New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation-Trackage Rights Exemption-Illinois Central Railroad Company, 26337-26338 [2018-12190]
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R.R.—Acquis. & Operation Exemption—
Pub. Belt R.R. Comm’n of New Orleans
(NOPB Corp. Acquisition), FD 36149
(STB served Dec. 27, 2017).
According to NOPB Corp., pursuant to
a September 16, 2016 temporary
trackage rights agreement and
Percent
subsequent amendment dated December
28, 2016, between Public Belt and IC,
For Physical Damage:
Non-Profit Organizations with
Public Belt previously obtained
Credit Available Elsewhere ...
2.500 temporary overhead trackage rights on
Non-Profit Organizations withthe Line to interchange traffic with
out Credit Available ElseKansas City Southern Railway Company
where .....................................
2.500
(KCS) on KCS trackage in New Orleans
For Economic Injury:
on a trial basis. See New Orleans Pub.
Non-Profit Organizations withBelt R.R.—Temp. Trackage Rights
out Credit Available Elsewhere .....................................
2.500 Exemption—Ill. Cent. R.R., FD 36067
(STB served Oct. 14, 2016); New Orleans
Pub. Belt R.R.—Temp. Trackage Rights
The number assigned to this disaster
Exemption—Ill. Cent. R.R., FD 36067
for physical damage is 155486 and for
(STB served Jan. 30, 2017). NOPB Corp.
economic injury is 155490.
states that, as initially extended, the
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
temporary trackage rights were
Number 59008)
scheduled to expire on January 31,
James Rivera,
2018. NOPB Corp. further states that it
Associate Administrator for Disaster
was assigned Public Belt’s interest in
Assistance.
the temporary trackage rights
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arrangement as part of the transaction
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authorized in the NOPB Corp.
Acquisition, Docket No. FD 36149.
According to NOPB Corp., pursuant to
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD a second amendment to the temporary
trackage rights agreement, dated January
[Docket No. FD 36198]
31, 2018, the parties have agreed to a
further extension of the temporary
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
overhead trackage rights until January
Corporation—Trackage Rights
31, 2020.1 NOPB Corp. states that the
Exemption—Illinois Central Railroad
purpose of the transaction is to allow it
Company
to interchange traffic with KCS on KCS
trackage, which requires NOPB Corp. to
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad
operate over IC trackage for
Corporation (NOPB Corp.), a Class III
rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of approximately 6.3 miles.
NOPB Corp. states that the traffic
exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7)
subject to the trackage rights does not
for its extension of temporary overhead
involve an interchange commitment that
trackage rights on rail lines of Illinois
limits interchange with a third-party
Central Railroad Company (IC) in New
connecting carrier. (See NOPB Corp.
Orleans, La., from IC milepost 906.4 at
Letter 1.)
East Bridge Junction in Shrewsbury to
Unless stayed, the exemption will be
IC milepost 900.8 at Orleans Junction in
effective on June 20, 2018 (30 days after
New Orleans and from IC milepost
444.2 at Orleans Junction to IC milepost the verified notice was filed).2
443.5 at Frellsen Junction in New
1 NOPB Corp. states that, because the duration of
Orleans, a total distance of
the extended trackage rights is greater than one
approximately 6.3 miles (the Line).
year, it is not filing under the Board’s class
NOPB Corp. states that it is a
exemption for temporary trackage rights under 49
CFR 1180.2(d)(8). Instead, NOPB Corp. has filed
switching and terminal railroad and a
under the trackage rights class exemption at section
wholly owned subsidiary of the Board
1180.2(d)(7). Concurrently, NOPB Corp. has filed a
of Commissioners of the Port of New
petition for partial revocation of this exemption to
Orleans that provides terminal,
permit these proposed trackage rights to expire on
January 31, 2020, as provided in the agreement. See
interline, and intermediate switching
New Orleans Pub. Belt R.R.—Trackage Rights
services to local shippers and six Class
Exemption—Ill. Cent. R.R., Docket No. FD 36198
I railroads in the New Orleans area.
(Sub-No. 1). The Board will address that petition in
NOPB Corp. further states that it began
a separate decision.
