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1Although PRTO filed its verified notice of 

exemption on December 21, 2023, this transaction 

cannot be consummated until the related 

continuance in control authority in Docket No. FD 

36752 becomes effective. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36749] 

Pioneer Rail & Transload Transport of 

El Reno, Okla., a Division of Pioneer 

Storage Company, LLC—Operation 

Exemption—Line in El Reno, Okla. 

Pioneer Rail & Transport of El Reno, 

Okla., a Division of Pioneer Storage 

Company, LLC (PRTO), a noncarrier, 

has filed a verified notice of exemption 

pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate 

8,530 feet of existing railroad trackage 

inside an existing industrial facility in 

El Reno, Okla. (the Line). The Line 

contains one milepost, described as 

514.5, Oklahoma City, Okla. 

According to the verified notice, 

PRTO currently operates the Line as 

private track as part of its industrial 

facility. PRTO states that it plans to 

convert the Line from private track to a 

common carrier line of railroad and to 

provide common carrier switching 

services for the owner of the facility as 

well as other customers located or to be 

located within the facility. PRTO also 

states that it anticipates entering into an 

interchange agreement with Union 

Pacific Railroad Company. 

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in James K. Perry and W. 

Stinson Dean—Continuance in Control 

Exemption—Pioneer Rail and Transload 

of El Reno, Oklahoma, a Division of 

Pioneer Storage Co. LLC, Docket No. FD 

36752, in which James K. Perry and W. 

Stinson Dean, noncarriers, seek to 

continue in control (by majority 

ownership) of PRTO, through their 

ownership of Pioneer Storage Company 

LLC (PSCO), a noncarrier, upon PRTO 

becoming a common carrier. 

PRTO certifies that its annual 

projected revenues as a result of the 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III carrier and 

will not exceed $5 million. PRTO also 

states that the operation agreement does 

not impose any interchange 

commitments on PRTO’s operations. 

The earliest this transaction may be 

consummated is January 27, 2024, the 

effective date of the exemption.1

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 January 19, 2024 

(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36749, 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 PRTO’s representative, 

Renner Jantz, Legal Counsel, Pioneer 

Rail & Transload of El Reno, Okla., a 

Division of Pioneer Storage Company, 

LLC, 1200 N Grand Ave., El Reno, OK 

73036. 

According to PRTO, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic preservation 

reporting requirements under 49 CFR 

1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: January 9, 2024. 

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

of Proceedings. 

Tammy Lowery, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00572 Filed 1–11–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Availability, Notice of Public 

Comment Period and Request for 

Comment on the Draft Environmental 

Assessment in Support of the 

Application for a Supersonic Flight 

Waiver for Boom Technology XB–1 

Supersonic Test Flights 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability, notice of 

public comment period and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: This Environmental 

Assessment (EA) has been prepared to 

satisfy National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) requirements (authorization 

to operate at supersonic speeds). This 

EA addresses the environmental 

impacts of proposed supersonic 

operations within the pre-existing 

supersonic corridors, as well as the 

effects of the associated landing and 

takeoff (LTO) operations at Mojave Air 

and Space Port. The proposed 

supersonic flight operations evaluated 

in this EA would consist of a limited 

number of test flights (10–20 supersonic 

tests of the XB–1 and its chase aircraft) 

occurring within a one-year duration. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted to 

9-APL-AEE-NEPA-Comments@faa.gov 

and received on or before February 2, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: 

Mail: Comments should be mailed to 

Ms. Michon Washington at 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Suite 900W, 

Washington, DC 20591. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically to 9- 

APL-AEE-NEPA-Comments@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

EA questions contact Ms. Michon 

Washington, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Suite 900W, Washington, 

DC 20591; phone (202) 267–9310; email 

michon.washington@faa.gov. For 

Special Flight Authorization or noise 

questions, contact Mr. Sandy Liu, 

General Engineer, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Suite 900W, Washington, 

DC 20591; phone (202) 267–4748; email 

Sandy.Liu@faa.gov. The Environmental 

Assessment can be electronically 

accessed at https://www.faa.gov/about/ 

office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/aee/ 

env_policy/sfa_supersonic. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

is evaluating BOOM’s request for a 

Special Flight Authorization (SFA) 

waiver under 14 CFR 91.817–818 

(‘‘Special flight authorization to exceed 

Mach 1’’) that restricts civilian 

supersonic operations over land in the 

U.S. Boom plans to operate XB–1 from 

Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) 

subsonically, and only fly 

supersonically within pre-existing 

supersonic corridors; thus, Boom is 

requesting this waiver for limited 

supersonic flight operations within the 

confines of the pre-existing supersonic 

corridors within the R–2508 Airspace 

Complex that are used for daily military 

aircraft supersonic testing. The 

Environmental Assessment complies 

with Federal, Aviation Administration 

(FAA) Order 1050.1F Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures and its 

accompanying Desk Reference as well as 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Order 5610.1C Procedures for 

Considering Environmental Impacts. 

The FAA encourages all interested 

parties to provide comments concerning 

the scope and content of the Draft PEA. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 


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