[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2570-2571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-1334]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board \1\
\1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109
Stat. 803 (the Act), which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and
took effect on January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce
Commission (ICC) and transferred certain functions and proceedings
to the Surface Transportation Board (Board). Section 204(b)(1) of
the Act provides, in general, that proceedings pending before the
ICC on the effective date of that legislation shall be decided under
the law in effect prior to January 1, 1996, insofar as they involve
functions retained by the Act. This notice relates to a proceeding
that was pending with the ICC prior to January 1, 1996, and to
functions that are subject to Board jurisdiction pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 10901. Therefore, this notice applies the law in effect prior
to the Act, and citations are to the former sections of the statute,
unless otherwise indicated.
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[Finance Docket No. 32841]
Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District--Purchase
(Portion) Exemption--St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company
Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District (NETEX), a
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political subdivision of the State of Texas, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR Part 1150, Subpart D--Exempt
Transaction to: (1) Acquire and operate 31.0-miles of rail line from
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (SSW) from milepost 524.0 to
milepost 555.0 in Hopkins, Delta, and Hunt Counties, TX; and (2) to
obtain trackage rights from milepost 524.0 to milepost 517.0 a distance
of 7 miles, in the vicinity of Sulphur Springs, TX. NETEX was expected
to consummate the transaction on December 15, 1995.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the proceeding to
revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10505(d) may be filed at any time.
The filing of a petition to reopen will not stay the exemption's
effectiveness. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to
Finance Docket No. 32841, must be filed with the Office of the
Secretary, Case Control Branch, Surface Transportation Board, 1201
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a copy of
each pleading must be served on Paul D. Angenend, SAEGERT, ANGENEND &
AUGUSTINE, P. O. Box 410, Austin, TX 78767-0410.
Decided: January 19, 1996.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-1334 Filed 1-25-96; 8:45 am]
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