[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-31997]
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[Federal Register: December 29, 1994]
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
[Finance Docket No. 32614]
Perry County Port Authority d/b/a Hoosier Southern Railroad--
Operation Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Indiana Hi-
Rail Corporation
Perry County Port Authority d/b/a Hoosier Southern Railroad (HSR),
a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice under 49 CFR Part 1150,
Subpart D--Exempt Transactions to acquire from Norfolk Southern Railway
Company (NS) and operate a 19.8-mile rail line segment between milepost
0.0, at Cannelton, and milepost 19.8, near Santa Claus, in Spencer and
Perry Counties, IN.1 In addition, Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation
(IHRC) will grant HSR incidental trackage rights over the 2.2-mile
connecting line segment, leased by IHRC from NS, between milepost 19.8
and milepost 22.0, at Lincoln City, IN, for the sole purpose of
interchanging with NS. The parties contemplated consummating the
proposed transactions ``on or about'' December 1, 1994.
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\1\ The Commission exempted NS' abandonment of and Indiana Hi-
Rail Corporation's discontinuance of service over the involved line
in Indiana Hi-Rail Corporation--Discontinuance Exemption--In Perry
and Spencer Counties, IN, AB-336 (Sub-No. 2X), and Norfolk Southern
Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--In Perry and Spencer
Counties, IN, AB-290 (Sub-No. 116X) (ICC served Sept. 19, 1991). If
the line has been abandoned, its acquisition by HSR, a noncarrier,
would not trigger Commission jurisdiction but approval under 49
U.S.C. 10901 (or exemption from that approval) is necessary for HSR
to begin railroad operations. Hence the class exemption at 49 CFR
Part 1150, Subpart D, applies and provides an exemption for HSR's
institution of operations over the line.
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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. Pleadings must be filed with the Commission and served
on Robert A. Wimbish, REA, CROSS & AUCHINCLOSS, Suite 420, 1920 N
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.
Decided: December 21, 1994.
By the Commission, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-31997 Filed 12-28-94; 8:45 am]
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