82_FR_19863 82 FR 19782 - The Indiana Rail Road Company-Amended Trackage Rights Exemption-CSX Transportation, Inc.

82 FR 19782 - The Indiana Rail Road Company-Amended Trackage Rights Exemption-CSX Transportation, Inc.

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 81 (April 28, 2017)

Page Range19782-19782
FR Document2017-08632

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 81 (Friday, April 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 81 (Friday, April 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 19782]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08632]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 35283 (Sub-No. 1)]


The Indiana Rail Road Company--Amended Trackage Rights 
Exemption--CSX Transportation, Inc.

    Pursuant to a written Supplemental Agreement, dated February 16, 
2017, The Indiana Rail Road Company (INRD) seeks to acquire 
approximately 30.6 miles of limited and amended overhead trackage 
rights from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT),\1\ between the INRD-CSXT 
connection near INRD's Senate Avenue Yard and CSXT's Avon Yard in 
Indianapolis, Ind. INRD presently holds overhead trackage rights over 
the subject lines, which it can utilize in conjunction with specified 
categories of traffic.\2\ INRD states that the proposed transaction 
would amend those existing trackage rights to allow INRD to handle 
interchange traffic between CSXT and Louisville & Indiana Railroad 
Company in intermediate switching service.
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    \1\ INRD is indirectly controlled by CSXT and operates as an 
independent Class II rail carrier.
    \2\ Pursuant to an August 22, 1996 trackage rights agreement and 
a September 1, 2009 Supplemental Agreement between INRD and CSXT, 
INRD holds trackage rights over several CSXT line segments in the 
Indianapolis terminal for the purpose of handling certain limited 
categories of overhead traffic. See Ind. R.R.--Trackage Rights 
Exemption--CSX Transp., Inc., FD 35283 (STB served Sept. 3, 2009); 
Ind. R.R.--Trackage Rights Exemption--Consol. Rail Corp., FD 33380 
(STB served Apr. 30, 1997).
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    The additional restricted overhead trackage rights to be acquired 
are over the following CSXT line segments: (1) Between the INRD-CSXT 
connection south of INRD's Senate Avenue Yard at milepost QIB 5.3 and 
the Hamilton Connection at milepost QIB 9.0, a distance of 
approximately 3.7 miles; (2) over CSXT's Hamilton Connection between 
milepost QIB 9.0 and milepost BD 122.0, a distance of approximately 0.5 
miles; (3) between milepost BD 122.0 and milepost QS 12.5 at CP AN near 
the west end of Avon Yard, a distance of approximately 14.4 miles, with 
two milepost equations where milepost BD 123.7 = milepost QI 283.7 and 
milepost QI 283.9 = milepost QS 0.0; (4) between milepost QSC 0.7 at CP 
IJ and milepost QSC 8.6 at CP South Hunt, a distance of approximately 
7.9 miles, connecting at both ends with Line Segment #3; (5) between 
milepost QSL 1.7 at CP Dale and milepost QSL 0.0 at CP IU, a distance 
of approximately 1.7 miles, connecting Line Segment #1 to Line Segment 
#3; and (6) between milepost QSS 106.9 at Belt Crossing and milepost 
QSS 109.3 at CP IU, a distance of approximately 2.4 miles, connecting 
Line Segment #1 to Line Segment #3.
    The earliest this transaction may be consummated is May 13, 2017, 
the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice 
of exemption was filed).
    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
& Western Railway--Trackage Rights--Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 
I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Railway--Lease & 
Operate--California Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). 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 by May 5, 2017 (at least seven days before the exemption 
becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
35283 (Sub-No. 1), must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 
395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of 
each pleading must be served on Thomas J. Litwiler, 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.GOV.''

    Decided: April 25, 2017.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Raina S. Contee,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017-08632 Filed 4-27-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

