[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 33993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15986]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34056]


Fore River Transportation Corp.--Change in Operators Exemption--
Fore River Railroad Corporation and Massachusetts Water Resources 
Authority

    Fore River Transportation Corp. (FRT), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate the rail 
line of Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and Fore River 
Railroad Corporation (FRRC) \1\ extending approximately 3.76 miles 
between a point in the City of Quincy, MA, and an interchange with CSX 
Transportation, Inc., in the Town of Braintree, MA (line).\2\ FRT 
states that it will soon enter into an agreement with FRRC to provide 
rail freight service over the line.
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    \1\ MWRA, a governmental body, owns the line. FRRC, MWRA's 
wholly owned subsidiary, has the residual common carrier obligation 
with respect to the line.
    \2\ The line consists of approximately 1.83 miles of branch line 
and approximately 1.93 miles of spur and/or side track.
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    The transaction is expected to be consummated on July 1, 2000.\3\
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    \3\ FRT further states that, upon consummation, Quincy Bay 
Terminal Co., the current operator of the line, will cease all 
operations on the line. This change in operators is exempt under 49 
CFR 1150.31(a)(3).
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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. 34056, 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 Richard H. Streeter, Esq., Barnes & Thornburg, 1401 I Street, 
NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: June 19, 2001.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-15986 Filed 6-25-01; 8:45 am]
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