Eastern Maine Railway Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-Woodland Rail, LLC, 33560-33561 [2012-13699]

Download as PDF 33560 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 6, 2012 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35627] Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company—Acquisition Exemption— Laurel Hill Development Corporation Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company (SPRC), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire a 0.66mile line of railroad owned by Laurel Hill Development Corporation (LHDC) (formerly Fay Penn Industrial Development Corporation) (Fay Penn).1 The trackage to be acquired by SPRC is known as the Redstone Branch, extending between Rail Valuation Stations 874+34 and 839+30 in Uniontown, Pa., and more particularly described on Valuation Maps V. 23.24/ 16+17, containing 12.21 acres. SPRC, the current operator of the line, states that it intends to expand and upgrade wye track facilities and branch line tracks to improve operational efficiencies and to better serve its customers. SPRC certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of the transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. The transaction may be consummated on or after June 20, 2012, the effective date of the exemption. 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 June 13, 2012 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35627, 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 Richard R. Wilson, 518 N. Center Street, Ste. 1, Ebensburg, PA 15931. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: June 1, 2012. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Clearance Clerk, Raina White. [FR Doc. 2012–13658 Filed 6–5–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35628] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 1 In Fay Penn Industrial Development Corporation—Acquisition Exemption—CSX Transportation, Inc., FD 33051 (STB served Oct. 4, 1996), Fay Penn was authorized to acquire certain rail lines extending between specified points in Pennsylvania, and in Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company—Operation Exemption—CSX Transportation, Inc., FD 33051 (Sub-No. 1) (STB served Oct. 4, 1996), SPRC was authorized to operate the lines acquired by Fay Penn and also was authorized to acquire four miles of incidental trackage rights. In CSX Transportation, Inc.— Abandonment Exemption—in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, Pa., AB 55 (Sub-No. 420X) (ICC served Nov. 28, 1994), Fay Penn, successor in interest to Fay-Penn Land Trust, obtained authority as the designee of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, along with the Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation, to acquire a rail line between specified points in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, Pa., under the agency’s offer of financial assistance procedures. In Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company—Lease and Operation Exemption—Lines of Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation and Fay-Penn Land Trust, FD 32737 (ICC served July 21, 1995), SPRC was authorized to lease and operate that rail line. Most recently, in Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company—Acquisition Exemption—Laurel Hill Development Corporation, FD 35584 (STB served Jan. 13, 2012), SPRC was authorized to acquire a number of rail lines totaling 29.09 miles in length from LHDC extending generally between Everson and Broadford, Pa., and between Greene Junction and Smithfield, Pa., including Bowest Yard and various branch lines. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:24 Jun 05, 2012 Jkt 226001 Me., which is engineering station 6817+12.1 The earliest this transaction may be consummated is June 20, 2012, the effective date of the exemption. Woodland Rail certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. 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 no later than June 13, 2012 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35628, 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 James E. Howard, 1 Thompson Square, Suite 201, Charlestown, MA 02129. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: June 1, 2012. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Raina S. White, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2012–13702 Filed 6–5–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Woodland Rail, LLC—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—Line of Maine Central Railroad Co. Woodland Rail, LLC (Woodland Rail), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate a rail line known as the Calais Industrial Track (the Line) from Maine Central Railroad Co. The Line is approximately 11.83 track miles in length, with approximately 6.75 track miles located in Maine, and approximately 5.08 track miles located in New Brunswick, Canada. As Woodland Rail acknowledges in its notice, the jurisdiction of the Board only extends to the acquisition of the portions of the Line within the United States. The end points of the Line are at engineering station 64+17 in Baileyville and engineering station 6978+84 in Calais, in Washington County, Me. The transaction includes a spur track between Woodland Junction, Me., which is engineering station 363+45, and engineering station 393+37, and another spur track at St. Croix Junction, PO 00000 Frm 00173 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35629] Eastern Maine Railway Company— Trackage Rights Exemption— Woodland Rail, LLC Pursuant to a written trackage rights agreement dated April 30, 2012, Woodland Rail, LLC (Woodland Rail) has agreed to grant limited, nonexclusive trackage rights to Eastern Maine Railway Company (EMR) over a rail line known as the Calais Industrial Track (the Line). The Line is approximately 11.83 track miles in length, with approximately 6.75 track miles located in Maine and 1 In a related transaction, Woodland Rail has agreed to grant trackage rights to Eastern Maine Railway Co. (EMR) to enable EMR to serve a pulp mill owned and operated by Woodland Pulp, LLC. See E. Me. Ry.—Trackage Rights Exemption— Woodland Rail, LLC, FD 35629 (STB served June 6, 2012). E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 6, 2012 / Notices approximately 5.08 track miles located in New Brunswick, Canada. As EMR acknowledges in its notice, the jurisdiction of the Board only extends to the portions of the Line within the United States. The end points of the Line are at engineering station 64+17 in Baileyville and engineering station 6978+84 in Calais, in Washington County, Me. The transaction includes a spur track between Woodland Junction, Me., which is engineering station 363+45, and engineering station 393+37 and another spur track at St. Croix Junction, Me., which is engineering station 6817+12.1 The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on June 21, 2012, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). The purpose of the transaction is to permit EMR to directly serve a pulp mill owned by Woodland Pulp, LLC in Baileyville. EMR will be able to serve the mill with both inbound and outbound traffic, and EMR will also have all rights needed to interchange or provide run-through service with New Brunswick Southern Railway. Other than direct service to the mill, EMR’s rights on the Line will be overhead only, and EMR will be prohibited from serving any other locations or shippers on the Line. As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk & Western Railway—Trackage Rights— Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Railway—Lease & Operate—California Western Railroad, 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. Petitions for stay must be filed by June 14, 2012 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35629, 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 David E. Benz; Thompson 1 In a related transaction, Woodland Rail has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate the Line from Maine Central Railroad Co. See Woodland Rail, LLC— Acquis. & Operation Exemption—Line of Me. Cent. R.R., FD 35628 (STB served June 6, 2012). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:24 Jun 05, 2012 Jkt 226001 Hine LLP; Suite 700; 1919 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20036. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: June 1, 2012. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Raina S. White, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2012–13699 Filed 6–5–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Pursuant to Executive Order 12978 Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the names of the individuals and entities whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, ‘‘Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers’’. DATES: The unblocking and removal from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (‘‘SDN List’’) of the individuals and entities identified in this notice whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, is effective on May 24, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Washington, DC 20220, Tel: (202) 622–2490. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Electronic and Facsimile Availability This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available from OFAC’s Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac) or via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on demand service at (202) 622–0077. Background On October 21, 1995, the President, invoking the authority, inter alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706) (‘‘IEEPA’’), issued Executive Order 12978 (60 FR 54579, October 24, 1995) PO 00000 Frm 00174 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33561 (the ‘‘Order’’). In the Order, the President declared a national emergency to deal with the threat posed by significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia and the harm that they cause in the United States and abroad. Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all property and interests in property that are in the United States, or that hereafter come within the United States or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, of: (1) The foreign persons listed in an Annex to the Order; (2) any foreign person determined by the Secretary of Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State: (a) to play a significant role in international narcotics trafficking centered in Colombia; or (b) to materially assist in, or provide financial or technological support for or goods or services in support of, the narcotics trafficking activities of persons designated in or pursuant to the Order; and (3) persons determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or on behalf of, persons designated pursuant to the Order. On May 24, 2012, the Director of OFAC removed from the SDN List the individuals and entities listed below, whose property and interests in property were blocked pursuant to the Order: Individuals 1. AGUILAR ROJAS, Luz Elena, c/o PARQUE INDUSTRIAL PROGRESO S.A., Yumbo, Colombia; c/o GEOPLASTICOS S.A., Cali, Colombia; DOB 14 Mar 1966; POB Cali, Valle, Colombia; Cedula No. 31940893 (Colombia); Passport 31940893 (Colombia) (individual) [SDNT] 2. LARES RANGEL, Jose Luis, c/o GRUPO C.L.P. CONSTRUCTORA S.A. DE C.V.; Calle Lopez Cotilla 2032, Piso 10, Colonia Americana, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; Ignacio Ramos Praslow 640, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico; DOB 18 Apr 1942; POB Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico; citizen Mexico; nationality Mexico; C.U.R.P. LARL420418HJCRNS01 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNT] Entities 1. CORPORACION CLUB DEPORTIVO TULUA (a.k.a. CORTULUA), Carrera 26 No. 32–70 B. Salesiano, Tulua, Valle, Colombia; NIT # 800097185–2 (Colombia) [SDNT] E:\FR\FM\06JNN1.SGM 06JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33560-33561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13699]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35629]


