[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 42084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20581]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board \1\
[STB Finance Docket No. 33006]
Berlin Mills Railway, Inc.--Acquisition Exemption--New Hampshire
and Vermont Railroad, Inc.
Berlin Mills Railway, Inc. (BMS), a Class III rail carrier, has
filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire from the
New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad, Inc., 5.5 miles of rail line
located between Milepost 154.6, at Berlin, NH, and Milepost 149.1, at
Gorham, NH. BMS will operate the property.
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\1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat.
803, which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and took effect on
January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission 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. 10902.
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The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or after August
5, 1996.
If the notice contains false or misleading information, the
exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49
U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to
revoke does not automatically stay the transaction.
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 33006, must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a copy of each
pleading must be served on: Kelvin J. Dowd, Esq., Slover & Loftus, 1224
Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: (202) 347-
7170.
Decided: August 1, 1996.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-20581 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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