Notice2021-27330
Sierra Northern Railway-Lease and Operation Exemption-Ventura County Transportation Commission
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Published
December 17, 2021
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Surface Transportation Board
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 240 (Friday, December 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71699-71700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27330]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36570]
Sierra Northern Railway--Lease and Operation Exemption--Ventura
County Transportation Commission
Sierra Northern Railway (SNR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed
a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from
Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) and to operate an
approximately 31.87-mile
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rail line extending from at or near milepost 403.20, in Ventura, Cal.,
eastward to milepost 435.07, east of Piru, Cal. (the Line).
According to SNR, the Line has been leased and operated by Fillmore
& Western Freight Service, LLC, since 2002. See Fillmore & W. Freight
Serv., LLC--Lease & Operation Exemption--Ventura Cnty. Transp. Comm'n,
FD 34173 (STB served May 3, 2002). SNR states that it has been selected
as the new operator of the Line and has reached an agreement with VCTC
that will allow SNR to lease and operate the Line upon the exemption's
effective date.\1\
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\1\ According to the verified notice, Union Pacific Railroad
Company (UP) currently provides freight railroad services to one
shipper over a portion of the Line from milepost 415.0 to milepost
403.2 (Western Portion). SNR states that UP's operating rights over
the Western Portion will continue pursuant to the terms of UP's
agreement with VCTC.
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SNR states that the proposed transaction does not involve any
provision or agreement that would limit future interchange with a
third-party connecting carrier. Further, SNR certifies that its
projected annual revenue resulting from the proposed transaction will
not exceed $5 million and will not result in the creation of a Class I
or II rail carrier.
The earliest this transaction may be consummated is December 31,
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 December 23,
2021 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36570, 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 SNR's
representative: William A. Mullins, Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037.
According to SNR, 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 <a href="http://www.stb.gov">www.stb.gov</a>.
Decided: December 14, 2021.
By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Aretha Laws-Byrum,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2021-27330 Filed 12-16-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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