2 NOPB Corp. did not request retroactive
operations on February 1, 2018, upon
authorization, and the exemption invoked by NOPB
acquisition of all the railroad operating
Corp. does not provide for retroactive effectiveness.
assets of the Public Belt Railroad
See Wendelin—Continuance in Control—RMW
Commission of the City of New Orleans
Ventures, LLC, FD 35801, slip op. at 2 n.1 (STB
(Public Belt). See New Orleans Pub. Belt
Continued
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
Primary Counties: York
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As a condition to this exemption, any
employees affected by the acquisition of
the trackage rights will be protected by
the conditions imposed in Norfolk &
Western Railway—Trackage Rights—
Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605
(1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast
Railway—Lease & Operate—California
Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
If the 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 for stay must
be filed no later than June 13, 2018 (at
least seven days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
36198, 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 Thomas J. Litwiler,
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker
Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
According to NOPB Corp., this action
is categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c).
Board decisions and notices are
available on our website at
WWW.STB.GOV.
Decided: June 1, 2018.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36195]
New Jersey Transit Corporation—
Acquisition Exemption—Consolidated
Rail Corporation in the County of
Middlesex, N.J.
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The New Jersey Transit Corporation
(NJ Transit), a noncarrier, has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR 1150.31 to acquire from
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail)
an approximately 3.3-mile portion of the
property commonly known as the Delco
served Mar. 21, 2014) (noting that the authority for
a continuance in control exemption under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(2) would be effective prospectively only);
see also Kan. City S. Lines, Inc.—Corp. Family
Transaction Exemption—KCS Transp. Co., FD
33510, slip op. at 1 n.1 (STB served Dec. 10, 1997)
(‘‘no class exemption provides for retroactive
application’’). Accordingly, the authority will be
effective prospectively only.
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Industrial Lead in Middlesex County,
N.J., from milepost 33.1 to milepost 36.4
(the Line). NJ Transit states that, under
the proposed transaction, Conrail would
transfer to NJ Transit the real property
and railroad fixtures associated with the
Line. According to NJ Transit, Conrail
will retain an exclusive operating
easement to continue to provide freight
rail service over the Line.1
NJ Transit states that, pursuant to a
1984 trackage rights agreement (1984
Agreement), it and Conrail have jointly
used the Line for many years.2 NJ
Transit claims that its proposed
acquisition will not affect or impair
Conrail’s ability to provide freight
service to existing or future shippers.
According to NJ Transit, it is acquiring
the property to provide commuter rail
service and is not acquiring any right or
obligation to provide freight service on
the Line. NJ Transit also states that the
agreements underlying the acquisition
do not contain any provisions that
would limit interchange with a thirdparty connecting carrier.
NJ Transit certifies that, because it
will not conduct any rail carrier
operations on the Line, its projected
revenues from freight operations will
not result in the creation of a Class I or
Class II carrier.
NJ Transit states that it will
consummate the proposed transaction at
the conclusion of this exemption
proceeding. The earliest this transaction
may be consummated is June 20, 2018,
the effective date of the exemption (30
days after the verified notice of
exemption was filed).
If the 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 for stay must
be filed no later than June 13, 2018 (at
least seven days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
36195, 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 Charles A. Spitulnik,
1 NJ Transit also filed a motion to dismiss the
notice of exemption on the grounds that the
transaction does not require authorization from the
Board. The motion to dismiss will be addressed in
a subsequent Board decision.
2 NJ Transit includes with its verified notice
excerpts from the 1984 Agreement. It also submits
documents implementing the current transaction
including an agreement supplementing the 1984
Agreement, a quitclaim deed, and an agreement of
sale.
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Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP, 1001
Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 800,
Washington, DC 20036.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our website at
WWW.STB.GOV.
Decided: May 30, 2018.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Brendetta Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
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On Tuesday, June 12, 2018,
PHMSA will host two public meetings.
The first meeting—led by PHMSA—will
solicit public input on current proposals
and discuss potential new work items
for inclusion in the agenda of the 53rd
session of the United Nations SubCommittee of Experts on the Transport
of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG).
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36198]
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation--Trackage Rights
Exemption--Illinois Central Railroad Company
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad Corporation (NOPB Corp.), a Class
III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(7) for its extension of temporary overhead trackage rights on
rail lines of Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC) in New Orleans,
La., from IC milepost 906.4 at East Bridge Junction in Shrewsbury to IC
milepost 900.8 at Orleans Junction in New Orleans and from IC milepost
444.2 at Orleans Junction to IC milepost 443.5 at Frellsen Junction in
New Orleans, a total distance of approximately 6.3 miles (the Line).
