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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 169 / Friday, August 30, 2019 / Notices 45821 The earliest this transaction may be upon ALE’s becoming a Class III rail may be filed at any time. The filing of consummated is September 15, 2019.1 carrier. ALE is a newly formed a petition to revoke will not If the verified notice contains false or noncarrier entity that is wholly owned automatically stay the effectiveness of misleading information, the exemption by MSE.1 the exemption. Petitions to stay must be is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the This transaction is related to a filed no later than September 6, 2019 (at exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) concurrently filed verified notice of least seven days before the exemption may be filed at any time. The filing of exemption in Alabama Export becomes effective). a petition to revoke will not Railroad—Lease & Operation All pleadings, referring to Docket No. automatically stay the effectiveness of Exemption—Illinois Central Railroad, FD 36320, must be filed with the the exemption. Petitions for stay must Docket No. FD 36321. In that Surface Transportation Board either via be filed no later than September 6, 2019 proceeding, ALE seeks an exemption e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E (at least seven days before the under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease and Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. exemption becomes effective). operate approximately 12.1 miles of In addition, a copy of each pleading All pleadings, referring to Docket No. railroad line in downtown Mobile, Ala., must be served on MSE’s representative: FD 36321, must be filed with the owned by IC. The rail line extends Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill, PLC, One Surface Transportation Board either via between Belt Junction at milepost 6.6 Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E and the State Docks at milepost 0.0 on Suite 1000, Philadelphia, PA 19103, and Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. IC’s Beaumont Subdivision, and Sloane S. Carlough, Clark Hill PLC, In addition, a copy of each pleading between Belt Junction at milepost 6.6 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite must be served on ALE’s and Frascati Junction at milepost 1.1 on 1300 South, Washington, DC 20004. representatives: Eric M. Hocky, Clark IC’s Frascati Lead (the Line). According to MSE, this action is Hill, PLC, One Commerce Square, 2005 The earliest this transaction may be excluded from environmental review Market Street, Suite 1000, Philadelphia, consummated is September 15, 2019, under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from PA 19103, and Sloane S. Carlough, the effective date of the exemption.2 historic preservation reporting Clark Hill PLC, 1001 Pennsylvania According to MSE, it currently owns requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). Avenue NW, Suite 1300 South, and operates a 42-mile short line Board decisions and notices are Washington, DC 20004. railroad between Evanston and available at www.stb.gov. According to ALE, this action is Pascagoula, Miss. In its verified notice Decided: August 27, 2019. excluded from environmental review and supplement, MSE represents that: By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from (1) The Line to be operated by ALE does Office of Proceedings. historic preservation reporting not connect with the lines of MSE, and Jeffrey Herzig, requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). the railroads would not connect with Clearance Clerk. Board decisions and notices are any railroads in their corporate family; [FR Doc. 2019–18807 Filed 8–29–19; 8:45 am] available at www.stb.gov. (2) the transaction is not part of a series Decided: August 27, 2019. of anticipated transactions that would BILLING CODE 4915–01–P By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, connect these railroads with each other Office of Proceedings. or with any railroad in their corporate Jeffrey Herzig, family; and (3) the transaction does not OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Clearance Clerk. involve a Class I rail carrier. The [FR Doc. 2019–18808 Filed 8–29–19; 8:45 am] proposed transaction is therefore Notice of Modification of Section 301 BILLING CODE 4915–01–P exempt from the prior approval Action: China’s Acts, Policies, and requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 Practices Related to Technology CFR 1180.2(d)(2). Transfer, Intellectual Property, and SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board Innovation may not use its exemption authority to [Docket No. FD 36320] relieve a rail carrier of its statutory AGENCY: Office of the United States Mississippi Export Railroad obligation to protect the interests of its Trade Representative. Company—Continuance in Control employees. Section 11326(c), however, ACTION: Notice of modification of action. Exemption—Alabama Export Railroad, does not provide for labor protection for SUMMARY: Inc. transactions under sections 11324 and In accordance with the 11325 that involve only Class III rail specific direction of the President, the Mississippi Export Railroad Company carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not U.S. Trade Representative has (MSE), a Class III rail carrier, has filed impose labor protective conditions here determined to modify the action being a verified notice of exemption under 49 because only Class III carriers are taken in this Section 301 investigation CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control involved. by increasing the rate of additional duty of Alabama Export Railroad, Inc. (ALE), If the notice contains false or from 10 to 15 percent for the products misleading information, the exemption of China covered by the $300 billion 1 The verified notices in Docket Nos. FD 36320 is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the tariff action published on August 20, and FD 36321 were initially submitted on August 2019. 12, 2019. On August 16, 2019, MSE filed a exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) supplement in Docket No. FD 36320 certifying that DATES: For products covered by Annex MSE and ALE are the only two railroads in the 1 MSE states that it, in turn, is owned in part (one- A of the August 20, 2019 notice (84 FR corporate family. In light of that supplement, third interest) by Illinois Central Railroad Company August 16, 2019, is deemed the filing date of the (IC) and in part (two-thirds interest) by various 43304), the rate of additional duty will verified notice for continuance in control in Docket individual shareholders. be 15 percent on the current effective No. FD 36320, and that exemption’s effective date 2 The verified notice was initially submitted on date of September 1, 2019. For products is September 15, 2019. Because this lease and August 12, 2019. On August 16, 2019, MSE filed a covered by Annex C of the August 20 operation exemption requires the concurrent supplement certifying that MSE and ALE are the authority for MSE to continue in control of ALE, the only two railroads in the corporate family. In light notice, the rate of additional duty will effective date of this exemption likewise will be of that supplement, August 16, 2019, is deemed the be 15 percent on the current effective September 15, 2019. filing date of the verified notice. date of December 15, 2019. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Aug 29, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM 30AUN1 jspears on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 45822 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 169 / Friday, August 30, 2019 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For U.S. Trade Representative to consider a to cease its efforts to obtain the questions about this action, contact possible modification of the action elimination of China’s unfair policies. Associate General Counsel Arthur Tsao being taken in the form of additional China has further taken or threatened to or Assistant General Counsel Megan duties of up to 25 percent on products take additional countermeasures, Grimball, or Director of Industrial Goods of China with an annual aggregate trade including non-tariff measures, against Justin Hoffmann at (202) 395–5725. For value of approximately $300 billion. In commerce of the United States. For questions on customs classification or a notice published on May 17, 2019 (84 example, China has taken concrete steps implementation of additional duties on FR 22564), the Office of the United to devalue its currency. See https:// products identified in the Annexes to States Trade Representative invited home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/ this notice, contact traderemedy@ public comments and announced a sm751. Most recently, shortly following cbp.dhs.gov. public hearing with regard to the the August 2019 announcement of the possible imposition of additional duties $300 billion action, China responded by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of up to 25 percent on a specific list of announcing further tariffs on U.S. A. Prior Determinations in the tariff subheadings with an approximate goods, starting September 1, 2019. In Investigation annual trade value of $300 billion. The short, instead of addressing the On August 18, 2017, the U.S. Trade notice and comment process concluded underlying problems, China has Representative initiated an investigation in early July 2019. increased tariffs and adopted or In August 2019, the U.S. Trade into certain acts, policies, and practices threatened additional retaliation to Representative, at the direction of the of the Government of China related to further protect the unreasonable acts, President, determined to modify the policies, and practices identified in the technology transfer, intellectual action being taken in the investigation investigation, resulting in increased property, and innovation. 82 FR 40213 by imposing an additional 10 percent ad harm to the U.S.