[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12830]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board 1
[STB Finance Docket No. 32938]


Bootheel Regional Rail Corporation and Bootheel Rail Properties, 
Inc.--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Burlington Northern Santa Fe 
Corporation

    Bootheel Regional Rail Corporation (BRRC) and Bootheel Rail 
Properties, Inc. (BRPI), noncarriers, have filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 for BRPI to acquire and BRRC to operate 
a 26.63-mile rail line (together with incidental and appendent branch 
line rights-of-way, now discontinued, and spur tracks) from the 
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad as follows: (1) Branch Line 
between Hayti, MO, (milepost 212.73), and Kennett, MO, (milepost 
230.00); (2) discontinued Branch Line right-of-way from Kennett, MO, 
(milepost 230.00), to Holcomb, MO, (milepost 233.15); (3) discontinued 
Branch Line right-of-way from Kennett, MO, (milepost 230.00), to 
Senath, MO, (milepost 233.52); (3) discontinued Piggott Stub Branch 
Line right-of-way, (milepost 222.19 to milepost 223.40); and (4) 
discontinued Branch Line from Hayti, MO, (milepost 212.90), to 
Caruthersville, MO, (milepost 214.38).
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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. 10901.
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    The transaction was to be consummated on or after May 8, 1996.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the proceeding 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 automatically stay the 
transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 32938, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a copy of each 
pleading must be served on Allan A. Maki, Jr., Esq., 1563 Grandview 
Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-2223.

    Decided: May 16, 1996.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-12830 Filed 5-21-96; 8:45 am]
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