82 FR 60788 - Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 245 (December 22, 2017)

Page Range		60788-60788
FR Document		2017-27634

The Board has approved the first quarter 2018 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads. A new base level for the index is calculated in the Board's decision, as the statute requires be done every five years. The first quarter 2018 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.027. The first quarter 2018 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.422. The first quarter 2018 RCAF-5 is 0.402.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2018-1)]


Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment factor.

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SUMMARY: The Board has approved the first quarter 2018 Rail Cost 
Adjustment Factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of 
American Railroads. A new base level for the index is calculated in the 
Board's decision, as the statute requires be done every five years. The 
first quarter 2018 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.027. The first quarter 2018 
RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.422. The first quarter 2018 RCAF-5 is 0.402.

DATES: Applicability Date: January 1, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pedro Ramirez, (202) 245-0333. Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Board's decision, which is available on our website, http://www.stb.gov. Copies of the decision may be purchased by contacting the 
Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at 
(202) 245-0238. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available 
through FIRS at (800) 877-8339.
    This action is categorically excluded from environmental review 
under 49 CFR 1105.6(c).

    Decided: December 18, 2017.

    By the Board, Board Members Begeman and Miller.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017-27634 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am]
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of these determinations be published in 6, 2018. The sole purpose of the SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
the Federal Register. trackage rights is to allow INRD to
[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2018–1)]
handle loaded and empty unit coal
Alyson Grunder,
trains between the Oaktown Mine and Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
the Kentucky Utilities Generating
Department of State. Station in Harrodsburg, Ky., in interline AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
[FR Doc. 2017–27619 Filed 12–21–17; 8:45 am]
service with other rail carriers. The ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment
temporary trackage rights will expire on factor.
BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
December 31, 2018.3
SUMMARY: The Board has approved the
As a condition to this exemption, any
first quarter 2018 Rail Cost Adjustment
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD employees affected by the acquisition of
Factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by
the temporary trackage rights will be
[Docket No. FD 36068 (Sub-No. 2)] the Association of American Railroads.
protected by the conditions imposed in
A new base level for the index is
Norfolk & Western Railway—Trackage
The Indiana Rail Road Company— calculated in the Board’s decision, as
Rights—Burlington Northern, Inc., 354
Temporary Trackage Rights the statute requires be done every five
I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in
Exemption—CSX Transportation, Inc. years. The first quarter 2018 RCAF
Mendocino Coast Railway—Lease &
(Unadjusted) is 1.027. The first quarter
The Indiana Rail Road Company Operate—California Western Railroad,
2018 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.422. The first
(INRD), a Class II rail carrier, has filed 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980), and any
quarter 2018 RCAF–5 is 0.402.
a verified notice of exemption under 49 employees affected by the
CFR 1180.2(d)(8) for its acquisition of discontinuance of those trackage rights DATES: Applicability Date: January 1,
limited, temporary overhead trackage will be protected by the conditions set 2018.
rights over a line of railroad of CSX out in Oregon Short Line Railroad— FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) between its Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Pedro Ramirez, (202) 245–0333. Federal
connection with CSXT at approximately Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the
CSXT milepost OZA 204.5 at Sullivan, Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. hearing impaired: (800) 877–8339.
Ind., and the connection with trackage 91 (1979). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
serving the Oaktown Mine at This notice is filed under 49 CFR Additional information is contained in
approximately CSXT milepost OZA 1180.2(d)(8). If the verified notice the Board’s decision, which is available
219.05 at Oaktown, Ind., a distance of contains false or misleading on our website, http://www.stb.gov.
approximately 14.55 miles. information, the exemption is void ab Copies of the decision may be
As explained by INRD in its notice of initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption purchased by contacting the Office of
exemption in Docket No. FD 36068, under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed Public Assistance, Governmental
pursuant to a May 15, 2008 trackage at any time. The filing of a petition to Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245–
rights agreement and two subsequent revoke will not automatically stay the 0238. Assistance for the hearing
supplements to that agreement dated effectiveness of the exemption. impaired is available through FIRS at
August 1, 2009, and November 20, 2009, (800) 877–8339.
INRD holds trackage rights over a line An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD This action is categorically excluded
of railroad of CSXT from Sullivan to from environmental review under 49
Carlisle and Oaktown, Ind.1 The 36068 (Sub-No. 2), must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E CFR 1105.6(c).
purpose of those trackage rights is to
allow INRD to handle unit coal trains Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. Decided: December 18, 2017.
from mines at Carlisle and Oaktown to In addition, a copy of each pleading By the Board, Board Members Begeman
specified destinations on INRD or other must be served on INRD’s and Miller.
railroads with which INRD representative, Thomas J. Litwiler, Jeffrey Herzig,
interchanges. In 2016, the Board Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Clearance Clerk.
authorized temporarily expanding the Dr., Ste. 920, Chicago, IL 60606–2832. [FR Doc. 2017–27634 Filed 12–21–17; 8:45 am]
existing trackage rights to allow INRD to According to INRD, this action is BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
handle loaded and empty coal trains categorically excluded from
between the Oaktown Mine and the environmental review under 49 CFR
Kentucky Utilities Generating Station in 1105.6(c) and historic reporting under DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Harrodsburg, Ky., in interline service 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(3).
with other rail carriers.2 The current Board decisions and notices are Maritime Administration
temporary trackage rights agreement is available on our website at [Docket No. MARAD 2017–0199]
scheduled to expire on December 31, ‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’
2017. INRD states that it intends to Requested Administrative Waiver of
consummate the transaction on January Decided: December 19, 2017.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
1 See Indiana R.R.—Trackage Rights Exemption— Director, Office of Proceedings. CHASIN TAIL 2; Invitation for Public
CSX Transp., Inc., FD 35328 (STB served Dec. 31,
Comments
Jeffrey Herzig,
2009); Indiana R.R.—Trackage Rights Exemption—
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

CSX Transp., Inc., FD 35287 (STB served Sept. 2, Clearance Clerk. AGENCY: Maritime Administration,
2009); Indiana R.R.—Amended Trackage Rights [FR Doc. 2017–27604 Filed 12–21–17; 8:45 am] Department of Transportation.
Exemption—CSX Transp., Inc., FD 35137 (STB ACTION: Notice.
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
served May 22, 2008, and Dec. 4, 2009).
2 Indiana R.R.—Trackage Rights Exemption—CSX
SUMMARY: The Secretary of
Transp., Inc., FD 36068 (STB served Oct. 14, 2016); 3 INRD states that, upon expiration of the

Indiana R.R.—Trackage Rights Exemption—CSX temporary trackage rights, its underlying trackage
Transportation, as represented by the
Transp., Inc., FD 36068 (Sub-No. 1) (STB served rights authorized in Docket Nos. FD 35137, FD Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
Feb. 9, 2017). 35287, and FD 35328 will remain in place. authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.-

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Approval of rail cost adjustment factor.
Dates		Applicability Date: January 1, 2018.
Contact		Pedro Ramirez, (202) 245-0333. Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877- 8339.
FR Citation		82 FR 60788