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 36944] Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, LLC (Rock Island), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to replace St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company, LLC (SPPR), as the common carrier operator over an approximately 2.567-mile rail line (the Line) owned by the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC), in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, Cal. [ 1 ] The Line extends from milepost 0.433 at Watsonville Junction, Monterey County, to a point west of Watsonville Junction at milepost 3.00 in Santa Cruz County. Rock Island states SPPR currently holds an exclusive freight common carrier easement over the Line. According to the verified notice, Rock Island recently entered into an agreement with RTC pursuant to which RTC will arrange for the voluntary transfer of the Line from SPPR to Rock Island, giving Rock Island the right to provide common carrier service on the Line on or after the effective date of the exemption. As noted above, SPPR consents to being replaced as the operator of the Line. Rock Island 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. Rock Island also certifies that the proposed transaction does not involve any provision or agreement that may limit future interchange of traffic with a third-party connecting carrier. Under 49 CFR 1150.42(b) , a c…
Citation: 91 FR 45313
