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material to our determination or For Further Information Contact: For 36098, must be filed with the Surface decision; and 3) we reopen and revise further information, including an object Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., the determination or decision within the list, contact the Office of Public Washington, DC 20423–0001. In following time frames: Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the addition, one copy of each pleading • For claims under title II of the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. must be served on Charles H. Montange, Social Security Act (Act), within four Department of State (telephone: 202– 426 NW 162d St., Seattle, WA 98177. years of the notice of the initial 632–6471; email: section2459@ According to BG&CM, this action is determination, for good cause, under 20 state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. categorically excluded from CFR 404.988(b), 404.989(a)(3); Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite environmental review under 49 CFR • For claims under title II of the Act, 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. 1105.6(c). at any time, if the determination or Board decisions and notices are Alyson Grunder, decision was fully or partially available on our Web site at unfavorable, under 20 CFR Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau WWW.STB.GOV. of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 404.988(c)(8); and • Department of State. Decided: February 24, 2017. For claims under title XVI of the By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Act, within two years of the notice of [FR Doc. 2017–04039 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P Director, Office of Proceedings. the initial determination, for good Jeffrey Herzig, cause, under 20 CFR 416.1488(b), Clearance Clerk. 416.1489(a)(3). SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [FR Doc. 2017–03977 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am] CROSS REFERENCES: Social Security BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Ruling 85–6c; Program Operations [Docket No. FD 36098] Manual System GN 04001.100A, GN 04010.020, GN 04020.080. BG & CM Railroad, Inc.—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—Rail Line of SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [FR Doc. 2017–03932 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am] Great Northwest Railroad, Inc. [Docket No. FD 36099; Docket No. FD BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 36100; Docket No. FD 36101; Docket No. BG & CM Railroad, Inc. (BG&CM), a FD 36102] Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified DEPARTMENT OF STATE notice of exemption under 49 CFR Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad 1150.41 to acquire from Great Northwest Company—Trackage Rights— [Public Notice 9900] Railroad, Inc. (GNR), and operate Consolidated Rail Corporation, CSX approximately 27.5 miles of rail line Transportation, Inc., and Norfolk Notice of Determinations; Culturally (the Line), between milepost 3.5 at or Southern Railway Company; CSX Significant Object Imported for near Konkolville, Idaho, to the end of Transportation, Inc.—Trackage Exhibition Determinations: the Line at milepost 31.0 at or near Rights—Consolidated Rail Corporation ‘‘Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Jaype, Idaho, in Clearwater County, and Norfolk Southern Railway Designer’’ Exhibition Idaho.1 Company; Norfolk Southern Railway BG&CM certifies that the projected Company—Trackage Rights— Summary: Notice is hereby given of annual revenues as a result of this Consolidated Rail Corporation and the following determinations: Pursuant transaction will not result in the CSX Transportation, Inc.; and to the authority vested in me by the Act creation of a Class II or Class I rail Consolidated Rail Corporation— of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 carrier and will not exceed $5 million. Trackage Rights—CSX Transportation, U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of March 27, BG&CM further certifies that the Inc. and Norfolk Southern Railway 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and transaction does not include Company Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. interchange commitments. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et The transaction may be consummated The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of on March 15, 2017, the effective date of Company (IHB), Consolidated Rail October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority the exemption (30 days after the Corporation (Conrail), CSX No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as exemption was filed). Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), and appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. If the notice contains false or Norfolk Southern Railway Company 257–1 of December 11, 2015), I hereby misleading information, the exemption (NSR) (collectively, the Parties) have determine that an object to be included is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the submitted four combined verified in the exhibition ‘‘Michelangelo: Divine exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) notices of exemption in these four Draftsman and Designer,’’ imported may be filed at any time. The filing of dockets pursuant to the class exemption from abroad for temporary exhibition a petition to revoke will not at 49 CFR 1180.27(d)(7) for trackage within the United States, is of cultural automatically stay the transaction. rights over rail lines and ancillary significance. The object is imported Petitions for stay must be filed no later trackage owned by Conrail, CSXT, and pursuant to a loan agreement with the than March 8, 2017 (at least 7 days NSR in the vicinity of Gibson and foreign owner or custodian. I also before the exemption becomes Ivanhoe, Ind., and Calumet Park, Ill. The determine that the exhibition or display effective). trackage rights are pursuant to a written of the exhibit object at The Metropolitan An original and 10 copies of all trackage rights agreement (Agreement) Museum of Art, New York, New York, pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD to be entered into among IHB, Conrail, from on or about November 6, 2017, CSXT, and NSR.1 until on or about February 12, 2018, and 1 The Line was authorized for abandonment in at possible additional exhibitions or 2004. See Great Nw. R.R.—Aban. in Clearwater Cty., 1 The Parties state that, pursuant to 49 CFR venues yet to be determined, is in the Idaho., AB 872X (STB served Nov. 1, 2004). 1180.6(a)(7), a copy of the executed Agreement will However, the abandonment was never be filed with the Board within 10 days of its national interest. I have ordered that consummated due to an unfulfilled historic execution. A redacted copy of the Agreement was Public Notice of these Determinations preservation condition, and the Line remains an filed with the notices of exemption. An unredacted be published in the Federal Register. active line of railroad. copy also was filed under seal along with a motion

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In Docket No. FD 36099, Conrail, trackage rights is to allow IHB to Street SW., Washington, DC 20423– CSXT, and NSR have agreed to grant continue to operate the Rail Properties 0001. In addition, a copy of each IHB local and overhead trackage rights: with updated compensation and other pleading must be served on Joel (1) Over CSXT’s Kensington Branch (a/ terms. IHB will have the same rights to Cornfeld, Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad k/a East-West Line), between CSXT supervise, dispatch, and maintain the Company, 2721 161st Street, Hammond, milepost 259.4 at the Ivanhoe Rail Properties as it has had in the past. IN 46323–1099; Robert M. Jenkins III, intersection in Gary, Ind., and Conrail Conrail, CSXT, and NSR will retain the Mayer Brown LLP, 1999 K Street NW., milepost 266.6 at the intersection of rights to operate on the properties they Washington, DC 20006–1101; Paul R. Alice Avenue in Calumet City, Ill., own and, at their election, the same Hitchcock, CSX Transportation, Inc., including ancillary trackage; (2) over rights to supervise, maintain, and 500 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL NSR’s Danville Branch (a/k/a the dispatch the trackage involved as 32202; and David L. Coleman, Norfolk Indiana Harbor Line), between milepost Conrail retained when it owned all the Southern Railway Company, Three 0.0 at the intersection of Block Avenue Rail Properties.3 Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510. in East Chicago, Ind., and milepost In Docket Nos. FD 36100, 36101, and According to the Parties, this action is 6.30 +/¥ at the intersection of Little 36102, Conrail, CSXT, and NSR will categorically excluded from Calumet River in Hammond, Ind., grant each other local and overhead environmental review under 49 CFR including ancillary trackage; (3) over trackage rights over each other’s lines 1105.6(c). Conrail’s Dune Park Branch, between and ancillary trackage described above. Board decisions and notices are milepost 1.80 at the Ivanhoe The purpose of these trackage rights is available on our Web site at intersection in Gary, Ind., and milepost to: (1) Recognize the rights of CSXT and WWW.STB.GOV. 4.63 at the intersection of Chase Street NSR for full, joint, and equal operations Decided: February 23, 2017. in Gary, Ind., including ancillary over the Rail Properties, including trackage; (4) over Conrail’s Kensington trackage rights, as authorized by the IHB By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Branch, between Conrail milepost 266.6 Agreement, (2) grant Conrail equivalent at the intersection of Alice Avenue in trackage rights over CSXT’s and NSR’s Raina S. Contee, Calumet City, Ill., and milepost 270.6 at lines, and (3) provide common terms for Clearance Clerk. the intersection of 124th Street in