19782 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 81 / Friday, April 28, 2017 / Notices —Carriage of cargoes and containers meetings may be found at: Hunt, a distance of approximately 7.9 (report of the third session of the Sub- www.uscg.mil/imo. miles, connecting at both ends with Committee) Line Segment #3; (5) between milepost Jonathan W. Burby, —Pollution prevention and response QSL 1.7 at CP Dale and milepost QSL (report of the fourth session of the Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of State. 0.0 at CP IU, a distance of Sub-Committee) approximately 1.7 miles, connecting [FR Doc. 2017–08552 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am] —Human element, training and watch Line Segment #1 to Line Segment #3; keeping (report of the fourth session BILLING CODE 4710–09–P and (6) between milepost QSS 106.9 at of the Sub-Committee) Belt Crossing and milepost QSS 109.3 at —Navigation, communications, search CP IU, a distance of approximately 2.4 and rescue (report of the fourth SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD miles, connecting Line Segment #1 to session of the Sub-Committee) [Docket No. FD 35283 (Sub-No. 1)] Line Segment #3. —Ship systems and equipment (report of the fourth session of the Sub- The Indiana Rail Road Company— The earliest this transaction may be Committee) Amended Trackage Rights consummated is May 13, 2017, the —Capacity building for the Exemption—CSX Transportation, Inc. effective date of the exemption (30 days implementation of new measures after the verified notice of exemption —Formal safety assessment Pursuant to a written Supplemental was filed). —Piracy and armed robbery against Agreement, dated February 16, 2017, The Indiana Rail Road Company (INRD) As a condition to this exemption, any ships employees affected by the trackage —Unsafe mixed migration by sea seeks to acquire approximately 30.6 miles of limited and amended overhead rights will be protected by the —Implementation of instruments and conditions imposed in Norfolk & related matters trackage rights from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT),1 between Western Railway—Trackage Rights— —Relations with other organizations Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 —Committee’s organization and method the INRD–CSXT connection near INRD’s Senate Avenue Yard and CSXT’s Avon (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast of work Yard in Indianapolis, Ind. INRD Railway—Lease & Operate—California —Work program —Any other business presently holds overhead trackage rights Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). —Consideration of the report of the over the subject lines, which it can This notice is filed under 49 CFR Committee on its ninety-eighth utilize in conjunction with specified 1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false session categories of traffic.2 INRD states that or misleading information, the the proposed transaction would amend exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to Members of the public may attend those existing trackage rights to allow this meeting up to the seating capacity revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. INRD to handle interchange traffic of the room. Upon request to the 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The between CSXT and Louisville & Indiana meeting coordinator, members of the filing of a petition to revoke will not Railroad Company in intermediate public may also participate via switching service. automatically stay the effectiveness of teleconference, up to the capacity of the The additional restricted overhead the exemption. Stay petitions must be teleconference phone line. To access the trackage rights to be acquired are over filed by May 5, 2017 (at least seven days teleconference line, participants should the following CSXT line segments: (1) before the exemption becomes call (202) 475–4000 and use Participant Between the INRD–CSXT connection effective). Code: 887 809 72. In order to ensure south of INRD’s Senate Avenue Yard at An original and 10 copies of all reasonable accommodation for all milepost QIB 5.3 and the Hamilton pleadings, referring to Docket No. 35283 meeting participants, those who plan to Connection at milepost QIB 9.0, a (Sub-No. 1), must be filed with the attend should contact the meeting distance of approximately 3.7 miles; (2) coordinator, LCDR Tiffany Duffy, by Surface Transportation Board, 395 E over CSXT’s Hamilton Connection Street SW., Washington, DC 20423– email at tiffany.a.duffy@uscg.mil, by between milepost QIB 9.0 and milepost phone at (202) 372–1376, or in writing 0001. In addition, a copy of each BD 122.0, a distance of approximately pleading must be served on Thomas J. at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE., 0.5 miles; (3) between milepost BD Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593–7509 Litwiler, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 122.0 and milepost QS 12.5 at CP AN North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, no later than May 15, 2017. Requests near the west end of Avon Yard, a made after May 15, 2017 might not be IL 60606–2832. distance of approximately 14.4 miles, able to be accommodated. with two milepost equations where Board decisions and notices are Please note that due to security milepost BD 123.7 = milepost QI 283.7 available on our Web site at considerations, two valid, government and milepost QI 283.9 = milepost QS ‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’ issued photo identifications must be 0.0; (4) between milepost QSC 0.7 at CP Decided: April 25, 2017. presented to gain entrance to the Coast IJ and milepost QSC 8.6 at CP South Guard Headquarters building. It is By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, recommended that attendees arrive to 1 INRD is indirectly controlled by CSXT and Director, Office of Proceedings. the Headquarters building no later than operates as an independent Class II rail carrier. Raina S. Contee, 30 minutes ahead of the scheduled asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2 Pursuant to an August 22, 1996 trackage rights Clearance Clerk. meeting for the security screening agreement and a September 1, 2009 Supplemental [FR Doc. 2017–08632 Filed 4–27–17; 8:45 am] Agreement between INRD and CSXT, INRD holds process. The Headquarters building is trackage rights over several CSXT line segments in BILLING CODE 4915–01–P accessible by taxi, public transportation, the Indianapolis terminal for the purpose of and privately owned conveyance (upon handling certain limited categories of overhead request). Parking in the vicinity of the traffic. See Ind. R.R.—Trackage Rights Exemption— CSX Transp., Inc., FD 35283 (STB served Sept. 3, building is extremely limited and not 2009); Ind. R.R.—Trackage Rights Exemption— guaranteed. Additional information Consol. Rail Corp., FD 33380 (STB served Apr. 30, regarding this and other SHC public 1997). 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FR Citation82 FR 19782 
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