85716 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 235 / Friday, December 8, 2023 / Notices 

1After the Board ordered RJC Railroad Property 

to clarify the endpoint of the Line, the railroad on 

November 13, 2023, modified the description of the 

Line. (See RJC R.R. Prop. Reply 1–2, Nov. 13, 2023; 

see also RJC R.R. Prop. Letter, Nov. 28, 2023 

(making conforming edits to the petition).) 

Thereafter, it also amended its Combined 

Environmental and Historic Report on November 

20, 2023. Therefore, for the purpose of calculating 

upcoming statutory and regulatory dates, November 

20, 2023, will be deemed the filing date for the 

petition for exemption. 

2Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can 

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

respectively. 

• Form Number: DS–5525. 

• Respondents: Individuals or 

Households. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

28,933. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

28,933. 

• Average Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

14,467 hours per year. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The information collected on the DS– 

5525, Statement of Exigent/Special 

Family Circumstances for Issuance of a 

U.S. Passport to a Child under Age 16, 

is used in conjunction with the DS–11, 

Application for a U.S. Passport. The 

DS–5525 can serve as the statement 

describing exigent or special family 

circumstances, which is required if 

written consent of the non-applying 

parent or guardian cannot be obtained 

when the passport application is 

executed for a child under age 16. 

Methodology 

Passport Services collects information 

from U.S. citizens and non-citizen 

nationals when they complete and 

submit the DS–5525, Statement of 

Exigent/Special Family Circumstances 

for Issuance of a U.S. Passport to a Child 

under Age 16. Passport applicants can 

either download the DS–5525 from the 

internet travel.state.gov or obtain the 

form from an acceptance facility/ 

passport agency. The form must be 

completed, signed, and submitted along 

with the applicant’s DS–11, Application 

for a U.S. Passport. 

Matthew D Pierce, 

Managing Director for Passport Support 

Operations, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Passport Services, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27021 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. AB 1296 (Sub-No. 1X)] 

R. J. Corman Railroad Property, LLC— 

Abandonment Exemption—in 

Campbell County, Tenn. 

On April 21, 2023, R. J. Corman 

Railroad Property, LLC (RJC Railroad 

Property), a non-operating Class III rail 

carrier, submitted a petition under 49 

U.S.C. 10502 for an exemption from the 

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

10903 to abandon what it later clarified 

as approximately 3.67 miles of line in 

Campbell County, Tenn. (the Line).1

According to the updated description, 

the Line extends approximately 2.0 

miles from milepost 33 on the Oneida 

Line along Beech Fork before reaching 

a junction from which it continues in a 

southeasterly direction along Stoney 

Fork for approximately 1.67 miles 

before dead-ending in Clinchmore. The 

Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip 

Code 37714. 

On November 17, 2022, the Board 

conditioned abandonment of a 

connecting line, known as the Oneida 

Line, on the abandonment of any 49 

U.S.C. 10901 track that could be 

stranded by abandonment of the Oneida 

Line. See R. J. Corman R.R. Prop., LLC— 

Aban. Exemption—in Scott, Campbell & 

Anderson Cntys, Tenn., AB 1296X, slip 

op. at 5–6 (STB served Nov. 17, 2022). 

According to RJC Railroad Property, this 

abandonment proceeding seeks to 

resolve the issue of any and all 

potentially stranded section 10901 track 

by formally seeking abandonment 

authority for the Line, which RJC 

Railroad Property has determined to be 

the only section 10901 track at issue. 

(Pet. 3.) 

In addition to an exemption from 49 

U.S.C. 10903, RJC Railroad Property 

seeks (1) exemption from the offer of 

financial assistance (OFA) procedures of 

49 U.S.C. 10904 and waiver of the 

related regulations at 49 CFR 1152.27, 

(2) exemption from the public use 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10905 and 

waiver of the related regulations at 49 

CFR 1152.28, and (3) waiver of the 

interim trail use provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29. RJC Railroad Property argues 

that these provisions are not necessary 

to carry out the rail transportation 

policy of 49 U.S.C. 10101 (RTP) and that 

granting the exemptions and waivers 

will instead promote the RTP by 

eliminating unnecessary procedures and 

expediting the process. (Pet. 12–13.) 

These requests will be addressed in the 

Board’s final decision. 

Based on the information in its 

possession, RJC Railroad Property states 

that the Line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in RJC Railroad 

Property’s possession will be made 

available to those requesting it. 

The interest of railroad employees 

will be protected by the 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). 

By decision served July 20, 2023, the 

Board instituted a proceeding pursuant 

to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision 

will be issued by March 8, 2024. See 49 

CFR 1152.26(a); R. J. Corman R.R. Prop., 

LLC—Aban. Exemption—in Scott, 

Campbell, & Anderson Cntys., Tenn., 

AB 1296X et al., slip op. 6 n.9 (STB 

served Oct. 11, 2023). 

Any OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) 

will be due no later than March 19, 2024 

(120 days after the November 20, 2023 

deemed filing date of the petition) or 10 

days after service of a decision granting 

the petition for exemption, whichever 

occurs sooner. Persons interested in 

submitting an OFA must first file a 

formal expression of intent to file an 

offer by December 18, 2023, 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)(1)(i). 

