Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, LLC-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-Middletown & New Jersey Railway Co., Inc., 11995-11996 [E9-5783]

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E9–6040 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 35227] Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, LLC—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—Middletown & New Jersey Railway Co., Inc. Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, LLC (Middletown), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate 6.5 miles of rail line owned by Middletown & New Jersey Railway Co., Inc., between milepost 0.0 at Middletown, NY, and milepost 6.5 at Slate Hill, NY. This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 35228, Regional Rail, LLC.— Continuance in Control Exemption— Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, LLC., wherein Regional Rail, LLC seeks to continue in control of Middletown, upon Middletown becoming a Class III rail carrier. The transaction is expected to be consummated on or shortly after April 5, 2009 (the effective date of the exemption). Middletown certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of the transaction will not result in its becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier and further certifies that its projected annual revenue will not exceed $5 million. 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 E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 11996 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 53 / Friday, March 20, 2009 / Notices 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 for stay must be filed no later than March 27, 2009 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 35227, 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 Karl Morell, 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: March 12, 2009. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Kulunie L. Cannon, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. E9–5783 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 35228] Regional Rail, LLC—Continuance in Control Exemption—Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, LLC Regional Rail, LLC (Regional), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption to continue in control of Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, LLC (Middletown), upon Middletown’s becoming a Class III rail carrier.1 This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 35227, Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, LLC—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—Middletown & New Jersey Railway Co., Inc. In that proceeding, Middletown seeks an exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate 6.5 miles of rail line 1 Regional owns 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of Middletown. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:07 Mar 19, 2009 Jkt 217001 in New York owned by Middletown & New Jersey Railway Co., Inc. The parties intend to consummate the transaction on or shortly after April 5, 2009, the effective date of the exemption. Regional is a Delaware limited liability company that currently controls East Penn Railroad, LLC, a Class III rail carrier that operates rail lines in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Regional states that the purpose of the proposed transaction is to reduce overhead expenses and coordinate billing, maintenance, mechanical, and personnel policies and practices of its rail carrier subsidiaries, thereby improving the overall efficiency of rail service provided by the two railroads. Regional represents that: (1) The rail line to be acquired by Middletown does not connect with any other railroad in its corporate family; (2) the transaction is not part of a series of anticipated transactions that would connect the rail line with any other railroad in its corporate family; and (3) the transaction does not involve a Class I rail 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 effectiveness of the exemption. Stay petitions must be filed no later than March 27, 2009 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 35228, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Karl Morell, 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. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Kulunie L. Cannon, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. E9–5781 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Art Advisory Panel—Notice of Availability of Report of 2008 Closed Meetings AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. I section 10(d), of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, and 5 U.S.C. section 552b, the Government in the Sunshine Act, a report summarizing the closed meeting activities of the Art Advisory Panel during 2008 has been prepared. A copy of this report has been filed with the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management. DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective March 20, 2009. ADDRESSES: The report is available for public inspection and requests for copies should be addressed to: Internal Revenue Service, Freedom of Information Reading Room, Room 1621, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, telephone number (202) 622–5164 (not a toll free number). The report is also available at https://www.irs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Carolan, AP:ART, Internal Revenue Service/Appeals, 1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, telephone (202) 435–5609 (not a toll free telephone number). The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has determined that this document is not a major rule as defined in Executive Order 12291 and that a regulatory impact analysis, therefore, is not required. Neither does this document constitute a rule subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. Chapter 6). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Douglas H. Shulman, Commissioner of Internal Revenue. [FR Doc. E9–6062 Filed 3–19–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P Decided: March 12, 2009. PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 35227]


Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, LLC--Acquisition and 
Operation Exemption--Middletown & New Jersey Railway Co., Inc.

    Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, LLC (Middletown), a noncarrier, 
has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 
acquire and operate 6.5 miles of rail line owned by Middletown & New 
Jersey Railway Co., Inc., between milepost 0.0 at Middletown, NY, and 
milepost 6.5 at Slate Hill, NY.
    This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice 
of exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 35228, Regional Rail, LLC.--
Continuance in Control Exemption--Middletown and New Jersey Railroad, 
LLC., wherein Regional Rail, LLC seeks to continue in control of 
Middletown, upon Middletown becoming a Class III rail carrier.
    The transaction is expected to be consummated on or shortly after 
April 5, 2009 (the effective date of the exemption).
    Middletown certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result 
of the transaction will not result in its becoming a Class II or Class 
I rail carrier and further certifies that its projected annual revenue 
will not exceed $5 million.
    Pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 
No. 110-161, Sec.  193, 121 Stat. 1844 (2007), nothing in this decision 
authorizes the following activities at any

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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 for stay must be filed no later than March 27, 
2009 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 35227, 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 Karl Morell, 1455 F Street, 
NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: March 12, 2009.

    By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E9-5783 Filed 3-19-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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