Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 224 / Wednesday, November 20, 2024 / Notices 91871 

1On November 13, 2024, NSR filed a corrected 

version of the certification required by 49 CFR 

1105.12. 

2Persons interested in submitting an OFA must 

first file a formal expression of intent to file an 

offer, 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)(2)(i). 

3The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) 

cannot be made before the exemption’s effective 

date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 

I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should 

be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may 

take appropriate action before the exemption’s 

effective date. 

4Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can 

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

respectively. 

1Persons interested in submitting an OFA must 

first file a formal expression of intent to file an 

offer, 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)(2)(i). 

2The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) 

cannot be made before the exemption’s effective 

date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 

I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should 

be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may 

take appropriate action before the exemption’s 

effective date. 

3Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can 

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

respectively. 

over the Line is pending with either the 

Surface Transportation Board (Board) or 

any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of a complainant 

within the two-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(b) and 

1105.8(c) (notice of environmental and 

historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication),1 and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to government 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment 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). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received,2

this exemption will be effective on 

December 20, 2024, unless stayed 

pending reconsideration. Petitions to 

stay that do not involve environmental 

issues must be filed by November 29, 

2024.3 Formal expressions of intent to 

file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 

and interim trail use/railbanking 

requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 

filed by December 2, 2024.4 Petitions to 

reopen and requests for public use 

conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 

be filed by December 10, 2024. 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

AB 290 (Sub-No. 415X), 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 NSR’s representative, 

William A. Mullins, Mullins Law Group 

PLLC, 2001 L Street NW, Suite 720, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

NSR has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report that 

addresses the potential effects, if any, of 

the abandonment on the environment 

and historic resources. OEA will issue a 

Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft 

EA) by November 25, 2024. The Draft 

EA will be available to interested 

persons on the Board’s website, by 

writing to OEA, or by calling OEA at 

(202) 245–0294. If you require an 

accommodation under the Americans 

with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 

245–0245. Comments on environmental 

and historic preservation matters must 

be filed within 15 days after the Draft 

EA becomes available to the public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or interim trail use/ 

railbanking conditions will be imposed, 

where appropriate, in a subsequent 

decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the Line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

NSR’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by November 20, 2025, 

and there are no legal or regulatory 

barriers to consummation, the authority 

to abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: November 14, 2024. 

By the Board, Valerie O. Quinn, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Eden Besera, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27074 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. AB 290 Sub-No. (414X)] 

Northern Southern Railway 

Company—Abandonment Exemption— 

in Pitt County, NC 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

(NSR) has filed a verified notice of 

exemption pursuant to 49 CFR part 

1152, subpart F—Exempt 

Abandonments to abandon an 

approximately one-mile rail line, 

extending from West 14th Street 

northward to Dickinson Avenue in Pitt 

County, N.C. (the Line). The Line 

contains no mileposts and traverses U.S. 

Postal Service Zip Code 27834. 

NSR has certified that: (1) no local 

traffic has moved over the Line for at 

least two years; (2) any overhead traffic 

can be rerouted over other lines; (3) no 

formal complaint filed by a user of rail 

service on the Line (or by a state or local 

government entity acting on behalf of 

such user) regarding cessation of service 

over the Line is pending with either the 

Surface Transportation Board (Board) or 

any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of a complainant 

within the two-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(b) and 

1105.8(c) (notice of environmental and 

historic report), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment 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). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received,1 the 

exemption will be effective on 

December 20, 2024, unless stayed 

pending reconsideration. Petitions to 

stay that do not involve environmental 

issues must be filed by November 29, 

2024.2 Formal expressions of intent to 

file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 

and interim trail use/railbanking 

requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 

filed by December 2, 2024.3 Petitions to 

reopen and requests for public use 

conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 

be filed by December 10, 2024. 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

AB 290 (Sub-No. 414X), 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 NSR’s representative, 


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William A. Mullins, Mullins Law Group 

PLLC, 2001 L Street NW, Suite 720, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

NSR has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report that 

addresses the potential effects, if any, of 

the abandonment on the environment 

and historic resources. OEA will issue a 

Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft 

EA) by November 25, 2024. The Draft 

EA will be available to interested 

persons on the Board’s website, by 

writing to OEA, or by calling OEA at 

(202) 245–0294. If you require an 

accommodation under the Americans 

with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 

245–0245. Comments on environmental 

and historic preservation matters must 

be filed within 15 days after the Draft 

EA becomes available to the public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or interim trail use/ 

railbanking conditions will be imposed, 

where appropriate, in a subsequent 

decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the Line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

NSR’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by November 20, 2025, 

and there are no legal or regulatory 

barriers to consummation, the authority 

to abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: November 14, 2024. 

