[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 78 (Friday, April 24, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 18802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9450]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 35240]


Muskogee City-County Port Authority--Operation Exemption--A Line 
of Railroad in Muskogee County, OK

    Muskogee City-County Port Authority (the Port), a non-carrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate a 
4.7-mile rail line extending from milepost 88.80, at or near Davis 
Field, to milepost 93.50, at or near Shopton, in Muskogee County, OK.
    On January 6, 1993, a decision and notice of interim trail use or 
abandonment (NITU) was served by the Board's predecessor agency, the 
Interstate Commerce Commission, in Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. --
Abandonment Exemption--In Muskogee, McIntosh and Haskell Counties, OK, 
Docket No. AB-3 (Sub-No. 104X), establishing a 180-day period for 
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MP) \1\ to negotiate an interim 
trail use/rail banking agreement under the National Trails System Act, 
16 U.S.C. 1247(d) for a 43.0-mile rail line extending from milepost 
93.50, at or near Shopton, to milepost 50.50, near Kerr McGee, in 
Muskogee, McIntosh, and Haskell Counties, OK. Trail negotiations were 
successful and an agreement for rail banking and interim trail use was 
reached in the Line Donation Contract (Contract) between MP, the Port, 
and Indian Nations Recreation Trail (INRT). Pursuant to that agreement, 
the Port obtained the right to use the 4.7-mile segment described above 
for rail banking and interim trail use.\2\ The Port now wishes to 
reactivate service over the 4.7 mile line segment.\3\
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    \1\ Union Pacific Railroad is the successor-in-interest to MP.
    \2\ The NITU governing the rest of the line is not at issue 
here.
    \3\ Port simultaneously filed a petition to vacate the NITU 
issued in Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. --Abandonment Exemption--In 
Muskogee, McIntosh and Haskell Counties, OK, Docket No. AB-3 (Sub-
No. 104X) (ICC served Jan. 6, 1993). The petition will be addressed 
by the Board in a separate decision.
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    The Port certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result 
of this transaction will not result in the Port becoming a Class II or 
Class I rail carrier and further certifies that its projected annual 
revenues will not exceed $5 million.
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on May 10, 2009, the 
effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption is 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 does not automatically stay the transaction. Petitions for stay 
must be filed no later than May 1, 2009 (at least 7 days before the 
exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 35240, must be filed with the Surface Transportation 
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a 
copy of each pleading must be served on Jeffrey O. Moreno, 1920 N 
Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036-1601.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: April 21, 2009.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E9-9450 Filed 4-23-09; 8:45 am]
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