad local government entity acting on behalf
Participant code: 887 809 72. The was formerly known as Illinois Company Rail Road, of such user) regarding cessation of
meeting coordinator will confirm LLC. In a letter filed on July 14, 2015, the Board service over the Line is pending either
was notified of the name change. Grenada Railroad
whether the virtual public meeting will is indirectly owned by Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC,
with the Surface Transportation Board
be utilized. Additional information through its wholly owned, noncarrier subsidiary, (Board) or with any U.S. District Court
regarding this and other public meetings Permian Basin Railways. or has been decided in favor of

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complainant within the two-year period; DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
1105.12 (newspaper publication) and 49 Federal Aviation Administration through Friday, except Federal holidays.
CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to [Summary Notice No. PE–2016–0025] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
governmental agencies) have been met. Ngo (202) 267–4264, Office of
As a condition to this exemption, any Petition for Exemption; Summary of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
employee adversely affected by the Petition Received; SEESPAN, Inc. Administration, 800 Independence
discontinuance of service shall be Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591.
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
protected under Oregon Short Line This notice is published pursuant to
Administration (FAA), DOT.
Railroad—Abandonment Portion 14 CFR 11.85.
ACTION: Notice.
Goshen Branch Between Firth & Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19,
Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville SUMMARY: This notice contains a 2016.
Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To summary of a petition seeking relief Dale A. Bouffiou,
address whether this condition from specified requirements of Title 14 Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking.
adequately protects affected employees, of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
Petition for Exemption
a petition for partial revocation under purpose of this notice is to improve the
49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. public’s awareness of, and participation Docket No.: FAA–2015–1571
in, the FAA’s exemption process. Petitioner: SEESPAN, Inc.
Provided no formal expression of Neither publication of this notice nor Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 61.23(a)
intent to file an offer of financial the inclusion or omission of information and (c), 61.101(e)(4) and (5), 61.113(a),
assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued in the summary is intended to affect the 61.315(a), 91.7(a), 91.119(c), 91.121,
rail service has been received, this legal status of the petition or its final 91.151(a)(1), 91.405(a), 91.407(a)(1),
exemption will be effective on March disposition. 91.409(a), and 91.417(a) and (b)
26, 2016, unless stayed pending Description of Relief Sought: The
DATES: Comments on this petition must
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do petitioner requests to operate a small
identify the petition docket number and
not involve environmental issues and unmanned aircraft system over land
must be received on or before March 16,
formal expressions of intent to file an and/or water to photograph sporting
2016.
OFA to subsidize continued rail service events, entertainment and news
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified gathering events for the general public
under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 1 must be
by docket number FAA–2015–1571 and purchase by sports, entertainment,
filed by March 7, 2016.2 Petitions to
using any of the following methods: and media organizations.
reopen must be filed by March 16, 2016,
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
with the Surface Transportation Board, http://www.regulations.gov and follow
[FR Doc. 2016–03983 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am]
395 E Street SW., Washington, DC the online instructions for sending your BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
20423–0001. comments electronically.
A copy of any petition filed with the • Mail: Send comments to Docket DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Board should be sent to CSXT’s Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
representative: Louis E. Gitomer, Law Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Federal Aviation Administration
Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, LLC, 600 Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC [Summary Notice No. PE–2016–0022]
MD 21204. 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take Petition for Exemption; Summary of
If the verified notice contains false or Petition Received; M3 Consulting
comments to Docket Operations in
misleading information, the exemption Group, LLC
Room W12–140 of the West Building
is void ab initio. Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Board decisions and notices are AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
Administration (FAA), DOT.
available on our Web site at a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ Friday, except Federal holidays. ACTION: Notice.

Decided: February 22, 2016. • Fax: Fax comments to Docket SUMMARY: This notice contains a
Operations at 202–493–2251. summary of a petition seeking relief
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. from specified requirements of Title 14
Director, Office of Proceedings.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
Tia Delano, public to better inform its rulemaking purpose of this notice is to improve the
Clearance Clerk. process. DOT posts these comments, public’s awareness of, and participation
[FR Doc. 2016–04168 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] without edit, including any personal in, the FAA’s exemption process.
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P information the commenter provides, to Neither publication of this notice nor
http://www.regulations.gov, as the inclusion or omission of information
described in the system of records in the summary is intended to affect the
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can legal status of the petition or its final
be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ disposition.
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1 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
privacy.
fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR Docket: Background documents or DATES: Comments on this petition must
1002.2(f)(25). identify the petition docket number and
2 Because this is a discontinue proceeding and
comments received may be read at
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. must be received on or before March 16,
not an abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking 2016.
and public use conditions are not appropriate.
Follow the online instructions for
Because there will be an environmental review accessing the docket or go to the Docket ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
during abandonment, this discontinuance does not Operations in Room W12–140 of the by docket number FAA–2015–4248
require an environmental review. West Building Ground Floor at 1200 using any of the following methods:

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 9576