[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77248-77249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8087]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34780]\1\


Northern Plains Railroad, Inc.--Operation Exemption--Rail Line of 
Mohall Central Railroad, Inc.
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    \1\ A concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in STB 
Finance Docket No. 34781, Mohall Central Railroad, Inc. and Gregg 
Haug--Continuance in Control Exemption was withdrawn on December 22, 
2005.
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    Northern Plains Railroad, Inc. (NPR), a Class III rail carrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to operate 
approximately 69.15 miles of railroad owned by Mohall Central Railroad, 
Inc. (MCR), between

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milepost 72.9 at Sarles, ND, and milepost 3.75 near Lakota, ND.\2\
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    \2\ MCR was authorized to acquire the line of railroad from BNSF 
Railway Company in STB Finance Docket No. 34759, Mohall Central 
Railroad, Inc.--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Rail Line of 
BNSF Railway Company (STB served Oct. 25, 2005).
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    NPR certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of the 
transaction will not exceed those of a Class III rail carrier and will 
not exceed $5 million. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated 
no earlier than December 6, 2005 (7 days after the exemption was 
filed).
    If the verified 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. 34780, 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 Mark S. Radke, 220 South Sixth 
Street, Suite 2200, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``http://www.stb.dot.gov.''

    Decided: December 22, 2005.
    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5-8087 Filed 12-28-05; 8:45 am]
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