[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 68233]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18978]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36801]


Great Lakes Terminal Railroad, LLC--Lease and Operation 
Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company

    Great Lakes Terminal Railroad, LLC (GLTRR), a Class III carrier, 
has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.41 to 
lease and operate 14,215 feet (2.69 miles) of trackage in Chicago, Ill. 
(the Line), following the acquisition of the Line by Norfolk Southern 
Railway Company (NSR) from GLTRR's affiliated company, Great Lakes 
Terminal, LLC (GLT). According to the verified notice, the Line does 
not have mileposts. GLTRR has operated over the Line since 2018 
pursuant to a lease agreement with GLT.\1\
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    \1\ The Board recently granted GLTRR after-the-fact authority to 
lease and operate approximately 22,568 feet of contiguous track in 
Chicago, which includes the Line. Great Lakes Terminal R.R.--Acquis. 
& Operation Exemption--Great Lakes Terminal, LLC, FD 36764 (Sub-No. 
1) (STB served July 31, 2024). That decision addressed GLTRR's 
inadvertent failure to seek the necessary regulatory approval in 
2018.
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    According to the verified notice, GLT has reached an agreement with 
NSR to sell NSR the Line on or after September 6, 2024. GLTRR states it 
has entered into a lease agreement with NSR to continue to operate the 
Line following the close of the sale. GLTRR states that the lease 
agreement will be effective on or after the effective date of the 
notice.
    GLTRR certifies that its projected annual revenues are less than $5 
million and are not expected to exceed those that would qualify it as a 
Class III carrier. GLTRR states that the transaction does not involve 
any provision or agreement that may limit future interchange with a 
third-party connecting carrier, nor is the Line currently subject to 
any agreement that imposes such an interchange commitment.
    The transaction may be consummated on or after September 8, 2024, 
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 August 30, 
2024 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36801, 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 
GLTRR's representative, Crystal M. Zorbaugh, Mullins Law Group PLLC, 
2001 L Street NW, Suite 720, Washington, DC 20036.
    According to GLTRR, 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: August 20, 2024.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024-18978 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]
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