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1 GWRC provides a map with the petition at 

Attachment D. 

2 GWRC notes that the proposed transaction does 

not qualify for the class exemption under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(2) because the Hartwell Line and ToccoaElberton Line connect in Bowersville. (Pet. 4.) 

3 Given this finding, the Board need not 

determine whether the transaction is limited in 

scope. See 10502(a). 

The two individuals and the entity 

above have been added to the list of 

Specially Designated Nationals and 

Blocked Persons. All of their property 

and interests in property that are in the 

United States or in the possession or 

control of U.S. persons are blocked. 

Bonnie D. Jenkins, 

Under Secretary of State, Bureau of Arms 

Control & International Security, Department 

of State. 

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STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE 

SJI Board of Directors Meeting, Notice 

AGENCY: State Justice Institute. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The SJI Board of Directors 

will be meeting on Monday, June 13, 

2022 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The purpose of 

this meeting is to consider grant 

applications for the 3rd quarter of FY 

2022, and other business. 

ADDRESSES: State Justice Institute 

Headquarters, 12700 Fair Lakes Circle, 

Suite 340, Fairfax, VA, 22033. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Mattiello, Executive Director, 

State Justice Institute, 12700 Fair Lakes 

Circle, Suite 340, Fairfax, VA 22033, 

703–660–4979, contact@sji.gov. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 10702(f) 

Jonathan D. Mattiello, 

Executive Director. 

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36599] 

Great Walton Railroad Company d/b/a 

Hartwell Railroad Company— 

Acquisition Exemption; Hartwell 

Railroad Company 

By petition filed on March 17, 2022, 

Great Walton Railroad Company d/b/a 

Hartwell Railroad Company (GWRC) 

seeks an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 

10502 from the prior approval 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323 to 

acquire ownership and control of 

Hartwell Railroad Company (HRC). As 

discussed below, the Board will grant 

the exemption. 

Background 

HRC, a Class III carrier, owns a rail 

line that extends between milepost 0.5 

at Toccoa, Ga., and milepost 48.8 at 

Elberton, Ga. (the Toccoa-Elberton 

Line). (Pet. 2; id. at Attach. A.) GWRC, 

a Class III carrier, owns and operates a 

rail line that extends between Hartwell, 

Ga. and Bowersville, Ga. (the Hartwell 

Line) and connects to the ToccoaElberton Line at milepost 24.5 in 

Bowersville. (Pet., Attach. C.) 1 In 1995, 

HRC granted GWRC trackage rights to 

operate over the Toccoa-Elberton Line. 

(Pet. 3; id. at Attach. C.) 

In support of the petition, GWRC 

asserts that the proposed transaction 

will not result in any changes in service 

levels, operational changes, or changes 

in the competitive balance with other 

rail carriers.2 (Pet. 5.) GWRC states that 

the proposed transaction would 

perpetuate operations by GWRC that 

have been in place since 1995 and that, 

therefore, no shippers will be impacted. 

(Id.) GWRC states that the purposes of 

the proposed transaction are to preserve 

the existing operations and future 

viability of the Hartwell Line and 

Toccoa-Elberton Line, and to facilitate 

their orderly disposition in the future. 

(Id. at 6.) On April 1, 2022, GWRC filed 

a certification that the proposed 

transaction does not involve any 

provision or agreement that may limit 

future interchange with a third-party 

connecting carrier. 

Discussion and Conclusions 

Under 49 U.S.C. 11323(a)(3), the 

acquisition of control of a rail carrier by 

any number of rail carriers requires 

prior Board approval. Under 49 U.S.C. 

10502(a), however, the Board must 

exempt a transaction or service from 

regulation if it finds that: (1) Regulation 

is not necessary to carry out the rail 

transportation policy (RTP) of 49 U.S.C. 

10101; and (2) either the transaction or 

service is limited in scope, or regulation 

is not needed to protect shippers from 

the abuse of market power. 

In this case, an exemption from the 

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11323–25 is consistent with the 

standards of 10502. Detailed scrutiny of 

the proposed transaction through an 

application for review and approval 

under 11323–25 is not necessary here to 

carry out the RTP. An exemption would 

promote the RTP by minimizing the 

need for federal regulatory control over 

the transaction, 10101(2); ensuring the 

development and continuation of a 

sound rail transportation system that 

would continue to meet the needs of the 

public, 10101(4); fostering sound 

economic conditions in transportation, 

10101(5); encouraging efficient 

management, 10101(9); and providing 

for the expeditious resolution of this 

proceeding, 10101(15). Other aspects of 

the RTP would not be adversely 

affected. 

Regulation of the transaction is not 

needed to protect shippers from an 

abuse of market power.3 The record 

indicates that no shipper would lose an 

existing rail service option as a result of 

the proposed transaction. GWRC states 

that, since it would continue to operate 

the Toccoa-Elberton Line as it has since 

1995, the proposed transaction would 

not result in any service level or 

operational changes. Accordingly, the 

transaction would not result in any 

shippers losing access to rail service or 

foreclose any transportation options 

currently available to shippers. 

