Notice2022-27429
Ventura County Railroad Company-Operation Exemption-Ventura County Railway Company, LLC
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December 16, 2022
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Surface Transportation Board
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77157-77158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27429]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36651]
Ventura County Railroad Company--Operation Exemption--Ventura
County Railway Company, LLC
Ventura County Railroad Company (VCRR), a Class III railroad, has
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to replace a
lease between VCRR and Ventura County Railway Company, LLC (VCRC, LLC),
with an operating and maintenance agreement that permits VCRR to
operate as a common carrier over approximately 12.19 miles of VCRC,
LLC's rail line that includes the mainline from milepost 0.0 (at the
interchange with Union Pacific
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Railroad Company) to approximately milepost 5.8 on the docks at Port
Hueneme, and three branches: the 1.05-mile Diamond Branch; the 1.71-
mile Edison Branch, and the 3.63-mile Patterson Branch in the Port of
Hueneme and Oxnard, Cal. (the Line).
According to VCRR, it has been operating over the Line since 1998.
See Ventura Cnty. R.R.--Lease & Operation Exemption--Ventura Cnty. Ry.,
FD 33649 (STB served Sept. 24, 1998).\1\ The verified notice states
that the new agreement allows VCRR to continue operating over the Line
and revises other commercial terms.
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\1\ The notice of exemption in Ventura County Railway--Lease &
Operation Exemption, FD 33649, slip op. at 1, identifies the end of
the main line as milepost 5.7.
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VCRR certifies that its projected annual revenue resulting from the
proposed transaction will not exceed $5 million and will not exceed
those that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier. VCRR also
certifies that the new agreement does not include an interchange
commitment.
The transaction may be consummated on or after January 1, 2023, 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,
2022 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36651, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing on the Board's
website or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on
VCRR's representative, Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill PLC, Two Commerce
Square, 2001 Market St., Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
According to VCRR, 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 13, 2022.
By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2022-27429 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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