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1On June 1, 2018, NOPB Corp. supplemented its 

verified notice of exemption to certify that the 

traffic subject to the trackage rights does not involve 

an interchange commitment that limits interchange 

with a third-party connecting carrier. See NOPB 

Corp. Letter 1, New Orleans Pub. Belt R.R.— 

Trackage Rights Exemption—Ill. Cent. R.R., FD 

36198. 

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Records to be checked. At a minimum, 

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and any other names used; current 

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See 22 CFR 171.26. 

HISTORY: 

This SORN was previously published 

at 81 FR 40741. 

Mary R. Avery, 

Senior Agency Official for Privacy, Senior 

Advisor, Office of Global Information 

Services, Bureau of Administration, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13212 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36198 (Sub-No. 1)] 

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad 

Corporation—Trackage Rights 

Exemption—Illinois Central Railroad 

Company 

On May 21, 2018, New Orleans Public 

Belt Railroad Corporation (NOPB Corp.) 

filed a verified notice of exemption in 

Docket No. FD 36198 for trackage rights 

under the class exemption at 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(7) 1 and simultaneously filed a 

petition in this sub-docket to partially 

revoke the exemption to allow the 

trackage rights to expire on January 31, 

2020. Notice of the exemption in Docket 

No. FD 36198 was served and published 

in the Federal Register on June 6, 2018 

(83 FR 26,337), and became effective on 

June 20, 2018. This decision addresses 

NOPB Corp.’s petition to partially 

revoke the exemption. 

As explained by NOPB Corp. in its 

verified notice of exemption in Docket 

No. FD 36198, pursuant to a September 

16, 2016 temporary trackage rights 

agreement and subsequent amendment, 

dated December 28, 2016, NOPB Corp.’s 

predecessor obtained temporary 

overhead trackage rights on 

approximately 6.3 miles of Illinois 

Central Railroad Company (IC) rail line 

in New Orleans, La., for the purpose of 

interchanging traffic with Kansas City 

Southern Railway Company (KCS) on 

KCS trackage in New Orleans on a trial 

basis. See New Orleans Pub. Belt R.R.— 

Temp. Trackage Rights Exemption—Ill. 

Cent. R.R., FD 36067 (STB served Jan. 

30, 2017); New Orleans Pub. Belt R.R.— 

Temp. Trackage Rights Exemption—Ill. 

Cent. R.R., FD 36067 (STB served Oct. 

14, 2016). NOPB Corp. states that it 

acquired its predecessor’s interest in the 

temporary trackage rights arrangement 

as part of the transaction authorized in 

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad— 

Acquisition & Operation Exemption— 

Public Belt Railroad Commission of New 

Orleans, FD 36149 (STB served Dec. 27, 

2017). 

NOPB Corp. states in its petition in 

this sub-docket that the temporary 

trackage rights were scheduled to expire 

on January 31, 2018, but NOPB Corp. 

and IC entered into a second 

amendment to the temporary trackage 

rights agreement, dated January 31, 

2018, which further extended the 


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2NOPB explains in its notice of exemption that 

because the extended trackage rights were to be 

more than a year in duration, the class exemption 

for temporary trackage rights under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(8) was not available. 

3Because the proposed transaction is of limited 

scope, the Board need not make a market power 

finding. 

trackage rights until January 31, 2020. 

NOPB Corp. filed the petition to 

partially revoke the exemption to allow 

the trackage rights to expire on that 

date.2 NOPB Corp. argues that granting 

its petition will promote the rail 

transportation policy, will be consistent 

with the limited scope of the 

transaction, and will not adversely 

affect the current competitive situation 

of any shipper. 

Discussion and Conclusions 

Although NOPB Corp. and IC have 

expressly agreed on the duration of the 

proposed trackage rights agreement, 

trackage rights approved under the class 

exemption at 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) 

typically remain effective indefinitely, 

regardless of any contract provisions. 

Occasionally, however, the Board has 

partially revoked a trackage rights 

exemption to allow those rights to 

expire after a limited time period rather 

than lasting in perpetuity. See, e.g., Ind. 

