[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 221 (Wednesday, November 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 69131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29077]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33959]


Ballard Terminal Railroad Company, L.L.C. d/b/a Meeker Southern 
Railroad--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--The Burlington Northern 
and Santa Fe Railway Company

    Ballard Terminal Railroad Company, L.L.C. (BTRC), a limited 
liability company doing business as Meeker Southern Railroad,\1\ has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire 
from The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and 
operate BNSF's Meeker-McMillin Rail Line located between Meeker, 
milepost 32.82, and McMillin, milepost 28.34, in Pierce County, WA, a 
distance of approximately 4.5 miles (line).
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    \1\ BTRC is an existing carrier currently operating in Seattle, 
WA. See Ballard Terminal Railroad Company, L.L.C.--Modified Rail 
Certificate, STB Finance Docket No. 33594 (STB served Feb. 26, 
1999).
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    The parties report that they intend to close the transaction on or 
after the later of November 13, 2000, or seven days from date of filing 
of this notice with the Board. The earliest the transaction can be 
consummated is November 10, 2000, the effective date of the exemption 
(7 days after the exemption was filed).\2\
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    \2\ After consummation of the transaction in STB Finance Docket 
No. 33959, the line will be referred to as the Meeker Southern 
Railroad line.
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    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. 33959, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be 
served on Stephen L. Day, Esq., Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S., 1215 
4th Avenue, Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98161-1090.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

    Decided: November 7, 2000.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-29077 Filed 11-14-00; 8:45 am]
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