47534 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 162 / Wednesday, August 25, 2021 / Notices 

1See Finger Lakes Ry.—Control Exemption— 

Ontario Cent. R.R., FD 35062 (STB served Oct. 1, 

2007). 

1Midcoast notes that the mileposts and mileage 

differ slightly from those shown by CMQ when it 

took over operations of the Line in 2015. See Cent. 

Me. & Quebec Ry.—Lease & Operate Exemption— 

State of Me., FD 35975 (STB served Dec. 4, 2015). 

Midcoast believes the discrepancies relate to CMQ’s 

use of control points, rounding, and typographical 

errors. Midcoast states that it will assume the 

operations of all of the lines operated by CMQ 

pursuant to the Agreement. 

Department’s senior management and 

IAG representatives with respect to 

industry and academia’s latest concepts, 

methods, best practices, innovations, 

and ideas related to supporting OBO’s 

vital mission. Additionally, time will be 

provided for members of the public to 

provide comment. 

To register, please provide your email 

address via email to IAGR@state.gov 

prior to September 7. Also, please 

forward any requests for reasonable 

accommodation by September 7. You 

can also visit the OBO website at http:// 

overseasbuildings.state.gov/ for 

additional information. Requests for 

reasonable accommodation made after 

that date will be considered but may not 

be able to be fulfilled. 

Please contact IAGR@state.gov with 

any questions. 

Kevin E. Bryant, 

Deputy Director, Office of Directives 

Management, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18224 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–51–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36532] 

Finger Lakes Railway Corp.— 

Continuance in Control Exemption— 

Midcoast Railservice, Inc. 

Finger Lakes Railway Corp. (FGLK), a 

Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of 

Midcoast Railservice, Inc. (Midcoast), a 

noncarrier, upon Midcoast’s becoming a 

rail carrier. 

This transaction is related to a 

verified notice of exemption filed 

concurrently in Midcoast Railservice, 

Inc.—Change of Operators Exemption— 

Central Maine & Quebec Railway, 

Docket No. FD 36531, in which 

Midcoast seeks to assume operations 

over approximately 58.68 miles of rail 

line currently operated by Central 

Maine & Quebec Railway US, Inc., in 

Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, and 

Sagadahoc Counties, Me. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after September 8, 2021, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

According to the verified notice of 

exemption, FGLK currently controls the 

Ontario Central Railroad Corp., a Class 

III carrier operating solely in the state of 

New York.1

FGLK represents that: (1) The rail line 

to be leased and operated by Midcoast 

does not connect with the rail lines of 

any of the rail carriers in FGLK’s 

corporate family; (2) the transaction is 

not part of a series of anticipated 

transactions that would connect the line 

to be operated by Midcoast with the rail 

lines of any carriers in FGLK’s corporate 

family; and (3) the transaction does not 

involve a Class I rail carrier. The 

proposed transaction is therefore 

exempt from the prior approval 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323 

pursuant to 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. However, 49 U.S.C. 11326(c) 

does not provide for labor protection for 

transactions under 49 U.S.C. 11324 and 

11325 that involve only Class III rail 

carriers. Because this transaction 

involves Class III rail carriers only, the 

Board, under the statute, may not 

impose labor protective conditions for 

this transaction. 

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 September 1, 2021 

(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36532, should be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on FGLK’s 

representative, Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill 

PLC, Two Commerce Square, 2001 

Market St., Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 

19103. 

According to FGLK, 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: August 20, 2021. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Aretha Laws-Byrum, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18279 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36531] 

Midcoast Railservice, Inc.—Change of 

Operators Exemption—Central Maine 

& Quebec Railway US, Inc. 

Midcoast Railservice, Inc. (Midcoast), 

a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice 

of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 

1150.31(a)(3) to assume operations over 

approximately 58.68 miles of rail line 

(the Line) currently operated by Central 

Maine & Quebec Railway US, Inc. 

(CMQ), pursuant to a Lease and 

Operating Agreement (the Agreement) 

between the owner of the Line, the State 

of Maine Department of Transportation 

(Maine DOT), and CMQ. The Line 

consists of: (1) The Brunswick Terminal 

Area between the east side of Church 

Road, milepost 14.97, and Rock Jct., 

milepost 16.40; (2) the Rockland Branch 

between milepost 29.40 in Brunswick, 

Cumberland County, Me., and milepost 

85.55 in Rockland, Knox County, Me.; 

and (3) the Atlantic Branch Line 

between milepost 85.55 and milepost 

86.65 in Rockland. The Line runs 

through Cumberland, Knox, Lincoln, 

and Sagadahoc Counties, Me.1

This transaction is related to a 

verified notice of exemption filed 

concurrently in Finger Lakes Railway— 

Continuance in Control Exemption— 

Midcoast Railservice, Inc., Docket No. 

