82_FR_31062 82 FR 30936 - United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, et al.; United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company, et al.

82 FR 30936 - United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, et al.; United States Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company, et al.

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 126 (July 3, 2017)

Page Range30936-30937
FR Document2017-13966

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) has approved the settlement agreement (Agreement) proposed by the United States Department of Energy and the United States Department of Defense (together, the Government) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR); prescribed the Agreement's rate update methodologies (as slightly amended), maximum revenue-to-variable cost (R/VC) ratios, and rates; dismissed NSR as a defendant in these proceedings; extinguished all of NSR's liability (including that of its predecessors and subsidiaries) for reparations; relieved NSR from any further requirement to participate in these proceedings, except in response to a properly issued subpoena under the Board's rules; and continued to hold the proceedings in abeyance pending further settlement negotiations.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 126 (Monday, July 3, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 126 (Monday, July 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-13966]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. NOR 38302S; Docket No. NOR 38376S]


United States Department of Energy and United States Department 
of Defense v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, et al.; United States 
Department of Energy and United States Department of Defense v. 
Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Company, et al.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Final Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) has approved the 
settlement agreement (Agreement) proposed by the United States 
Department of Energy and the United States Department of Defense 
(together, the Government) and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR); 
prescribed the Agreement's rate update methodologies (as slightly 
amended), maximum revenue-to-variable cost (R/VC) ratios, and rates; 
dismissed NSR as a defendant in these proceedings; extinguished all of 
NSR's liability (including that of its predecessors and subsidiaries) 
for reparations; relieved NSR from any further requirement to 
participate in these proceedings, except in response to a properly 
issued subpoena under the Board's rules; and continued to hold the 
proceedings in abeyance pending further settlement negotiations.

DATES: Effective Date: The decision is effective on July 28, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathaniel Bawcombe, (202) 245-0376. 
Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a decision served on June 28, 2017, the 
Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10704, approved the Agreement negotiated by the 
Government and NSR to settle these rate

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reasonableness complaints as between them only. The Agreement--which 
applies broadly to the nationwide movement on NSR's rail lines of 
irradiated spent fuel, parts, and constituents; spent fuel moving from 
foreign countries to the United States for disposal; empty casks; 
radioactive wastes; and buffer and escort cars--will be implemented by 
NSR tendering rate quotations to the Government pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
10721.
    In addition, the Board: (1) Uprescribed the Agreement's rate update 
methodologies (as slightly amended), maximum R/VC ratios, and rates; 
(2) dismissed NSR as a defendant in these proceedings; (3) extinguished 
all of NSR's liability (including that of its predecessors and 
subsidiaries) for reparations; (4) relieved NSR from any further 
requirement to participate in these proceedings, except in response to 
a properly issued subpoena under the Board's rules; and (5) continued 
to hold these proceedings in abeyance pending further settlement 
negotiations.
    The Board's decision is available on its Web site at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: June 26, 2017.

    By the Board, Board Members Begeman, Elliott, and Miller.
Tammy Lowery,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017-13966 Filed 6-30-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

