[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 15047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6228]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35475]


Port of Ivory, LLC--Operation Exemption--Line of Railroad in 
Tulare County, CA

    Port of Ivory, LLC (Port), a limited liability company and 
noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 
1150.31 to operate about 1,500 track feet of existing railroad trackage 
inside an existing industrial facility it owns in Tulare County, 
California. The current rail facilities on Port's property consist of 2 
sidings that connect with a rail line operated by the San Joaquin 
Valley Railroad Company (SJVR) at a point known as Ivory (milepost 
232.3 on SJVR's Exeter Subdivision).\1\ Port currently conducts 
operations as a private switching carrier to at least 2 customers 
located inside its facility, but now wishes to convert its operations 
to common carrier rail service. Port states that, upon receipt of the 
requested exemption, it intends to reconstruct and upgrade the existing 
trackage and extend it as indicated on the map attached to its notice.
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    \1\ Port states that, because its track is located inside an 
industrial facility, it has no mileposts.
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    Port states that it intends to consummate the transaction 30 days 
after the exemption was filed, which will be April 3, 2011, the 
effective date of the exemption.
    Port certifies that its projected revenues as a result of this 
transaction will not result in Port becoming a Class I or Class II rail 
carrier and further certifies that its projected annual revenue will 
not exceed $5 million.
    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. Stay petitions must be filed no later than March 25, 2011 
(at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35475, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each 
pleading must be served on John D. Heffner, John D. Heffner, PLLC, 1750 
K Street, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: March 14, 2011.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011-6228 Filed 3-17-11; 8:45 am]
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