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Decided: May 23, 2022. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Aretha Laws-Byrum, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11400 Filed 5–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36594] 

Texas Coastal Bend Railroad, L.L.C.— 

Change in Operator Exemption— 

Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad, Inc. 

Texas Coastal Bend Railroad, L.L.C. 

(TCBR), a noncarrier, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 

1150.31 to assume operation of 

approximately 12.0 miles of rail line 

owned by the Port of Corpus Christi 

Authority of Nueces County, Tex. (the 

Port), located on the north and south 

sides of the Inner Harbor of the Corpus 

Christi Ship Channel, which runs 

parallel with the south shoreline of 

Nueces Bay (the Line). Incidental to the 

proposed operation of the Port-owned 

Line, TCBR will acquire overhead 

trackage rights over a connecting Union 

Pacific Railroad Company (UP) line 

extending between approximately UP 

milepost 140.5 near the west leg of the 

Fulton Wye Connection and 

approximately UP milepost 149.0, all in 

Nueces County, Tex. Corpus Christi 

Terminal Railroad, Inc. (CCTR) 

currently operates the Line under a 

lease with the Port and has done so 

since 1997. See Corpus Christi Terminal 

R.R.—Lease & Operation Exemption— 

Port of Corpus Christi Auth. of Nueces 

Cnty., Tex., FD 33436 (STB served Aug. 

14, 1997). 

According to the verified notice, 

TCBR has entered into an agreement 

with the Port under which TCBR will 

replace CCTR as the common carrier on 

the Line. TCBR states that CCTR does 

not object to the proposed change in 

common carrier operator on the Line. 

Based on projected annual revenues for 

the Line, TCBR expects to become a 

Class III rail carrier after consummation 

of the proposed transaction. 

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice in 

Watco Holdings—Continuance in 

Control Exemption—Texas Coastal 

Bend Railroad, Docket No. FD 36595, in 

which Watco Holdings, Inc., seeks to 

continue in control of TCBR upon 

TCBR’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. 

As required under 49 CFR 

1150.33(h)(1), TCBR certifies that the 

agreements governing this transaction 

do not include any provision or 

agreement that may limit future 

interchange with a third-party 

connecting carrier. 

TCBR certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of the 

transaction will not result in the 

creation of a Class I or Class II rail 

carrier but also states that it expects its 

annual revenues to exceed $5 million 

following the transaction. Pursuant to 

49 CFR 1150.32(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. TCBR states that it complied 

with the advance notice posting 

requirements of 49 CFR 1150.32(e) on 

March 21, 2022, and that TCBR has been 

advised that no labor union represents 

CCTR employees and that the Port has 

no employees that conduct rail 

operations on the Line. 

Under 49 CFR 1150.32(b), a change in 

operator exemption requires that notice 

be given to shippers. TCBR certifies that 

it has provided notice of the proposed 

change in operator to the shippers on 

the Line. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after June 12, 2022, the effective 

date of the exemption (30 days after the 

verified notice 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 no later than June 3, 2022 (at 

least seven days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36594, 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 TCBR’s representative, 

Robert A. Wimbish, Fletcher & Sippel 

LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, 

Chicago, IL 60606–3208. 

According to TCBR, 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: May 24, 2022. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Regena Smith-Bernard, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11464 Filed 5–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36595] 

Watco Holdings, Inc.—Continuance in 

Control Exemption—Texas Coastal 

Bend Railroad, L.L.C. 

Watco Holdings, Inc. (Watco), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to 

continue in control of Texas Coastal 

Bend Railroad, L.L.C. (TCBR), a 

noncarrier controlled by Watco, upon 

TCBR’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. 

This transaction is related to a 

verified notice of exemption filed 

concurrently in Texas Coastal Bend 

Railroad—Change in Operator 

Exemption—Corpus Christi Terminal 

Railroad, Docket No. FD 36594, in 

which TCBR seeks to assume operation 

of approximately 12.0 miles of rail line 

owned by the Port of Corpus Christi 

Authority of Nueces County, Tex. (the 

Port), located on the north and south 

sides of the Inner Harbor of the Corpus 

Christi Ship Channel, along with 

incidental trackage rights. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after June 12, 2022, the effective 

date of the exemption (30 days after the 

verified notice was filed). 

