Notice2025-05137
American Services Rail, LLC-Change of Operators Exemption-Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, LLC
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Published
March 26, 2025
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Surface Transportation Board
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13819-13820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05137]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36840]
American Services Rail, LLC--Change of Operators Exemption--
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, LLC
American Services Rail, LLC (ASR), a noncarrier, has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease from Coahoma
County, Miss. (County), a noncarrier, and operate approximately 0.25
miles of rail line extending between milepost 103.75 and milepost
104.00 at or near Swan Lake, Miss. (the Line). Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific Railroad, LLC (CRIP) currently operates the Line. See Chi.,
Rock Island & Pac. R.R.--Lease & Operation Exemption--Rail Line of
Coahoma Cnty., Miss., near Swan Lake, Miss., FD 36307 (served June 7,
2019).
ASR states that it and the County have entered into a lease under
which ASR will operate as a common carrier on the Line and will operate
an additional 50.81 miles of County-owned track as a contract carrier.
According to ASR, upon consummation of the proposed transaction, ASR
will replace CRIP as the operator of the Line, releasing CRIP from its
common carrier obligation on the Line.\1\
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\1\ It appears that another rail carrier, C&J Railroad Company
d/b/a Mississippi Delta Railroad (C&J), continues to hold operating
authority over the Line. See C&J R.R.--Acquis. & Operation
Exemption--Rail Line in Tallahatchie Cnty., Miss., FD 34673 (STB
served May 6, 2005); see also Chi., Rock Island & Pac. R.R., FD
36307, slip op. at 2 n.3 (declining to convert a lease and operation
exemption to a change in operators exemption ``because the verified
notice does not indicate that CRIP has reached an agreement with C&J
for C&J to cease its own operations over the [Line]'').
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ASR certifies that the agreement between ASR and the County does
not impose or include an interchange commitment. ASR also certifies
that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will
not result in the creation of a Class II or Class I rail carrier and
will not exceed $5 million.
Under 49 CFR 1150.32(b), a change in operators exemption requires
that notice be given to shippers. ASR states there are no shippers on
the Line, but that ASR gave notice to shippers that will receive
contract service and whose commodities will traverse the Line.
The transaction may be consummated on or after April 9, 2025, 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 by April 2, 2025 (at least
seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36840, 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
ASR's representative, Justin J. Marks, Clark Hill PLC, 1001
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1300 South, Washington, DC 20004.
According to ASR, 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>.
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Decided: March 20, 2025.
By the Board, Valerie O. Quinn, Acting Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2025-05137 Filed 3-25-25; 8:45 am]
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