[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17952-17953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9964]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION -
Surface Transportation Board \1\
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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 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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[STB Finance Docket No. 32885 (Sub- No. 1)]


Central of Tennessee Railway & Navigation Company Incorporated d/
b/a The Longhorn Railway Company--Change of Operator Exemption--The 
City of Austin, TX

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

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SUMMARY: The Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, exempts from the prior 
approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10902 the operation by Central of 
Tennessee Railway & Navigation Company Incorporated doing business as 
The Longhorn Railway Company (CTRN) of a rail line owned by the City of 
Austin, TX (the City) \2\ and currently operated by Austin Railroad 
Company d/b/a Austin & Northwestern Railroad (AUNW). The line extends 
between AUNW milepost 00.00, west of Giddings, and AUNW milepost 
154.07, at Llano, including the Marble Falls Branch (6.43 miles), the 
Scobee Spur (3.3 miles), and the Burnet Spur (0.93 mile), for 
approximately 162 miles, in Bastrop, Burnet, Lee, Llano, Travis and 
Williamson Counties, TX.

    \2\  Before 1986, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company 
(SP) owned and operated the line from Giddings to Austin (the 
Giddings Branch) and the connecting line from Austin to Llano, TX 
(the Llano Branch). SP also owned and operated a line extending off 
of the Llano Branch at Fairland, TX, to Marble Falls, TX (the Marble 
Falls Branch). In 1986, the City purchased the Giddings, Llano and 
Marble Falls Branches from SP. See Austin Railroad Co.--Operation 
Exemption--City of Austin, TX, Finance Docket No. 30861(B) (ICC 
served Nov. 4, 1986) (51 FR 40084). Subsequently, the City was 
exempted from the requirements of 49 U.S.C. Subtitle IV, with 
respect to the acquisition which, among other things, relieved the 
City of any common carrier obligation that it would incur upon 
consummation of the transaction. See City of Austin, TX--Exemption--
From 49 U.S.C. Subtitle IV, Finance Docket No. 30861(A) (Sub-No. 1) 
(ICC served Apr. 23, 1987).
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DATES: This exemption is effective on May 3, 1996. Petitions to stay 
must be

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filed by April 29, 1996, and petitions to reopen must be filed by May 
16, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 32885 
(Sub-No. 1) to: (1) Surface Transportation Board, Office of the 
Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20423; and (2) Donald T. Cheatham, 150 Fourth Avenue, 
North, Suite 1210, Nashville, TN 37219.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beryl Gordon, (202) 927-5610. [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 Data & News, 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: April 16, 1996.
    By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice Chairman Simmons, and 
Commissioner Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-9964 Filed 4-22-96; 8:45 am]
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