[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24854-24855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12279]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board1
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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. 11323-24.
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[STB Finance Docket No. 32939]


Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad, Inc.--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. [19489]

    Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc. has agreed to grant overhead 
trackage rights to Pittsburg & Shawmut Railroad, Inc. over 
approximately 13 miles of railroad located in Pennsylvania between 
milepost 204.0 near Falls Creek Junction and milepost 191.0 at Forest. 
The

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trackage rights were to become effect on or after May 10, 1996.
    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). 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 will not stay 
the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 32939, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20423 and served on: Eric M. Hocky, 
Gollatz, Griffin & Ewing, P.C., 213 West Miner Street, P.O. Box 796, 
West Chester, PA 19381-0796. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may 
not use its exemption authority to relieve a rail carrier of its 
statutory obligation to protect the interests of its employees. Section 
11326(c), however, does not provide for labor protection for 
transactions under sections 11324 and 11325 that involve only Class III 
rail carriers. Because this transaction involves Class III rail 
carriers only, the Board, under the statute, may not impose labor 
protective conditions for this transaction.

    Decided: May 10, 1996.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-12279 Filed 5-15-96; 8:45 am]
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