[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 144 (Thursday, July 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 38799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18910]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[STB Finance Docket No. 32959 (Sub-No. 1)]
Union Pacific Railroad Company; Trackage Rights Exemption;
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad Company
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
\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. 11323.
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ACTION: Notice of exemption.
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SUMMARY: The Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, exempts the trackage rights
described in STB Finance Docket No. 32959 2 to permit the trackage
rights to expire on August 1, 1996, in accordance with the agreement of
the parties.3
\2\ In Union Pacific Railroad Company--Trackage Rights
Exemption--Chicago, Central and Pacific Railroad Company, STB
Finance Docket No. 32959 (STB served May 31, 1996), Chicago, Central
& Pacific Railroad Company (CCP) agreed to grant overhead trackage
rights to Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) in a north-south
direction from the point of switch of the connection at CCP milepost
455.8, near Arion, to the point of switch of the connection at CCP
milepost 512.2, near Council Bluffs, IA, a distance of approximately
56.4 miles.
The trackage rights arrangement was necessary because of the
rehabilitation of UP's parallel line between Council Bluffs and
Arion, IA. The trackage rights have enabled UP to provide
uninterrupted rail service and have alleviated congestion during the
repair of its track.
\3\ Trackage rights normally remain in effect unless
discontinuance authority or approval of a new agreement is sought.
See Milford-Bennington Railroad Company, Inc.--Trackage Rights
Exemption--Boston and Maine Corporation and Springfield Terminal
Railway Company, Finance Docket No. 32103 (ICC served Sept. 3,
1993).
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DATES: This exemption is effective on August 9, 1996. Petitions to
reopen must be filed by August 14, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 32959
(Sub-No. 1), to: (1) Surface Transportation Board, Office of the
Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20423; (2) Joseph D. Anthofer, Union Pacific Railroad
Company, 1416 Dodge Street, Room 830, Omaha, NE 68179; and (3) William
C. Sippel, Two Prudential Plaza, 45th Floor, 180 North Stetson Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60601.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beryl Gordon, (202) 927-5660. [TDD for
the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the
Board's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to,
call, or pick up in person from: DC News & Data, Inc., Room 2229, 1201
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. Telephone: (202) 289
4357/4359. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through
TDD services (202) 927-5721.]
Decided: July 12, 1996.
By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice Chairman Simmons, and
Commissioner Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-18910 Filed 7-24-96; 8:45 am]
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