[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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