[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 134 (Thursday, July 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 39701]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10942]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34891]


Lackawaxen-Honesdale Shippers Association, Inc.--Acquisition 
Exemption--Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

    Lackawaxen-Honesdale Shippers Association, Inc. (LHSA), has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 for the acquisition 
of approximately 24.74 miles of rail line from the Pennsylvania 
Department of Transportation (PennDOT), in Wayne and Pike Counties, PA. 
The line, known as the Honesdale Branch, extends from milepost 110.26, 
in Lackawaxen, PA, to milepost 135.00, in Honesdale, PA. The Honesdale 
Branch was conveyed by PennDOT to LHSA on January 31, 2003.\1\ Due to 
lack of familiarity with the Board's regulatory requirements, LHSA 
failed to obtain acquisition authority on an exemption for the 
transaction. Accordingly, to rectify that omission, LHSA files this 
notice of exemption from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 
10901.
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    \1\ The Stourbridge Railroad Company, Inc., obtained operating 
authority for this rail line in Stourbridge Railroad Company, Inc.--
Operation Exemption--in Wayne and Pike Counties, PA, Finance Docket 
No. 31508 (ICC served January 25, 1990).
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    LHSA certifies that its projected revenues as a result of the 
transaction will not result in LHSA becoming a Class II or Class I rail 
carrier.
    The exemption became effective on June 21, 2006 (7 days after the 
exemption was filed).
    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. 34891, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one 
copy of each pleading must be served on Richard R. Wilson, Esq., 127 
Lexington Avenue, Ste. 100, Altoona, PA 16601.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: July 5, 2006.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-10942 Filed 7-12-06; 8:45 am]
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