83 FR 14539 - Illinois Central Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Hinds County, MS

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-06893
Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14539-14540]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06893]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 43 (Sub-No. 188X)]


Illinois Central Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in 
Hinds County, MS

    Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC) has filed a verified notice 
of exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon approximately 1.8 miles of rail line extending northward from 
milepost 185.15 near McNutt Street to milepost 186.95 near High Street 
in Jackson, Hinds County, Miss. (the Line). The Line traverses United 
States Postal Zip Codes 39201 and 39202.
    IC has certified that: (1) There has been no local rail traffic 
over the Line for at least two years; (2) there is no overhead traffic 
on the Line to be rerouted; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of 
a 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 either pending with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or 
with any U.S. District Court or had been decided in favor of a 
complainant within the two-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 
CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 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 abandonment 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) \1\ has been received, this exemption will 
be effective on May 3, 2018, unless stayed pending reconsideration. 
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\2\ formal 
expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\3\ 
must be filed by April 13, 2018. Petitions to reopen or requests for 
public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by April 23, 
2018, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20423-0001.\4\
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    \1\ The Board modified its OFA procedures effective July 29, 
2017. Among other things, the OFA process now requires potential 
offerors, in their formal expression of intent, to make a 
preliminary financial responsibility showing based on a calculation 
using information contained in the carrier's filing and publicly 
available information. See Offers of Financial Assistance, EP 729 
(STB served June 29, 2017); 82 FR 30,997 (July 5, 2017).
    \2\ The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on 
environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board's 
Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) in its independent 
investigation) cannot be made before the exemption's effective date. 
See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 
request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that the 
Board may take appropriate action before the exemption's effective 
date.
    \3\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which 
currently is set at $1,800. See Regulations Governing Fees for 
Servs. Performed in Connection with Licensing & Related Servs.--2017 
Update, EP 542 (Sub-No. 25), slip op. App. C at 20 (STB served July 
28, 2017).
    \4\ IC states that the Line is not suitable for any other public 
purpose and that it believes much of the Line will be subject to 
reversionary interests. (Notice 3.)
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    A copy of any petition filed with Board should be sent to IC's 
representative, Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker 
Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    IC has filed a combined environmental and historic report that 
addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment 
and historic resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) 
by April 6, 2018. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by 
writing to OEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 
20423-0001) or

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by calling OEA at (202) 245-0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired 
is available through the Federal Information Relay Service at (800) 
877-8339. Comments on environmental and historic preservation matters 
must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes available to the 
public.
    Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail 
banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent 
decision.
    Pursuant to 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), IC shall file a notice of 
consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the 
authority granted and fully abandoned the Line.
    If consummation has not been effected by IC's filing of a notice of 
consummation by April 3, 2019, and there are no legal or regulatory 
barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically 
expire.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
www.stb.gov.

