[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25748]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board \1\
[STB Finance Docket No. 33128]


Union Pacific Railroad Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Southern Pacific Transportation Company

    Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SP) has agreed to grant 
overhead trackage rights to Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) over 
eight rail segments that total approximately 131.6 miles of contiguous 
rail lines located in Los Angeles and the vicinity of Los Angeles, CA, 
as follows: (1) The West Line between Los Angeles (M.P. 482.8) and 
Colton (M.P. 539.0); (2) the Bakersfield Line between Dike (M.P. 481.0) 
and West Colton (M.P. 494.2); (3) the Amoco Line in Los Angeles (M.P. 
484.9 to M.P. 498.3); (4) the San Pedro Branch in Los Angeles (M.P. 
498.3 to 501.4); (5) the Vernon Line in Los Angeles (M.P. 489.1 to M.P. 
496.2); (6) the Walker Line between Los Angeles (M.P. 487.3) and 
Bartola (M.P. 504.9); (7) the Patata Line between Los Angeles (M.P. 
489.0) and Los Nietos (M.P. 500.7); and (8) the LaHabra Branch between 
Los Nietos (M.P. 496.5) and LaHabra (M.P. 505.8). The trackage rights 
were to become effective on or after September 26, 1996.\2\
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    \1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 
803, which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and took effect on 
January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission and 
transferred certain functions to the Surface Transportation Board 
(Board). This notice relates to functions that are subject to Board 
jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11323-24.
    \2\ Under 49 CFR 1180.4(g)(1), a notice of exemption is 
effective 7 days after it is filed. Although applicants indicated 
that the proposed transaction would be consummated on or after 
September 25, 1996, because the notice was filed on September 19, 
1996, the proposed transaction could not be consummated before the 
September 26, 1996 effective date.
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    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). 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 will not stay 
the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 33128, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20423 and served on: William G. Barr, 
Assistant General Solicitor, 1416 Dodge Street, #830, Omaha, NE 68179.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
and Western Ry. Co.--Trackage Rights--BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as 
modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.--Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 
653 (1980).

    Decided: October 1, 1996.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-25748 Filed 10-7-96; 8:45 am]
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