Surface Transportation Board
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 36928] Unity Line, LLC d/b/a Manitowoc Port & Terminal Railway LLC (MP&TR), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate approximately 1.5 miles of existing track (the Line) in Manitowoc, Wis. The Line currently serves as private switching track for MP&TR's affiliate, Briess Industries, Inc. (Briess). The Line has no mileposts. According to the verified notice, MP&TR will be a new Class III carrier created to operate and provide common carrier railroad service over the Line. MP&TR states that the Line is connected to existing track owned by Wisconsin Central Ltd. (CN/WCL), which operates between Briess's industry track, and CN/WCL's nearby Manitowoc Yard. According to the verified notice, MP&TR expects to enter into an arrangement with CN/WCL to ( printed page 30365) interchange traffic from the Line and connect it with the national railroad system. MP&TR certifies that its projected revenues as a result of the transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million per year. MP&TR also certifies that the proposed transaction does not involve any agreement, including any provision that would limit future interchange, with a third-party connecting railroad. The transaction may be consummated on or after June 5, 2026, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice was filed). If t…
Citation: 91 FR 30364
