[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11547-11548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6023]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34179]


Bulkmatic Railroad Corporation--Operation Exemption--Bulkmatic 
Transport Company

    Bulkmatic Railroad Corporation (BRC), a noncarrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate 
approximately 3.9 miles of railroad right-of-way and trackage at 
transloading and freighthouse facilities known as Bulkmatic 
Distribution Center, at Chicago Heights, IL (line).\1\
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    \1\ The Board exempted BRC's acquisition by sublease of the line 
from Bulkmatic Transport Company. See Bulkmatic Railroad 
Corporation-Acquisition Exemption-Bulkmatic Transport Company, STB 
Finance Docket No. 34145 (STB served Jan. 15, 2002). The Board also 
exempted the Chicago Heights Switching Company's (CHSC) operation of 
the line. See Chicago Heights Switching Company-Operation Exemption-
Bulkmatic Railroad Corporation, STB Finance Docket No. 34146 (STB 
served Jan. 15, 2002). BRC states that the exemptions in STB Finance 
Docket Nos. 34145 and 34146 have not been consummated. BRC also 
states that the exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 34145 will go 
forward but that BRC will be the operator of the line in lieu of 
CHSC.
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    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated no earlier than 
March 6, 2002, the effective date of the exemption (7 days after the 
exemption was filed).\2\
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    \2\ On March 4, 2002, a petition to reject and/or to revoke the 
exemptions in STB Finance Docket Nos. 34145 and 34179 and for stay 
of the effective date of the exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 
34179 was filed by Joseph C. Szabo, for and on behalf of the United 
Transportation United-Illinois Legislative Board (UTU-IL). By 
decision served on March 5, 2002, the petition for stay was denied. 
That decision also noted that UTU-IL had not supported its request 
for rejection of the notices and that the request to revoke the 
exemptions would be addressed in a subsequent decision. See 
Bulkmatic Railroad Corporation-Acquisition and Operation Exemption-
Bulkmatic Transport Company, STB Finance Docket No. 34145 et al. 
(STB served Mar. 5, 2002). In the decision served on March 5, 2002, 
the title of STB Finance Docket No. 34145 was incorrect. The correct 
title of STB Finance Docket No. 34145 is shown in note 1 above.
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    If the 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.

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    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 34179, 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 David C. Dillon, Esq., Dillon & Nash, 111 West Washington 
Street, Suite 719, Chicago, IL 60602.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: March 7, 2002.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-6023 Filed 3-13-02; 8:45 am]
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