[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 189 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 50903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24704]



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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. 32841 (Sub-No. 1)]


East Texas Central Railroad, Inc.--Operation Exemption--Northeast 
Texas Rural Rail Transportation District

    East Texas Central Railroad, Inc. (ETC) has filed a verified notice 
of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate a total of approximately 
38 miles of rail lines as follows: (1) approximately 31.0 miles of rail 
lines owned by Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District 
(NETEX) beginning at milepost 524.0, located approximately 6.2 miles 
west of Sulphur Springs, TX, and proceeding in a westerly direction 
through the Counties of Hopkins and Delta to milepost 555.0 at Simtrott 
in Hunt County, TX; and, (2) approximately 7 miles of rail line owned 
by the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company between milepost 524.0 
and milepost 517.0, pursuant to trackage rights acquired by NETEX for 
the purpose of interchanging and switching at Sulphur Springs, TX. ETC 
entered into an agreement with NETEX to perform these rail operations, 
which commenced in April 1996. Due to an oversight, ETC did not file a 
verified notice of exemption with the Board prior to commencing its 
rail operations. ETC, a noncarrier prior to commencement of operations, 
now seeks to correct this error by filing this notice involving the 
class exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31. The effective date of this 
exemption is September 8, 1996.
    On September 3, 1996, the shares of ETC were to be acquired by 
Southern Railway Services, Inc. (SRS), a noncarrier that is not in 
control of any other carrier. ETC states that the sale of its stock to 
SRS will not have any impact on its continuing obligation to provide 
rail operations under its agreement with NETEX.
    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. 32841 (Sub-No. 1), 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: 
Richard H. Streeter, Barnes & Thornburg, 1401 Eye Street, N.W., Suite 
500, Washington, DC 20005.

    Decided: September 20, 1996.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-24704 Filed 9-26-96; 8:45 am]
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