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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 116 / Tuesday, June 17, 2014 / Notices
The FTA,
as the lead federal agency, in
cooperation with FDOT published a
NOI in the Federal Register on
September 2, 2008 (73 FR 51338) to
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Administration Region IV, June 11, 2014.
[FR Doc. 2014–14089 Filed 6–16–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35823]
East Broad Top Railroad Preservation
Association—Acquisition and
Operation Exemption—Kovalchick
Salvage Corporation
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East Broad Top Railroad Preservation
Association (the Association), a
noncarrier, filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to
acquire and operate a line of railroad
(the Line) near Mt. Union, Pa. The Line
consists of two segments: (1) The Mount
Union Industrial Track (MUIT),
extending between Railroad milepost
0.2, immediately west of the point of
switch at Railroad Station 4085+96 at
the junction with Norfolk Southern
Railway (NSR) at Mt. Union, Pa., to the
end of the track at milepost 1.4 at
Railroad Station 4025+00, and (2) the
original East Broad Top Main Line
(EBT) extending from its connection
with the MUIT at MUIT milepost 1.1,
MUIT Railroad Station 4038+39 (EBT
milepost 1.1, EBT Railroad Station
77+57) to EBT milepost 4.4.1
1 As set forth later in this notice, the Association
acquired the Line in 2013 but only now is seeking
Board authority for its acquisition. Also, a
clarification filed by the Association and the East
Broad Top Connecting Railroad (EBTCR) on May
30, 2014, corrects the mileposts of the EBT. A
further clarification filed on June 3, 2014, confirms
that the portion of the MUIT acquired by the
Association extends between mileposts 0.2 and 1.4.
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The Line was formerly owned by the
Kovalchick Salvage Corp. (KOVC) 2 and
now is owned by the Association. The
Association acquired the Line from
KOVC in 2013 and belatedly seeks
Board authority for that acquisition
now.
The Association states that no
common carrier service has been
provided over the MUIT since Conrail
filed for abandonment in 1997. The
Association also states that no common
carrier freight rail service has been
provided over the EBT in many years.
The Association states that it will enter
into an operating agreement with a
newly formed Class III common carrier,
EBTCR, to operate over the Line.3 This
includes providing service over the EBT
when that trackage becomes capable of
handling standard gauge cars following
conversion of the EBT from a narrow
gauge line to dual gauge.
The Association states that the Line
has a physical connection with NSR at
milepost 0.2, there are no other
connections with common carrier
railroads, and there is no agreement
containing any provision imposing
interchange commitments or restricting
the Association’s ability to interchange
traffic with other carriers.
The Association 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.
This exemption will become effective
on July 3, 2014 (30 days after the
verified notice of exemption was filed).4
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
As corrected, therefore, the verified notice pertains
to the portion of the MUIT acquired by the
Association between milepost 0.2 and milepost 1.4
(1.2 miles) and the portion of the EBT acquired by
the Association between its connection with the
MUIT at MUIT milepost 1.1 (EBT milepost 1.1) and
EBT milepost 4.4 (3.3 miles), for a total distance of
4.5 miles.
2 The MUIT was owned by Consolidated Rail
Corp. (Conrail) and purchased by KOVC pursuant
to an offer of financial assistance under 49 U.S.C.
§ 10904. See Consol. Rail Corp.—Aban.—
Huntingdon Cnty., Pa., AB 167 (Sub-No. 1175) (STB
served Apr. 10, 1997). In 1956, the EBT was
authorized for abandonment, see E. Broad Top R.R.
& Coal Co. Abandonment, 295 I.C.C. 814 (1956),
and apparently purchased by the then-owner of
KOVC, see Tex. & Okla. R.R.—Acquis. & Operation
Exemption—Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Ry.,
FD 31870, at n.13 (ICC served April 20, 1992)
(describing how East Broad Top Railroad ceased
freight operations and was ‘‘shut down’’ in 1956 by
its then-owner and subsequently was purchased by
the then-owner of KOVC).
3 On March 20, 2014, EBTCR filed a verified
notice of exemption seeking authority to operate
over the Line in East Broad Top Connecting
Railroad—Operating Exemption—East Broad Top
Railroad Preservation Ass’n, Docket No. FD 35811.
4 The verified notice is deemed to have been filed
on June 3, 2014, the date of the Association’s and
EBTCR’s second clarification.
