83 FR 15189 - Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in McLennan County, Tex.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 68 (April 9, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 68 (April 9, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 68 (Monday, April 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 15189-15190] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07226] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 334X)] Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in McLennan County, Tex. Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F-Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuance of Service to abandon 0.5 miles of the former Mart Line near Waco, Tex., between milepost 173.2 and milepost 173.7 near the TX 340 Loop crossing, in McLennan County, Tex. (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 76705.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ UP filed this notice simultaneously with a verified notice of exemption for discontinuance of service over a portion of rail line connected to the Line at milepost 173.7. That notice is being considered in a separate docket. See Union Pac. R.R.--Discontinuance of Serv. Exemption--in McLennan Cty., Tex., AB 33 (Sub-No. 335X) (STB served April 9, 2018). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UP has certified that: (1) No local or overhead traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) there is no need to reroute any traffic over other lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of 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 either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the two-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. [[Page 15190]] As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the abandonment 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) \2\ has been received, this exemption will be effective on May 9, 2018, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\3\ formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\4\ and interim trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by April 19, 2018. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by April 30, 2018, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \2\ 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). \3\ 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. \4\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is currently 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). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to UP's representative: Jeremy M. Berman, 1400 Douglas St., #1580, Omaha, NE 68179. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. UP 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 13, 2018. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to OEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-0001) or 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), UP 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 UP's filing of a notice of consummation by April 9, 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: April 4, 2018. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Marline Simeon, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2018-07226 Filed 4-6-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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printing in the Commission’s Public You must include the DS form immigrant visa may complete the DS–
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, number (if applicable), information 230 in lieu of the online version of the
Washington, DC 20549 on official collection title, and the OMB control application (DS–260, OMB Control
business days between the hours of number in any correspondence. Number 1405–0185). The consular
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: officer uses the information collected to
filing also will be available for • Title of Information Collection: elicit information necessary to
inspection and copying at the principal Application for Immigrant Visa and determine an applicant’s immigrant visa
office of the Exchange. All comments Alien Registration. eligibility.
received will be posted without change. • OMB Control Number: 1405–0015.
Methodology
Persons submitting comments are • Type of Request: Revision of a
cautioned that we do not redact or edit Currently Approved Collection. Applicants will complete the DS–230
personal identifying information from • Originating Office: Bureau of and submit it to a consular post. A
comment submissions. You should Consular Affairs, Visa Office (CA/VO/L/ consular officer will review the
submit only information that you wish R). application to determine whether the
to make available publicly. All • Form Number: DS–230. applicant is eligible for an immigrant
submissions should refer to File • Respondents: Applicants for Cuban visa.
Number SR–NYSE–2018–11, and Family Reunification Parole or
Edward Ramotowski,
should be submitted on or before April Immigrant Visas that are not able to use
the DS–260, where authorized by the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
30, 2018. Consular Affairs, Department of State.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Department.
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated • Estimated Number of Respondents: [FR Doc. 2018–07144 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am]
authority.11 20,000. BILLING CODE 4710–06–P
Eduardo A. Aleman,
• Estimated Number of Responses:
20,000.
Assistant Secretary.
• Average Time per Response: 125 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[FR Doc. 2018–07113 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am] minutes.
[Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 334X)]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P • Total Estimated Burden Time:
41,667 annual hours. Union Pacific Railroad Company—
• Frequency: Once per application. Abandonment Exemption—in
DEPARTMENT OF STATE • Obligation to respond: Required to
McLennan County, Tex.
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
[Public Notice: 10374] We are soliciting public comments to Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
permit the Department to: has filed a verified notice of exemption
60-day Notice of Proposed Information • Evaluate whether the proposed under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F–
Collection: Application for Immigrant information collection is necessary for Exempt Abandonments and
Visa and Alien Registration the proper functions of the Department. Discontinuance of Service to abandon
• Evaluate the accuracy of our 0.5 miles of the former Mart Line near
Notice of request for public
ACTION:
estimate of the time and cost burden for Waco, Tex., between milepost 173.2 and
comment.
