[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70381-70382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29731]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33961]


City of Yelm, WA--Acquisition Exemption--Line of The Burlington 
Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company

    The City of Yelm, Washington (the City), a municipality of the 
State of Washington, a noncarrier, has filed a notice of exemption 
under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire approximately 4.57 miles of rail line 
known as the Prairie Line \1\ from The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 
Railway Company (BNSF) between milepost 20.99 near Roy, WA, and 
milepost 25.56 near Yelm, WA, in Pierce and Thurston Counties, WA. The 
City certifies that its projected revenues as a result of this 
transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III 
rail carrier.
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    \1\ The City states that it is its intent to have the above line 
operated by a yet-to-be-determined third party rail operator. The 
City further states that the line will be temporarily embargoed 
pending line maintenance and selection of an operator in the near 
future.
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    The transaction is expected to be consummated on or shortly after 
November 16, 2000.\2\
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    \2\ The City reported that it intended to consummate the 
transaction on or before November 16, 2000 (emphasis added). The 
earliest the transaction can be consummated is November 16, 2000, 
the effective date of the exemption (7 days after the exemption was 
filed). The City's representative has been notified and has 
confirmed that consummation would not take place before November 16, 
2000.
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    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. 33961, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be 
served on Stephen L. Day, 1215--4th Avenue, Suite 800, Seattle, WA 
98161-1090.

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    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at http://WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

    Decided: November 15, 2000.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-29731 Filed 11-21-00; 8:45 am]
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