[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 88 (Monday, May 9, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-11131]


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[Federal Register: May 9, 1994]


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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

[Finance Docket No. 32173 et al.]

 

Orange County Transportation Authority/Riverside County 
Transportation Commission/San Bernardino Associated Governments/San 
Diego Metropolitan Transit Development Board/North San Diego County 
Transit Development Board; Acquisition Exemption; The Atchison, Topeka 
and Santa Fe Railway Co.

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce Commission.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

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SUMMARY: By a separate decision in this docket, served April 7, 1994, 
the Commission, on its own motion, is: (a) exempting the acquisition by 
the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) and the Orange 
County Transportation Authority (OCTA) of railroad property owned by 
Southern Pacific Transportation Company; and (b) granting these 
agencies exemptions from the Interstate Commerce Act concerning their 
operation of these properties. These exemptions are subject to the 
labor protection conditions described in the separate decision. The 
purpose of the exemptions is to facilitate the provision of rail mass 
transportation service by these agencies. The separate decision may be 
obtained as described below.

DATES: This exemption is effective on June 8, 1994. Petitions to stay 
must be filed by May 19, 1994. Petitions to reopen must be filed by May 
30, 1994.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Maynard Dixon (202) 927-5293 or 
Joseph Dettmar (202) 927-5660. [TDD for hearing impaired: (202) 927-
5721].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As explained in the separate decision in 
this proceeding, we asserted jurisdiction over the transfer of these 
properties to another party, Los Angeles County Transportation 
Commission (LACTC), and exempted their operation in Southern Pac. 
Transp. Co.--Aban.--L.A. County, CA, 8 I.C.C.2d 495 (1992), 
Reconsidered and Clarified, 9 I.C.C.2d 385 (1993) (Southern Pacific). 
Without our knowledge, however, the transfers to LACTC were never 
consummated. Instead SANBAG and OCTA assumed LACTC's contractual rights 
to acquire and operate the properties. Exemptions for these agencies' 
acquisitions of the properties (in the place of LACTC) is justified for 
the same reasons given in Southern Pacific. Because an adequate record 
and explanation to support our exemptions were developed in Southern 
Pacific, we are not seeking additional comments here. As noted in the 
April 7, 1994 decision, these exemptions will be effective 30 days from 
the publication of this notice. SANBAG and OCTA had until May 7, 1994, 
to inform this Commission as to whether they wish to proceed with the 
exemptions.
    For a copy of our separate decision in this proceeding, write, 
call, or pick up in person from: Dynamic Concepts, Inc., room 2229, 
Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, DC 20423. Telephone (202) 
289-4357/4359. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available 
through TDD service (202) 927-5721].

    Decided: April 8, 1994.

    By the Commission, Chairman McDonald, Vice Chairman Phillips, 
Commissioners Simmons and Philbin.
Sidney L. Strickland, Jr.,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-11131 Filed 5-6-94; 8:45 am]
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