[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 187 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 54278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21250]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36513]


RJ Corman Railroad Company/Tennessee Terminal, LLC--Lease and 
Operation Exemption With Interchange Commitment--BNSF Railway Company

    RJ Corman Railroad Company/Tennessee Terminal, LLC (RJ/TN), a Class 
III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 
1150.41 to continue to lease from BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and 
operate approximately 46.7 miles of rail line (the Lines) as follows: 
(1) The Tennessee Yard tracks in Shelby County, Tenn., consisting of 
(a) Track No. 0323 from a point west of Track No. 0324 to the point it 
connects with Track No. 2058 on the west end of the yard; (b) Track 
Nos. 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 0311, and 0312; (c) Track No. 1400, and 
all connected BNSF-owned industrial tracks north of the yard; (d) Track 
No. 1300, and all connected BNSF-owned industrial tracks north of the 
yard; (e) Track Nos. 1365, 1370, and 1375; (f) Track No. 1372; (g) 
Track No. 1500 from a point east of the Shelby overpass and all Hickory 
Hill Industrial Park leads owned by BNSF; and (h) Track Nos. 0892, 
1202, 1204, 1207, and all connected BNSF-owned industrial tracks north 
of main track No. 2; (2) the Airport Industrial Park tracks, located in 
Shelby County, Tenn.; and (3) the Olive Branch, Mississippi Metro 
Industrial Park tracks in DeSoto County, Miss. RJ/TN states that the 
Lines generally do not have mileposts.
    The verified notice states that RJ/TN is the current operator of 
the Lines.\1\ According to RJ/TN, it and BNSF have entered into a lease 
agreement for the Lines, and RJ/TN will continue to operate the Lines 
after the transaction.
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    \1\ See R.J. Corman R.R. Tenn. Terminal, LLC--Lease & Operation 
Exemption--BNSF Ry., FD 34772 (STB served Feb. 3, 2006). RJ/TN notes 
that certain tracks have been renamed since that 2006 proceeding but 
the track numbers remain the same.
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    RJ/TN certifies that its projected annual revenue from this 
transaction will not exceed $5 million and will not result in RJ/TN's 
becoming a Class I or Class II rail carrier.
    As required under 49 CFR 1150.43(h)(1), RJ/TN has disclosed in its 
verified notice that its lease agreement with BNSF contains an 
interchange commitment pertaining to interchange with carriers other 
than BNSF. RJ/TN has provided additional information regarding the 
interchange commitment as required by 49 CFR 1150.43(h).\2\
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    \2\ A copy of the lease with the interchange commitment was 
submitted under seal. See 49 CFR 1150.43(h)(1).
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    The earliest this transaction may be consummated is October 14, 
2021 (30 days after the verified notice was filed).
    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 automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption. 
Petitions for stay must be filed no later than October 7, 2021.
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36513, should be filed 
with the Surface Transportation Board via e-filing on the Board's 
website. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on RJ/
TN's representative: Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North 
Wacker Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606.
    According to RJ/TN, this action is categorically excluded from 
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from historic 
preservation reporting requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: September 24, 2021.

    By the Board, Valerie O. Quinn, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2021-21250 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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