[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22280-22281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08004]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36601]


Great Basin and Northern Railroad--Change in Operators 
Exemption--in Elko and White Pine Counties, Nev.

    Great Basin and Northern Railroad (Great Basin), a Class III rail 
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 
1150.41 to assume operations over 127 miles of rail line between 
milepost 0.0 at or near Cobre, Nev., and milepost 127.0 at or near 
McGill Junction in White Pine County, Nev. (the Line).\1\ The Line is 
owned by the City of Ely (the City) and the Nevada Northern Railway 
Foundation (the Foundation) and currently is operated by S&S Shortline 
Leasing, LLC (S&S). Great Basin states that it has recently reached an 
agreement with the City and the Foundation to replace S&S as the 
operator over the Line, and that S&S has agreed to cooperate in this 
change.
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    \1\ Great Basin states the STB previously authorized S&S 
Shortline Leasing, LLC, to operate the Line in S&S Shortline 
Leasing, LLC--Operation Exemption--City of Ely, Nev., FD 35284 (STB 
served Aug. 14, 2009).
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    Great Basin states that it currently possesses Board authorization 
to operate a connecting line extending from milepost 127.0 to milepost 
146.1 at or near Keystone, Nev., and two branch lines connecting to 
that line segment. See Great Basin & N. R.R.--Change in Operators 
Exemption--City of Ely, FD 34506 (STB served June 7, 2004); Great Basin 
& N. R.R.--Change in Operators Exemption--City of Ely, FD 36549 (STB 
served Nov. 27, 2020).
    Great Basin certifies that the proposed transaction does not 
involve a provision or agreement that may limit future interchange with 
a third-party connecting carrier. Great Basin also certifies that its 
projected revenues as a result of the transaction will not result in 
the creation of a Class I or Class II rail carrier and will not exceed 
$5 million.
    Under 49 CFR 1150.42(b), a change in operator requires that notice 
be given to shippers. Great Basin states, however, that there are no 
customers on the Line.
    The transaction may be consummated on or after April 28, 2022, the 
effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice was 
filed).

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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 effectiveness of the 
exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than April 21, 
2022 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36601, should be filed 
with the Surface Transportation Board via e-filing on the Board's 
website. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Great 
Basin's representative, Jeffrey O. Moreno, Thompson Hine LLP, 1919 M 
Street NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036.
    According to Great Basin, 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: April 11, 2022.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Credit.
[FR Doc. 2022-08004 Filed 4-13-22; 8:45 am]
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