By the Board, Valerie O. Quinn, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Tammy Lowery, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26974 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice of Airport Development 

Aid Program (ADAP) and Airport 

Improvement Program (AIP) Property 

Release Hillsboro Airport, Hillsboro, 

Oregon 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of request to release 

Airport Development Aid Program and 

Airport Improvement Program Property. 

SUMMARY: Notice is being given that the 

FAA is considering a request from the 

Port of Portland, Oregon to waive the 

ADAP and AIP property requirements 

and dispose of approximately 15.7 acres 

of airport property located at Hillsboro 

Airport, in Hillsboro, Oregon. 

DATES: Comments are due within 30 

days of the date of the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. 

Emailed comments can be provided to 

Mr. Tim House, Lead Planner, Seattle 

Airports District Office, 

timothy.a.house@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

House, Lead Planner, Seattle Airports 

District Office, 2200 S 216 St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198, timothy.a.house@

faa.gov, (206) 231–4248. Documents 

reflecting this FAA action may be 

reviewed at the above locations. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject property is located north of the 

airport and separated from the 

aeronautical area by Evergreen Road. 

This release will allow the Port of 

Portland to sell 15.7 acres. The proceeds 

generated from the proposed release 

will be utilized for maintenance and 

capital improvements that support 

aeronautical activities. The Port of 

Portland, Oregon will receive not less 

than fair market value for the property. 

It has been determined through study 

that the subject 15.7 acres will not be 

needed for aeronautical purposes. 

Authority: 49.U.S.C. 47153(c). 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington on 

November 14, 2024. 

Manson Wong, 

Acting Manager, Seattle Airports District 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27031 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on a Request 

To Release Surplus Property at the 

Melbourne Orlando International 

Airport, Melbourne, FL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is being given that the 

FAA is considering a request from the 

City of Melbourne to release 99.575 

(+/¥) acres at the Melbourne Orlando 

International Airport, Melbourne, FL 

from the conditions, reservations, and 

restrictions as contained in a Quitclaim 

Deed agreement between the FAA and 

the City of Melbourne, dated April 20, 

1948. The release of property will allow 

the City of Melbourne to dispose of the 

property for non-aeronautical purposes. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

December 20, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for 

review at the Melbourne Orlando 

International Airport, One Airport 

Terminal Parkway, Melbourne, FL 

32901–1864, and the FAA Airports 

District Office, 8427 SouthPark Circle, 

Suite 524, Orlando, FL 32819. Written 

comments on the Sponsor’s request 

must be delivered or mailed to: Marisol 

Elliott, Community Planner, Orlando 

Airports District Office, 8427 Southark 

Circle, Suite 524, Orlando, FL 32819. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marisol Elliott, Community Planner, 

Orlando Airports District Office, 8427 

SouthPark Circle, Suite 524, Orlando, 

FL 32819, (407) 487–7231. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

property is located along West Nasa 

Boulevard in Melbourne, FL and is 

currently used as a long-established 

mobile home community known as 

Tropical Haven. The parcel is currently 

depicted on the approved Airport 

Layout Plan as a non-aeronautical land 

use. The property will be released of its 

federal obligations given the land is no 

longer required by the City of 

Melbourne for airport purposes. The 

property will continue as Tropical 

Haven and will be sold at the Fair 

Market Value (FMV) which as been 

determined to be $44,000,000.00. 

Section 125 of The Wendell H. Ford 

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 

the 21st Century (AIR–21) requires the 

FAA to provide an opportunity for 

public notice and comment prior to the 

‘‘waiver’’ or ‘‘modification’’ of a 

sponsor’s Federal obligation to use 

certain airport land for non-aeronautical 

purposes. 

Revision Date: August 23, 2022. 

Rebecca Henry, 

Acting Manager, Orlando Airports District 

Office, Southern Region. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27107 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0223] 

Parts and Accessories Necessary for 

Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal 

for Groendyke Transport, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 


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