Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 217 / Friday, November 8, 2024 / Notices 88853 

1See East Tenn. Ry.—Lease & Operation 

Exemption—CSX Transp., Inc., FD 34404 (STB 

served Sept. 26, 2003). 

Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website or in 

writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on Applicants’ 

representative, Robert A. Wimbish, 

Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker 

Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606– 

3208. 

According to Applicants, this action 

is categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and historic reporting under 

49 CFR 1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: November 5, 2024. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Tammy Lowery, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26019 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36777] 

First Coast Railroad Inc.—Lease and 

Operation Exemption—CSX 

Transportation, Inc. 

First Coast Railroad Inc. (FCRD), a 

Class III railroad, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 

1150.41 to enter into an amendment to 

extend the term of, and to make other 

minor changes to, a lease with CSX 

Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), for a line of 

railroad extending from Yulee, Fla., at 

milepost S 611.95, to the end of track at 

Seals, Ga., milepost S 593.4, on the 

Kingsland Subdivision; and from Yulee, 

milepost SMA 35.1, to the end of track 

at Fernandina, Fla., milepost SMA 

48.38, on the Fernandina Subdivision, a 

distance of approximately 31.83 miles 

(the Line). 

According to the verified notice, 

FCRD entered into an agreement to lease 

from CSXT and operate the Line in 

2005. First Coast R.R.—Lease & 

Operation Exemption—CSX Transp., 

Inc., FD 34670 (STB served Apr. 25, 

2005). FCRD and CSXT have now 

agreed to amend the agreement, 

extending it through April 30, 2029. 

According to the verified notice, FCRD 

is currently operating the Line and will 

continue to do so after the lease 

amendment becomes effective. FCRD 

certifies that the amended lease does not 

include an interchange commitment. 

FCRD 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 its annual revenues currently 

exceed $5,000,000. Pursuant to 49 CFR 

1150.42(e), if a carrier’s projected 

annual revenues will exceed $5 million, 

it must, at least 60 days before the 

exemption becomes effective, post a 

notice of its intent to undertake the 

proposed transaction at the workplace 

of the employees on the affected lines, 

serve a copy of the notice on the 

national offices of the labor unions with 

employees on the affected lines, and 

certify to the Board that it has done so. 

However, FCRD has requested waiver of 

the 60-day advance labor notice 

requirement. FCRD’s waiver request will 

be addressed in a separate decision. The 

Board will establish the effective date of 

the exemption in its separate decision 

on the waiver request. 

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 November 15, 

2024. 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36777, 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, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on FCRD’s 

representative, Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill 

PLC, Two Commerce Square, 2001 

Market St., Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 

19103. 

According to FCRD, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic reporting 

requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: November 5, 2024. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Regena Smith-Bernard, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26070 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36778] 

East Tennessee Railway, L.P.—Lease 

and Operation Exemption—CSX 

Transportation, Inc. 

East Tennessee Railway, L.P. (ETRY), 

a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption under 49 CFR 

1150.41 to amend its lease with CSX 

Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) for a 4.05- 

mile rail line that extends from milepost 

ZJ 0.05 to milepost ZJ 4.10 near Johnson 

City, Tenn., and two short spurs, known 

as Johnson City Lead and Carnegie Spur, 

in Washington County, Tenn. (the Line). 

ETRY states that it first received 

authority to lease and operate the Line 

in 2003,1 and it is currently the operator 

of the Line. According to ETRY, the 

amended lease will extend the term of 

the current lease an additional six years, 

through September 30, 2030, as well as 

make other minor changes. 

ETRY certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of the 

proposed transaction will not result in 

ETRY’s becoming a Class I or Class II 

rail carrier and will not exceed $5 

million. ETRY also certifies that the 

amended lease does not include an 

interchange commitment. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after November 24, 2024, 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 by November 15, 2024 (at least 

seven days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36778, must be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board either via 

e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. 

In addition, a copy of each pleading 

must be served on ETRY’s 

representative, Justin J. Marks, Clark 

Hill PLC, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC 

20004. 

According to ETRY, 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: November 5, 2024. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Eden Besera, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26052 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

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