[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13658]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35627]


Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company--Acquisition Exemption--
Laurel Hill Development Corporation

    Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad Company (SPRC), a Class III rail 
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 
to acquire a 0.66-mile line of railroad owned by Laurel Hill 
Development Corporation (LHDC) (formerly Fay Penn Industrial 
Development Corporation) (Fay Penn).\1\ The trackage to be acquired by 
SPRC is known as the Redstone Branch, extending between Rail Valuation 
Stations 874+34 and 839+30 in Uniontown, Pa., and more particularly 
described on Valuation Maps V. 23.24/16+17, containing 12.21 acres. 
SPRC, the current operator of the line, states that it intends to 
expand and upgrade wye track facilities and branch line tracks to 
improve operational efficiencies and to better serve its customers.
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    \1\ In Fay Penn Industrial Development Corporation--Acquisition 
Exemption--CSX Transportation, Inc., FD 33051 (STB served Oct. 4, 
1996), Fay Penn was authorized to acquire certain rail lines 
extending between specified points in Pennsylvania, and in Southwest 
Pennsylvania Railroad Company--Operation Exemption--CSX 
Transportation, Inc., FD 33051 (Sub-No. 1) (STB served Oct. 4, 
1996), SPRC was authorized to operate the lines acquired by Fay Penn 
and also was authorized to acquire four miles of incidental trackage 
rights. In CSX Transportation, Inc.--Abandonment Exemption--in 
Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, Pa., AB 55 (Sub-No. 420X) (ICC 
served Nov. 28, 1994), Fay Penn, successor in interest to Fay-Penn 
Land Trust, obtained authority as the designee of the Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania, along with the Westmoreland County Industrial 
Development Corporation, to acquire a rail line between specified 
points in Fayette and Westmoreland Counties, Pa., under the agency's 
offer of financial assistance procedures. In Southwest Pennsylvania 
Railroad Company--Lease and Operation Exemption--Lines of 
Westmoreland County Industrial Development Corporation and Fay-Penn 
Land Trust, FD 32737 (ICC served July 21, 1995), SPRC was authorized 
to lease and operate that rail line. Most recently, in Southwest 
Pennsylvania Railroad Company--Acquisition Exemption--Laurel Hill 
Development Corporation, FD 35584 (STB served Jan. 13, 2012), SPRC 
was authorized to acquire a number of rail lines totaling 29.09 
miles in length from LHDC extending generally between Everson and 
Broadford, Pa., and between Greene Junction and Smithfield, Pa., 
including Bowest Yard and various branch lines.
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    SPRC certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
the transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class 
III rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
    The transaction may be consummated on or after June 20, 2012, the 
effective date of the exemption.
    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 effectiveness of the 
exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than June 13, 2012 
(at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35627, 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 Richard R. Wilson, 518 N. Center Street, 
Ste. 1, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: June 1, 2012.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Clearance Clerk,
Raina White.
[FR Doc. 2012-13658 Filed 6-5-12; 8:45 am]
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