[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 232 (Friday, December 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75600-75601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30900]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35570]


Port Rail Link, Inc.--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Rail 
Lines of Union Pacific Railroad Company and The Lake Charles Harbor and 
Terminal District

    Port Rail Link, Inc. (PRL), a noncarrier, has filed a verified 
notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to: (1) Acquire by lease from 
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and operate a 2.3-mile rail line 
between mileposts 9.45 and 7.15, at or near Harbor Yard at Lake 
Charles; and (2) acquire by lease from The Lake Charles Harbor and 
Terminal District (the District), operator

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of the Port of Lake Charles (the Port), and operate a 2.8-mile rail 
line between mileposts 0.0 and 2.8 at or near the City Docks of the 
Port, a total distance of 5.1 miles in Calcasieu Parish, La.\1\
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    \1\ UP and the District use different milepost designations. The 
2.3-mile segment is identified by UP milepost numbers and the 2.8-
mile segment is identified by District milepost numbers. The line 
segments connect at UP milepost 9.45, which is District milepost 
2.8.
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    PRL states that it will interchange manifest traffic with UP at 
Harbor Yard and interchange unit trains with UP at New Yard, located 
adjacent to UP's industrial lead track.
    The transaction may not be consummated until December 17, 2011 (30 
days after the notice of exemption was filed).
    PRL certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not result in its becoming a Class II or Class I 
rail carrier and 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. Petitions to stay must be filed no later than December 9, 
2011 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35570, 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 Thomas F. McFarland, 208 South LaSalle St., 
Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 60604.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: November 25, 2011.

    By the Board.

Joseph H. Dettmar,
Acting Director, Office of Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011-30900 Filed 12-1-11; 8:45 am]
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