Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway Company-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Union Pacific Railroad Company, 49862 [2012-20236]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35659]
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Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway
Company—Acquisition and Operation
Exemption—Union Pacific Railroad
Company
Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway
Company (SCMB), a noncarrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
and operate a permanent and exclusive
operating easement over a 31.0-mile line
(the Line). The Line, known as the Santa
Cruz Branch, extends from milepost
0.433 at the east boundary of Salinas
Road, near Watsonville Junction, Cal., to
milepost 31.39 at the end of the line
near Davenport, Cal., and includes an
interconnection with Santa Cruz, Big
Trees & Pacific Railway Company at
milepost 20.4 in Santa Cruz, Cal., and
an additional 3.6 miles of siding and
spur track. SCMB states that there are no
agreements applicable to the Line that
contain any provisions that may limit
future interchange with a third-party
carrier.
In two related proceedings, verified
notices of exemption were filed for: (1)
Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC, and
Permian Basin Railways to continue in
control of SCMB upon SCMB’s
becoming a Class III rail carrier, Iowa
Pacific Holdings, LLC & Permian Basin
Rys.—Continuance in Control
Exemption—Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay
Ry., Docket No. FD 35632; and (2) SCMB
to acquire by assignment from Sierra
Northern Railway its lease and
operating rights over the Line, Santa
Cruz & Monterey Bay Ry.—Assignment
of Lease Exemption—Union Pacific R.R.
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& Sierra Northern Ry., Docket No. FD
35633.1
The transaction may be consummated
on or after September 2, 2012 (30 days
after the notice of exemption was filed).
SCMB certifies that its projected
annual revenues as a result of this
transaction will not result in SCMB’s
becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier
and 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 August 24, 2012 (at
least 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35659, 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 John D. Heffner,
Strasburger & Price, LLP, 1700 K Street
NW., Suite 640, Washington, DC 20006.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: August 14, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
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1 Related to these notices of exemption is a
petition for a declaratory order filed by the Santa
Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
(SCCRTC). See Santa Cruz Cnty. Reg’l Transp.
Comm’n—Petition for Declaratory Order, Docket
No. FD 35653. SCCRTC seeks a finding that its
purchase of the physical assets of the Line from UP
is not subject to the Board’s approval jurisdiction
and will not result in SCCRTC acquiring a common
carrier obligation with respect to the Line. The
petition will be addressed in a separate decision.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35633]
Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway
Company—Assignment of Lease
Exemption—Union Pacific Railroad
Company and Sierra Northern Railway
Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway
Company (SCMB), a noncarrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire by
assignment from Sierra Northern
Railway its lease and operating rights
over a 31.0-mile rail line (the Line)
owned by Union Pacific Railroad
Company (UP). The Line, known as the
Santa Cruz Branch, extends from
milepost 0.433 at the east boundary of
Salinas Road, near Watsonville
Junction, Cal., to milepost 31.39 at the
end of the line near Davenport, Cal., and
includes an interconnection with Santa
Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific Railway
Company at milepost 20.4 in Santa
Cruz, Cal., and an additional 3.6 miles
of siding and spur track. SCMB states
that there are no agreements applicable
to the Line that contain any provisions
that may limit future interchange with
a third-party carrier.
In two related proceedings, verified
notices of exemption were filed for: (1)
Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC and Permian
Basin Railways to continue in control of
SCMB upon SCMB’s becoming a Class
III rail carrier, Iowa Pacific Holdings,
LLC & Permian Basin Rys.—
Continuance in Control Exemption—
Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Ry., Docket
No. FD 35632; and (2) SCMB to acquire
from UP and operate a permanent and
exclusive operating easement over the
Line, Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Ry.—
Acquis. & Operation Exemption—Union
Pacific R.R., Docket No. FD 35659.1
1 Related to these notices of exemption is a
petition for a declaratory order filed by the Santa
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35659]
Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway Company--Acquisition and
Operation Exemption--Union Pacific Railroad Company
Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Railway Company (SCMB), a noncarrier,
has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to
acquire from Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and operate a
permanent and exclusive operating easement over a 31.0-mile line (the
Line). The Line, known as the Santa Cruz Branch, extends from milepost
0.433 at the east boundary of Salinas Road, near Watsonville Junction,
Cal., to milepost 31.39 at the end of the line near Davenport, Cal.,
and includes an interconnection with Santa Cruz, Big Trees & Pacific
Railway Company at milepost 20.4 in Santa Cruz, Cal., and an additional
3.6 miles of siding and spur track. SCMB states that there are no
agreements applicable to the Line that contain any provisions that may
limit future interchange with a third-party carrier.
In two related proceedings, verified notices of exemption were
filed for: (1) Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC, and Permian Basin Railways
to continue in control of SCMB upon SCMB's becoming a Class III rail
carrier, Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC & Permian Basin Rys.--Continuance
in Control Exemption--Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Ry., Docket No. FD
35632; and (2) SCMB to acquire by assignment from Sierra Northern
Railway its lease and operating rights over the Line, Santa Cruz &
Monterey Bay Ry.--Assignment of Lease Exemption--Union Pacific R.R. &
Sierra Northern Ry., Docket No. FD 35633.\1\
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\1\ Related to these notices of exemption is a petition for a
declaratory order filed by the Santa Cruz County Regional
Transportation Commission (SCCRTC). See Santa Cruz Cnty. Reg'l
Transp. Comm'n--Petition for Declaratory Order, Docket No. FD 35653.
SCCRTC seeks a finding that its purchase of the physical assets of
the Line from UP is not subject to the Board's approval jurisdiction
and will not result in SCCRTC acquiring a common carrier obligation
with respect to the Line. The petition will be addressed in a
separate decision.
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The transaction may be consummated on or after September 2, 2012
(30 days after the notice of exemption was filed).
SCMB certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of
this transaction will not result in SCMB's becoming a Class II or Class
I rail carrier and 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 August 24,
2012 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 35659, 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 John D. Heffner, Strasburger & Price, LLP,
1700 K Street NW., Suite 640, Washington, DC 20006.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: August 14, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012-20236 Filed 8-16-12; 8:45 am]
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