82_FR_18414 82 FR 18341 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors

82 FR 18341 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 73 (April 18, 2017)

Page Range18341-18341
FR Document2017-07916

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 73 (Tuesday, April 18, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 18341]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07916]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of 
Directors

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors 
meeting.

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TIME AND DATE:  The meeting will be held on April 28, 2017, from 1:00 
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

PLACE:  The meetings will be open to the public at the Hampton Inn, 
3398 Piedmont Rd. NE., Atlanta, GA 30305, and via conference call. 
Those not attending the meetings in person may call 1-877-422-1931, 
passcode 2855443940, to listen and participate in the meetings.

STATUS:  Open to the public, however, the Board may vote to close 
portions of the meeting to the public to deliberate on matters 
involving confidential commercial or financial information.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:  The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board 
of Directors (the Board) will continue its work in developing and 
implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement and to 
that end, may consider matters properly before the Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified 
Carrier Registration Board of Directors at (505) 827-4565.

    Issued on: April 14, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-07916 Filed 4-14-17; 4:15 pm]
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                                                consummation of the control                             transaction is exempt from the historic               and Agreement and to that end, may
                                                transaction. (Pet. 10–11.) New York                     reporting requirements under 49 CFR                   consider matters properly before the
                                                Dock requires a railroad to give notice                 1105.8(b)(3) because it will not                      Board.
                                                of ‘‘proposed changes to be effected by                 substantially change the level of                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
                                                [a] transaction’’ when a railroad is                    maintenance of railroad properties.                   Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified
                                                ‘‘contemplating a change or changes in                     It is ordered:                                     Carrier Registration Board of Directors at
                                                its operations, services, facilities, or                   1. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board                (505) 827–4565.
                                                equipment as a result of a transaction’’                exempts GWI’s acquisition of control of
                                                                                                                                                                Issued on: April 14, 2017.
                                                that may affect employees. 360 I.C.C. at                AWT and HOG from the prior approval
                                                77. The requirement under New York                      requirements of sections 11323–24                     Larry W. Minor,
                                                Dock to provide such notice presumes,                   subject to the employee protective                    Associate Administrator, Office of Policy,
                                                however, that the carrier is capable of                 conditions in New York Dock Railway—                  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
                                                making a ‘‘full and adequate statement’’                Control—Brooklyn Eastern District                     [FR Doc. 2017–07916 Filed 4–14–17; 4:15 pm]
                                                of the expected labor changes before the                Terminal, 360 I.C.C. 60 (1979).                       BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
                                                transaction is consummated. Norfolk S.                     2. GWI must adhere to its statement
                                                Ry—Joint Control & Operating/Pooling                    that existing joint line movements
                                                Agreements—Pan Am S. LLC (Pan Am                        between HOG and the GWI-affiliated                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                S.), FD 35147, slip op. at 16–17 (STB                   railroads will not be used to foreclose
                                                                                                                                                              Federal Railroad Administration
                                                served Mar. 10, 2009) (‘‘Because we see                 vertical competition over efficient joint
                                                no basis for negotiation of an                          line routes with unaffiliated carriers.               [Docket No. FRA–2017–0002–N–13]
                                                implementing agreement until                               3. Notice will be published in the
                                                Applicants decide to implement labor                    Federal Register.                                     Proposed Agency Information
                                                changes that are related to the                            4. This exemption will be effective on             Collection Activities; Comment
                                                Transaction, we will not require that                   May 18, 2017.                                         Request
                                                Applicants commence negotiations                          Decided: April 12, 2017.                            AGENCY: Federal Railroad
                                                now.’’).                                                  By the Board, Board Members Begeman,                Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
                                                   GWI states that it has not yet                       Elliott, and Miller.                                  of Transportation (DOT).
                                                determined whether or which
                                                                                                        Rena Laws-Byrum,                                      ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                employees may be adversely affected,
                                                but acknowledges that it would be                       Clearance Clerk.                                      comments.
                                                required to give 90-days’ notice and                    [FR Doc. 2017–07828 Filed 4–17–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                              SUMMARY:    Under the Paperwork
                                                negotiate before making changes in                      BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
                                                                                                                                                              Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
                                                operations, services, facilities, or                                                                          implementing regulations, FRA seeks
                                                equipment,4 but that it would not                                                                             approval of the proposed information
                                                immediately terminate or displace any                   DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          collection activity below. Before