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Mark Taplin, out Credit Available Else- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of where ..................................... 2.500 pre-register for the meeting or for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. general questions concerning the Department of State. The number assigned to this disaster meeting, contact the Bureau of [FR Doc. 2017–13933 Filed 6–30–17; 8:45 am] for physical damage is 15189B and for Educational and Cultural Affairs— BILLING CODE 4710–05–P economic injury is 15190B. Cultural Heritage Center by phone, (202) (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 632–6301, or mail: CulProp@state.gov. Number 59008) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD James E. Rivera, to section 306(e)(2) of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation [Docket No. NOR 38302S; Docket No. NOR Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance. Act (5 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), 38376S] the Acting Assistant Secretary of State [FR Doc. 2017–13916 Filed 6–30–17; 8:45 am] United States Department of Energy for Educational and Cultural Affairs BILLING CODE 8025–01–P calls a meeting of the Cultural Property and United States Department of Advisory Committee (‘‘the Committee’’). Defense v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad The Committee’s responsibilities are Company, et al.; United States DEPARTMENT OF STATE carried out in accordance with Department of Energy and United [Public Notice 10052] provisions of the Act. A portion of this States Department of Defense v. meeting will be closed to the public Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad Cultural Property Advisory Committee; pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) and Company, et al. Notice of Meeting 19 U.S.C. 2605. AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. Meeting Agenda: The Committee will AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Final Decision. review the request by the Government of ACTION: Notice of a meeting. Libya seeking import restrictions on SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation archaeological and ethnological Board (Board) has approved the SUMMARY: The Department of State is material. settlement agreement (Agreement) issuing this notice to announce the Open Session Participation: An open proposed by the United States location, date, time and agenda for the session of the meeting to receive oral Department of Energy and the United next meeting of the Cultural Property public comments on the Libya request States Department of Defense (together, Advisory Committee. will be held Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the Government) and Norfolk Southern DATES AND TIME: Wednesday, July 19 and from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. (EDT). The Thursday, July 20, 2017, 11:00 a.m. to Railway Company (NSR); prescribed the text of the Act and a public summary of Agreement’s rate update methodologies 5:00 p.m. (EDT). An open session of the the Government of Libya’s request may Cultural Property Advisory Committee (as slightly amended), maximum be found at http:// revenue-to-variable cost (R/VC) ratios, will be held on July 19, 2017, 1:00 p.m. culturalheritage.state.gov. to 2:00 p.m. (EDT). It will last and rates; dismissed NSR as a defendant If you wish to make an oral in these proceedings; extinguished all of approximately one hour. Participants presentation at the meeting, you must will participate electronically. Those NSR’s liability (including that of its request to be scheduled by the above- predecessors and subsidiaries) for who wish to participate in the open mentioned date and time, and you must session should register at http:// reparations; relieved NSR from any submit a written summary of your oral further requirement to participate in culturalheritage.state.gov, which will presentation, ensuring that it is received provide information on how to access these proceedings, except in response to no later than July 10, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. a properly issued subpoena under the the meeting no later than July 10, 2017. (EDT), via the Regulations.gov Web site Written Comments: must be received Board’s rules; and continued to hold the listed in the ‘‘Comments’’ section above. proceedings in abeyance pending no later than July 10, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. Oral comments will be limited to five (EDT). further settlement negotiations. (5) minutes to allow time for questions ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at DATES: Effective Date: The decision is from members of the Committee. All the U.S. Department of State, Annex 5, oral comments must relate specifically effective on July 28, 2017. 2200 C St. NW., Washington, DC. to matters referred to in 19 U.S.C. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Participants will join the meeting 2602(a)(1), with respect to which the Nathaniel Bawcombe, (202) 245–0376. electronically, with instructions Committee makes its findings and Assistance for the hearing impaired is provided at http://culturalheritage. recommendations. Oral presentation to available through the Federal sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES state.gov no later than July 10, 2017. the Committee may be requested but, Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 1– Comments: Methods of written due to time constraints, is not 800–877–8339. comment submission are as follows: guaranteed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a • Electronic Comments: Use http:// Written Comments: If you do not wish decision served on June 28, 2017, the www.regulations.gov, enter the docket to make oral comments but still wish to Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10704, approved DOS–2017–0028, and follow the make your views known, you may the Agreement negotiated by the prompts to submit comments. submit written comments for the Government and NSR to settle these rate VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Jun 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 126 / Monday, July 3, 2017 / Notices 30937 reasonableness complaints as between SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 4. Project Sponsor and Facility: them only. The Agreement—which addition to the actions taken on projects Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC applies broadly to the nationwide identified in the summary above and the (Susquehanna River), Wysox Township, movement on NSR’s rail lines of listings below, the following items were Bradford County, PA. Renewal of irradiated spent fuel, parts, and also presented or acted upon at the surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 constituents; spent fuel moving from business meeting: (1) Election of the mgd (peak day) (Docket No. 20130304). foreign countries to the United States for member from the Federal Government 5. Project Sponsor and Facility: disposal; empty casks; radioactive as Chair of the Commission and the Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC wastes; and buffer and escort cars—will member from the State of New York as (Wyalusing Creek), Rush Township, be implemented by NSR tendering rate the Vice Chair of the Commission for Susquehanna County, PA. Surface water quotations to the Government pursuant the period of July 1, 2017, to June 30, withdrawal of up to 0.715 mgd (peak to 49 U.S.C. 10721. 