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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 26, 2014 (at least
7 days before the exemption becomes
effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35823, 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 John D. Heffner,
Strasburger & Price, LLP, 1025
Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 717,
Washington, DC 20036.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’
Dated: June 12, 2014.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35811]
East Broad Top Connecting Railroad—
Operation Exemption—East Broad Top
Railroad Preservation Association
East Broad Top Connecting Railroad
(EBTCR), a noncarrier, filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1150.31 to operate a line of railroad (the
Line) owned by the East Broad Top
Railroad Preservation Association (the
Association) 1 totaling approximately
4.5 miles near Mt. Union, Pa. The Line
consists of two segments: (1) The Mount
Union Industrial Track (MUIT),
extending between Railroad milepost
0.2, immediately west of the point of
switch at Railroad Station 4085+96 at
the junction with Norfolk Southern
Railway (NSR) at Mt. Union, Pa., to the
end of the track at milepost 1.4 at
Railroad Station 4025+00, and (2) the
original East Broad Top Main Line
(EBT) extending from its connection
with the MUIT at MUIT milepost 1.1,
MUIT Railroad Station 4038+39 (EBT
1 In East Broad Top Railroad Preservation Ass’n—
Acquisition & Operation Exemption—Kovalchick
Salvage Corp., Docket No. FD 35823, the
Association is belatedly seeking authority to acquire
and operate the Line, which it purchased from
Kovalchick Salvage Corp. in 2013.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35823]
East Broad Top Railroad Preservation Association--Acquisition and
Operation Exemption--Kovalchick Salvage Corporation
East Broad Top Railroad Preservation Association (the Association),
a noncarrier, filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31
to acquire and operate a line of railroad (the Line) near Mt. Union,
Pa. The Line consists of two segments: (1) The Mount Union Industrial
Track (MUIT), extending between Railroad milepost 0.2, immediately west
of the point of switch at Railroad Station 4085+96 at the junction with
Norfolk Southern Railway (NSR) at Mt. Union, Pa., to the end of the
track at milepost 1.4 at Railroad Station 4025+00, and (2) the original
East Broad Top Main Line (EBT) extending from its connection with the
MUIT at MUIT milepost 1.1, MUIT Railroad Station 4038+39 (EBT milepost
1.1, EBT Railroad Station 77+57) to EBT milepost 4.4.\1\
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\1\ As set forth later in this notice, the Association acquired
the Line in 2013 but only now is seeking Board authority for its
acquisition. Also, a clarification filed by the Association and the
East Broad Top Connecting Railroad (EBTCR) on May 30, 2014, corrects
the mileposts of the EBT. A further clarification filed on June 3,
2014, confirms that the portion of the MUIT acquired by the
Association extends between mileposts 0.2 and 1.4. As corrected,
therefore, the verified notice pertains to the portion of the MUIT
acquired by the Association between milepost 0.2 and milepost 1.4
(1.2 miles) and the portion of the EBT acquired by the Association
between its connection with the MUIT at MUIT milepost 1.1 (EBT
milepost 1.1) and EBT milepost 4.4 (3.3 miles), for a total distance
of 4.5 miles.
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The Line was formerly owned by the Kovalchick Salvage Corp. (KOVC)
\2\ and now is owned by the Association. The Association acquired the
Line from KOVC in 2013 and belatedly seeks Board authority for that
acquisition now.
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\2\ The MUIT was owned by Consolidated Rail Corp. (Conrail) and
purchased by KOVC pursuant to an offer of financial assistance under
49 U.S.C. Sec. 10904. See Consol. Rail Corp.--Aban.--Huntingdon
Cnty., Pa., AB 167 (Sub-No. 1175) (STB served Apr. 10, 1997). In
1956, the EBT was authorized for abandonment, see E. Broad Top R.R.
& Coal Co. Abandonment, 295 I.C.C. 814 (1956), and apparently
purchased by the then-owner of KOVC, see Tex. & Okla. R.R.--Acquis.
& Operation Exemption--Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Ry., FD 31870,
at n.13 (ICC served April 20, 1992) (describing how East Broad Top
Railroad ceased freight operations and was ``shut down'' in 1956 by
its then-owner and subsequently was purchased by the then-owner of
KOVC).
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The Association states that no common carrier service has been
provided over the MUIT since Conrail filed for abandonment in 1997. The
Association also states that no common carrier freight rail service has
been provided over the EBT in many years. The Association states that
it will enter into an operating agreement with a newly formed Class III
common carrier, EBTCR, to operate over the Line.\3\ This includes
providing service over the EBT when that trackage becomes capable of
handling standard gauge cars following conversion of the EBT from a
narrow gauge line to dual gauge.
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\3\ On March 20, 2014, EBTCR filed a verified notice of
exemption seeking authority to operate over the Line in East Broad
Top Connecting Railroad--Operating Exemption--East Broad Top
Railroad Preservation Ass'n, Docket No. FD 35811.
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The Association states that the Line has a physical connection with
NSR at milepost 0.2, there are no other connections with common carrier
railroads, and there is no agreement containing any provision imposing
interchange commitments or restricting the Association's ability to
interchange traffic with other carriers.
The Association 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.
This exemption will become effective on July 3, 2014 (30 days after
the verified notice of exemption was filed).\4\
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\4\ The verified notice is deemed to have been filed on June 3,
2014, the date of the Association's and EBTCR's second
clarification.
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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 26, 2014
(at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 35823, 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 John D. Heffner, Strasburger & Price, LLP,
1025 Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 717, Washington, DC 20036.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''
Dated: June 12, 2014.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2014-14134 Filed 6-16-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
