83 FR 58675 - North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority-Continuance in Control Exemption

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 224 (November 20, 2018)

Page Range		58675-58675
FR Document		2018-25318

The Board is granting an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority (NCMRRA), a noncarrier, to continue in control of Grenada Railway, LLC (GRYR), a Class III carrier owned and controlled by NCMRRA, when NCMRRA becomes a Class III rail carrier in a related transaction involving its acquisition of a 21.7- mile rail line in Holmes and Attala Counties, Miss., currently owned by the Mississippi Department of Transportation.\1\ After the consummation of the acquisition transaction, NCMRRA and GRYR will exist as separately managed and maintained entities within the same corporate family, and will connect at or near Aberdeen Junction, Miss. Because all of the carriers involved are Class III carriers, the continuance- in-control exemption is not subject to labor protective conditions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 58675]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25318]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36234]


North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority--
Continuance in Control Exemption

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

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SUMMARY: The Board is granting an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from 
the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-25 for North Central 
Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority (NCMRRA), a noncarrier, to 
continue in control of Grenada Railway, LLC (GRYR), a Class III carrier 
owned and controlled by NCMRRA, when NCMRRA becomes a Class III rail 
carrier in a related transaction involving its acquisition of a 21.7-
mile rail line in Holmes and Attala Counties, Miss., currently owned by 
the Mississippi Department of Transportation.\1\ After the consummation 
of the acquisition transaction, NCMRRA and GRYR will exist as 
separately managed and maintained entities within the same corporate 
family, and will connect at or near Aberdeen Junction, Miss. Because 
all of the carriers involved are Class III carriers, the continuance-
in-control exemption is not subject to labor protective conditions.
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    \1\ See N. Cent. Miss. Reg'l R.R. Auth.--Acquis. & Operation 
Exemption--Miss. Dep't of Transp., FD 36182 (STB served Nov. 20, 
2018).

DATES: This exemption will be effective on December 4, 2018. Petitions 
to stay must be filed by November 27, 2018. Petitions to reopen must be 
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filed by December 10, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring 
to Docket No. FD 36234, to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading 
must be served on William A. Mullins, Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Fancher, (202) 245-0355. Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Board's decision served on November 20, 2018, which is available on our 
website, www.stb.gov.

    Decided: November 15, 2018.

