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Description of Collections

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Collection Number 1
Title: Petitions for declaratory order.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0031.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Affected shippers,
railroads, communities, and other
stakeholders that choose to seek a
declaratory order from the Board to
terminate a controversy or remove
uncertainty.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately eight.
Estimated Time per Response: 180
hours.
Frequency: On occasion. In calendar
years 2020–2022, approximately 12
petitions for declaratory order were filed
with the Board per year.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 2,160 hours
(estimated hours per petition (180) ×
total number of petitions (12)).
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 5 U.S.C.
554(e) and 49 U.S.C. 1321, the Board
may issue a declaratory order to
terminate a controversy or remove
uncertainty. Because petitions for
declaratory order can encompass a
broad range of issues and types of
requests, the Board does not prescribe
specific instructions for their filing. The
collection by the Board regarding
petitions for declaratory order that
parties choose to file enables the Board
to meet its statutory duty to regulate the
rail industry.
Collection Number 2
Title: Petitions for relief not otherwise
provided.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0030.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Affected shippers,
railroads, communities, and other
stakeholders that seek to address issues
under the Board’s jurisdiction that are
not otherwise specifically provided for
under the Board’s other regulatory
provisions.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately four.
Estimated Time per Response: 25
hours.
Frequency: On occasion. In calendar
years 2020–2022, approximately four
petitions of this type were filed with the
Board per year.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 100 hours
(estimated hours per petition (25) × total
number of petitions (4)).

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Total ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C.
1321 and 49 CFR part 1117 (the Board’s
catch-all petition provision), shippers,
railroads, and the public in general may
seek relief (such as waiver of the Board’s
regulations) not otherwise specifically
provided for under the Board’s other
regulatory provisions. Under section
1117.1, such petitions should contain
three items: (a) a short, plain statement
of jurisdiction, (b) a short, plain
statement of petitioner’s claim, and (c)
request for relief. The collection by the
Board of these petitions that parties
choose to file enables the Board to more
fully meet its statutory duty to regulate
the rail industry.
The Board makes this submission
because, under the PRA, a Federal
agency that conducts or sponsors a
collection of information must display a
currently valid OMB control number. A
collection of information, which is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c), includes agency requirements
that persons submit reports, keep
records, or provide information to the
agency, third parties, or the public.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), Federal
agencies are required to provide, prior
to an agency’s submitting a collection to
OMB for approval, a 60-day notice and
comment period through publication in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Dated: May 9, 2023.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–10199 Filed 5–11–23; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval of Collection:
Dispute Resolution Procedures Under
the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
the collection of ‘‘FAST Act’’ Dispute
Resolution Procedures, as described
below.

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Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by July
11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20423–0001, or to [email protected]. When
submitting comments, please refer to
‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comments,
FAST Act Dispute Resolution
Procedures.’’ For further information
regarding this collection, contact
Michael Higgins, Deputy Director,
Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance
(OPAGAC), at (866) 254–1792 (toll-free)
or 202–245–0238, or by emailing to
[email protected]. Assistance for the hearing
impaired is available through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are requested concerning: (1) the
accuracy of the Board’s burden
estimates; (2) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (3) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, when
appropriate; and (4) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
DATES:

Description of Collection
Title: FAST Act Dispute Resolution
Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0036.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Parties seeking the
Board’s informal assistance under
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
Act, Public Law 114–94 (signed Dec. 4,
2015) (FAST Act).
Number of Respondents:
Approximately three.
Estimated Time per Response: One
hour.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): Three hours
(estimated hours per response (1) × total
number of responses (3)).
Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
Cost (such as start-up and mailing
costs): There are no non-hourly burden
costs for this collection.
Needs and Uses: Title XI of the FAST
Act, entitled ‘‘Passenger Rail Reform
and Investment Act of 2015,’’ gives the

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Board jurisdiction to resolve cost
allocation and access disputes between
the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak), the states, and
potential non-Amtrak operators of
intercity passenger rail service. The
FAST Act directs the Board to establish
procedures for the resolution of these
disputes, ‘‘which may include the
provision of professional mediation
services.’’ 49 U.S.C. 24712(c)(2),
24905(c)(4). Under 49 CFR 1109.5, the
Board provides that parties to a dispute
involving the State-Sponsored Route
Committee or the Northeast Corridor
Committee may, by a letter submitted to
OPAGAC, may request the Board’s
informal assistance in securing outside
professional mediation services. The
letter shall include a concise description
of the issues for which outside
professional mediation services are
sought. The collection by the Board of
these request letters enables the Board
to meet its statutory duty under the
FAST Act.
The Board makes this submission
because, under the PRA, a Federal
agency that conducts or sponsors a
collection of information must display a
currently valid OMB control number. A
collection of information, which is
defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c), includes agency requirements
that persons submit reports, keep
records, or provide information to the
agency, third parties, or the public.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), Federal
agencies are required to provide, prior
to an agency’s submitting a collection to
OMB for approval, a 60-day notice and
comment period through publication in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Dated: May 9, 2023.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–10200 Filed 5–11–23; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36700]

