Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
| Published date | 21 December 2018 |
| Record Number | 2018-27750 |
| Court | Surface Transportation Board |
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 245 / Friday, December 21, 2018 / Notices
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FGA filed a confidential version of the freight
operating agreement with its notice of exemption to
be kept confidential by the Board under 49 CFR
1104.14(a) without need for the filing of an
accompanying motion for protective order under 49
CFR 1104.14(b).
Baldwin, Fla., at or near CSXT milepost
SP 653.3, and Chattahoochee, Fla., at or
near CSXT milepost SP 842.5; (2) the
P&A Subdivision between
Chattahoochee, at or near CSXT
milepost 00K810.7, and Pensacola, Fla.,
at or near CSXT milepost 00K651.0; and
(3) portions of the Bainbridge
Subdivision between Tallahassee, Fla.,
at or near CSXT milepost SLC 52.0, and
Attapulgus, Ga., at or near CSXT
milepost SLC 79.0 (collectively, the
‘‘Lines’’).
As part of this transaction, CSXT will
retain limited overhead trackage rights
only for the movement of certain CSXT
freight traffic, in CSXT’s trains,
locomotives, cars, and equipment with
CSXT’s own crews over the following
segments of the Lines: (1) The
Tallahassee Subdivision between the
connection with CSXT at Baldwin, at or
near CSXT milepost SP 653.3 and
Chattahoochee, at or near CSXT
milepost SP 842.5; and (2) the P&A
Subdivision between Chattahoochee, at
or near CSXT milepost 00K810.7, and
the connection with CSXT at Pensacola,
at or near CSXT milepost 00K 651.0. In
addition, FGA will acquire trackage
rights to operate its trains, locomotives,
cars and equipment with its own crews,
solely for the purposes of conducting
interchange with CSXT, on the
following segments of CSXT rail lines:
(1) CSXT milepost 00K651.0 to milepost
00K 649.0, near Pensacola; and (2)
CSXT milepost SP 653.3 to milepost S
653.0, near Baldwin.
This transaction is related to a
concurrently filed verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) in
RailUSA, LLC & American Rail Partners,
LLC—Continuance in Control
Exemption—Florida Gulf & Atlantic
Railroad, LLC, Docket No. FD 36248, in
which RailUSA, LLC, and American
Rail Partners, LLC, the direct owner and
indirect owner of FGA, respectively,
seek Board approval to continue in
control of FGA upon FGA’s becoming a
Class III rail carrier.
As required under 49 CFR
1150.33(h)(1), FGA has disclosed in its
verified notice that the freight operating
agreement between FGA and CSXT
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contains an interchange commitment
that affects the interchange with carriers
other than CSXT at the interchange
points of Chattahoochee and Cottondale,
Fla. In addition, FGA has provided the
additional information regarding the
interchange commitment required by
section 1150.33(h)(1).
FGA certifies that its projected annual
revenues do not exceed those that
would qualify it as a Class III rail
carrier. FGA notes, however, that its
annual operating revenues will exceed
$5 million. Accordingly, in compliance
with 49 CFR 1150.32(e), FGA certified
on November 6, 2018, that, on that day,
the required 60-day notice of this
transaction was posted at the
workplaces of CSXT employees on the
Lines and served on the national offices
of those employees’ unions.
The earliest this transaction may be
consummated is January 6, 2019, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the verified notice was filed).
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than December 28, 2018 (at
least seven days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
36247, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Peter W. Denton, Steptoe
& Johnson LLP, 1330 Connecticut Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20036.
According to FGA, this action is
excluded from environmental review
under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from
historic reporting under 49 CFR
1105.8(b)(1).
Board decisions and notices are
available on our website at www.stb.gov.
Decided: December 14, 2018.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2018–27524 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2019–1)]
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
AGENCY
: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION
: Approval of rail cost adjustment
factor.
SUMMARY
: The Board has approved the
first quarter 2019 Rail Cost Adjustment
Factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by
the Association of American Railroads.
The first quarter 2019 RCAF
(Unadjusted) is 1.058. The first quarter
2019 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.448. The first
quarter 2019 RCAF–5 is 0.419.
DATES
: Applicability Date: January 1,
2019.
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 at 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).
By the Board, Board Members Begeman
and Miller.
Decided: December 17, 2018.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2018–27750 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36248]
RailUSA, LLC and American Rail
Partners, LLC—Continuance in Control
Exemption—Florida Gulf & Atlantic
Railroad, LLC
RailUSA, LLC (RailUSA) and
American Rail Partners, LLC (ARP),
each a noncarrier, have filed a verified
notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of
Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad, LLC
(FGA), upon FGA’s becoming a Class III
rail carrier. FGA is a newly formed
noncarrier entity that is wholly owned
by RailUSA. RailUSA, in turn, is wholly
owned by ARP. Thus, RailUSA directly
controls FGA, and ARP indirectly
controls FGA.
This transaction is related to a
concurrently filed verified notice of
exemption in Florida Gulf & Atlantic
Railroad—Acquisition & Operation
Exemption With Interchange
Commitment—CSX Transportation,
Inc., Docket No. FD 36247. In that
proceeding, FGA seeks an exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and
operate approximately 373 miles of rail
line in Florida and Georgia currently
owned and operated by CSX
Transportation, Inc., consisting of the
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