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45594 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 135 / Thursday, July 14, 2016 / Notices ACTION: Notice of solicitation of Department requests that any part Bulgarsky, also known as Salman comments. soliciting or aggregating comments Bulgarskiy, committed, or poses a received from other persons for significant risk of committing, acts of SUMMARY: NuStar Logistics, LP submission to the State Department terrorism that threaten the security of (‘‘NuStar’’) applied for an amended inform those persons that the State U.S. nationals or the national security, Presidential Permit from the Department Department will not edit their foreign policy, or economy of the United of State (‘‘State Department’’) to comments to remove identifying or States. authorize the operation and contact information, and that they Consistent with the determination in maintenance of existing pipeline should not include any information in section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that facilities (the ‘‘Existing Burgos their comments that they do not want prior notice to persons determined to be Pipeline’’) at the United States-Mexico publicly disclosed. subject to the Order who might have a border. Specifically, NuStar requested DATES: constitutional presence in the United that the Department amend the 2006 Comments must be submitted no later than August 15, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. States would render ineffectual the Presidential Permit to: (1) Reflect blocking and other measures authorized ADDRESSES: For reasons of efficiency, NuStar’s name change from Valero in the Order because of the ability to the State Department encourages the Logistics Operations, LP to NuStar transfer funds instantaneously, I electronic submission of comments Logistics, LP as the owner and operator determine that no prior notice needs to through the federal government’s of the Existing Burgos Pipeline and (2) be provided to any person subject to this eRulemaking Portal (http:// authorize the Existing Burgos Pipeline determination who might have a www.regulations.gov), enter the Docket border facilities to transport a broader constitutional presence in the United No. DOS–2016–0050 and follow the range of petroleum products than States, because to do so would render prompts to submit a comment. allowed by the 2006 Presidential Permit, ineffectual the measures authorized in including diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, The State Department also will accept comments submitted in hard copy by the Order. liquefied petroleum gas, and natural gas This notice shall be published in the mail and postmarked no later than liquids. The 2006 Presidential Permit Federal Register. only allows transportation of light August 15, 2016. Please note that Dated: June 29, 2016. naphtha. standard mail delivery to the State After consulting with the public and Department can be delayed due to John F. Kerry, interested agencies, on June 10, 2016, security screening. To submit comments Secretary of State. the State Department approved a Final by mail, use the following address: [FR Doc. 2016–16569 Filed 7–13–16; 8:45 am] Environmental Assessment (‘‘EA’’) for Office of Energy Diplomacy, Energy BILLING CODE 4710–AD–P the Existing Burgos Pipeline and New Resources Bureau (ENR/EDP/EWA) Burgos Pipeline and a Finding of No Department of State 2201 C St. NW., Ste. Significant Impact (‘‘FONSI’’). 4428, Attn: Sydney Kaufman, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Washington, DC 20520. Background information related to the [Docket No. FD 36032] application, including the EA and Dated: July 7, 2016. FONSI may be found at: http:// R. Chris Davy, Omnitrax Holdings Combined, Inc.— www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/ Deputy Director, Office of Europe, Western Acquisition of Control Exemption— applicants/index.htm. Hemisphere and Africa, Bureau of Energy Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, Executive Order 13337 (69 FR 25299) Resource, Department of State. LLC, et al. calls on the Secretary of State, or his [FR Doc. 2016–16677 Filed 7–13–16; 8:45 am] On May 5, 2016, OmniTRAX designee, to determine if issuance of a BILLING CODE 4710–AE–P Presidential Permit would serve the Holdings Combined, Inc. (OmniTRAX) national interest. This decision will take filed a petition for exemption from the 1 into account a wide range of factors, DEPARTMENT OF STATE requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323–25. including energy security; OmniTRAX seeks after-the-fact Board [Public Notice: 9633] environmental, cultural, and economic authority for transactions that occurred on December 31, 2015, where impacts; foreign policy; and compliance Executive Order 13224 Designation of OmniTRAX acquired direct and with relevant federal regulations and Ayrat Nasimovich Vakhitov, aka Aiat exclusive control over 18 Class III issues. Nasimovich Vahitov, aka Airat railroads.2 (Pet. 2–5.) OmniTRAX states The State Department invites Vakhitov, aka Aryat Vakhitov, aka Airat members of the public to comment on Wakhitov, aka Taub Ayrat Vakhitov, any factor they