[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 19330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10762]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board 1
[STB Finance Docket No. 32898]
Burlington Shortline Railroad, Inc., d/b/a Burlington Junction
Railway (BJRY) 2--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Henry
County Industrial Development Corporation
Burlington Shortline Railroad, Inc., d/b/a Burlington Junction
Railway, a noncarrier,3 has filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate a rail line owned by the
Henry County Industrial Development Corporation Illinois (HCIDC). The
line extends approximately 0.50 miles in length from the interchange
with the Burlington Northern Railroad Company at Mt. Pleasant, Henry
County, IA, to the site of an industrial park owned by the HCIDC at Mt.
Pleasant, IA.
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\1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109
Stat. 803, which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and took effect
on January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission
(ICC) and transferred certain functions to the Surface
Transportation Board (Board). This notice relates to functions that
are subject to Board jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10901.
\2\ The Notice of Exemption contains a discrepency in the name
of the applicant. The title refers to Burlington Junction Railway as
the applicant while the body of the application refers to Burlington
Shortline Railroad, Inc., d/b/a Burlington Junction Railway as the
applicant. We will assume the latter to be the applicant.
\3\ Applicant represents that it is a noncarrier by virtue of
the ICC's decision in Finance Docket No. 30522, Burlington
Shortline, Inc. and Keokuk Northern Real Estate Company d/b/a/
Burlington Junction Railway--Exemption from 49 U.S.C. 10901, 11301,
and 49 U.S.C. Subtitle IV.
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The parties intend to consummate the transaction on or about May 1,
1996.
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.
The filing of a petition to reopen will not automatically stay the
transaction. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to
STB Finance Docket No. 32898, must be filed with the Office of the
Secretary, Surface Transportation Board, Case Control Branch, 1201
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a copy of
each pleading must be served on John D. Heffner, Esq., Rea, Cross &
Auchincloss, Suite 420, 1920 N Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005-3934.
Decided: April 25, 1996.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-10762 Filed 4-30-96; 8:45 am]
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