FD 36532, in which Finger Lakes 

Railway Corp. seeks to continue in 

control of Midcoast upon Midcoast’s 

becoming a rail carrier. 

According to the verified notice, an 

Assignment, Assumption and Consent 

Agreement (the Assignment) has been 

executed by Midcoast and CMQ and 

consented to by Maine DOT. Under the 

Assignment, CMQ is assigning its rights 

under the Agreement, and its associated 

common carrier service rights to operate 

the Line, to Midcoast. Midcoast will 

assume the Agreement and become the 

operator of the Line. Upon 

commencement of operations, Midcoast 

will become a Class III common carrier. 

According to Midcoast, the 

Agreement does not impose or include 

an interchange commitment. Midcoast 

certifies that its projected revenues as a 

result of the transaction will not result 

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1See https://www.regulations.gov/document/ 

FRA-2020-0060-0005. 

1See https://www.regulations.gov/document/ 

FRA-2020-0063-0003. 

carrier and that its revenues will not 

exceed $5 million. 

Under 49 CFR 1150.32(b), a change in 

operator exemption requires that notice 

be given to shippers. Midcoast states 

that it provided notice to shippers on 

the Line by serving them with a copy of 

the verified notice, as indicated in the 

certificate of service. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after September 8, 2021, the 

effective date of the exemption. 

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 September 1, 2021 

(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36531, should be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on Midcoast’s representative, 

Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill PLC, Two 

Commerce Square, 2001 Market St., 

Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

According to Midcoast, this action is 

categorically excluded from historic 

preservation reporting requirements 

under 49 CFR 1105.8(b) and from 

environmental reporting requirements 

under 49 CFR 1105.6(c). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: August 20, 2021. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Aretha Laws-Byrum, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18278 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2021–0076] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on July 8, 2021, the Long Island 

Rail Road Company (LIRR) petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from 

certain provisions of the Federal 

railroad safety regulations contained at 

49 CFR parts 239 (Passenger Train 

Emergency Preparedness); 240 

(Qualification and Certification of 

Locomotive Engineers); and 242 

(Qualification and Certification of 

Conductors). FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2021–0076. 

LIRR requests an extension of the 

relief that was granted to the American 

Public Transportation Association 

(APTA), on behalf of its member 

railroads, by letter dated September 18, 

2020, from certain regulations 

pertaining to training.1 Specifically, 

LIRR refers to pages 10–11 of the FRA 

decision letter in Docket Number FRA– 

2020–0060, regarding relief from 

recurrent/refresher training 

requirements for parts 239, 240, and 

242. 

LIRR requests relief for approximately 

30 ‘‘higher level Transportation 

Department employees.’’ LIRR states 

that it has had to limit classroom 

capacity for its training sessions because 

of the coronavirus disease 2019 

(COVID–19) pandemic and states that it 

has a training backlog. Although LIRR 

expects to eliminate this backlog for 

some groups of employees by September 

18, 2021, when the APTA relief expires, 

LIRR asserts that it does not have the 

necessary classroom or instructor 

availability to catch up on training its 

Transportation Department higher-level 

employees by that date. Instead, LIRR 

seeks an extension to permit recurrent/ 

refresher training of such employees to 

occur by December 31, 2021. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

September 9, 2021 will be considered by 

FRA before final action is taken. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if practicable. Anyone 

can search the electronic form of any 

written communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

processes. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18243 Filed 8–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2021–0083] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on August 10, 2021, Terminal 

Railroad Association of St. Louis 

(Terminal Railroad) petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for a waiver of compliance from certain 

provisions of the Federal railroad safety 

regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 

240 (Qualification and Certification of 

Locomotive Engineers); and 242 

(Qualification and Certification of 

Conductors). FRA assigned the petition 

Docket Number FRA–2021–0083. 

Terminal Railroad requests an 

extension of the relief that was granted 

to the American Short Line and 

Regional Railroad Association 

(ASLRRA), on behalf of its member 

railroads, by letter dated September 18, 

2020, from certain regulations 

pertaining to vision and hearing acuity.1

Specifically, Terminal Railroad notes it 

seeks relief from engineer and 

conductor certification requirements in 

49 CFR 240.121, Criteria for vision and 

hearing acuity data, and 242.117, Vision 

and hearing acuity. 

Terminal Railroad states that it has 

performed multiple searches to locate a 

clinic to perform vision and hearing 

acuity testing as required by §§ 240.121 


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