Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 178 / Thursday, September 13, 2018 / Notices 46533 

1WMBR and the City have agreed for WMBR to 

lease the Line for an initial term expiring at the later 

occurrence of: (1) Completion of certain publicly 

funded improvements to the Line, or (2) December 

31, 2020. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

James Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19935 Filed 9–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36215] 

West Memphis Base Railroad L.L.C.— 

Lease, Operation, and Future Purchase 

Exemption—City of West Memphis, 

Ark. 

West Memphis Base Railroad, L.L.C. 

(WMBR), a noncarrier, has filed a 

verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.31 to lease from the City of 

West Memphis, Ark. (the City) and to 

operate approximately 2.25 miles of rail 

line, extending from milepost 353.281 to 

milepost 355.539 in West Memphis, 

Crittenden County, Ark. (the Line), 

pursuant to an agreement entered into 

with the City.1 In addition, the 

agreement gives WMBR an option to 

purchase the Line, which WMBR 

anticipates that it will be in a position 

to exercise in October of this year. 

WMBR states that the proposed 

transaction does not involve, and the 

agreement between WMBR and the City 

does not include, any provision or 

agreement that would limit future 

interchange with a third-party 

connecting carrier. 

WMBR certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier 

and that the projected annual revenues 

will not exceed $5 million. 

The transaction (including the option 

to purchase) may be consummated on or 

after September 27, 2018, the effective 

date of the exemption (30 days after the 

verified notice of exemption 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 for stay must 

be filed no later than September 20, 

2018 (at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

36215, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on Bradon J. Smith, 

Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker 

Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606. 

According to WMBR, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our website at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: September 10, 2018. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Tammy Lowery, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19944 Filed 9–12–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2008–0070] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with part 211 of Title 

49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR), this provides the public notice 

that by letter dated September 7, 2018, 

Harsco Track Technologies (HTT) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for an extension 

of a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR part 

214, subpart D. FRA assigned the 

petition Docket Number FRA–2008– 

0070. 

HTT seeks an extension of the 

existing relief from 49 CFR 214.505, 

Required environmental control and 

protection systems for new on-track 

roadway maintenance machine with 

enclosed cabs, to permit continued use 

of a remote controlled on-track roadway 

maintenance machine without the 

requirement of an enclosed cab, 

operable heating and air conditioning 

system, and positive pressurized 

ventilation system. In support of its 

petition, HTT states the drone track 

tamper has been in operation since 2008 

and no injuries or safety issues have 

been reported to HTT. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave. SE, W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590. The Docket Operations 

Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA, in writing, before 

the end of the comment period and 

specify the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://www.regulations.

gov. Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by October 

15, 2018 will be considered by FRA 

before final action is taken. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered as far as practicable. 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of any written communications 

and comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

document, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT 

solicits comments from the public to 

better inform its processes. DOT posts 

these comments, without edit, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dotransportation.gov/privacy. See 

also http://www.regulations.gov/ 

#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Safety, Chief 

Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19918 Filed 9–12–18; 8:45 am] 

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