Midwest Rail d/b/a Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway-Lease and Operation Exemption-Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway and Museum, Inc., 63991 [2011-26632]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 199 / Friday, October 14, 2011 / Notices Title: Identification of Cars Moved in Accordance with Order 13528. OMB Control Number: 2130–0506. Abstract: This collection of information identifies a freight car being moved within the scope of Order 13528 (now codified under 49 CFR 232.3). Otherwise, an exception will be taken, and the car will be set out of the train and not delivered. The information that must be recorded is specified at 49 CFR 232.3(d)(3), which requires that a car be properly identified by a card attached to each side of the car and signed stating that such movement is being made under the authority of the order. § 232.3(d)(3) does not require retaining cards or tags. When a car bearing a tag for movement under this provision arrives at its destination, the tags are simply removed. This requirement/ record comes into play only when a railroad finds it necessary to move equipment as specified above. FRA estimates that approximately 400 cars per year are moved under this Order. As 63991 stipulated above, equipment must be tagged on both sides. FRA estimates that it takes approximately five (5) minutes to record the necessary information on each tag and attach the tags to the equipment. There is no retention requirement relative to the tags at destination. Total annual burden for this requirement is 67 hours. Affected Public: Railroads. Respondent Universe: 754 Railroads. Frequency of Submission: On occasion. REPORTING BURDEN CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per response 232.3—Identification of Cars Moved in Accordance with Order 13528.. 754 Railroads .............. 800 tags ....................... 5 minutes ..................... Total Responses: 800. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 67 hours. Cost to Respondents: Printing of 800 tags at approximately $.05 each. Total Cost to Respondents $40.00. Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection. Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. Issued in Washington, DC, on October 6, 2011. Kimberly Coronel, Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad Administration. [FR Doc. 2011–26649 Filed 10–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35555] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Midwest Rail d/b/a Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway—Lease and Operation Exemption—Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway and Museum, Inc. Midwest Rail d/b/a Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway (Toledo), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease from Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway and Museum, Inc. (the Museum), and to operate, a 10-mile rail line extending between a point of connection with Norfolk Southern VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:20 Oct 13, 2011 Jkt 226001 Railway’s (NSR) trackage at milepost 15 in Waterville, Ohio, and the end of the line at milepost 25 in Grand Rapids, Ohio (the Line). In the notice, Toledo states that the Line was originally constructed by the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad and was subsequently acquired by the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway as part of its Cloverleaf Division. NSR’s predecessor, the Norfolk & Western Railway, subsequently acquired the Line, abandoned it, and sold the track to the Museum. Currently, only excursion passenger rail service is being provided on the Line by the Museum. As a result of this transaction, and pursuant to an agreement with the Museum, Toledo will provide common carrier rail service over the Line, connecting with and interchanging traffic with NSR, and also will provide excursion passenger service. Toledo states that the Museum is currently preparing a lease and operating agreement for the parties to sign and that the agreement should be executed in the very near future, before the notice becomes effective.1 According to Toledo, there are no agreements applicable to the Line imposing any interchange commitments. Toledo notes that the Line does not physically connect with 1 Once Toledo enters into the agreement, it should submit the agreement into the record in this proceeding in order to provide sufficient information and documentation for the Board to determine whether the owner-lessor can exert undue control over the lessee-carrier’s operations. See Anthony Macrie—Continuance in Control Exemption—N.J. Seashore Lines, Inc., FD 35296, slip op. at 3 (STB served Aug. 31, 2010); N. Shore R.R.—Acquis. & Operation Exemption—PPL Susquehanna, LLC, FD 35377, slip op. at 3 (STB served Apr. 26, 2011). PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Total annual burden hours 67 any rail lines other than that owned by NSR. The earliest the transaction can be consummated is October 30, 2011, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). Toledo certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed $5 million annually and will not result in it becoming a Class I or Class II rail carrier. 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 October 21, 2011 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35555, 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 John D. Heffner, John D. Heffner, PLLC, 1750 K Street, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: October 11, 2011. By the Board. Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2011–26632 Filed 10–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 199 (Friday, October 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-26632]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35555]


Midwest Rail d/b/a Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway--Lease 
and Operation Exemption--Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway and 
Museum, Inc.

    Midwest Rail d/b/a Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway (Toledo), 
a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 
1150.31 to lease from Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway and Museum, 
Inc. (the Museum), and to operate, a 10-mile rail line extending 
between a point of connection with Norfolk Southern Railway's (NSR) 
trackage at milepost 15 in Waterville, Ohio, and the end of the line at 
milepost 25 in Grand Rapids, Ohio (the Line).
    In the notice, Toledo states that the Line was originally 
constructed by the Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad and was 
subsequently acquired by the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway as 
part of its Cloverleaf Division. NSR's predecessor, the Norfolk & 
Western Railway, subsequently acquired the Line, abandoned it, and sold 
the track to the Museum. Currently, only excursion passenger rail 
service is being provided on the Line by the Museum.
    As a result of this transaction, and pursuant to an agreement with 
the Museum, Toledo will provide common carrier rail service over the 
Line, connecting with and interchanging traffic with NSR, and also will 
provide excursion passenger service. Toledo states that the Museum is 
currently preparing a lease and operating agreement for the parties to 
sign and that the agreement should be executed in the very near future, 
before the notice becomes effective.\1\
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    \1\ Once Toledo enters into the agreement, it should submit the 
agreement into the record in this proceeding in order to provide 
sufficient information and documentation for the Board to determine 
whether the owner-lessor can exert undue control over the lessee-
carrier's operations. See Anthony Macrie--Continuance in Control 
Exemption--N.J. Seashore Lines, Inc., FD 35296, slip op. at 3 (STB 
served Aug. 31, 2010); N. Shore R.R.--Acquis. & Operation 
Exemption--PPL Susquehanna, LLC, FD 35377, slip op. at 3 (STB served 
Apr. 26, 2011).
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    According to Toledo, there are no agreements applicable to the Line 
imposing any interchange commitments. Toledo notes that the Line does 
not physically connect with any rail lines other than that owned by 
NSR.
    The earliest the transaction can be consummated is October 30, 
2011, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption 
was filed).
    Toledo certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not exceed $5 million annually and will not 
result in it becoming a Class I or Class II rail carrier.
    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 October 21, 2011 
(at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35555, 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 John D. Heffner, John D. Heffner, PLLC, 1750 
K Street, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: October 11, 2011.

    By the Board.
Joseph H. Dettmar,
Acting Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011-26632 Filed 10-13-11; 8:45 am]
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