According to the verified notice, 

Watco currently controls 42 Class III 

railroads and one Class II railroad, 

collectively operating in 28 states. For a 

complete list of these rail carriers and 

the states in which they operate, see the 

Appendix to Watco’s May 13, 2022 

verified notice of exemption, available 

at www.stb.gov. 

Watco represents that: (1) The rail line 

to be operated by TCBR does not 

connect with the rail lines of any of the 

rail carriers currently controlled by 

Watco; (2) this transaction is not part of 

a series of anticipated transactions that 

would connect TCBR with any railroad 

in the Watco 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. Because the transaction 


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involves the control of one Class II and 

one or more Class III rail carriers, the 

transaction is subject to the labor 

protection requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11326(b) and Wisconsin Central Ltd.— 

Acquisition Exemption—Lines of Union 

Pacific Railroad, 2 S.T.B. 218 (1997). 

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 June 3, 2022 (at 

least seven days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36595, 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 Watco’s 

representative, Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher 

& Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, 

Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606. 

According to Watco, 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: May 24, 2022. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Regena Smith-Bernard, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11463 Filed 5–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Request To Release Property 

at Owensboro-Daviess County 

Regional Airport, Owensboro, KY 

(OWB) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration is requesting public 

comment on a request by the 

Owensboro-Daviess County Airport 

Board, to release land (10.76 acres) at 

Owensboro—Daviess County Regional 

Airport (OWB) from federal obligations. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 27, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice 

may be emailed to the FAA at the 

following email address: FAA/Memphis 

Airports District Office, Attn: Jillian M. 

Thackston, Community Planner, 

Jillian.M.Thackston@faa.gov. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Tristan 

Durbin, Airport Director, OwensboroDaviess County Airport Board at the 

following address: 2200 Airport Drive, 

Owensboro, KY 42301. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jillian M. Thackston, Community 

Planner, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Memphis Airports 

District Office, 2600, Thousand Oaks 

Boulevard, Suite 2250, Memphis, TN 

38118–2482, (901) 322–8188, or 

Jillian.M.Thackston@faa.gov. The 

application may be reviewed in person 

at this same location, by appointment. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

proposes to rule and invites public 

comment on the request to release 

property for disposal at OwensboroDaviess County Regional Airport, 2200 

Airport Drive, Owensboro, KY 42301, 

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 

47107(h)(2). The FAA determined that 

the request to release property at 

Owensboro-Daviess County Regional 

Airport (OWB) submitted by the 

Sponsor meets the procedural 

requirements of the Federal Aviation 

Administration and the release of these 

properties does not and will not impact 

future aviation needs at the airport. The 

FAA may approve the request, in whole 

or in part, no sooner than thirty days 

after the publication of this notice. 

The request consists of the following: 

The Property consists of 

approximately 10.76 acres and is 

located in the western portion of the 

Airport. These parcels are labeled on the 

current Exhibit A as Parcel 20 (7.93 

acres), Parcel 21 (1.93 acres), and Parcel 

24A (0.90 acres). The Properties are 

physically located west of Runway 18/ 

36 and east of Calhoun Road. 

This request will release this property 

from federal obligations. This action is 

taken under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 

47107(h)(2). 

Any person may inspect the request 

in person at the FAA office listed above 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

In addition, any person may, upon 

request, inspect the request, notice and 

other documents germane to the request 

in person at Owensboro-Daviess County 

Regional Airport (OWB). 

Issued in Memphis, Tennessee on May 24, 

2022. 

Duane Leland Johnson, 

Assistant Manager, Memphis Airports District 

Office, Southern Region. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11436 Filed 5–26–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0716] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Changes in 

Permissible Stage 2 Airplane 

Operations 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The collection involves 

information used to issue special flight 

authorizations for non-revenue 

transports and non-transport jet 

operations of Stage 2 airplanes at U.S. 

airports. Only a minimal amount of data 

is requested to identify the affected 

parties and determine whether the 

purpose for the flight is one of those 

enumerated by law. This collection is 

required under the Airport Noise and 

Capacity Act of 1990 (as amended by 

Pub. L. 106–113) and the FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by July 26, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments: 

By Electronic Docket: 

www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 

number into search field) 

By mail: Sandy Liu, 800 

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, 

DC 20591, Attn: AEE–100 

By fax: 202–267–5594 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 


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