[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 42084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20581]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board \1\
[STB Finance Docket No. 33006]


Berlin Mills Railway, Inc.--Acquisition Exemption--New Hampshire 
and Vermont Railroad, Inc.

    Berlin Mills Railway, Inc. (BMS), a Class III rail carrier, has 
filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire from the 
New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad, Inc., 5.5 miles of rail line 
located between Milepost 154.6, at Berlin, NH, and Milepost 149.1, at 
Gorham, NH. BMS will operate the property.
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    \1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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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    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or after August 
5, 1996.
    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 does not automatically stay the transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 33006, 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: Kelvin J. Dowd, Esq., Slover & Loftus, 1224 
Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: (202) 347-
7170.

    Decided: August 1, 1996.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-20581 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]
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