[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33857]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 33528]
Effingham Railroad Company, Operation Exemption--Line Owned by
Total Quality Warehouse
Effingham Railroad Company (ERRC), a Class III rail carrier,\1\ has
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate
over approximately 9,201 feet of railroad line that will be constructed
for and acquired by Total Quality Warehouse (TQW), located in an
industrial park in Effingham, IL,\2\ connecting TQW's facility with the
Illinois Central Railroad Company.
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\1\ ERRC became a carrier pursuant to a notice of exemption in
Effingham Railroad Company--Operation Exemption--Line Owned by
Agracel Corporation, STB Finance Docket No. 33468 (STB served Oct.
22, 1997), when it became the operator of approximately 206.05 feet
of track, owned by the Agracel Corporation, which connects with a
Consolidated Rail Corporation line and serves a facility in the
Effingham industrial park.
\2\ ERRC states that it will also operate an additional 400 feet
of track, within the industrial park, connecting its existing line
of railroad with TQW's facility, as a side track, exempt from
regulation pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10906.
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Construction of the track is expected to begin in January 1998, and
ERRC will begin operations under agreement with TQW, as soon as
construction is completed.
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. 10502(d) may be filed at any
time.\3\ The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay
the transaction.
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\3\ On December 9, 1997, Joseph C. Szabo, on behalf of United
Transportation Union-Illinois Legislative Board, filed a petition to
stay the operation of the notice of exemption, as well as to reject
the notice or to revoke the exemption. By decision served December
16, 1997, the petition for stay was denied. A subsequent decision
will be issued by the Board on the request to reject or to revoke
the exemption.
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An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 33528, must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be
served on John M. Robinson, 9616 Old Spring Road, Kensington, MD 20895.
Decided: December 19, 1997.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-33857 Filed 12-29-97; 8:45 am]
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