83 FR 58809 - KET, LLC-Operation Exemption-Lines of Railroad in Benton County, Wash.

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 225 (November 21, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58809-58810]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25418]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36244]


KET, LLC--Operation Exemption--Lines of Railroad in Benton 
County, Wash.

    KET, LLC (KET), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate two industrial spurs\1\ 
totaling approximately 1.28 miles of track in Kennewick and Hedges, 
Benton County, Wash.:
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    \1\ KET states that it acquired the industrial spurs from the 
Port of Kennewick, Washington on July 23, 2013. According to KET, 
the industrial spurs will have no mileposts.
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    (1) The Kennewick track includes the following: A main industrial 
spur in the City of Kennewick originating at the connection with the 
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) ``City Lead'' (connecting at its 
west end to UP's Kalan Industrial Lead) from the east edge of 
Washington St., running along the line of Bruneau Ave. extending in an 
easterly direction and terminating east of the intersection of Bruneau 
Ave. and Kingwood St. This main industrial rail spur also connects with 
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) along Bruneau Ave. west of the intersection 
with N Elm St. The main industrial rail spur is 3,694 feet 
(approximately 0.7 miles) in length. A branch spur (Ash Grove Spur) 
diverges from the main industrial rail spur along the line extending 
east on Bruneau Ave., east of its intersection with N. Gum St. and 
proceeding in a northeasterly direction, terminating on the property of 
the Ash Grove Cement Co. at 633 N Ivy Street in Kennewick. The branch 
spur is 1,476 feet (approximately 0.28 miles) in length.

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The total length of the Kennewick track is 5,170 feet (0.98 miles).
    (2) The Hedges track originates at the connection with UP and runs 
southeast to the property line of Nutrien Chemical Company, a distance 
of approximately 1,600 feet (0.30 miles).
    This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice 
of exemption in Paul Didelius--Continuance in Control Exemption--KET, 
LLC, Docket No. FD 36245, in which Paul Didelius seeks Board approval 
to continue in control of KET under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) upon KET's 
becoming a Class III rail carrier.
    KET certifies that the projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will remain less than $5 million dollars annually. KET 
states that no interchange commitments are contemplated for this 
transaction.
    The transaction may be consummated on or after December 5, 2018, 
the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice 
of 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 CFR 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 by 
November 28, 2018 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes 
effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings referring to Docket No. 
FD 36244 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 applicant's representative, James H.M. 
Savage, 22 Rockingham Court, Germantown, MD 20874.
    According to KET, this action is categorically excluded from 
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c).
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
www.stb.gov.

    Decided: November 16, 2018.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2018-25418 Filed 11-20-18; 8:45 am]
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