Decatur Central Railroad, L.L.C.-Change in Operator Exemption-Decatur Junction Railway Co., 1780 [2017-00020]

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All submissions should refer to File No. SR–NYSE– 2016–91, and should be submitted on or before January 27, 2017. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.18 Eduardo A. Aleman, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–32038 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES [Docket No. FD 36080] Decatur Central Railroad, L.L.C.— Change in Operator Exemption— Decatur Junction Railway Co. Decatur Central Railroad, L.L.C. (DC), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to assume operations of a rail line located between milepost 14.22 in Cisco, Piatt 18 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:06 Jan 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 County, Ill., and milepost 27.63 (Green’s Switch) near Decatur, Macon County, Ill., a distance of approximately 13 miles (the Line). The Line is currently leased to and operated by Decatur Junction Railway Co. (DJRC), which consents to the proposed change in operators. DC will become a rail carrier as a result of this transaction. DC describes itself as a joint venture between OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc. and Topflight Grain Cooperative, Inc., which each own 50% of DC. DJRC has agreed to relinquish to DC, and DC has agreed to assume, the exclusive common carrier obligation over the Line. DC states that the agreement by which it will assume operations does not contain any provision that prohibits DC from interchanging traffic with a third party or limits DC’s ability to interchange traffic with a third party railroad. DC certifies that the proposed transaction will not result in DC’s becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier. DC will become a Class III carrier upon consummation of the proposed transaction, but the projected annual revenue of DC will not exceed $5 million. Under 49 CFR 1150.32(b), a change in operator requires that notice be given to shippers. DC certifies that it has provided notice of the proposed change in operator to the only shipper on the Line. The earliest this transaction can be consummated is January 21, 2017, the effective date of the exemption.1 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 January 13, 2017 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36080, 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, Karl Morell & Associates, Suite 225, 655 Fifteenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. 1 DC filed its verified notice of exemption on December 8, 2016, and supplemented it by letter filed on December 22, 2016. The date of DC’s supplement will be considered the filing date for purposes of calculating the effective date of the exemption. PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at WWW.STB.GOV. Decided: January 3, 2017. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Raina S. Contee, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2017–00020 Filed 1–5–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 769X)] CSX Transportation, Inc.— Discontinuance of Service Exemption—in Boone County, W. Va. CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately 9.9-mile rail line on CSXT’s Southern Region, Florence Division, Seth Subdivision, between milepost CLN 0.3 and milepost CLN 10.2 in Boone County, W. Va. (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 25181. There is one station on the Line, Prenter, located at milepost CLN 10 (FSAC 82243/OPSL 64790).1 CSXT has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) because the Line is not a through route, no overhead traffic has operated, and, therefore, none needs to be rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the Line (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the Line is pending either with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the two-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the discontinuance of service shall be protected under Oregon Short Line Railroad—Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. 1 CSXT states that the Prenter station can be closed. E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 1780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00020]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36080]


Decatur Central Railroad, L.L.C.--Change in Operator Exemption--
Decatur Junction Railway Co.

    Decatur Central Railroad, L.L.C. (DC), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to assume operations 
of a rail line located between milepost 14.22 in Cisco, Piatt County, 
Ill., and milepost 27.63 (Green's Switch) near Decatur, Macon County, 
Ill., a distance of approximately 13 miles (the Line). The Line is 
currently leased to and operated by Decatur Junction Railway Co. 
(DJRC), which consents to the proposed change in operators. DC will 
become a rail carrier as a result of this transaction.
    DC describes itself as a joint venture between OmniTRAX Holdings 
Combined, Inc. and Topflight Grain Cooperative, Inc., which each own 
50% of DC. DJRC has agreed to relinquish to DC, and DC has agreed to 
assume, the exclusive common carrier obligation over the Line.
    DC states that the agreement by which it will assume operations 
does not contain any provision that prohibits DC from interchanging 
traffic with a third party or limits DC's ability to interchange 
traffic with a third party railroad.
    DC certifies that the proposed transaction will not result in DC's 
becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier. DC will become a Class III 
carrier upon consummation of the proposed transaction, but the 
projected annual revenue of DC will not exceed $5 million. Under 49 CFR 
1150.32(b), a change in operator requires that notice be given to 
shippers. DC certifies that it has provided notice of the proposed 
change in operator to the only shipper on the Line.
    The earliest this transaction can be consummated is January 21, 
2017, the effective date of the exemption.\1\
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    \1\ DC filed its verified notice of exemption on December 8, 
2016, and supplemented it by letter filed on December 22, 2016. The 
date of DC's supplement will be considered the filing date for 
purposes of calculating the effective date of the exemption.
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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 for stay must be filed no later than January 13, 
2017 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 36080, 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, Karl Morell & Associates, Suite 
225, 655 Fifteenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20005.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
WWW.STB.GOV.

    Decided: January 3, 2017.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Raina S. Contee,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017-00020 Filed 1-5-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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