this proposed collection, including the milepost 173.7 near the TX 340 Loop
SUMMARY: The Department of State is validity of the methodology and crossing, in McLennan County, Tex. (the
seeking Office of Management and assumptions used. Line). The Line traverses United States
Budget (OMB) approval for the • Enhance the quality, utility, and Postal Service Zip Code 76705.1
information collection described below. clarity of the information to be UP has certified that: (1) No local or
In accordance with the Paperwork collected. overhead traffic has moved over the
Reduction Act of 1995, we are • Minimize the reporting burden on Line for at least two years; (2) there is
requesting comments on this collection those who are to respond, including the no need to reroute any traffic over other
from all interested individuals and use of automated collection techniques lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by
organizations. The purpose of this or other forms of information a user of rail service on the Line (or by
notice is to allow 60 days for public technology. a state or local government entity acting
comment preceding submission of the Please note that comments submitted on behalf of such user) regarding
collection to OMB. in response to this Notice are public cessation of service over the Line either
record. Before including any detailed is pending with the Surface
DATES: The Department will accept
personal information, you should be Transportation Board (Board) or with
comments from the public up to June 8, aware that your comments as submitted,
2018. any U.S. District Court or has been
including your personal information, decided in favor of complainant within
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments will be available for public review. the two-year period; and (4) the
by any of the following methods:
Abstract of Proposed Collection requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c)
• Web: Persons with access to the
(environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.12
internet may comment on this notice by The Application for Immigrant Visa (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can and Alien Registration (DS–230) is used 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
search for the document by entering to collect biographical information from agencies) have been met.
‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2018–0014’’ in individuals seeking for Cuban Family
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the Search field. Then click the Reunification Parole. While this 1 UP filed this notice simultaneously with a
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete discretionary parole authority is verified notice of exemption for discontinuance of
the comment form. exercised by the Department of service over a portion of rail line connected to the
• Email: PRA_BurdenComments@ Homeland Security, an applicant must Line at milepost 173.7. That notice is being
state.gov. considered in a separate docket. See Union Pac.
demonstrate that he or she is eligible for R.R.—Discontinuance of Serv. Exemption—in
an immigrant visa. In rare McLennan Cty., Tex., AB 33 (Sub-No. 335X) (STB
11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). circumstances, an applicant for an served April 9, 2018).
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As a condition to this exemption, any Assistance for the hearing impaired is cessation of service over the Line either
employee adversely affected by the available through the Federal is pending with the Surface
abandonment shall be protected under Information Relay Service at (800) 877– Transportation Board (Board) or with
Oregon Short Line Railroad— 8339. Comments on environmental and any U.S. District Court or has been
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch historic preservation matters must be decided in favor of complainant within
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & filed within 15 days after the EA the two-year period; and (4) the
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. becomes available to the public. requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c)
91 (1979). To address whether this Environmental, historic preservation, (environmental report), 49 CFR. 1105.12
condition adequately protects affected public use, or trail use/rail banking (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR
employees, a petition for partial conditions will be imposed, where 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) appropriate, in a subsequent decision. agencies) have been met.
must be filed. Pursuant to 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), UP As a condition to this exemption, any
Provided no formal expression of shall file a notice of consummation with employee adversely affected by the
intent to file an offer of financial the Board to signify that it has exercised discontinuance of service shall be
assistance (OFA) 2 has been received, the authority granted and fully protected under Oregon Short Line
this exemption will be effective on May abandoned the Line. If consummation Railroad—Abandonment Portion
9, 2018, unless stayed pending has not been effected by UP’s filing of Goshen Branch Between Firth &
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do a notice of consummation by April 9, Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville
not involve environmental issues,3 2019, and there are no legal or Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To
formal expressions of intent to file an regulatory barriers to consummation, address whether this condition
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),4 and the authority to abandon will adequately protects affected employees,
interim trail use/rail banking requests automatically expire. a petition for partial revocation under
under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by Board decisions and notices are 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.