Following abandonment, the Line 

may be suitable for other public use, 

including interim trail use. Any request 

for a public use condition under 49 CFR 

1152.28 or for interim trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than December 28, 2023.2


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 235 / Friday, December 8, 2023 / Notices 85717 

1See Fortress Invest. Grp. LLC—Exemption for 

Intra-Corp. Fam. Transaction—Ohio River Partners 

S’holder LLC, Docket No. FD 36402 (STB served 

May 15, 2020); see also Katahdin Railcar Servs. 

LLC—Change in Operators Exemption—Ohio 

Terminal Ry., Docket No. FD 36487 (STB served 

March 30, 2021). 

2See E. Ohio Valley Ry.—Acquis. & Operation 

Exemption—Ohio River Partners S’holder LLC, 

Docket No. FD 36682 (STB served March 31, 2023). 

3The filing fee for OFAs can be found at 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

AB 1296 (Sub-No. 1X), 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 RJC Railroad Property’s 

representative, Catherine S. Wright, 

Jackson Kelly PLLC, 100 West Main 

Street, Suite 700, Lexington, KY 40588– 

2150. Replies to the petition are due on 

or before December 28, 2023. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment regulations at 

49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0294. If 

you require an accommodation under 

the Americans with Disabilities Act, 

please call (202) 245–0245. 

A Draft Environmental Assessment 

(Draft EA) (or Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (Draft EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by OEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any other agencies or persons who 

comment during its preparation. Other 

interested persons may contact OEA to 

obtain a copy of the Draft EA (or Draft 

EIS). Draft EAs in abandonment 

proceedings normally will be made 

available within 60 days of the filing of 

the petition. The deadline for 

submission of comments on a Draft EA 

generally will be within 30 days of its 

service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: December 4, 2023. 

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

of Proceedings. 

Brendetta Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26958 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. AB 1336X] 

Katahdin Railcar Services LLC— 

Discontinuance of Service 

Exemption—in Monroe County, Ohio 

On November 20, 2023, Katahdin 

Railcar Services LLC (KRS), a Class III 

rail carrier, filed a petition under 49 

U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the 

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

10903 to discontinue service over 

approximately 12.2 miles of rail line in 

Monroe County, Ohio, extending 

between milepost 60.5 near Powhatan 

Point, Ohio, and milepost 72.7 near 

Hannibal, Ohio (the Omal Line). The 

Omal Line traverses U.S. Postal Service 

Zip Codes 43942 and 43915. The Omal 

Line includes the following stations: 

Omal, Clarington, and Powhatan Point. 

KRS states that it was authorized to 

operate the Omal Line pursuant to a 

lease with the Omal Line’s former 

owner, Ohio River Partners Shareholder 

LLC (ORPS), in 2020.1 (Pet. 1.) 

According to KRS, in 2023 East Ohio 

Valley Railway LLC (EOVR) obtained 

Board authority to acquire the Omal 

Line from ORPS and operate it.2 KRS 

states that, pursuant to that authority, 

EOVR acquired the Omal Line and 

commenced operations as of October 1, 

2023, at which time KRS’s lease was 

terminated. (Id. at 1–2.) As such, KRS 

states that it now seeks authority to 

discontinue its operations and end its 

common carrier obligation with respect 

to the Omal Line. (Id.) According to 

KRS, the proposed discontinuance 

would not leave any Omal Line 

customer without access to railroad 

common carrier service, as all customers 

now have service via EOVR. (Id.) 

KRS states that, based on the 

information in its possession, the Omal 

Line does not contain federally granted 

rights-of-way and that any 

documentation in its possession will be 

made available to those requesting it. 

(Id. at 3.) 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

discontinuance of service shall be 

protected under Oregon Short Line 

Railroad—Abandonment Portion 

Goshen Branch Between Firth & 

Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville 

Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). 

By issuance of this notice, the Board 

is instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by March 8, 

2024. 

Because this is a discontinuance 

proceeding and not an abandonment, 

interim trail use/rail banking and public 

use conditions are not appropriate. 

Because there will be environmental 

review during any subsequent 

abandonment, this discontinuance does 

not require an environmental review. 

See 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(5), 1105.8(b). 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) for subsidy under 49 CFR 

1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than 

120 days after the filing of the petition 

for exemption, or 10 days after service 

of a decision granting the petition for 

exemption, whichever occurs sooner.3

Persons interested in submitting an OFA 

must first file a formal expression of 

intent to file an offer by December 18, 

2023, indicating the intent to file an 

OFA for subsidy and demonstrating that 

they are preliminarily financially 

responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(1)(i). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to Docket No. AB 1336X and 

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 KRS’s representative, 

Terence M. Hynes, Sidley Austin LLP, 

1501 K Street NW, Washington, DC 

20005. Replies to the petition are due on 

or before December 28, 2023. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning discontinuance procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment and 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR 

part 1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis at (202) 245–0294. If you 

require accommodation under the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, please 

call (202) 245–0245. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Dated: December 1, 2023. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26953 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36726] 

Pan Am Southern LLC—Temporary 

Overhead Trackage Rights—Boston 

and Maine Corporation and Springfield 

Terminal Railway Corporation 

On September 21, 2023, Pan Am 

Southern LLC (PAS) filed a verified 

notice of exemption under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(8) to acquire temporary 

overhead trackage rights over a line 


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