95-6499. The Indiana & Ohio Central Railroad Company, Inc.Lease and OperationWest Central Ohio Port Authority

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14303-14304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6499]



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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

[Finance Docket No. 32602]


The Indiana & Ohio Central Railroad Company, Inc.--Lease and 
Operation--West Central Ohio Port Authority

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce Commission.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

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SUMMARY: The Commission exempts from the prior approval requirements of 
49 U.S.C. 11343-11345 the lease and operation by Indiana & Ohio Central 
Railroad Company, Inc., of the West Central Ohio Port Authority's 
(WESTCO PA) approximately 72.1 miles of rail line, formerly known as 
the Bellefontaine Cluster, in Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties, OH, 
subject to standard employee protective conditions. The Bellefontaine 
Cluster consists of: (1) The Bellefontaine Secondary Track, from 
milepost 98.8 near Bellefontaine, in Logan County, OH, to milepost 
129.4, at a point of connection with the Catawba Secondary Track in 
Springfield, Clark County, OH; (2) the Catawba Secondary Track, from 
milepost 129.4, in Springfield, to milepost 130.6, at a point of 
connection with Consolidated Rail Corporation in Springfield; (3) the 
Catawba Secondary Track, from milepost 0.0 in Springfield, to milepost 
17.2, at the end of the track in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, OH; 
(4) the Urbana Industrial Track, from milepost 45.2 to milepost 50.03, 
in Urbana, Champaign County, OH; (5) the Urbana Secondary Track, from 
milepost 48.1, in Urbana, to milepost 54.2 in 
[[Page 14304]] Bowlusville, Clark County, OH; (6) the Maitland 
Secondary Track, from milepost 124.5, in Glen Echo, Clark County, OH, 
to milepost 132.6, near Springfield; (7) a portion of the former main 
line of the Erie Railroad, from milepost 351.5, near Glen Echo, to 
milepost 353.1 in Urbana; and (8) a portion of the Old St. Mary's 
Branch, from milepost 53.3 to milepost 52.73, in Bellefontaine.

DATES: This exemption is effective on April 15, 1995. Petitions to stay 
must be filed by March 31, 1995. Petitions to reopen must be filed by 
April 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to Finance Docket No. 32602 to: (1) 
Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, Interstate Commerce 
Commission, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423; and 
(2) Robert L. Calhoun, Sullivan & Worcester, Suite 1000, 1025 
Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beryl Gordon, [phone]. [TDD for 
the hearing impaired: [phone]].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Commission's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write 
to, call, or pick up in person from: Dynamic Concepts, Inc., Room 2229, 
Interstate Commerce Commission Building, 1201 Constitution Ave., N.W., 
Washington, DC 20423. Telephone: [phone]. [Assistance for 
the hearing impaired is available through TDD services [phone].]

    Decided: March 2, 1995.

    By the Commission, Chairman McDonald, Vice Chairman Morgan, and 
Commissioners Simmons and Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-6499 Filed 3-15-95; 8:45 am]
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