Iowa Northern Railway Company-Operation Exemption-North Central Iowa Rail Corridor, LLC, 31009 [2011-13091]

Download as PDF jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 103 / Friday, May 27, 2011 / Notices CFR 1150.31 to acquire approximately 27.83 miles of rail line owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP), referred to as the Forest City Line. The Forest City Line extends between milepost 48.12 at Belmond, Iowa, and milepost 79.95 at Forest City, Iowa, and includes 600 feet of connecting track at Garner, Iowa, in Hancock, Winnebago, and Wright Counties, Iowa. This transaction is related to 2 other filed verified notices of exemption, filed in: (1) Docket No. FD 35508, Iowa Northern Railway Company—Operation Exemption—North Central Iowa Rail Corridor, LLC, in which Iowa Northern Railway Company (IANR) seeks to operate the Forest City Line in accordance with a rail service and lease agreement with NCIRC; and (2) Docket No. FD 35511, Iowa Northern Railway Company—Trackage Rights Exemption—Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation d/b/a Canadian Pacific, in which IANR seeks authority to exercise certain specified overhead trackage rights from Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation d/b/a Canadian Pacific. The transaction is expected to be consummated on or after June 10, 2011, which will be after the June 9, 2011 effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). NCIRC certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and further certifies that its projected annual revenue will not exceed $5 million. 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 to stay must be filed no later than June 2, 2011 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35507, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on T. Scott Bannister, Iowa Northern Railway Company, 305 Second Street, SE., Suite 400, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: May 23, 2011. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:25 May 26, 2011 Jkt 223001 By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Andrea Pope-Matheson, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2011–13092 Filed 5–26–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35508] Iowa Northern Railway Company— Operation Exemption—North Central Iowa Rail Corridor, LLC Iowa Northern Railway Company (IANR), a Class III, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to operate approximately 27.83 miles of rail line owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP), referred to as the Forest City Line. The Forest City Line extends between milepost 48.12 at Belmond, Iowa, and milepost 79.95 at Forest City, Iowa, and includes 600 feet of connecting track at Garner, Iowa, in Hancock, Winnebago, and Wright Counties, Iowa. This transaction is related to 2 other verified notices of exemption, filed in: (1) Docket No. FD 35507, North Central Iowa Rail Corridor, LLC—Acquisition Exemption—Union Pacific Railroad Company, in which North Central Iowa Rail Corridor, LLC seeks to acquire from Union Pacific Railroad Company the Forest City Line; and (2) Docket No. FD 35511, Iowa Northern Railway Company—Trackage Rights Exemption—Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation d/b/a Canadian Pacific, in which IANR seeks authority to exercise certain specified overhead trackage rights from Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation d/b/a Canadian Pacific. The transaction is expected to be consummated on or after June 10, 2011, which will be after the June 9, 2011 effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). IANR certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and further certifies that its projected annual revenues will not exceed $5 million. 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 to stay must be filed no later than June 2, 2011 (at least PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 31009 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35508, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on T. Scott Bannister, Iowa Northern Railway Company, 305 Second Street, SE., Suite 400, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: May 23, 2011. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2011–13091 Filed 5–26–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35503] BNSF Railway Company—Trackage Rights Exemption—Yellowstone Valley Railroad, Inc. Yellowstone Valley Railroad, Inc. (YVRR) has agreed to grant, pursuant to a prospective written trackage rights agreement,1 restricted local and overhead trackage rights to BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) over a rail line that it leases from BNSF between milepost 78.6, near Snowden, Mont., and milepost 43.0, at Crane, Mont., a distance of 35.6 miles.2 YVRR states that the use of the trackage rights line by BNSF is restricted to movements of BNSF unit trains originating or terminating on the line and overhead trackage rights. The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after June 11, 2011, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). 1 YVRR states that the parties currently are negotiating a trackage rights agreement. YVRR states that it will file a copy of the agreement with the Board within 10 days of its execution. See 49 CFR 1180.6(a)(7)(ii). 2 YVRR indicates that this transaction is related to Docket No. AB 991X, Yellowstone Valley Railroad, Inc.—Discontinuance Exemption—in Richland and Dawson Counties, Montana, in which YVRR will seek to discontinue its lease operations over the BNSF-owned line between milepost 43.0, at Crane, and milepost 6.0, near Glendive, Mont. This filing has not been received by the Board. YVRR received an exemption to lease and operate 171.97 miles of BNSF rail lines in Yellowstone Valley Railroad, Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption—BNSF Railway Company, Docket No. FD 34737 (STB served Sept. 1, 2005). E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 103 (Friday, May 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 31009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13091]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35508]


Iowa Northern Railway Company--Operation Exemption--North Central 
Iowa Rail Corridor, LLC

    Iowa Northern Railway Company (IANR), a Class III, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to operate 
approximately 27.83 miles of rail line owned by Union Pacific Railroad 
Company (UP), referred to as the Forest City Line. The Forest City Line 
extends between milepost 48.12 at Belmond, Iowa, and milepost 79.95 at 
Forest City, Iowa, and includes 600 feet of connecting track at Garner, 
Iowa, in Hancock, Winnebago, and Wright Counties, Iowa.
    This transaction is related to 2 other verified notices of 
exemption, filed in: (1) Docket No. FD 35507, North Central Iowa Rail 
Corridor, LLC--Acquisition Exemption--Union Pacific Railroad Company, 
in which North Central Iowa Rail Corridor, LLC seeks to acquire from 
Union Pacific Railroad Company the Forest City Line; and (2) Docket No. 
FD 35511, Iowa Northern Railway Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation d/b/a Canadian 
Pacific, in which IANR seeks authority to exercise certain specified 
overhead trackage rights from Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad 
Corporation d/b/a Canadian Pacific.
    The transaction is expected to be consummated on or after June 10, 
2011, which will be after the June 9, 2011 effective date of the 
exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed).
    IANR certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class 
III rail carrier and further certifies that its projected annual 
revenues will not exceed $5 million.
    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 to stay must be filed no later than June 2, 2011 
(at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35508, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each 
pleading must be served on T. Scott Bannister, Iowa Northern Railway 
Company, 305 Second Street, SE., Suite 400, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: May 23, 2011.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011-13091 Filed 5-26-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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