East such trackage rights operations. [FR Doc. 2017–03949 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am] Chicago, Ind., including ancillary The Parties state that the Agreement BILLING CODE 4915–01–P trackage; (5) over Conrail’s Cast Armour does not contain interchange Lead (between the intersections of commitments. Dickey Road and Canal Street in East The transaction may be consummated DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Chicago, Ind.) and Harbison Walker on March 15, 2017, the effective date of Lead (between the intersections of the exemptions (30 days after the Federal Highway Administration combined verified notices were filed). Indiana Harbor Canal and Kennedy [Docket No. FHWA–2016–0015] Avenue in East Chicago, Ind.); and (6) As a condition to these exemptions, any employees affected by the trackage over Conrail’s Gibson Yard (between Emergency Route Working Group— rights will be protected by the Howard Avenue and Kennedy Avenue Amended Notice of Public Meeting in Hammond, Ind.), Gibson Transfer conditions imposed in Norfolk & Western Railway—Trackage Rights— Yard (between Kennedy Avenue and AGENCY: Federal Highway Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 Ivanhoe intersection in Gary, Ind.), and Administration (FHWA); DOT. (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Michigan Avenue Yard (between ACTION: Notice of public meeting. Railway—Lease & Operate—California Michigan Avenue and 144th Street in Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). SUMMARY: This notice amends the time, East Chicago, Ind.) (the Rail These notices are filed under 49 CFR Properties).2 The purpose of the date, and location of the third meeting 1180.2(d)(7). If the notices contain false of the Emergency Route Working Group or misleading information, the for protective order pursuant to 49 CFR 1104.14(b). (ERWG). That motion will be addressed in a separate exemptions are void ab initio. Petitions DATES: The third public meeting will be decision. to revoke the exemptions under 49 held on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 2 According to the Parties, IHB, which is 51%- U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., and owned by Conrail, has previously operated under time. The filing of a petition to revoke 99-year trackage rights agreements with Thursday, March 16, 2017, from 9 a.m. predecessors in interest of Conrail, dated April 9, will not automatically stay the to 3 p.m. effectiveness of the exemptions. 1906 (1906 Agreement) and September 30, 1913 ADDRESSES: Both sessions of this public (1913 Agreement). Under those agreements, IHB has Petitions for stay must be filed by March supervised, maintained, and dispatched the Rail 8, 2017 (at least seven days before the meeting will be held at the Edison Properties. Under the same agreements, Conrail exemptions become effective). Electric Institute, 701 Pennsylvania retained the right to operate, and, at its election, to Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. supervise, maintain, and dispatch the same lines. An original and 10 copies of all Pursuant to a transaction agreement approved by pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Board in CSX Corp.—Control & Operating 36099, et al., must be filed with the Crystal Jones, FHWA Office of Freight Leases/Agreements—Conrail, Inc., 3 S.T.B. 196 Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Management and Operations, (202) 366– (1998), portions of the IHB-operated properties owned by Conrail were allocated to New York 2976, or via email at Crystal.Jones@ Central Lines LLC and Pennsylvania Lines, LLC, Treatment’’ that are ‘‘subject to special dot.gov or [email protected]. For legal and subsequently to CSXT and NSR. See CSX arrangements that provide for a sharing of routes or questions, contact Seetha Srinivasan, Corp.—Control & Operating Leases/Agreements— facilities to a certain extent’’). The 1906 Agreement FHWA Office of the Chief Counsel, Conrail, Inc., 7 S.T.B. 205 (2003). As part of the and 1913 Agreement expired by their terms, approved transaction, CSX Corporation and Norfolk respectively, in 2005 and 2012. (202) 366–4099 or via email at Southern Corporation entered into an agreement 3 Conrail has no current operations on the Rail [email protected]. Office hours (the IHB Agreement) that gave CSXT and NSR full, Properties, but it has always had the right to operate for FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 joint, and equal use of the Rail Properties, including on its own properties. CSXT and NSR have p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, trackage rights over those properties. See CSX operations over the properties they own and, under Corp., 3 S.T.B. at 228–229 (including the Rail the IHB Agreement, they have the right to operate except Federal holidays. Properties among the ‘‘Other Areas with Special over the remainder of the Rail Properties. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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