Stillwater Central Railroad, Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-Hollis & Eastern Railroad L.L.C., 7152 [2010-3022]

Download as PDF 7152 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 17, 2010 / Notices after the EA becomes available to the public. Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent decision. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), CSXT shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the line. If consummation has not been effected by CSXT’s filing of a notice of consummation by February 11, 2011, and there are no legal or regulatory barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: February 5, 2010. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Andrea Pope-Matheson, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2010–3019 Filed 2–16–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION certification of the notice requirements of section 49 CFR 1150.42(e). 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 February 26, 2010 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 35217, 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, 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: By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Andrea Pope-Matheson, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2010–3022 Filed 2–16–10; 8:45 am] [STB Finance Docket No. 35217] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Stillwater Central Railroad, Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption—Hollis & Eastern Railroad L.L.C. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Surface Transportation Board DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Stillwater Central Railroad, Inc. (SLWC), a Class III carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease and to operate, pursuant to a lease agreement (Agreement) entered into with Hollis & Eastern Railroad L.L.C. (H&E), 14 miles of H&E’s rail line between milepost 0.0 at Duke, OK and milepost 14.0 at Altus, OK (the line). SLWC states that there is no provision or agreement that will limit future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier. See 49 CFR 1150.43(h). SLWCS certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of the transaction will not result in SLWC becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier. However, because its projected annual revenues will exceed $5 million, SLWC also certifies that it has complied with notice requirements of 49 CFR 1150.42(e). The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after March 6, 2010, at least 60 days after SLWC’s VerDate Nov<24>2008 12:33 Feb 16, 2010 Jkt 220001 Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 35326] CSX Transportation, Inc.—Trackage Rights Exemption—Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company Pursuant to a written trackage rights agreement, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company (GTW) has agreed to grant limited overhead trackage rights to CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) 1 over GTW’s Elsdon Subdivision, between milepost 30.92 at Munster, IN, and milepost 8.7 at Elsdon, IL, a distance of approximately 22.22 miles.2 The transaction may be consummated on or after February 27, 2010, the 1 GTW is a subsidiary of Grand Trunk Corporation, which in turn is a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway Company. CSXT is a subsidiary of CSX Corporation. 2 A redacted draft version of the trackage rights agreement between GTW 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. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). Under the agreement, the trackage rights will allow CSXT to handle trains between Thornton Junction and The Belt Railway Company of Chicago’s Clearing Yard and CSX Intermodal’s Bedford Park Intermodal Terminal over the Elsdon Subdivision. CSXT’s initial plans are to reroute two sets of approximately 5,000 foot long high priority intermodal United Parcel Service (UPS) trains that originate or terminate at CSX Intermodal’s Bedford Park Intermodal Terminal. The UPS trains handle freight to and from the southeastern region of the United States served by CSXT. The purpose of the transaction is to enable CSXT to reduce congestion on the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal’s Blue Island Subdivision and enhance the efficiency of its operation in the Chicago area. 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 February 19, 2010 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 35326, 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, 500 Water Street, Suite J–150, Jacksonville, FL 32202, and Louis E. Gitomer, 600 Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: February 5, 2010. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Andrea Pope-Matheson, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2010–3020 Filed 2–16–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 7152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3022]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 35217]


Stillwater Central Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation 
Exemption--Hollis & Eastern Railroad L.L.C.

    Stillwater Central Railroad, Inc. (SLWC), a Class III carrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease and 
to operate, pursuant to a lease agreement (Agreement) entered into with 
Hollis & Eastern Railroad L.L.C. (H&E), 14 miles of H&E's rail line 
between milepost 0.0 at Duke, OK and milepost 14.0 at Altus, OK (the 
line).
    SLWC states that there is no provision or agreement that will limit 
future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier. See 49 CFR 
1150.43(h).
    SLWCS certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
the transaction will not result in SLWC becoming a Class II or Class I 
rail carrier. However, because its projected annual revenues will 
exceed $5 million, SLWC also certifies that it has complied with notice 
requirements of 49 CFR 1150.42(e).
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after 
March 6, 2010, at least 60 days after SLWC's certification of the 
notice requirements of section 49 CFR 1150.42(e).
    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 February 26, 
2010 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 35217, 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, 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:
    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-3022 Filed 2-16-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

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