[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 151 (Friday, August 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 43013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20053]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 29653 (Sub-No. 7)]
Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana--Pooling of Car Service
Regarding Multilevel Cars
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice of filing of application.
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SUMMARY: Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana (TFM) has filed an
application seeking approval for its participation in an existing
railroad agreement for the pooling of services related to multilevel
cars used to transport motor vehicles and boxcars used to transport
automobile parts. TFM is a common carrier engaged in the transportation
of property by railroad in Mexico. Its participation in the pooling
agreement will be limited to international traffic moving between
points in Mexico, the United States, and Canada.
DATES: Any comments on the application must be filed by September 7,
1999.
ADDRESSES: Send an original plus 10 copies of any comments, referring
to STB Finance Docket No. 29653 (Sub-No. 7), to the Surface
Transportation Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925
K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, send one copy of
any comments to: (1) The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust
Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20530;
and (2) Jamie J. Rainey, 100 West Big Beaver, Suite 200, Troy, MI
48084.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beryl Gordon, (202) 565-1600. [TDD for
the hearing impaired: (202) 565-1695.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 49 U.S.C. 11322, the Board may approve
pooling agreements that are voluntarily entered into by carriers,
provided that the pooling or division of traffic, services, or earnings
will be in the interest of better service to the public or of economy
of operation and will not unreasonably restrain competition. The
pooling agreement that TFM seeks to join was originally approved by the
Board's predecessor, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), in The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, et al.--Pooling of Car Service
Regarding Multi-Level Cars, Finance Docket No. 29653 (ICC served Aug.
29, 1981). That agreement applied only to multilevel cars.
Subsequently, the ICC approved amendments to the agreement authorizing
the pooling of railroad services in auto-parts boxcars in The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, et al.--Pooling of Car Service Regarding
Multi-Level Cars, Finance Docket No. 29653 (Sub-No. 3) (ICC served Apr.
18, 1986). Other modifications included adding additional carriers to
the pool, such as Canadian Pacific Limited in The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, et al.--Pooling of Car Service Regarding Multi-Level
Cars, Finance Docket No. 29653 (Sub-No. 1) (ICC served Apr. 12, 1983),
and Canadian National Railway Company in The Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, et al.--Pooling of Car Service Regarding Multi-Level
Cars, Finance Docket No. 29653 (Sub-No. 2) (ICC served May 12, 1983).
The agreement was last amended in The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, et al.--Pooling of Car Service Regarding Multilevel Cars,
Finance Docket No. 29653 (Sub-No. 6) (ICC served June 30, 1995). It was
revised to enable railroads and shippers to obtain and use information
that they otherwise would not have, thereby allowing pool members to
increase the efficiency of distribution of the multilevel car fleet and
minimize unnecessary investment.1
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\1\ The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initially objected to
the amendment as it was originally proposed, but withdrew its
objection after the railroads revised the amendment to meet DOJ's
concerns.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
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Proceedings.
Decided: July 29, 1999.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-20053 Filed 8-5-99; 8:45 am]
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