Moreover, no shipper (or any other 

entity) has objected to the proposed 

transaction. 

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 11324 and 11325 

that involve only Class III rail carriers. 

Accordingly, the Board may not impose 

labor protective conditions here because 

all carriers involved are Class III 

carriers. 

The proposed transaction is exempt 

from environmental reporting 

requirements under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c)(1)(i) because it would not 

result in any significant change in 

carrier operations. The transaction is 

also exempt from the historic reporting 

requirements under 49 CFR 

1105.8(b)(3), because it would not 

substantially change the level of 

maintenance of railroad properties. 

GWRC states that the proposed 

transaction would be consummated on 

or shortly after the effective date of the 

exemption. The exemption will be 

effective June 22, 2022, and petitions to 

stay will be due by June 2, 2022. 

Petitions for reconsideration or petitions 

to reopen will be due by June 13, 2022. 

It is ordered: 

1. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board 

exempts from the prior approval 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323–25 the 

transaction described above. 

2. Notice of the exemption will be 

published in the Federal Register. 

3. The exemption will become 

effective on June 22, 2022. Petitions to 

stay must be filed by June 2, 2022. 


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32068 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 102 / Thursday, May 26, 2022 / Notices 

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

FRA-2016-0108-0018. 

2https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2016-0108-0017. 

Petitions for reconsideration or petitions 

to reopen must be filed by June 13, 

2022. 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Oberman, Primus, and Schultz. 

Aretha Laws-Byrum, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice of Airport Improvement 

Program Property Release PortlandHillsboro Airport, Hillsboro, Oregon 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Request to Release 

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 

property requirements for 

approximately .78 acres of airport 

property and the release from 

aeronautical to non-aeronautical for 

approximately .30 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 

Ms. Mandi M. Lesauis, Program 

Specialist, Seattle Airports District 

Office, mandi.lesauis@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mandi M. Lesauis, Program Specialist, 

Seattle Airports District Office, 

mandi.lesauis@faa.gov, (206) 231–4140. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject properties are located in the 

south and northeast section of the 

airport. This release will allow the Port 

to sell .78 acres of Tax Lots 

1N232AD02100, 1N232AD02200, 

1N232AB00500, 1N232AB00100, 

1N232AB00102 and 1N2280001550 to 

the City of Hillsboro to facilitate Cornell 

Road and NE 25th Avenue and Cornell 

Road and NE Brookwood Parkway road 

expansion and safety improvements. 

This release will also allow .30 acres of 

Tax Lots 1N232AD02100, 

1N232AD02200, 1N232AB00100 and 

1N232AB00102 to be designated as nonaeronautical easements for public utility 

and traffic control device purposes. 

There will be proceeds generated from 

the proposed release of this property for 

capital improvements at the airport. The 

Port will receive not less than fair 

market value for the property and the 

revenue generated from the sale will be 

used for airport purposes. It has been 

determined through study that the 

subject partial parcel will not be needed 

for aeronautical purposes. 

Authority: Title 49, U.S.C. Section 

47153(c). 

Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on May 

20, 2022. 

Warren D. Ferrell, 

Acting Manager, Seattle Airports District 

Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2016–0108] 

Petition for Extension of Waiver of 

Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on April 29, 2022, Union Pacific 

Railroad (UPRR) petitioned the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) to 

extend a waiver of compliance from 

certain provisions of the Federal 

railroad safety regulations contained at 

49 CFR 236.566, Locomotive of each 

train operating in train stop, train 

control, or cab signal territory: 

Equipped. The relevant FRA Docket 

Number is FRA–2016–0108. 

Specifically, UPRR requests a 

temporary extension of relief from 

§ 236.566 to allow it to comply with a 

condition of FRA’s decision letter dated 

April 6, 2022, primarily concerning 

Docket Number FRA–2021–0011.1 The 

condition concerns slide detector 

fences, where existent, being fully 

integrated with positive train control 

(PTC) via wayside signal systems. UPRR 

states that four of its subdivision line 

segments (Portland, Evanston, Rawlins, 

and Laramie) require additional 

interconnections with PTC to be fully 

compliant with the condition in the 

April 6, 2022, letter. UPRR requests an 

extension of the relief in Docket Number 

FRA–2016–0108 for 12 months to 

complete the work, which consists of 

modifications to signaling appliances 

and the construction of communications 

infrastructure in some cases. 

Additionally, UPRR requests 

modification of two conditions of the 

June 9, 2020, decision letter in Docket 

Number FRA–2016–0108 2 to allow 

UPRR to immediately begin to 

decommission its locomotives’ onboard 

automatic train control and automatic 

cab signal systems. 

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 July 25, 

2022 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. 

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