2018; (2) adoption of FY2018 Regulatory day). In addition, the Board: (1) Program Fee Schedule, effective July 1, 6. Project Sponsor and Facility: DS Uprescribed the Agreement’s rate 2017; (3) adoption of a preliminary Services of America, Inc., Clay update methodologies (as slightly FY2019 budget for the period July 1, Township, Lancaster County, PA. amended), maximum R/VC ratios, and 2018, to June 30, 2019; (4) authorization Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.028 rates; (2) dismissed NSR as a defendant to execute a treasury management mgd (30-day average) from existing Well in these proceedings; (3) extinguished services agreement with First National 4. all of NSR’s liability (including that of Bank; (5) approval/ratification of a grant 7. Project Sponsor and Facility: DS its predecessors and subsidiaries) for agreement, two contracts and a bank Services of America, Inc., Clay reparations; (4) relieved NSR from any loan payoff; (6) approval of a Township, Lancaster County, PA. further requirement to participate in rulemaking action to clarify application Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.042 these proceedings, except in response to requirements and standards for review mgd (30-day average) from existing Well a properly issued subpoena under the of projects, amend the rules dealing 5. Board’s rules; and (5) continued to hold with the mitigation of consumptive 8. Project Sponsor and Facility: these proceedings in abeyance pending uses, add a subpart to provide for Ephrata Area Joint Authority, Ephrata further settlement negotiations. registration of grandfathered projects Borough, Lancaster County, PA. The Board’s decision is available on and revise requirements dealing with Modification to request a combined its Web site at www.stb.gov. hearings and enforcement actions; (7) withdrawal limit for Well 1, Cocalico denied a request for waiver from EOG Creek, and Mountain Home Springs of Decided: June 26, 2017. 2.310 mgd (30-day average) (Docket No. By the Board, Board Members Begeman, Resources Inc.; (8) tabled a request for waiver from Middletown Borough; (9) 20110902). Elliott, and Miller. 9. Project Sponsor and Facility: Tammy Lowery, approval to extend the term of an Equipment Transport, LLC emergency certificate with Susquehanna Clearance Clerk. (Susquehanna River), Great Bend Nuclear, LLC until terminated by the [FR Doc. 2017–13966 Filed 6–30–17; 8:45 am] Township, Susquehanna County, PA. Executive Director; (10) adoption of the BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Renewal of surface water withdrawal of FY2018–2019 Water Resources Program; up to 1.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. (11) adoption of amendments to the 20130613). Comprehensive Plan for the Water 10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Kraft SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN Resources of the Susquehanna River Heinz Foods Company, Town of COMMISSION Basin; and (12) a report on delegated Campbell, Steuben County, NY. settlements with the following project Renewal of groundwater withdrawal of Actions Taken at June 16, 2017, sponsors, pursuant to SRBC Resolution up to 0.299 mgd (30-day average) from Meeting 2014–15: Albany International Corp., in Well 3 (Docket No. 19860203). the amount of $8,500; and Tanglewood 11. Project Sponsor and Facility: AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Manor, Inc., in the amount of $2,500. Commission. Mount Joy Borough Authority, Mount Project Applications Approved Joy Borough, Lancaster County, PA. ACTION: Notice. Modification to request a reduction of The Commission approved the the maximum instantaneous rate for SUMMARY: As part of its regular business following project applications: meeting held on June 16, 2017, in Well 3 from the previously approved 1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Town rate of 1,403 gpm to 778 gpm and revise Entriken, Pennsylvania, the Commission of Big Flats, Chemung County, NY. the passby to be consistent with current took the following actions: (1) Approved Groundwater withdrawal of up to 0.778 Commission policy (Docket No. or tabled the applications of certain mgd (30-day average) from Well 1–1. 20070607). The previously approved water resources projects; and (2) took 2. Project Sponsor and Facility: withdrawal rate of 1.020 mgd (30-day additional actions, as set forth in the Michael and Sandra Buhler (Bennett average) will remain unchanged. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. Branch Sinnemahoning Creek), Huston 12. Project Sponsor: P.H. Glatfelter DATES: June 16, 2017. Township, Clearfield County, PA. Company. Project Facility: Paper/Pulp ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin Renewal of surface water withdrawal of Mill and Cogen Operations (Codorus Commission, 4423 N. Front Street, up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. Creek), Spring Grove Borough, York Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788. 20130603). sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES County, PA. Renewal of surface water FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 3. Project Sponsor and Facility: withdrawal of up to 16.000 mgd (peak Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel, Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC day) (Docket No. 19860602). telephone: 717–238–0423, ext. 1312; (Susquehanna River), Mehoopany 13. Project Sponsor: P.H. Glatfelter fax: 717–238–2436; joyler@srbc.net. Township, Wyoming County, PA. Company. Project Facility: Paper/Pulp Regular mail inquiries may be sent to Renewal of surface water withdrawal of Mill and Cogen Operations, Spring the above address. See also Commission up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No. Grove Borough, York County, PA. Web site at www.srbc.net. 20130303). Renewal of consumptive water use of up VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Jun 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionFinal Decision.
DatesEffective Date: The decision is effective on July 28, 2017.
ContactNathaniel Bawcombe, (202) 245-0376. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 1-800-877-8339.
FR Citation82 FR 30936 
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