[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 188 (Friday, September 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55271-55272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19121]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34955]


Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation 
Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company and CSX Transportation, 
Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Exemption.

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SUMMARY: Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board is granting a petition for 
exemption from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323-24 to 
enable Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc., a Class II rail carrier, to 
acquire from Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR), by assignment, 
NSR's lease of approximately 24.6 miles of a line of railroad that is 
owned by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT). The line extends from 
milepost BKC 2.0 near Cloe, PA, to milepost BKC 26.6 at Ridge Branch 
Junction near Creekside, PA. The exemption is subject to employee 
protective conditions.

DATES: The exemption will be effective on October 8, 2007. Petitions to 
stay must be filed by October 3, 2007, and petitions to reopen must be 
filed by October 18, 2007.

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 34955, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one 
copy of all pleadings must be served on petitioner's representative: 
Eric M. Hocky, Gollatz, Griffin & Ewing, P.C., Four Penn Center, Suite 
200, 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19103-2808.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 245-0395. 
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Board's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to, e-
mail, or call: ASAP Document Solutions, 9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite

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103, Lanham, MD 20706; e-mail [email protected]; telephone: (202) 306-
4004. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through FIRS at 
1-800-877-8339.]
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: September 20, 2007.

    By the Board, Chairman Nottingham, Vice Chairman Buttrey, and 
Commissioner Mulvey.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-19121 Filed 9-27-07; 8:45 am]
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