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Grenada Railroad, LLC—Acquisition
and Operation Exemption—North
Central Mississippi Regional Railroad
Authority and Grenada Railway, LLC
Grenada Railroad, LLC (GRR), a Class
III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice
of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to
acquire and operate approximately 228
miles of rail line from the North Central
Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority
(NCMRRA) and Grenada Railway, LLC

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(GRY). The line consists of three
segments: (1) approximately 175.4 miles
of main line between milepost 403.0 at
Southaven, Miss. (GRY MP 491.09), and
milepost 703.8 near Canton, Miss. (GRY
MP 616.49), along with certain side and
yard tracks (the Grenada Line); (2)
approximately 11.42 miles of branch
line between a point of connection with
the Grenada Line at milepost 603.0 and
milepost 614.42 at Bruce Junction, Miss.
(the Water Valley Branch); and (3)
approximately 21.70 miles of branch
line between a point of connection with
the Grenada Line at milepost H–0.20 at
Aberdeen Junction, Miss., and milepost
H–21.90 near Kosciusko, Miss. (the
Aberdeen Branch) (collectively, the
Lines). According to the verified notice,
GRR has operated the Grenada Line and
Water Valley Branch pursuant to a lease
and operating agreement since 2015 1
and now seeks authority to acquire
these lines and the Aberdeen Branch,
which is owned by NCMRRA.2 GRR
states that the Aberdeen Branch has
been out of service since prior to
NCMRRA’s acquisition of that segment.
The verified notice states that the
parties entered into an Asset Purchase
Agreement on April 27, 2023.
GRR certifies that the proposed
acquisition of the Lines does not involve
any interchange commitments. GRR
further certifies that its projected
revenues as a result of this transaction
will not result in the creation of a Class
II or Class I rail carrier. Pursuant to 49
CFR 1150.42(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.
However, GRR has filed a request for
partial waiver of the 60-day advance
labor notice requirements to allow the
transaction to proceed after 30 days’
notice to employees on the Lines. GRR’s
waiver request will be addressed in a
separate decision. The Board will
establish the effective date of the
exemption in its separate decision on
the waiver request.
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)
1 See Ill. Co. Rail Road—Lease & Operation
Exemption—N. Cent. Miss. Reg’l R.R. Auth., FD
35940 (STB served July 9, 2015).
2 See N. Cent. Miss. Reg’l R.R. Auth.—Acquis. &
Operation Exemption—Miss. Dep’t of Transp., FD
36182 (STB served Nov. 20, 2018).

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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 May 19, 2023.
All pleadings referring to Docket No.
FD 36700, should 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 GRR’s representative,
Terence M. Hynes, Sidley Austin LLP,
1501 K Street NW, Washington, DC
20005.
According to GRR, 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 9, 2023.
By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office
of Proceedings.
Raina White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–10202 Filed 5–11–23; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36679]

CaterParrott Railnet, LLC—Change of
Operators Exemption—Ogeechee
Railroad Company
CaterParrott Railnet, LLC (CPR), a
Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1150.41 to assume operation of
approximately 22.4 miles of rail line
owned by the State of Georgia
Department of Transportation (GDOT)
between milepost SA–36.4 at or near
Ardmore, Ga., and milepost SA–58.8 at
or near Sylvania, Ga. (the Line).1
CPR states that Ogeechee Railroad
Company (ORC) is the current lessee
and operator of the Line. According to
the verified notice, CPR, ORC, and
GDOT have executed a novation
agreement transferring ORC’s rights
under its lease agreement with GDOT to
CPR.2 CPR will operate the Line under
an amended lease with GDOT.
1 CPR states that the notice of exemption filed in
Ogeechee Railroad—Acquisition & Operation
Exemption—Georgia Midland Railroad, Docket No.
FD 35086, identifies the Line’s endpoint as milepost
SA–57.5, but, according to CPR, a recent review
determined that the Line extends to milepost SA–
58.8.
2 CPR states that it is also entering into an asset
purchase agreement with ORC under which CPR is
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