deem relevant to the 1 Although the petition initially states that it is aka Salman Bulgarsky, aka Salman seeking an exemption from the requirements of only national interest determination that will Bulgarskiy, as a Specially Designated 11324 and 11325 (Pet. 2), it later specifically be made for this permit application. Global Terrorist references 11323 as well (Pet. 6, 9). Along with other factors such as those 2 The railroads and the state(s) they operate in are listed above, these comments will be Acting under the authority of and in as follows: considered in the final national interest accordance with section 1(b) of * Alabama & Tennessee River Railway, LLC: determination. The public comment Executive Order 13224 of September 23, Alabama * Alliance Terminal Railroad, LLC: Texas (not period will end 30 days from the 2001, as amended by Executive Order currently in operation) publication of this notice. 13268 of July 2, 2002, and Executive * Brownsville & Rio Grande International Comments are not private. They will Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, I Railway, LLC: Texas be posted on the site http:// hereby determine that the individual * Chicago Rail Link, LLC: Illinois www.regulations.gov. The comments known as Ayrat Nasimovich Vakhitov, * Fulton County Railway, LLC: Georgia will not be edited to remove identifying also known as Aiat Nasimovich Vahitov, + Georgia & Florida Railway, LLC: Georgia, Florida or contact information, and the State also known as Airat Vakhitov, also * Georgia Woodlands Railroad, LLC: Georgia Department cautions against including known as Aryat Vakhitov, also known * Great Western Railway of Colorado, LLC: any information that one does not want as Airat Wakhitov, also known as Taub Colorado publicly disclosed. The State Ayrat Vakhitov, also known as Salman + Illinois Railway, LLC: Illinois VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:33 Jul 13, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 135 / Thursday, July 14, 2016 / Notices 45595 that its failure to obtain proper Board railroads 4 were directly controlled by the rail transportation policy (RTP) of authority prior to the transactions was OmniTRAX Holdings, LLC (OTH), 10101; and (2) either the transaction or due to inadvertent oversight. (Pet. 2.) which was controlled by OmniTRAX, service is limited in scope, or regulation This proceeding is related to two Inc. (OTI), which was in turn controlled is not needed to protect shippers from pending class exemption proceedings: by Broe. In addition, Broe also the abuse of market power. Docket No. FD 36018, in which Central indirectly controlled 5 other railroads,5 In this case, an exemption from the Texas & Colorado River Railway, LLC but through other ‘‘corporate prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. (CTCR), a noncarrier subsidiary of arrangements not involving OTI or 11323–25 is consistent with the OmniTRAX, seeks to acquire and OTH.’’ (Pet. 4.) standards of 10502. Detailed scrutiny of operate a line of railroad, and Docket Additionally, Broe held a non- the proposed transactions through an No. FD 36019, in which OmniTRAX controlling interest in the 18th railroad, application for review and approval seeks to continue in control of CTCR Peru Industrial Railroad, LLC (PIR), an under 11323–25 is not necessary here to upon its becoming a Class III rail carrier. independent short line operating in carry out the RTP. Approval of the On May 24, 2016, OmniTRAX filed a Illinois. PIR connects with one of the transactions at issue will result in a supplement to its petition for other Class III railroads—Illinois change in ownership of the 18 exemption, providing additional Railway, LLC (IR)—that was acquired in aforementioned rail carriers with no information and a request for expedited the OmniTRAX transactions. These two lessening of competition and will bring action so as not to delay capital railroads connect at Peru, Ill., but those railroads under the oversight of improvement plans for the CTCR. By OmniTRAX asserts that the respective established short-line management. An decision served on May 26, 2016, the railroad lines do not access or serve any exemption will promote the RTP by Board held the related proceedings in common industry or customer(s). minimizing the need for federal Docket Nos. FD 36018 and FD 36019 in OmniTRAX states that IR previously regulatory control over the transactions, abeyance pending action on obtained exemption authority to lease 10101(2); ensuring the development and OmniTRAX’s petition for exemption in and operate over PIR’s lines in Illinois continuation of a sound rail this proceeding. Cent. Tex. & Colo. River Railway—Lease & Operation transportation system that will continue Ry.—Acquis. & Operation Exemption— Exemption—Rail Line of Peru Land to meet the needs of the public, Line of Heart of Tex. R.R., FD 36018, et Acquisition 2, LLC, FD 35886 (STB 10101(4); reducing the barriers to entry al. (STB served May 26, 2016). served Dec. 24, 2014). (Suppl. 6.) and exit from the rail transportation OmniTRAX’s petition for exemption As mentioned above, OmniTRAX industry, 10101(7); encouraging efficient will be granted.