April 19, 2018. Petitions to reopen or available on our website at Provided no formal expression of
requests for public use conditions under WWW.STB.GOV. intent to file an offer of financial
49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by April assistance (OFA) 2 to subsidize
Decided: April 4, 2018. continued rail service has been
30, 2018, with the Surface By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, received, this exemption will be
Director, Office of Proceedings. effective on May 9, 2018, unless stayed
Washington, DC 20423–0001. Marline Simeon,
A copy of any petition filed with the pending reconsideration. Petitions to
Board should be sent to UP’s Clearance Clerk. stay that do not involve environmental
representative: Jeremy M. Berman, 1400 [FR Doc. 2018–07226 Filed 4–6–18; 8:45 am] issues and formal expressions of intent
Douglas St., #1580, Omaha, NE 68179. BILLING CODE 4915–01–P to file an OFA to subsidize continued
If the verified notice contains false or rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 3
misleading information, the exemption must be filed by April 19, 2018.4
is void ab initio. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Petitions to reopen or requests for
UP has filed a combined public use conditions under 49 CFR
[Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 335X)]
environmental and historic report that 1152.28 must be filed by April 30, 2018,
addresses the effects, if any, of the Union Pacific Railroad Company— with the Surface Transportation Board,
abandonment on the environment and Discontinuance of Service 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
historic resources. OEA will issue an Exemption—in McLennan County, Tex. 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
environmental assessment (EA) by April
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) Board should be sent to UP’s
13, 2018. Interested persons may obtain
has filed a verified notice of exemption representative: Jeremy M. Berman, 1400
a copy of the EA by writing to OEA
under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F– Douglas St., #1580, Omaha, NE 68179.
(Room 1100, Surface Transportation If the verified notice contains false or
Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or Exempt Abandonments and
Discontinuance of Service to misleading information, the exemption
by calling OEA at (202) 245–0305. is void ab initio.
discontinue service over approximately
2 The Board modified its OFA procedures 1.3 miles of the former Mart Line near Board decisions and notices are
effective July 29, 2017. Among other things, the Waco, Tex., between milepost 173.7 and available on our website at
OFA process now requires potential offerors, in milepost 175.0 near Chapel Hill Road, WWW.STB.GOV.
their formal expression of intent, to make a in McLennan County, Tex. (the Line).
preliminary financial responsibility showing based 2 The Board modified its OFA procedures
on a calculation using information contained in the The Line traverses United States Postal effective July 29, 2017. Among other things, the
carrier’s filing and publicly available information. Service Zip Code 76705.1 OFA process now requires potential offerors, in
See Offers of Financial Assistance, EP 729 (STB UP has certified that: (1) No local or their formal expression of intent, to make a
served June 29, 2017); 82 FR 30,997 (July 5, 2017). overhead traffic has moved over the preliminary financial responsibility showing based
3 The Board will grant a stay if an informed on a calculation using information contained in the
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
Line for at least two years; (2) there is carrier’s filing and publicly available information.
by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental no need to reroute any traffic over other See Offers of Financial Assistance, EP 729 (STB
Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by served June 29, 2017); 82 FR 30,997 (July 5, 2017).
cannot be made before the exemption’s effective a user of rail service on the Line (or by 3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 fee, which is currently set at $1,800. See
I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should
a state or local government entity acting Regulations Governing Fees for Servs. Performed in
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be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may on behalf of such user) regarding Connection with Licensing & Related Servs.—2017
take appropriate action before the exemption’s Update, EP 542 (Sub-No. 25), slip op. App. C at 20
effective date. 1 UP filed this notice simultaneously with a (STB served July 28, 2017).
4 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing verified notice of exemption to abandon a 0.5-mile 4 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and
fee, which is currently set at $1,800. See portion of rail line that connects with the Line at not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and
Regulations Governing Fees for Servs. Performed in milepost 173.7. That notice is being considered in public use conditions are not appropriate. Because
Connection with Licensing & Related Servs.—2017 a separate docket. See Union Pac. R.R.—Aban. there will be an environmental review during
Update, EP 542 (Sub-No. 25), slip op. App. C at 20 Exemption—in McLennan Cty., Tex., AB 33 (Sub- abandonment, this discontinuance does not require
(STB served July 28, 2017). No. 334X) (STB served April 9, 2018). environmental review.
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