[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38453-38454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18337]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34071]


Raritan Central Railway, L.L.C.--Lease and Operation Exemption--
Federal Business Centers, Inc. and Summit Associates, Inc.

    Raritan Central Railway, L.L.C. (Raritan), a noncarrier, newly 
created to become a Class III railroad, has filed a notice of exemption 
under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease and operate, pursuant to an agreement 
entered into with Federal Business Centers, Inc., and Summit 
Associates, Inc., approximately 14 miles of rail line properties, 
easements and right-of-way, located within the Raritan Center Business 
Park, in the Townships of Edison and Woodbridge, in Middlesex County, 
NJ. Raritan certifies that its projected annual revenues will not 
exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and that 
its annual revenues are not projected to exceed $5 million.\1\
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    \1\ Raritan states that it will interchange traffic with the 
Conrail Shared Assets Operations. Raritan further states that it is 
a substitute operator for Durham Transport, Inc., the current 
operator of the rail line. See Durham Transport, Inc.--Acquisition 
and Operation Exemption--Center Realty, Federal Storage Warehouses, 
and Garden State Buildings, L.P., Finance Docket No. 31917 (ICC 
served Nov. 6, 1991).
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    The transaction is expected to be consummated on or shortly after 
August 15, 2001.
    This transaction is related to STB Finance Docket No. 34070, Eyal 
Shapira--Continuance in Control

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Exemption--Raritan Central Railway, L.L.C., wherein Eyal Shapira has 
filed a notice of exemption to continue in control of Raritan upon its 
becoming a Class III rail carrier.
    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. 34071, 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, one copy of each pleading must 
be served on John D. Heffner, REA, CROSS & AUCHINCLOSS, 1707 L Street, 
NW., Suite 570, Washington, DC 20036.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: July 17, 2001.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-18337 Filed 7-23-01; 8:45 am]
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