[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7085-7086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3797]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[STB Finance Docket No. 33288]


Pickens Railway Company; Purchase Exemption; CSX Transportation, 
Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

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SUMMARY: The Board, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502, exempts from the prior 
approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323 Pickens Railway Company's 
(Pickens) purchase from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), of 9.61 miles 
of main line and spur trackage, from milepost AKH-555.088 to milepost 
AKH-561.409 and from milepost AKM-7.245 to milepost AKM-8.072, in 
Anderson, SC.1 Pickens will also acquire, through assignment from 
CSXT, 11.96 miles of CSXT trackage rights over Norfolk Southern Railway 
Company's line between Belton, SC, and Anderson. The exemption will be 
subject to standard labor protective conditions.

    \1\  The two segments of main line track are connected by the 
Orr Mill Spur.
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DATES: This exemption will be effective on March 16, 1997. Petitions to 
reopen must be filed by March 11, 1997.


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ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to STB Finance Docket No. 33288 to: 
(1) Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, Surface 
Transportation Board, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 
20423; (2) Tom Carter, P.O. Box 549, 120 South Main Street, Cornelia, 
GA 30531; and (3) Charles M. Rosenberger, 500 Water Street--J150, 
Jacksonville, FL 32202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beryl Gordon, (202) 927-5660. [TDD for 
the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Board's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to, 
call, or pick up in person from: DC News & Data, Inc., Room 2229, 1201 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. Telephone: (202) 289-
4357/4359. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through 
TDD services at (202) 927-5721.]

    Decided: February 7, 1997.

    By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice Chairman Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-3797 Filed 2-13-97; 8:45 am]
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