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1BNSF states that, because the trackage rights are 

for local rather than overhead traffic, it has not filed 

under the Board’s class exemption for temporary 

overhead trackage rights under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(8). 

Instead, BNSF has filed under the trackage rights 

class exemption at 1180.2(d)(7). BNSF concurrently 

filed a petition for partial revocation of this 

exemption to permit these proposed trackage rights 

to expire at midnight on December 31, 2021, as 

provided in the agreement. The petition for partial 

revocation will be addressed in a subsequent 

decision. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36377 (Sub-No. 2)] 

BNSF Railway Company—Trackage 

Rights Exemption—Union Pacific 

Railroad Company 

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), a 

Class I rail carrier, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(7) for its acquisition of 

restricted, local, trackage rights over two 

rail lines owned by Union Pacific 

Railroad Company (UP) between: (1) UP 

milepost 93.2 at Stockton, Cal., on UP’s 

Oakland Subdivision, and UP milepost 

219.4 at Elsey, Cal., on UP’s Canyon 

Subdivision, a distance of 126.2 miles; 

and (2) UP milepost 219.4 at Elsey, and 

UP milepost 280.7 at Keddie, Cal., on 

UP’s Canyon Subdivision, a distance of 

61.3 miles (collectively, the Lines). 

Pursuant to a written temporary 

trackage rights agreement, UP has 

agreed to grant restricted trackage rights 

to BNSF over the Lines. The purpose of 

this transaction is to permit BNSF to 

move empty and loaded unit ballast 

trains to and from the ballast pit at 

Elsey, which is adjacent to the Lines. 

The agreement provides that the 

trackage rights are temporary in nature 

and are scheduled to expire on 

December 31, 2021.1

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after January 27, 2021, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employees affected by the acquisition of 

the trackage rights will be protected by 

the conditions imposed in Norfolk & 

Western Railway—Trackage Rights— 

Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 

(1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast 

Railway—Lease & Operate—California 

Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). 

If the 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 for stay must 

be filed no later than January 19, 2021 

(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36377 (Sub-No. 2), should be filed 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

via e-filing on the Board’s website. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on BNSF’s representative, 

Peter W. Denton, Steptoe & Johnson 

LLP, 1330 Connecticut Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

According to BNSF, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c)(3) and from historic 

preservation reporting requirements 

under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(3). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: January 7, 2021. 

By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, 

Office of Proceedings. 

Eden Besera, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00478 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1158] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: License 

Requirements for Operation of a 

Launch Site 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The information to be 

collected includes data required for 

performing launch site location 

analysis. The launch site license is valid 

for a period of 5 years. Respondents are 

licensees authorized to operate sites. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by March 15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments: 

By Electronic Docket: 

www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 

number into search field). 

By mail: Charles Huet, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 331, 

Washington, DC 20591. 

By fax: 202–267–5463. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Huet by email at: Charles.huet@

faa.gov; phone: 202–267–7427. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Comments Invited: You are asked to 

comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0644. 

Title: License Requirements for 

Operation of a Launch Site. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The data requested for a 

license application to operate a 

commercial launch site are required by 

49 U.S.C. Subtitle IX, 701—Commercial 

Space Launch Activities, 49 U.S.C. 

70101–70119 (1994). The information is 

needed in order to demonstrate to the 

FAA Office of Commercial Space 

Transportation (FAA/AST) that the 

proposed activity meets applicable 

public safety, national security, and 

foreign policy interest of the United 

States. 

Respondents: Approximately 2 

applicants. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 2,322 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

4,644 hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Kelvin Coleman, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Commercial 

Space Transportation, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00482 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

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