Union Pacific Railroad Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-BNSF Railway Company, 62861 [2021-24703]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 216 / Friday, November 12, 2021 / Notices 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 by November 19, 2021. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36557, should be filed with the Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on UP’s representative, Jeremy Berman, 1400 Douglas Street, Union Pacific Railroad Company, STOP 1580, Omaha, NE 68179. According to UP, this action is categorically excluded from environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(3) and from historic preservation reporting requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(3). Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: November 8, 2021. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Raina White, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2021–24694 Filed 11–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Decided: November 8, 2021. By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Tammy Lowery, Clearance Clerk. [Docket No. FD 36556] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Union Pacific Railroad Company— Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF Railway Company Union Pacific Railway Company (UP), a Class I rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) for renewal of trackage rights on a rail line owned by BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) between milepost 9 plus 1487.0 feet and milepost 10 plus 3570.0 feet, a total distance of approximately 1.39 miles, in or near Riverside, Cal. (the Line). According to the verified notice, UP originally acquired trackage rights pursuant to an agreement dated July 10, 1984.1 UP and BNSF have agreed to a 1 See Union Pac. R.R. & Los Angeles & Salt Lake R.R.—Aban. & Acquis. of Trackage Rts. over ATSF Ry., FD 30015 (ICC served Sept. 10, 1982). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Nov 10, 2021 Jkt 256001 written amendment dated June 25, 2021, extending the term of the 1984 agreement.2 UP states that operations will continue as they have since 1984 without material change. The transaction may be consummated on or after November 28, 2021, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice was filed). 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 November 19, 2021. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36556, should be filed with the Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on UP’s representative, Jeremy Berman, 1400 Douglas St., Union Pacific Railroad Company, STOP 1580, Omaha, NE 68179. According to UP, this action is categorically excluded from environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(3) and from historic preservation reporting requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(3). Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. [FR Doc. 2021–24703 Filed 11–10–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. FD 36552] Port Manatee Railroad LLC—Operation Exemption—Manatee County Port Authority Port Manatee Railroad LLC (PMR), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate on behalf of the Manatee 2 An unredacted copy of the amendment is attached to the verified notice. PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62861 County Port Authority (the Port) approximately seven miles of rail line 1 within the Port of Manatee, in Manatee County, Fla. (the Line). This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in 3i RR Holdings GP LLC— Continuance in Control Exemption— Port Manatee Railroad, Docket No. FD 36553, in which 3i RR Holdings GP LLC, 3i Holdings Partnership L.P., 3i RR Intermediate Holdings LLC, 3i RR LLC, Regional Rail Holdings, LLC, and Regional Rail, LLC 2 seek to continue in control of PMR upon PMR’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. According to the verified notice, the Port currently owns and operates the property as a Class III railroad. PMR states that it has entered into an agreement with the Port to replace the Port as the operator of the Line on December 1, 2021. PMR certifies that its projected annual revenue will not exceed $5 million and that the proposed transaction will not result in PMR’s becoming a Class I or II rail carrier. PMR states that the proposed transaction does not involve an interchange commitment. The earliest this transaction may be consummated is November 28, 2021, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice was filed). 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 for stay must be filed no later than November 19, 2021. All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36552, should be filed with the Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on PMR’s representative, Louis E. Gitomer, Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. According to PMR, this action is categorically excluded from environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from historic preservation reporting requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov. Decided: November 5, 2021. 1 PMR states that there are no mileposts on the Line and that the Line begins where it meets the CSXT Transportation, Inc., line and includes all rail lines within the Port of Manatee. 2 The verified notice states that PMR is a newly created railroad subsidiary of Regional Rail, LLC. E:\FR\FM\12NON1.SGM 12NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 216 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 62861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24703]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36556]


Union Pacific Railroad Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--BNSF 
Railway Company

    Union Pacific Railway Company (UP), a Class I rail carrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) for 
renewal of trackage rights on a rail line owned by BNSF Railway Company 
(BNSF) between milepost 9 plus 1487.0 feet and milepost 10 plus 3570.0 
feet, a total distance of approximately 1.39 miles, in or near 
Riverside, Cal. (the Line).
    According to the verified notice, UP originally acquired trackage 
rights pursuant to an agreement dated July 10, 1984.\1\ UP and BNSF 
have agreed to a written amendment dated June 25, 2021, extending the 
term of the 1984 agreement.\2\ UP states that operations will continue 
as they have since 1984 without material change.
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    \1\ See Union Pac. R.R. & Los Angeles & Salt Lake R.R.--Aban. & 
Acquis. of Trackage Rts. over ATSF Ry., FD 30015 (ICC served Sept. 
10, 1982).
    \2\ An unredacted copy of the amendment is attached to the 
verified notice.
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    The transaction may be consummated on or after November 28, 2021, 
the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice 
was filed).
    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 November 19, 2021.
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36556, should be filed 
with the Surface Transportation Board via e-filing on the Board's 
website. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on UP's 
representative, Jeremy Berman, 1400 Douglas St., Union Pacific Railroad 
Company, STOP 1580, Omaha, NE 68179.
    According to UP, this action is categorically excluded from 
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(3) and from historic 
preservation reporting requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(3).
    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: November 8, 2021.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Tammy Lowery,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2021-24703 Filed 11-10-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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