[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 5198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01737]



[[Page 5198]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35899]


Burlington Shortline Railroad, Inc., d/b/a Burlington Junction 
Railway--Operation Exemption--Rail Line of the City of Le Mars, Iowa

    Burlington Shortline Railroad, Inc., d/b/a Burlington Junction 
Railway (BSLR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice 
of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to operate approximately 5,600 feet 
of certain private industry track located inside an industrial park 
owned by the City of Le Mars, Iowa (the City).\1\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ According to BSLR, there are no mileposts associated with 
the line.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    BSLR states that it has executed a Switching Services Agreement 
with the City giving it the exclusive right to provide switching 
services over the track owned by the City and over connecting industry-
owned track. BSLR further states that it will provide all common 
carrier rail services, replacing industrial switching services that the 
Chicago Central & Pacific Railroad Company currently provides.
    BSLR states that there are no agreements applicable to the line 
imposing any interchange commitments.
    BSLR certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class 
II or Class I rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
    BSLR states that it intends to consummate the proposed transaction 
on or after April 1, 2015. The transaction may be consummated on or 
after February 13, 2015, the effective date of the exemption (30 days 
after the exemption was filed).
    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 effectiveness of the 
exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than February 6, 
2015 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and ten copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket 
No. FD 35899, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 
E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of each 
pleading must be served on John D. Heffner, Strasburger & Price, LLP, 
1025 Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 717, Washington, DC 20036.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: January 26, 2015.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-01737 Filed 1-29-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P