    By the Board, Board Members Begeman and Miller.
Brendetta Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2018-25318 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am]
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This notice will be published in the acquire and operate the Kosciusko Line U.S.C. 11323–25 for North Central
Federal Register. upon the effective date established by Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority
the Board. NCMRRA states that the (NCMRRA), a noncarrier, to continue in
Farhan H. Akhtar,
transaction does not include any control of Grenada Railway, LLC
Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of Global
Change, Department of State.
interchange commitments that prohibit (GRYR), a Class III carrier owned and
NCMRRA from interchanging traffic controlled by NCMRRA, when
[FR Doc. 2018–25330 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]
with a third party or limit NCMRRA’s NCMRRA becomes a Class III rail carrier
BILLING CODE 4710–09–P
ability to interchange with a third party. in a related transaction involving its
NCMRRA certifies that its projected acquisition of a 21.7-mile rail line in
annual revenues will not exceed those Holmes and Attala Counties, Miss.,
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD that would qualify it as a Class III carrier currently owned by the Mississippi
[Docket No. FD 36182] and that the projected annual revenues
Department of Transportation.1 After
of NCMRRA will not exceed $5 million
North Central Mississippi Regional the consummation of the acquisition
as a result of this transaction. The
Railroad Authority—Acquisition and transaction, NCMRRA and GRYR will
transaction may be consummated on or
Operation Exemption—Mississippi after December 4, 2018, the effective exist as separately managed and
Department of Transportation date of the exemption, consistent with maintained entities within the same
the timetable specified in 49 CFR corporate family, and will connect at or
North Central Mississippi Regional near Aberdeen Junction, Miss. Because
Railroad Authority (NCMRRA), a 1150.32(b).
If the verified notice contains false or all of the carriers involved are Class III
noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of carriers, the continuance-in-control
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption is not subject to labor
acquire and operate a 21.70-mile rail
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) protective conditions.
line owned by the Mississippi
Department of Transportation (MSDOT) may be filed at any time. The filing of DATES: This exemption will be effective
that extends from milepost H–0.20 (at a petition to revoke will not on December 4, 2018. Petitions to stay
Aberdeen Junction) to milepost H–21.90 automatically stay the effectiveness of
must be filed by November 27, 2018.
(at Kosciusko), in Holmes and Attala the exemption. Petitions for stay must
Petitions to reopen must be filed by
Counties, Miss. (Kosciusko Line).1 be filed no later than November 27,
2018. An original and 10 copies of all December 10, 2018.
NCMRRA states that it will become a
rail carrier through this acquisition. The pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10
transaction is related to a petition for 36182, must be filed with the Surface copies of all pleadings, referring to
exemption in North Central Mississippi Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Docket No. FD 36234, to: Surface
Regional Railroad Authority & Grenada Washington, DC 20423–0001. In Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Railway—Continuance in Control addition, one copy of each pleading Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
Exemption, Docket No. FD 36234, in must be served on William A. Mullins, addition, one copy of each pleading
which NCMRRA seeks to continue in Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania must be served on William A. Mullins,
control of Grenada Railway, LLC Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania
(GRYR), a Class III carrier owned and 20037. Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC
controlled by NCMRRA, once NCMRRA According to NCMRRA, this action is
20037.
becomes a rail carrier.2 categorically excluded from
NCMRRA states that it has reached an environmental review under 49 CFR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
agreement with MSDOT for NCMRRA to 1105.6(c) and from historic reporting Sarah Fancher, (202) 245–0355. Federal
requirements under 49 CFR Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the
1 NCMRRA states that MSDOT purchased the rail 1105.8(b)(1). hearing impaired: (800) 877–8339.
line previously owned by Illinois Central Railroad Board decisions and notices are
Company (IC), by filing an offer of financial available on our website at www.stb.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
assistance after IC filed for authority to abandon the Additional information is contained in
rail line. See Ill. Cent. R.R.—Aban.—Between Decided: November 15, 2018.
Aberdeen Junction & Kosciusko, in Holmes & Attala
the Board’s decision served on
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting November 20, 2018, which is available
Ctys., Miss., AB 43 (Sub-No. 163) (STB served Apr.
Director, Office of Proceedings.
17, 1997). on our website, www.stb.gov.
2 NCMRRA and GRYR initially sought Jeffrey Herzig,
authorization for NCMRRA to continue in control Clearance Clerk. Decided: November 15, 2018.
of both rail carriers pursuant to a verified notice of By the Board, Board Members Begeman
[FR Doc. 2018–25317 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]
exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) for a
and Miller.
transaction within a corporate family. See N. Cent. BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
Miss. Reg’l R.R. Auth.—Acquis. & Operation Brendetta Jones,
Exemption—Miss. Dep’t of Transp. (October 12 Clearance Clerk.
Decision), FD 36182 et al. (STB served Oct. 12,
2018). In the October 12 Decision, the Board
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [FR Doc. 2018–25318 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]
rejected the corporate family exemption as an [Docket No. FD 36234] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
inappropriate mechanism for obtaining the requisite
continuance in control authority and directed
NCMRRA to file a petition for exemption if it
North Central Mississippi Regional
wished to do so. The notice of exemption in this Railroad Authority—Continuance in
proceeding was held in abeyance and its effective Control Exemption
date postponed until further Board order.
NCMRRA filed a petition for a continuance in AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
control exemption on October 19, 2018. The Board ACTION: Notice of exemption.
is serving a decision today granting that petition.
See N. Cent. Miss. Reg’l R.R. Auth.—Continuance in
SUMMARY: The Board is granting an 1 See N. Cent. Miss. Reg’l R.R. Auth.—Acquis. &
Control Exemption, FD 36234 (STB served Nov. 20,
2018). That decision also takes this proceeding out exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from Operation Exemption—Miss. Dep’t of Transp., FD
of abeyance. Id. the prior approval requirements of 49 36182 (STB served Nov. 20, 2018).

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of exemption.
Dates		This exemption will be effective on December 4, 2018. Petitions to stay must be filed by November 27, 2018. Petitions to reopen must be
Contact		Sarah Fancher, (202) 245-0355. Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877- 8339.
FR Citation		83 FR 58675