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offer, indicating the type of financial assistance they 

wish to provide (i.e., subsidy or purchase) and 

demonstrating that they are preliminarily 

financially responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i). 

2The 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. 

3Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can 

be found at 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), 

respectively. 

exemption will be effective on 

December 17, 2023, 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), 

and interim trail use/rail banking 

requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 

filed by November 27, 2023.3 Petitions 

to reopen and requests for public use 

conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 

be filed by December 7, 2023. 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

AB 55 (Sub-No. 813X), must be filed 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

either via e-filing on the Board’s website 

or in writing addressed to 395 E Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on CSXT’s representative, 

Louis E. Gitomer, 600 Baltimore 

Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

CSXT has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report that 

addresses the potential effects, if any, of 

the abandonment on the environment 

and historic resources. OEA will issue a 

Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft 

EA) by November 24, 2023. The Draft 

EA will be available to interested 

persons on the Board’s website, by 

writing to OEA, or by calling OEA at 

(202) 245–0294. If you require an 

accommodation under the Americans 

with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 

245–0245. Comments on environmental 

or historic preservation matters must be 

filed within 15 days after the Draft 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 the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), CSXT 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 

CSXT’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by November 17, 2024, 

and there are no legal or regulatory 

barriers to consummation, the authority 

to abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: November 14, 2023. 

By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office 

of Proceedings. 

Stefan Rice, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25474 Filed 11–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Random Drug and Alcohol Testing 

Percentage Rates of Covered Aviation 

Employees for the Period of January 1, 

2024, Through December 31, 2024 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA has determined that 

the minimum random drug and alcohol 

testing percentage rates for the period 

January 1, 2024, through December 31, 

2024, will remain at 25 percent of 

safety-sensitive employees for random 

drug testing and 10 percent of safetysensitive employees for random alcohol 

testing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Vicky Dunne, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Office of Aerospace 

Medicine, Drug Abatement Division, 

Program Policy Branch; Email 

drugabatement@faa.gov; Telephone 

(202) 267–8442. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion: Pursuant to 14 CFR 

120.109(b), the FAA Administrator’s 

decision on whether to change the 

minimum annual random drug testing 

rate is based on the reported random 

drug test positive rate for the entire 

aviation industry. If the reported 

random drug test positive rate is less 

than 1.00%, the Administrator may 

continue the minimum random drug 

testing rate at 25%. In 2022, the random 

drug test positive rate was 0.786%. 

Therefore, the minimum random drug 

testing rate will remain at 25% for 

calendar year 2023. 

Similarly, 14 CFR 120.217(c), requires 

the decision on the minimum annual 

random alcohol testing rate to be based 

on the random alcohol test violation 

rate. If the violation rate remains less 

than 0.50%, the Administrator may 

continue the minimum random alcohol 

testing rate at 10%. In 2022, the random 

alcohol test violation rate was 0.150%. 

Therefore, the minimum random 

alcohol testing rate will remain at 10% 

for calendar year 2022. 

If you have questions about how the 

annual random testing percentage rates 

are determined, please refer to the Code 

of Federal Regulations title 14, section 

120.109(b) (for drug testing), and 

120.217(c) (for alcohol testing). 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Susan Northrup, 

Federal Air Surgeon. 

[FR Doc. 2023–25488 Filed 11–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0214; FMCSA– 

2015–0116; FMCSA–2019–0030; FMCSA– 

2019–0031; FMCSA–2019–0033; FMCSA– 

2019–0034]. 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Epilepsy and Seizure 

Disorders 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew exemptions for seven 

individuals from the requirement in the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) that interstate 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers have ‘‘no established medical 

history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy 

or any other condition which is likely 

to cause loss of consciousness or any 

loss of ability to control a CMV.’’ The 

exemptions enable these individuals 

who have had one or more seizures and 

are taking anti-seizure medication to 

continue to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

DATES: The exemptions were applicable 

on October 4, 2023. The exemptions 

expire on October 4, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, FMCSA, DOT, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov. Office hours are 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

If you have questions regarding viewing 

or submitting material to the docket, 

contact Dockets Operations, (202) 366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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