[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 28856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10110]



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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36604]


Georgia Central Railway, L.P.--Lease and Operation Exemption--
City of Vidalia, Ga.

    Georgia Central Railway, L.P. (GC), a Class III railroad, has filed 
a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to replace a lease 
between GC and the City of Vidalia (the City) for GC to lease and 
operate as a common carrier over approximately 2.6 miles of track owned 
by the City beginning at milepost 152.2 and extending to milepost 149.6 
(the Line).
    According to the verified notice, GC has been the sole operator 
providing local service on the Line since at least 1997. GC states that 
the lease agreement (New Lease) supersedes and replaces the current 
lease, and GC will continue to lease and operate as the sole common 
carrier on the Line.
    GC certifies that the New Lease does not include an interchange 
commitment. It also certifies that its projected annual revenues from 
this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class 
III carrier, but that its revenues currently exceed $5 million. 
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 
is to become 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, GC's verified notice includes a request 
for waiver of the 60-day advance labor notice requirements. GC's waiver 
request will be addressed in a subsequent 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 May 18, 2022.
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36604, 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 GC's 
representative, Justin J. Marks, Clark Hill PLC, 1001 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC 20004.
    According to GC, 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: May 6, 2022.

    By the Board, Valerie O. Quinn, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Brendetta Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2022-10110 Filed 5-10-22; 8:45 am]
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