                                                HOG covered employees as a result of                                                                          submitting this information collection
                                                the proposed transaction, and that HOG                  Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                                                                                                        Administration                                        request (ICR) to the Office of
                                                would continue to honor all current                                                                           Management and Budget (OMB) for
                                                employment terms and conditions. (Pet.                                                                        approval, FRA is soliciting public
                                                                                                        Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier
                                                10–11.) The Board will hold GWI to                                                                            comment on specific aspects of the
                                                                                                        Registration Plan Board of Directors
                                                these representations. Accordingly, GWI                                                                       activities identified below.
                                                will be required to proceed in good faith               AGENCY:  Federal Motor Carrier Safety                 DATES: Comments must be received no
                                                under the notification and negotiation                  Administration (FMCSA), DOT.                          later than June 19, 2017.
                                                provision of Article I, section 4 of the                ACTION: Notice of Unified Carrier                     ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
                                                New York Dock conditions before                         Registration Plan Board of Directors
                                                implementing employment changes, but                                                                          on the information collection activities
                                                                                                        meeting.                                              by mail to: Ms. Kim Toone, Information
                                                it need not commence those
                                                negotiations until it is capable of                                                                           Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
                                                                                                        TIME AND DATE:  The meeting will be
                                                making a full and adequate statement of                                                                       Information Technology, RAD–20,
                                                                                                        held on April 28, 2017, from 1:00 p.m.
                                                the expected changes. See Pan Am S.,                                                                          Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
                                                                                                        to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
                                                FD 35147, slip op. at 16–17. See also                                                                         New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35,
                                                                                                        PLACE: The meetings will be open to the               Washington, DC 20590. Commenters
                                                Genesee & Wyo., Inc.—Acquis. of                         public at the Hampton Inn, 3398
                                                Control Exemption—Providence &                                                                                requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt
                                                                                                        Piedmont Rd. NE., Atlanta, GA 30305,                  of their respective comments must
                                                Worcester R.R., FD 36064, slip op at 7                  and via conference call. Those not
                                                (STB served Dec. 16, 2016).                                                                                   include a self-addressed stamped
                                                                                                        attending the meetings in person may                  postcard stating, ‘‘Comments on OMB
                                                Environmental and Historical Reporting                  call 1–877–422–1931, passcode                         Control Number 2130–XXXX,’’ and
                                                                                                        2855443940, to listen and participate in              should also include the title of the ICR.
                                                  This transaction is categorically                     the meetings.
                                                excluded from environmental review                                                                            Alternatively, comments may be faxed
                                                                                                        STATUS: Open to the public, however,                  to (202) 493–6216 or (202) 493–6497, or
                                                under 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(2)(i) because it
                                                will not result in any significant change               the Board may vote to close portions of               emailed to Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@
                                                                                                        the meeting to the public to deliberate               dot.gov. Please refer to the assigned
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                                                in carrier operations. Similarly, the
                                                                                                        on matters involving confidential                     OMB control number in any
                                                  4 GWI states that none of HOG’s 15 current            commercial or financial information.                  correspondence submitted. FRA will
                                                employees are subject to collective bargaining          MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The                         summarize comments received in
                                                agreements, and thus there are no unions with           Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board               response to this notice in a subsequent
                                                which to negotiate implementing agreements. (Id. at
                                                10.) The Board notes that GWI will still be required
                                                                                                        of Directors (the Board) will continue its            notice and include them in its
                                                to complete any New York Dock negotiations              work in developing and implementing                   information collection submission to
                                                directly with affected HOG employees.                   the Unified Carrier Registration Plan                 OMB for approval.


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Document Created: 2017-04-18 00:00:13
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on April 28, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
ContactMr. Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified Carrier Registration Board of Directors at (505) 827-4565.
FR Citation82 FR 18341 

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