Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, 72324 [05-23551]

Download as PDF 72324 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 231 / Friday, December 2, 2005 / Notices Issued in Washington DC on November 28, 2005. Florence L. Hamn, Director of Regulations, Office of Pipeline Safety. [FR Doc. 05–23547 Filed 12–01–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–60–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34754] Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc.— Lease and Operation Exemption—The Kansas City Southern Railway Company Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc. (ABS), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease from The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) and operate approximately 85.6 miles of rail line consisting of lines on the (1) Tuscaloosa Subdivision between milepost 17.0 near Columbus, MS, and milepost 78.9 near Tuscaloosa, AL; (2) Warrior Branch between milepost 0.0 at Tuscaloosa, AL, and milepost 9.3 near Fox, AL; and (3) Brookwood Branch between milepost 443.5 at Brookwood Jct., AL, and milepost 429.1 at Brookwood, AL. ABS is also being assigned KSC’s overhead trackage rights over a 44.4-mile line of railroad owned by CSX Transportation, Inc., extending between milepost 429.2 at Brookwood, AL, and milepost 384.8 at Birmingham, AL. ABS certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not result in it becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier. Because ABS’s projected annual revenues will exceed $5 million, ABS has certified to the Board on September 7, 2005, that it sent the required notice of the transaction on September 2, 2005, to the national offices of all labor unions representing employees on the line and that it posted a copy of the notice at the workplace of the employees on the affected lines on September 6, 2005. See 49 CFR 1150.32(e). The transaction was expected to be consummated on or shortly after November 20, 2005. This transaction is related to STB Finance Docket No. 34755, Watco Companies, Inc.—Continuance in Control Exemption—Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc., wherein Watco Companies, Inc. has concurrently filed a verified notice of exemption to continue in control of ABS upon its becoming a rail carrier. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:11 Dec 01, 2005 Jkt 205001 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 transaction. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34754, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Karl Morell, Of Counsel, BALL JANIK LLP, Suite 225, 1455 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: November 23, 2005. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–23551 Filed 12–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34755] Watco Companies, Inc.—Continuance in Control Exemption—Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc. Watco Companies, Inc. (Watco) has filed a verified notice of exemption to continue in control of Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc. (ABS), upon ABS’s becoming a Class III rail carrier.1 The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after November 20, 2005. This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 34754, Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption— The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, wherein ABS seeks to acquire by lease from The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KSC) and operate approximately 85.6 miles of rail line in Mississippi and Alabama. As part of that transaction, ABS is also being assigned KSC’s overhead trackage rights over a 44.4-mile line of railroad owned by CSX Transportation, Inc., extending between milepost 429.2 at Brookwood, AL, and milepost 384.8 at Birmingham, AL. Watco, a noncarrier, is a Kansas corporation that currently controls, 1 Watco owns 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of ABS. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 through stock ownership and management, 15 Class III rail carriers operating in 14 States. Applicant states that: (1) The lines being leased and operated by ABS do not connect with the rail lines in its corporate family; (2) the continuance in control is not part of a series of anticipated transactions that would connect the leased lines with any other rail lines in Watco’s corporate family; and (3) the transaction does not involve a Class I carrier. Therefore, the transaction is exempt from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to protect the interests of its employees. Section 11326(c), however, does not provide for labor protection for transactions under sections 11324 and 11325 that involve only Class III rail carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not impose labor protective conditions here, because all of the carriers involved are Class III carriers. 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 transaction. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34755, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Karl Morell, Of Counsel, Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: November 23, 2005. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–23538 Filed 12–1–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request November 25, 2005. The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, E:\FR\FM\02DEN1.SGM 02DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2005)]
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[FR Doc No: 05-23551]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34754]


Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation Exemption--
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company

    Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc. (ABS), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease from The 
Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) and operate approximately 
85.6 miles of rail line consisting of lines on the (1) Tuscaloosa 
Subdivision between milepost 17.0 near Columbus, MS, and milepost 78.9 
near Tuscaloosa, AL; (2) Warrior Branch between milepost 0.0 at 
Tuscaloosa, AL, and milepost 9.3 near Fox, AL; and (3) Brookwood Branch 
between milepost 443.5 at Brookwood Jct., AL, and milepost 429.1 at 
Brookwood, AL. ABS is also being assigned KSC's overhead trackage 
rights over a 44.4-mile line of railroad owned by CSX Transportation, 
Inc., extending between milepost 429.2 at Brookwood, AL, and milepost 
384.8 at Birmingham, AL.
    ABS certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not result in it becoming a Class II or Class I 
rail carrier. Because ABS's projected annual revenues will exceed $5 
million, ABS has certified to the Board on September 7, 2005, that it 
sent the required notice of the transaction on September 2, 2005, to 
the national offices of all labor unions representing employees on the 
line and that it posted a copy of the notice at the workplace of the 
employees on the affected lines on September 6, 2005. See 49 CFR 
1150.32(e).
    The transaction was expected to be consummated on or shortly after 
November 20, 2005.
    This transaction is related to STB Finance Docket No. 34755, Watco 
Companies, Inc.--Continuance in Control Exemption--Alabama Southern 
Railroad, Inc., wherein Watco Companies, Inc. has concurrently filed a 
verified notice of exemption to continue in control of ABS upon its 
becoming a rail carrier.
    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 transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 34754, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one 
copy of each pleading must be served on Karl Morell, Of Counsel, BALL 
JANIK LLP, Suite 225, 1455 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: November 23, 2005.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-23551 Filed 12-1-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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