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1 G&A is an affiliate of Macquarie Infrastructure 

Partners V GP, LLC. See Macquarie Infra. Partners 

V GP, LLC—Control Exemption—Camp Chase Rail, 

LLC, FD 36685 (STB served Apr. 7, 2023); 

Macquarie Infra. Partners V GP, LLC—Control 

Exemption—N. Ind. R.R., FD 36729 (STB served 

Dec. 22, 2023). 

2The verified notice states that CKIN 

discontinued service over the remaining 5.45-mile 

segment of NIRC’s line in 2017. See Chesapeake & 

Ind. R.R.—Discontinuance of Service Exemption— 

in Starke Cnty., Ind., AB 1259X (STB served Nov. 

28, 2017). 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12349] 

Defense Trade Advisory Group; Notice 

of Membership 

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau 

of Political-Military Affairs ‘‘the 

Bureau’’ is accepting membership 

applications for the Defense Trade 

Advisory Group (DTAG). The Bureau is 

interested in applications from subject 

matter experts from the United States 

defense industry, relevant trade and 

labor associations, and academic and 

foundation personnel. 

The DTAG was established as an 

advisory committee under the authority 

of 22 U.S.C. 2656 and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 

et seq. (‘‘FACA’’). The purpose of the 

DTAG is to provide the Bureau of 

Political-Military Affairs with a formal 

channel for regular consultation and 

coordination with U.S. private sector 

defense exporters and defense trade 

specialists on issues involving U.S. 

laws, policies, and regulations for 

exports of defense articles, including 

technical data, and defense services. 

The DTAG advises the Bureau on its 

support for and regulation of defense 

trade to help ensure that impediments 

to legitimate exports are reduced while 

the foreign policy and national security 

interests of the United States continue 

to be protected and advanced in 

accordance with the Arms Export 

Control Act (AECA), as amended. Major 

topics addressed by the DTAG include 

(a) policy issues on defense trade and

technology transfer; (b) regulatory and

licensing procedures applicable to

defense articles, including technical

data, and defense services; (c) technical

issues involving the U.S. Munitions List

(USML); and (d) questions related to the

implementation of the AECA and

International Traffic in Arms

Regulations (ITAR).

Members are appointed by the 

Assistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs on the basis of 

individual qualifications and technical 

expertise. Past members include 

representatives of the U.S. defense 

industry, relevant trade and labor 

associations, and academic and 

foundation personnel. In accordance 

with the DTAG Charter, all DTAG 

members must be U.S. citizens. DTAG 

members are expected to serve a 

consecutive two-year term, which may 

be renewed or terminated at the 

discretion of the Assistant Secretary of 

State for Political-Military Affairs. 

DTAG members are expected to 

represent the views of their 

organizations, while also demonstrating 

an appreciation for the Department’s 

mission to ensure that commercial 

exports of defense articles and defense 

services advance U.S. national security 

and foreign policy objectives. DTAG 

members are expected to understand 

complex issues related to defense trade 

and industrial competitiveness and are 

expected to advise the Bureau on these 

matters. 

DTAG members’ responsibilities 

include: 

• Making recommendations in

accordance with the DTAG Charter and 

the FACA. 

• Making policy and technical

recommendations within the scope of 

the U.S. export control regime as set 

forth in the AECA, the ITAR, and 

appropriate directives. 

Please note that DTAG members may 

not be reimbursed for travel, per diem, 

and other expenses incurred in 

connection with their duties as DTAG 

members. 

How to apply: Applications in 

response to this notice must contain the 

following information: (1) Name of 

applicant; (2) affirmation of U.S. 

citizenship; (3) organizational affiliation 

and title, as appropriate; (4) mailing 

address; (5) work telephone number; (6) 

email address; (7) resume; and (8) 

summary of qualifications for DTAG 

membership. 

This information may be provided via 

two methods: 

• Emailed to the following address:

DTAG@State.Gov. In the subject field, 

please write, ‘‘DTAG Membership 

Application.’’ 

• Send hardcopy to the following

address: Paula Harrison, PM/DDTC, 

SA–1, 12th Floor, Directorate of Defense 

Trade Controls, Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State, Washington, DC 20522–0112. If 

sent via regular mail, we recommend 

you call Ms. Harrison (202–663–3310) to 

confirm she has received your package. 

All applications must be postmarked 

by March 26, 2024. 

Paula C. Harrison, 

Designated Federal Officer, Defense Trade 

Advisory Group, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04309 Filed 2–29–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36760] 

Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC—IntraCorporate Family Transaction 

Exemption—Chesapeake and Indiana 

Railroad Company, LLC and Northern 

Indiana Railroad Company, LLC 

Gulf & Atlantic Railways, LLC (G&A), 

has filed a verified notice of exemption 

for an intra-corporate family transaction 

under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3), for the 

benefit of Chesapeake and Indiana 

Railroad Company, LLC (CKIN), and 

Northern Indiana Railroad Company, 

LLC (NIRC), both Class III railroads. 

G&A seeks authority for an intracorporate family transaction pursuant to 

which CKIN and NIRC will merge, with 

CKIN the surviving carrier. CKIN and 

NIRC are controlled directly by G&A 

and indirectly by Macquarie 

Infrastructure Partners V GP, LLC, a 

Macquarie Infrastructure Partners V 

fund vehicle, and MIP V Rail, LLC.1

According to the verified notice, NIRC 

owns 32.97 miles of rail line in Indiana 

but has never conducted freight rail 

operations on the line, has no rail 

employees, and does not own or lease 

any rolling stock. The verified notice 

states that CKIN currently leases and 

operates 27.52 miles of NIRC’s rail line.2

Following the merger, the lease 

agreement will terminate, and NIRC’s 

separate corporate existence will cease. 

G&A states that the proposed merger of 

CKIN and NIRC will consolidate 

ownership and operation of the NIRC 

line in a single entity, simplify G&A’s 

corporate structure, promote efficient 

management, and eliminate the need to 

maintain the current lease arrangement 

between NIRC and CKIN. According to 

the verified notice, CKIN will continue 

to operate the NIRC line in the same 

manner it does today. 

G&A states that the plan of merger 

that will govern the proposed 

transaction does not include any 

provision that would limit the future 

interchange of traffic with any thirdparty connecting carrier, nor is NIRC’s 


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