[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 15200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7557]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33723]
San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company--Acquisition and Operation
Exemption--Tulare Valley Railroad Company
San Joaquin Valley Railroad Company (SJVR), a Class III rail
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41
to acquire from Tulare Valley Railroad Company (TVR) seven railroad
line segments. The lines to be acquired and operated by SJVR are as
follows: (1) on the Arvin Subdivision, TVR's undivided one-half
interest in the line between milepost 316.78, at Magunden, and milepost
333.83, at Arvin, a distance of 17.05 miles in Kern County, CA; (2) on
the Oil City Subdivision, TVR's undivided one-half interest in the line
between milepost 308.09, at Oil Junction, and milepost 312.55, at
Maltha, a distance of 4.46 miles in Kern County, CA; (3) on the
Porterville Subdivision, the line between milepost 38.9, at Exeter, and
milepost 47.2, at Lindsay, a distance of 8.3 miles in Tulare County,
CA; (4) on the Visalia Subdivision, the line between milepost 23.8, at
Visalia, and milepost 20.2, at Loma, a distance of 3.6 miles in Tulare
County, CA; (5) on the Visalia Subdivision, the line between milepost
51.0, at Lacjac, and milepost 49.8, at Reedley, a distance of 1.2 miles
in Tulare County, CA; (6) on the Cameo Rail Spur, the line between
milepost 0.03+160, at Fresno, and milepost 6.0, near Fresno, a distance
of about 5.97 miles in Fresno County, CA; and (7) on the Landco Spur,
the line between milepost 113.70, near Bakersfield, and milepost
111.76, near Bakersfield, a distance of 1.94 miles in Kern County, CA.
Because the projected revenues of the rail lines to be operated
will exceed $5 million, SJVR certified to the Board, on March 9, 1999,
that the required notice of its acquisition had been posted at the
workplace of the employees on the affected lines. On March 10, 1999,
SJVR certified to the Board that it had served a copy of the notice on
the national offices of the labor unions with employees on the affected
lines. See 49 CFR 1150.42(e). The transaction is scheduled to be
consummated on or after May 10, 1999.
If the 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 does not automatically stay the transaction.
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 33723, must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be
served on Fritz R. Kahn, Esq., 1100 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 750
West, Washington, DC 20005-3934.
Board decisions and notices are available on our website at
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''
Decided: March 23, 1999.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-7557 Filed 3-29-99; 8:45 am]
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