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effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

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 to stay must be 

filed no later than June 24, 2021 (at least 

seven days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No 

FD 36465, 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 Holdings’ representative, 

Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 

29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, 

Chicago, IL 60606–3208. 

According to Holdings, 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: June 14, 2021. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12834 Filed 6–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Draft Environmental Assessment; 

Establishment of Restricted Area R– 

2511 at Naval Air Weapons Station 

China Lake, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT; 

Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

(DON) has prepared and filed the Draft 

Environmental Assessment— 

Establishment of Restricted Area R– 

2511 at Naval Air Weapons Station 

China Lake, California with the United 

States Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). The Draft Environmental 

Assessment (Draft EA) evaluates the 

potential environmental consequences 

associated with the establishment of a 

special use airspace (SUA) consisting of 

one restricted area (RA). The new SUA 

would connect the existing R–2505 and 

R–2524 RAs. The new RA would be 

titled R–2511 and have the same 

dimensions as the existing Trona 

Controlled Firing Area (TCFA). 

DATES: The 15-day public comment 

period starts June 17, 2021, and ends 

July 2, 2021. All public comments are 

due by July 2, 2021. Due to current 

federal and state guidance on social 

distancing in response to COVID–19, the 

DON will not hold public meetings 

during the Draft EA public comment 

period. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

with the subject line ‘‘R–2511 Draft 

EA—Public Comments’’ by mail at 901 

North Heritage Drive, Suite 204, 

Ridgecrest, California 93555, email 

Comments@R2511EA.com, or 

electronically via the project website at 

https://www.R2511EA.com. 

All comments submitted during the 

15-day public comment period will 

become part of the public record and 

will be considered in the Final 

Environmental Assessment (Final EA). 

All comments must be postmarked or 

received online by July 2, 2021, for 

consideration in the Final EA. Federal, 

state, and local agencies (including their 

respective officials) and other interested 

organizations and individuals are 

encouraged to provide substantive 

comments on the Draft EA during the 

15-day public comment period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact: Lonnie D. Covalt, 206–231– 

3998, Lonnie.d.covalt@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DON 

action proponent is NAWCWD, and the 

FAA is a cooperating agency. Naval Air 

Weapons Station China Lake (NAWSCL) 

is located in the western Mojave Desert 

region of California, approximately 150 

miles (241 kilometers) northeast of Los 

Angeles. NAWSCL is host to NAWCWD 

and other Department of Defense 

activities. NAWCWD is the primary 

tenant command supported at 

NAWSCL. The Department of the Navy 

Center of Excellence for Weapons and 

Armaments has responsibility for 

RDAT&E for the entire spectrum of 

naval weapons and armaments (i.e., air, 

surface, and subsurface). 

NAWSCL is separated into two range 

areas: The North and South ranges, 

which are overlain by two RAs. R–2505 

overlies the North Range, and R–2524 

overlies the South Range. NAWCWD, as 

the NAWSCL ranges’ scheduling 

organization, is the using agency that 

manages operations conducted within 

R–2505 and R–2524. The Joshua Control 

Facility (Joshua Approach) is the 

controlling agency for R–2505 and R– 

2524. Access to the SUA is governed by 

FAA regulations. 

Currently, RDAT&E activities between 

the North and South ranges can be 

conducted by activating the TCFA. The 

TCFA is used for free flight weapon 

systems transiting from areas within R– 

2505 to target areas within R–2524 and 

from launch areas within R–2524 to 

target areas within R–2505. The TCFA 

occupies altitudes with a floor of 6,000 

feet (ft) (1,830 meters [m]) mean sea 

level (MSL) and a ceiling up to, but not 

including, Floor Level 200. Ground 

elevations under the TCFA range from 

1,642 to 3,567 ft MSL (500 to 1,087 m 

MSL), providing a minimum of 2,433 ft 

(742 m) between the highest ground 

level point and the 6,000 ft MSL floor 

of the TCFA. The proposed R–2511 

would have the same dimensions as the 

TFCA. 

The DON distributed the Draft EA to 

federal agencies with which the DON is 

consulting and other stakeholders. The 

DON provided public notice in local 

newspapers. The R–2511 Draft EA is 

available for electronic viewing or 

download at https://R2511EA.com. A 

hard copy or electronic copy (on 

compact disc) of the Draft EA will be 

made available upon written request by 

contacting ‘‘R–2511 Establishment EA— 

Public Comments’’ at 901 North 

Heritage Drive, Suite 204, Ridgecrest, 

California 93555, Comments@

R2511EA.com, or the project website at 

https://www.R2511EA.com. 

Lonnie Covalt, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Operations Support Group, Western Service 

Center. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12360 Filed 6–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. –2022–2082] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received; Wittman Regional 

Airport 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 


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