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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 96 / Friday, May 16, 2008 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35134]
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Squaw Creek Southern Railroad, Inc.—
Lease and Operation Exemption—
Central of Georgia Railroad Company
Squaw Creek Southern Railroad, Inc.
(SCS), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR 1150.41 to lease and operate,
pursuant to a lease agreement (Lease)
reached with Central of Georgia
Railroad Company (CGA), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Norfolk Southern
Railway Company (NSR), approximately
21.75 miles of rail line currently owned
and operated by CGA, which is located
between milepost F–53.75 at Machen,
Jasper County, GA, and milepost F–75.5
at Madison, Morgan County, GA.
As a result of this transaction, the
subject line will connect with CGA, CSX
Transportation, Inc., and The Great
Walton Railroad Company, Inc.
According to SCS, the Lease specifically
provides that there is no restriction on
SCS’s ability to interchange traffic with
a connecting carrier other than CGA or
NSR, but SCS explains that, under the
Lease, it will receive rental credits and
handling fees from CGA and NSR for
cars interchanged with CGA.
The transaction is scheduled to
become effective on June 1, 2008. The
earliest this transaction can be
consummated is May 30, 2008, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
after the exemption is filed).
SCS certifies that its projected annual
revenues as a result of this transaction
will not exceed those that qualify it as
a Class III rail carrier and will not
exceed $5 million.
Pursuant to the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, Pub. L. 110–
161, § 193, 121 Stat. 1844 (2007),
nothing in this decision authorizes the
following activities at any solid waste
rail transfer facility: collecting, storing
or transferring solid waste outside of its
original shipping container; or
separating or processing solid waste
(including baling, crushing, compacting
and shredding). The term ‘‘solid waste’’
is defined in section 1004 of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6903.
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 by no later than May 23, 2008 (at
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least 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 35134 must be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001. In addition, a copy must be served
on Andrew P. Goldstein or John M.
Cutler, Jr., McCarthy, Sweeney and
Harkaway, P.C., 2175 K Street, NW.,
Suite 600, Washington, DC 20037.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: May 12, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–11002 Filed 5–15–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35127]
CSX Transportation, Inc.—Trackage
Rights Exemption—Central Railroad of
Indianapolis D/B/A Chicago, Fort
Wayne and Eastern
Pursuant to a written trackage rights
agreement, Central Railroad of
Indianapolis d/b/a Chicago, Fort Wayne
and Eastern (CFE) has agreed to grant
limited non-exclusive overhead trackage
rights to CSX Transportation, Inc.
(CSXT) over a CFE line of railroad
between milepost QF 191.28, at the west
end of CSXT’s Crestline Yard, at
Crestline, OH, and milepost QFS 62.85
at Spore, OH,1 via CFE’s Ft. Wayne Line
Subdivision, a distance of
approximately 15.16 miles.2
The transaction may be consummated
on or after May 31, 2008, the effective
date of the exemption (30 days after the
exemption was filed).3
1 CSXT’s and CFE’s trackage connects at the west
end of CSXT’s Crestline Yard. CSXT will operate
along the Ft. Wayne Subdivision until it reaches
milepost 200.05 near Bucyrus, OH. At that point,
CSXT will enter the Spore Industrial Track, which
begins at milepost QFS 69.24. CSXT will traverse
the Spore Industrial Track to the end at Spore,
milepost QFS 62.85, where the privately owned
track of National Lime and Stone (NLS) begins.
Loaded trains from NLS will be operated in the
reverse move.
2 A redacted draft version of the trackage rights
agreement between CFE and CSXT was filed with
the notice of exemption. The full draft version was
concurrently filed under seal along with a motion
for protective order, which will be addressed in a
separate decision.
3 CSXT incorrectly states that the effective date of
this exemption is May 30, 2008.
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Under the trackage rights agreement,
CSXT’s trains will move to and from the
end points of the line in the interests of
economy and efficiency, in connection
with a transition in CSXT’s operations,
which transition will be implemented to
improve traffic flow by avoiding time
consuming and unnecessary interchange
of loaded/empty unit trains between
CFE, CSXT, and their respective crews.
The trackage rights are limited to: (1)
The months between and including
April through November of each
calendar year, and (2) a maximum of
three loaded unit trains of crushed
limestone and three empty unit trains
per week, with a maximum of 60 cars
per unit train. CSXT will not provide
local service over the line.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employees 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 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 effectiveness of
the exemption. Stay petitions must be
filed by May 23, 2008 (at least 7 days
before the exemption becomes
effective).
Pursuant to the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law
No. 110–161, § 193, 121 Stat. 1844
(2007), nothing in this decision
authorizes the following activities at any
solid waste rail transfer facility:
collecting, storing or transferring solid
waste outside of its original shipping
container; or separating or processing
solid waste (including baling, crushing,
compacting and shredding). The term
‘‘solid waste’’ is defined in section 1004
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42
U.S.C. 6903.
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 35127, 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 Steven C.
Armbrust and John N. Booth, III, 500
Water Street, Suites J–150 and J–315,
Jacksonville, FL 32202.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: May 9, 2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35134]
Squaw Creek Southern Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation
Exemption--Central of Georgia Railroad Company
Squaw Creek Southern Railroad, Inc. (SCS), a Class III rail
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41
to lease and operate, pursuant to a lease agreement (Lease) reached
with Central of Georgia Railroad Company (CGA), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR), approximately
21.75 miles of rail line currently owned and operated by CGA, which is
located between milepost F-53.75 at Machen, Jasper County, GA, and
milepost F-75.5 at Madison, Morgan County, GA.
As a result of this transaction, the subject line will connect with
CGA, CSX Transportation, Inc., and The Great Walton Railroad Company,
Inc. According to SCS, the Lease specifically provides that there is no
restriction on SCS's ability to interchange traffic with a connecting
carrier other than CGA or NSR, but SCS explains that, under the Lease,
it will receive rental credits and handling fees from CGA and NSR for
cars interchanged with CGA.
The transaction is scheduled to become effective on June 1, 2008.
The earliest this transaction can be consummated is May 30, 2008, the
effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption is filed).
SCS certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of
this transaction will not exceed those that qualify it as a Class III
rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
Pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Pub. L. 110-
161, Sec. 193, 121 Stat. 1844 (2007), nothing in this decision
authorizes the following activities at any solid waste rail transfer
facility: collecting, storing or transferring solid waste outside of
its original shipping container; or separating or processing solid
waste (including baling, crushing, compacting and shredding). The term
``solid waste'' is defined in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal
Act, 42 U.S.C. 6903.
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 by no later than May 23,
2008 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 35134 must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a
copy must be served on Andrew P. Goldstein or John M. Cutler, Jr.,
McCarthy, Sweeney and Harkaway, P.C., 2175 K Street, NW., Suite 600,
Washington, DC 20037.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: May 12, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-11002 Filed 5-15-08; 8:45 am]
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