R.R.—Trackage Rights Exemption—CSX 

Transp., Inc., FD 36068 (Sub-No. 1) 

(STB served Feb. 9, 2017); Ind. S. R.R.— 

Temporary Trackage Rights 

Exemption—Norfolk S. Ry., FD 35965 

(Sub-No. 1) (STB served Nov. 25, 2015). 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board 

may exempt a person, class of persons, 

or a transaction or service, in whole or 

in part, when it finds that: (1) Continued 

regulation is not necessary to carry out 

the rail transportation policy of 49 

U.S.C. 10101; and (2) either the 

transaction or service is of limited 

scope, or regulation is not necessary to 

protect shippers from the abuse of 

market power. 

NOPB Corp.’s trackage rights were 

already authorized under the class 

exemption at 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) in 

Docket No. FD 36198. Granting partial 

revocation in these circumstances 

would promote the rail transportation 

policy by eliminating the need to file a 

second pleading seeking discontinuance 

when the agreement expires, thereby 

promoting rail transportation policy 

goals at 49 U.S.C. 10101(2), (7), and (15). 

Moreover, limiting the term of the 

trackage rights is consistent with the 

limited scope of the transaction 

previously exempted.3 Therefore, the 

Board will grant the petition and permit 

the trackage rights exempted in Docket 

No. FD 36198 to expire on January 31, 

2020. 

To provide the statutorily mandated 

protection to any employee adversely 

affected by the discontinuance of 

trackage rights, the Board will impose 

the employee protective conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line Railroad— 

Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 

Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & 

Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). 

This action is categorically excluded 

from environmental review under 49 

CFR 1105.6(c). 

It is ordered: 

1. The petition for partial revocation 

is granted. 

2. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the trackage 

rights described in Docket No. FD 36198 

are exempted, as discussed above, to 

permit the trackage rights to expire on 

January 31, 2020, subject to the 

employee protective conditions set forth 

in Oregon Short Line. 

3. Notice will be published in the 

Federal Register on June 20, 2018. 

4. This decision is effective on July 

20, 2018. Petitions to stay must be filed 

by July 2, 2018. Petitions for 

reconsideration must be filed by July 10, 

2018. 

Decided: June 13, 2018. 

By the Board, Board Members Begeman 

and Miller. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13156 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket Number USTR–2018–0018] 

Notice of Action and Request for 

Public Comment Concerning Proposed 

Determination of Action Pursuant to 

Section 301: China’s Acts, Policies, 

and Practices Related to Technology 

Transfer, Intellectual Property, and 

Innovation 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of action, request for 

comments, and notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Trade 

Representative (Trade Representative) 

has determined that appropriate action 

in this investigation includes the 

imposition of an additional ad valorem 

duty of 25 percent on products from 

China classified in the subheadings of 

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) set out in Annex 

A of this notice. The Trade 

Representative has further determined 

to establish a process by which U.S. 

stakeholders may request that particular 

products classified within a covered 

tariff subheading in Annex A be 

excluded from these additional duties. 

Further, the Office of the U.S. Trade 

Representative (USTR) is seeking public 

comment and will hold a public hearing 

regarding a proposed additional action 

in this investigation. The proposed 

additional action is the imposition of an 

ad valorem duty of 25 percent on 

products of China classified in the 

HTSUS subheadings set out in Annex C 

of this notice. 

DATES: 

Applicable date of duties: The 

additional duties set out in Annex A to 

this notice are applicable with respect to 

products that are entered for 

consumption, or withdrawn from 

warehouse for consumption, on or after 

July 6, 2018. 

Comment and hearing deadline: To be 

assured of consideration, you must 

submit comments and responses with 

respect to the proposed list of products 

in Annex C to this notice in accordance 

with the following schedule: 

June 29, 2018: Due date for filing 

requests to appear and a summary of 

expected testimony at the public 

hearing and for filing pre-hearing 

submissions. 

July 23, 2018: Due date for submission 

of written comments. 

July 24, 2018: The Section 301 

Committee will convene a public 

hearing in the main hearing room of the 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436 

beginning at 9:30 a.m. 

July 31, 2018: Due date for submission 

of post-hearing rebuttal comments. 

ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers 

electronic submissions made through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments in 

sections D, E, and F below. The docket 

number is USTR–2018–0018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about the ongoing 

investigation, action, or proposed 

additional action, contact USTR 

Assistant General Counsel Arthur Tsao 

at (202) 395–5725. For questions on 

customs classification or 

implementation of additional duties on 

products identified in Annex A to this 

Notice, contact Traderemedy@

cbp.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Proceedings in the Investigation 

On August 18, 2017, the Trade 

Representative initiated an investigation 


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