[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44435-44436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21036]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34080]


Columbus & Ohio River Rail Road Company--Lease And Operation 
Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company

    Columbus & Ohio River Rail Road Company (C&ORR), a Class III rail 
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 
to acquire by lease from Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) and to 
operate approximately 0.4 miles of rail line, known as the Joyce Avenue 
Lead Track, between milepost N-702.5 and milepost N-702.9 in the 
vicinity of Columbus, Franklin County, OH. C&ORR certifies that its 
projected revenues as a result of this transaction will not result in 
the creation of a Class I or a Class II rail carrier.
    The earliest date possible for consummation of the transaction is 
September 25, 2001, 60 days after C&ORR certified that it posted the 
required notice at the affected employees' workplace and served notice 
of the transaction, as required, on the national offices of the labor 
unions with the employees on affected line. See 49 CFR 1150.42(e).
    C&ORR expects to improve the efficiency with which it interchanges 
traffic with NS as well as its direct service to shippers local to the 
subject line.
    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. 34080, 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 Kelvin J. Dowd, Slover & Loftus, 1224 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20036.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.


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    Decided: August 15, 2001.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-21036 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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