[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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