NOPB Corp. states that it is a switching and terminal railroad and
a wholly owned subsidiary of the Board of Commissioners of the Port of
New Orleans that provides terminal, interline, and intermediate
switching services to local shippers and six Class I railroads in the
New Orleans area. NOPB Corp. further states that it began operations on
February 1, 2018, upon acquisition of all the railroad operating assets
of the Public Belt Railroad Commission of the City of New Orleans
(Public Belt). See New Orleans Pub. Belt R.R.--Acquis. & Operation
Exemption--Pub. Belt R.R. Comm'n of New Orleans (NOPB Corp.
Acquisition), FD 36149 (STB served Dec. 27, 2017).
According to NOPB Corp., pursuant to a September 16, 2016 temporary
trackage rights agreement and subsequent amendment dated December 28,
2016, between Public Belt and IC, Public Belt previously obtained
temporary overhead trackage rights on the Line to interchange traffic
with Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) on KCS trackage in New
Orleans on a trial basis. See New Orleans Pub. Belt R.R.--Temp.
Trackage Rights Exemption--Ill. Cent. R.R., FD 36067 (STB served Oct.
14, 2016); New Orleans Pub. Belt R.R.--Temp. Trackage Rights
Exemption--Ill. Cent. R.R., FD 36067 (STB served Jan. 30, 2017). NOPB
Corp. states that, as initially extended, the temporary trackage rights
were scheduled to expire on January 31, 2018. NOPB Corp. further states
that it was assigned Public Belt's interest in the temporary trackage
rights arrangement as part of the transaction authorized in the NOPB
Corp. Acquisition, Docket No. FD 36149.
According to NOPB Corp., pursuant to a second amendment to the
temporary trackage rights agreement, dated January 31, 2018, the
parties have agreed to a further extension of the temporary overhead
trackage rights until January 31, 2020.\1\ NOPB Corp. states that the
purpose of the transaction is to allow it to interchange traffic with
KCS on KCS trackage, which requires NOPB Corp. to operate over IC
trackage for approximately 6.3 miles.
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\1\ NOPB Corp. states that, because the duration of the extended
trackage rights is greater than one year, it is not filing under the
Board's class exemption for temporary trackage rights under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(8). Instead, NOPB Corp. has filed under the trackage
rights class exemption at section 1180.2(d)(7). Concurrently, NOPB
Corp. has filed a petition for partial revocation of this exemption
to permit these proposed trackage rights to expire on January 31,
2020, as provided in the agreement. See New Orleans Pub. Belt R.R.--
Trackage Rights Exemption--Ill. Cent. R.R., Docket No. FD 36198
(Sub-No. 1). The Board will address that petition in a separate
decision.
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NOPB Corp. states that the traffic subject to the trackage rights
does not involve an interchange commitment that limits interchange with
a third-party connecting carrier. (See NOPB Corp. Letter 1.)
Unless stayed, the exemption will be effective on June 20, 2018 (30
days after the verified notice was filed).\2\
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\2\ NOPB Corp. did not request retroactive authorization, and
the exemption invoked by NOPB Corp. does not provide for retroactive
effectiveness. See Wendelin--Continuance in Control--RMW Ventures,
LLC, FD 35801, slip op. at 2 n.1 (STB served Mar. 21, 2014) (noting
that the authority for a continuance in control exemption under 49
CFR 1180.2(d)(2) would be effective prospectively only); see also
Kan. City S. Lines, Inc.--Corp. Family Transaction Exemption--KCS
Transp. Co., FD 33510, slip op. at 1 n.1 (STB served Dec. 10, 1997)
(``no class exemption provides for retroactive application'').
Accordingly, the authority will be effective prospectively only.
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As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the
acquisition of the trackage rights will be protected by the conditions
imposed in Norfolk & Western Railway--Trackage Rights--Burlington
Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast
Railway--Lease & Operate--California Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653
(1980).
If the 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 for stay must be filed no later than June 13, 2018 (at least
seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36198, 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 Thomas J. Litwiler, Fletcher & Sippel LLC,
29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
According to NOPB Corp., this action is categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c).
Board decisions and notices are available on our website at
WWW.STB.GOV.
Decided: June 1, 2018.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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