Eastern Maine Railway Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Woodland Rail, LLC

    Pursuant to a written trackage rights agreement dated April 30, 
2012, Woodland Rail, LLC (Woodland Rail) has agreed to grant limited, 
nonexclusive trackage rights to Eastern Maine Railway Company (EMR) 
over a rail line known as the Calais Industrial Track (the Line). The 
Line is approximately 11.83 track miles in length, with approximately 
6.75 track miles located in Maine and

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approximately 5.08 track miles located in New Brunswick, Canada. As EMR 
acknowledges in its notice, the jurisdiction of the Board only extends 
to the portions of the Line within the United States. The end points of 
the Line are at engineering station 64+17 in Baileyville and 
engineering station 6978+84 in Calais, in Washington County, Me. The 
transaction includes a spur track between Woodland Junction, Me., which 
is engineering station 363+45, and engineering station 393+37 and 
another spur track at St. Croix Junction, Me., which is engineering 
station 6817+12.\1\
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    \1\ In a related transaction, Woodland Rail has filed a verified 
notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate the 
Line from Maine Central Railroad Co. See Woodland Rail, LLC--Acquis. 
& Operation Exemption--Line of Me. Cent. R.R., FD 35628 (STB served 
June 6, 2012).
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    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on June 21, 2012, 
the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was 
filed).
    The purpose of the transaction is to permit EMR to directly serve a 
pulp mill owned by Woodland Pulp, LLC in Baileyville. EMR will be able 
to serve the mill with both inbound and outbound traffic, and EMR will 
also have all rights needed to interchange or provide run-through 
service with New Brunswick Southern Railway. Other than direct service 
to the mill, EMR's rights on the Line will be overhead only, and EMR 
will be prohibited from serving any other locations or shippers on the 
Line.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
& Western Railway--Trackage Rights--Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 
I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Railway--Lease & 
Operate--California Western Railroad, 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. Petitions for 
stay must be filed by June 14, 2012 (at least 7 days before the 
exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35629, 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 David E. Benz; Thompson Hine LLP; Suite 700; 
1919 M Street NW., Washington, DC 20036.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: June 1, 2012.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012-13699 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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