[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 148 (Thursday, August 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49979-49980]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19309]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34133]


S.D. Warren Company d/b/a Sappi Fine Paper North America--
Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Maine Central Railroad Company and 
the Springfield Terminal Railway Company

    On July 3, 2002, the S.D. Warren Company d.b.a. Sappi Fine Papers 
North America (Sappi), a non-carrier, filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Maine Central Railroad 
Company and the Springfield Terminal Railway Company (collectively, 
Guilford) certain joint operating rights over a portion of the 
Guildford main line of railroad between milepost 8.55 and milepost 9.80 
(line) in Skowhegan, ME, a distance of approximately 1.25 miles.
    In its verified notice, Sappi states that its use of the line will 
be limited to movement of its own traffic and that its agreement with 
Guilford does not give it the right or the obligation to conduct common 
carrier operations on the line. Sappi has therefore filed a motion to 
dismiss the notice. The motion will be addressed by the Board in a 
subsequent decision.
    Sappi also states that, while it has already executed an agreement 
with Guilford, it will not consummate this transaction until this 
notice becomes effective or is dismissed.
    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.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 34133, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a 
copy of each pleading must be served on Briana K. O'Regan, Sappi Fine 
Paper North America, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA 02110.

    Decided: July 25, 2002.


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    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-19309 Filed 7-31-02; 8:45 am]
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