[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22499-22500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10754]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34173]


Fillmore & Western Freight Service, LLC--Lease and Operation 
Exemption--Ventura County Transportation Commission

    Fillmore & Western Freight Service, LLC (F&W), a noncarrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease and 
operate a line of railroad owned by the Ventura County Transportation 
Commission (VCTC) between approximately milepost 403.2 at Ventura and 
milepost 435.1 at Rancho Camulos, a total distance of approximately 
31.9 miles in Ventura County, CA.\1\
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    \1\ F&W states that The Union Pacific Railroad Company currently 
provides freight service over a portion of the line. Also, an 
affiliate of F&W presently provides excursion passenger service and 
specialized rail related services to the motion picture industry 
over a portion of the line, and provides maintenance on the line 
under contract with VCTC.
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    F&W indicates that it intends to consummate the transaction on or 
soon after the April 10, 2002 effective date of

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the exemption (7 days after the exemption was filed).\2\
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    \2\ F&W certifies that its projected annual revenues will not 
exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III carrier.
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    If the verified 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 automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 34173, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423-
0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Eric B. 
Lee, 415 Woodland Road, Syracuse, NY 13219.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

    Decided: April 25, 2002.
    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-10754 Filed 5-2-02; 8:45 am]
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