43280 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 177 / Thursday, September 14, 2017 / Notices 

1 DC was authorized to assume operations over 

the 13.41-mile segment between milepost 14.22 

near Cisco, Piatt County, Ill., and milepost 27.63 

(Green’s Switch) near Decatur, Macon County, Ill. 

That segment was previously operated by Decatur 

Junction Railway Co. See Decatur Cent. R.R.— 

Change in Operator Exemption—Decatur Junction 

Ry., FD 36080 (STB served Jan. 6, 2017). 

2 DC states that, after assuming operations, the 

line was found to be 2.11 miles longer than 

originally thought. DC now seeks authority to 

operate the 2.11-mile portion which was not 

included in its December 2016 filing. 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[License No. 01/71–0402] 

Ticonderoga SBIC, L.P.; Notice 

Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 

of the Small Business Investment Act, 

Conflicts of Interest 

Notice is hereby given that 

Ticonderoga SBIC, L.P., 25 Braintree 

Hill Park, Suite 200, Braintree, MA 

02184, a Federal Licensee under the 

Small Business Investment Act of 1958, 

as amended (‘‘the Act’’), in connection 

with the sale of a small concern, has 

sought an exemption under Section 312 

of the Act and Section 107.730(a), you 

must not self-deal to the prejudice of a 

Small Business, the Licensee, its 

shareholders or partners, or SBA. 

The transaction is brought within the 

purview of § 107.730(a) of the 

Regulations because which constitutes 

Conflicts of Interest of the Small 

Business Administration (‘‘SBA’’) Rules. 

Ticonderoga SBIC, L.P. proposes to sell 

eStudySite (‘‘eSS), 292 Euclid Ave, 

Suite 225, San Diego, California 92114, 

with Meridien Research, Inc. (‘‘MRI’’) 

and NRI Clinical Research (‘‘NRI’’). 

Because the Associates, including 

Ticonderoga K1, L.P., Ticonderoga KII 

L.P., and Craig Jones, will receive 

proceeds from their investments in NRI, 

this transaction constitutes Conflict of 

Interest requiring SBA’s prior approval. 

Notice is hereby given that any 

interested person may submit written 

comments on this transaction within 

fifteen days of the date of this 

publication to the Associate 

Administrator, Office of Investment and 

Innovation, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 Third Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20416. 

A. Joseph Shepard, 

Associate Administrator for Office of 

Investment and Innovation. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19486 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Svoboda Capital Fund IV SBIC, L.P.; 

License No. 05/05–0327; Notice 

Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 

of the Small Business Investment Act, 

Conflicts of Interest 

Notice is hereby given that Svoboda 

Capital Fund IV SBIC, L.P., One North 

Franklin Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 

60606, a Federal Licensee under the 

Small Business Investment Act of 1958, 

as amended (‘‘the Act’’), in connection 

with the financing of a small concern, 

has sought an exemption under Section 

312 of the Act and Section 107.730, 

Financings which Constitute Conflicts 

of lnterest of the Small Business 

Administration (‘‘SBA’’) Rules and 

Regulations (13 CFR 107.730). Svoboda 

Capital Fund IV SBIC, L.P. proposes to 

provide equity security financing to 

Bully Pulpit Interactive, LLC, 1140 

Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20036 (‘‘BPI’’). 

The financing is brought within the 

purview of § 107.730(a) and (d) of the 

Regulations because Svoboda Capital 

Fund IV, L.P. an Associate of Svoboda 

Capital Fund IV SBIC, L.P., owns more 

than ten percent of BPI, and therefore 

this transaction is considered a 

financing of an Associate requiring prior 

SBA approval. 

Notice is hereby given that any 

interested person may submit written 

comments on the transaction, within 

fifteen days of the date of this 

publication, to the Associate 

Administrator for Investment, U.S. 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW., Washington, DC 

20416. 

Dated: September 6, 2017. 

A. Joseph Shepard, 

Associate Administrator , Office of Investment 

and Innovation. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19485 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36139] 

Decatur Central Railroad, L.L.C.— 

Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Topflight Grain 

Cooperative, Inc. 

Decatur Central Railroad, L.L.C. (DC), 

a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption under 49 CFR 

1150.41 to acquire from Topflight Grain 

Cooperative, Inc. (Topflight), the assets 

of a 15.52-mile rail line between 

milepost 12.11 near Cisco, Piatt County, 

Ill., and milepost 27.63 (Green’s Switch) 

near Decatur, Macon County, Ill. (the 

line).1 In the verified notice, DC also 

seeks authority to operate a 2.11-mile 

segment of the line between milepost 

12.11 and milepost 14.22.2

DC describes itself as a joint venture 

between OmniTRAX Holdings 

Combined, Inc. and Topflight Grain 

Cooperative, Inc., each of which owns 

50% of DC. DC states that Topflight has 

agreed to convey its ownership interest 

in the line to DC. 

DC certifies that the agreement 

between Topflight and OmniTRAX does 

not contain any provision that prohibits 

DC from interchanging traffic with a 

third party or limits DC’s ability to 

interchange traffic with a third-party 

railroad. 

DC also certifies that the proposed 

transaction will not result in DC’s 

becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier 

and that the projected annual revenue of 

DC will not exceed $5 million. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after September 28, 2017, 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 September 21, 

2017 (at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

36139, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on Karl Morell, Karl 

Morell & Associates, Suite 440, 440 1st 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20001. 

According to DC, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic reporting 

under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

WWW.STB.GOV. 

Decided: September 11, 2017. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19549 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

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