    Decided: March 28, 2018.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Marline Simeon,
Clearance Clerk.
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California, from on or about May 6, also known as Milli Muslim League abandonment of service shall be
2018, until on or about September 9, Pakistan, also known as MML. protected under Oregon Short Line
2018, and at possible additional Therefore, pursuant to Section 219(b) Railroad—Abandonment Portion
exhibitions or venues yet to be of the INA, as amended (8 U.S.C. Goshen Branch Between Firth &
determined, is in the national interest. 1189(b)), I hereby amend the Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville
I have ordered that Public Notice of designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as a Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To
these determinations be published in foreign terrorist organization to include address whether this condition
the Federal Register. the following new aliases: Tehreek-e- adequately protects affected employees,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Azadi-e-Kashmir, also known as a petition for partial revocation under
Elliot Chiu in the Office of the Legal Kashmir Freedom Movement, also 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.
Adviser, U.S. Department of State known as Tehreek Azadi Jammu and Provided no formal expression of
(telephone: 202–632–6471; email: Kashmir, also known as Tehreek-e- intent to file an offer of financial
section2459@state.gov). The mailing Azadi Jammu and Kashmir, also known assistance (OFA) 1 has been received,
address is U.S. Department of State, as TAJK, also known as Movement for this exemption will be effective on May
L/PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, Freedom of Kashmir, also known as 3, 2018, unless stayed pending
DC 20522–0505. Tehrik-i-Azadi-i Kashmir, also known as reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
Tehreek-e-Azadi-e-Jammu and Kashmir, not involve environmental issues,2
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
also known as Milli Muslim League, formal expressions of intent to file an
foregoing determinations were made OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 must
also known as Milli Muslim League
pursuant to the authority vested in me be filed by April 13, 2018. Petitions to
Pakistan, also known as MML.
by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. This determination shall be published reopen or requests for public use
985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of in the Federal Register. conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must
March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs be filed by April 23, 2018, with the
Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 Dated: March 24, 2018.
John J. Sullivan,
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
(112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–
note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority Deputy Secretary of State.
0001.4
No. 234 of October 1, 1999, and [FR Doc. 2018–06767 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am] A copy of any petition filed with
Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P Board should be sent to IC’s
August 28, 2000. representative, Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher
Dated: March 21, 2018. & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive,
Jennifer Zimdahl Galt, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational [Docket No. AB 43 (Sub-No. 188X)]
If the verified notice contains false or
and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. misleading information, the exemption
[FR Doc. 2018–06869 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am] Illinois Central Railroad Company— is void ab initio.
Abandonment Exemption—in Hinds IC has filed a combined
BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
County, MS environmental and historic report that
addresses the effects, if any, of the
Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC) abandonment on the environment and
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
has filed a verified notice of exemption historic resources. OEA will issue an
[Public Notice: 10376]
under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F— environmental assessment (EA) by April
Exempt Abandonments to abandon 6, 2018. Interested persons may obtain
In the Matter of the Amendment of the approximately 1.8 miles of rail line a copy of the EA by writing to OEA
Designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (and extending northward from milepost (Room 1100, Surface Transportation
Other Aliases) as a Foreign Terrorist 185.15 near McNutt Street to milepost Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or
Organization Pursuant to Section 219 186.95 near High Street in Jackson,
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Hinds County, Miss. (the Line). The 1 The Board modified its OFA procedures

as Amended Line traverses United States Postal Zip effective July 29, 2017. Among other things, the
Codes 39201 and 39202. OFA process now requires potential offerors, in
Based upon a review of the their formal expression of intent, to make a
IC has certified that: (1) There has preliminary financial responsibility showing based
Administrative Record assembled been no local rail traffic over the Line on a calculation using information contained in the
pursuant to Section 219 of the for at least two years; (2) there is no carrier’s filing and publicly available information.
Immigration and Nationality Act, as overhead traffic on the Line to be See Offers of Financial Assistance, EP 729 (STB
amended (8 U.S.C. 1189) (‘‘INA’’), and served June 29, 2017); 82 FR 30,997 (July 5, 2017).
rerouted; (3) no formal complaint filed 2 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
in consultation with the Attorney by a user of a rail service on the Line decision on environmental issues (whether raised
General and the Secretary of the (or by a state or local government entity by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
Treasury, I have concluded that there is acting on behalf of such user) regarding Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation)
a sufficient factual basis to find that the cessation of service over the Line is cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5
following are aliases of Lashkar-e- either pending with the Surface I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should
Tayyiba (and other aliases): Tehreek-e- Transportation Board (Board) or with be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may
Azadi-e-Kashmir, also known as any U.S. District Court or had been take appropriate action before the exemption’s
Kashmir Freedom Movement, also decided in favor of a complainant effective date.
3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
known as Tehreek Azadi Jammu and within the two-year period; and (4) the fee, which currently is set at $1,800. See
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Kashmir, also known as Tehreek-e- requirements at 49 CFR 1105.11 Regulations Governing Fees for Servs. Performed in
Azadi Jammu and Kashmir, also known (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 Connection with Licensing & Related Servs.—2017
as TAJK, also known as Movement for (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR Update, EP 542 (Sub-No. 25), slip op. App. C at 20
Freedom of Kashmir, also known as (STB served July 28, 2017).
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 4 IC states that the Line is not suitable for any
Tehrik-i-Azadi-i Kashmir, also known as agencies) have been met. other public purpose and that it believes much of
Tehreek-e-Azadi-e-Jammu and Kashmir, As a condition to this exemption, any the Line will be subject to reversionary interests.
also known as Milli Muslim League, employee adversely affected by the (Notice 3.)

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FR Citation		83 FR 14539