[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 175 (Monday, September 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 47057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22485]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34084]


New Hampshire Central Railroad, Inc.--Operation Exemption--
Certain Lines of the State of New Hampshire

    New Hampshire Central Railroad, Inc. (NHCR), a Class III rail 
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 
to operate approximately 36.1 miles of certain rail lines owned by the 
State of New Hampshire by and through the New Hampshire Department of 
Transportation (NHDOT).\1\ The subject lines consist of railroad lines 
lying in Grafton and Coos Counties, NH, comprising a portion of 
railroad rights-of-way known as the Berlin Branch and Groveton Branch 
as follows: (a) From milepost 113.0 in Littleton, NH, to milepost 125.0 
in Whitefield, NH; (b) from milepost 125.0 in Whitefield to milepost 
130.9 in Jefferson (Waumbee Junction), NH; and (c) from milepost 130.9 
in Jefferson (Waumbec Junction), to a point in Groveton 
(Northumberland), NH, at the Whistle Post located south of the West 
Street crossing, that point being the point of intersection with tracks 
of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company.
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    \1\ The parties state that NHCR and the State of New Hampshire, 
by its Department of Transportation, entered into an operating 
agreement on December 1, 2000, providing for NHCR's operation of the 
subject line.
    NHCR will replace New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad Company, 
which had operated under an agreement with NHDOT that was terminated 
effective December 31, 2000. See New Hampshire and Vermont Railroad 
Company Operation Exemption--Certain Lines of the State of New 
Hampshire, STB Finance Docket No. 33727 (STB served Apr. 16, 1999).
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    NHCR certifies that its annual revenues will not exceed those that 
would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and that its annual 
freight revenues are not projected to exceed $5 million.
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on August 31, 2001.
    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. 34084, 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 Richard A. Currier, P. O. Box 248, Colebrook, NH 03576.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: August 30, 2001.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-22485 Filed 9-7-01; 8:45 am]
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