Columbus and Greenville Railway Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-Kansas City Southern Railway Company, 3913 [E7-1254]
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 17 / Friday, January 26, 2007 / Notices
The purpose of this transaction is to
allow D&H to handle CSXT’s trains
between Rouses Point, NY, and CSXT’s
Selkirk Yard pursuant to the
aforementioned haulage agreement
between the parties.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employees affected by the acquisition of
the trackage rights will be protected by
the conditions imposed in Norfolk and
Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN,
354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in
Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and
Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(7). If it 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 by February 2, 2007 (at least 7 days
before the exemption becomes
effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 34981, 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 Leigh K.
Currie, Leonard, Street and Deinard, 150
South Fifth Street, Suite 2300,
Minneapolis, MI 55402.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: January 22, 2007.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–1252 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am]
15.2 at the connection with the BNSF
Railway Company (BNSF) at Columbus,
a total distance of approximately 11.7
miles.1
The transaction is scheduled to be
consummated on or after February 11,
2007 (the effective date of the
exemption). The purpose of the trackage
rights is to enable CAGY to provide
competitive rail service to a new steel
mill being constructed by SeverCorr
LLC, at the Lowndes County Industrial
Mega Site.2
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee affected by the trackage rights
will be protected by the conditions
imposed in Norfolk and Western Ry.
Co.—Trackage Rights—BN, 354 I.C.C.
605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino
Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and Operate, 360
I.C.C. 653 (1980).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(7). If it 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. Stay
petitions must be filed by February 2,
2007 (at least 7 days before the
exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 34868, 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 John D.
Heffner, John D. Heffner, PLLC, 1920 N
Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC
20036.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at ‘‘https://
www.stb.dot.gov.’’
Surface Transportation Board
Decided: January 22, 2007.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–1254 Filed 1–25–07; 8:45 am]
[STB Finance Docket No. 34868]
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Columbus and Greenville Railway
Company—Trackage Rights
Exemption—Kansas City Southern
Railway Company
1 A redacted version of the trackage rights
agreement between CAGY and KCSR was filed with
the notice of exemption. The full version of the
agreement, as required by 49 CFR 1180.6(a)(7)(ii),
was concurrently filed under seal along with a
motion for protective order. The request for a
protective order is being addressed in a separate
decision.
2 Specifically, these rights provide CAGY direct
access to handle rail traffic between the site of
SeverCorr LLC, located in the Lowndes County
Industrial Mega Site, at milepost 4.0 near
Columbus, on the one hand, and, on the other hand
(1) the Lowndes County Port at milepost 13.4, (2)
the BNSF connection near milepost 15.2, (3) points
on CAGY’s lines, and (4) interchange points with
other carriers located on CAGY lines in or east of
Columbus, as they existed on October 5, 2005.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pursuant to a trackage rights
agreement dated March 3, 2006,
between Columbus and Greenville
Railway Company (CAGY) and Kansas
City Southern Railway Company
(KCSR), KCSR has agreed to grant CAGY
nonexclusive overhead trackage rights
over KCSR’s Tuscaloosa Subdivision
between milepost 3.5 west of Columbus,
MS (near Artesia, MS), and milepost
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub-No. 294X);
STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 676X)]
Norfolk Southern Railway Company—
Discontinuance Exemption—in Mercer
County, NJ; CSX Transportation, Inc.—
Discontinuance Exemption—in Mercer
County, NJ
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of exemption.
SUMMARY: The Board, on its own
motion, in a decision served on January
26, 2007, is exempting Norfolk Southern
Railway Company and CSX
Transportation, Inc. from the prior
approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.
10903 to discontinue service over a line
of railroad known as the Robbinsville
Industrial Track, subject to the
employee protective conditions in
Oregon Short Line R. Co.—
Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91
(1979). The line extends between
milepost 32.20± and milepost 37.90± in
the cities of Hamilton Township and
Washington Township, Mercer County,
NJ, a distance of approximately 5.7
miles. The decision also grants a
petition for reconsideration filed by Mr.
James Riffin in a related docket, STB
Docket No. AB–167 (Sub-No. 1185X), a
proceeding in which Consolidated Rail
Corporation filed a notice of exemption
to abandon the instant line.
DATES: Any offer of financial assistance
(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(c) must be
received by the railroad and the Board
by February 5, 2007. Provided no OFA
has been received, the exemptions will
be effective on February 15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of
all pleadings referring to STB Docket
No. AB–290 (Sub-No. 294X) or STB
Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 676X) must
be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001. In addition, send one
copy of any pleadings to: (1) James R.
Paschall, Senior General Attorney,
Norfolk Southern Corporation, Three
Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510;
(2) Steven C. Armbrust, Counsel, CSX
Transportation, Inc., 500 Water Street,
Jacksonville, FL 32202; (3) and all
parties of record in STB Docket No. AB–
167 (Sub-No. 1185X).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565–1609.
(Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.)
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[FR Doc No: E7-1254]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 34868]
Columbus and Greenville Railway Company--Trackage Rights
Exemption--Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Pursuant to a trackage rights agreement dated March 3, 2006,
between Columbus and Greenville Railway Company (CAGY) and Kansas City
Southern Railway Company (KCSR), KCSR has agreed to grant CAGY
nonexclusive overhead trackage rights over KCSR's Tuscaloosa
Subdivision between milepost 3.5 west of Columbus, MS (near Artesia,
MS), and milepost 15.2 at the connection with the BNSF Railway Company
(BNSF) at Columbus, a total distance of approximately 11.7 miles.\1\
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\1\ A redacted version of the trackage rights agreement between
CAGY and KCSR was filed with the notice of exemption. The full
version of the agreement, as required by 49 CFR 1180.6(a)(7)(ii),
was concurrently filed under seal along with a motion for protective
order. The request for a protective order is being addressed in a
separate decision.
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The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or after February
11, 2007 (the effective date of the exemption). The purpose of the
trackage rights is to enable CAGY to provide competitive rail service
to a new steel mill being constructed by SeverCorr LLC, at the Lowndes
County Industrial Mega Site.\2\
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\2\ Specifically, these rights provide CAGY direct access to
handle rail traffic between the site of SeverCorr LLC, located in
the Lowndes County Industrial Mega Site, at milepost 4.0 near
Columbus, on the one hand, and, on the other hand (1) the Lowndes
County Port at milepost 13.4, (2) the BNSF connection near milepost
15.2, (3) points on CAGY's lines, and (4) interchange points with
other carriers located on CAGY lines in or east of Columbus, as they
existed on October 5, 2005.
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As a condition to this exemption, any employee affected by the
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk
and Western Ry. Co.--Trackage Rights--BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as
modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.--Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C.
653 (1980).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). If it 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. Stay petitions must be filed by February 2, 2007
(at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 34868, 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 John D. Heffner, John D.
Heffner, PLLC, 1920 N Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at
``https://www.stb.dot.gov.''
Decided: January 22, 2007.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-1254 Filed 1-25-07; 8:45 am]
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