[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18124]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    \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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[STB Finance Docket No. 32989]


Evansville Terminal Company, Inc.--Acquisition and Operation 
Exemption--Trustee, Indiana HiRail Corporation

    Evansville Terminal Company, Inc. (ETC), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and 
operate approximately 40.4 miles of rail line from Trustee, Indiana 
HiRail Corporation (IHRC), between milepost 204.3 at Browns, IL, and 
milepost 244.7 at Evansville, IN, including, without limitation, the 
Harwood Yard North and side tracks. The transaction was to have been 
consummated on or after the June 28, 1996 effective date of the 
exemption.
    This proceeding is related to RailAmerica, Inc.--Continuance in 
Control Exemption--Evansville Terminal Company, Inc., STB Finance 
Docket No. 32990, wherein RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica), has 
concurrently filed a verified notice to continue to control ETC, upon 
its becoming a Class III rail carrier.
    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 automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 32989, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423 and served on: Robert P. vom Eigen, 
Hopkins & Sutter, 888 Sixteenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006.

    Decided: July 10, 1996.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-18124 Filed 7-16-96; 8:45 am]
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