[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 248 (Thursday, December 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 78507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30824]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35766]


City of Belfast, Me.--Acquisition Exemption--Certain Assets of 
Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad Company

    The City of Belfast, Me. (the City), a noncarrier municipality, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire a 
line of railroad between Pierce Street in downtown Belfast, Me., to the 
Belfast/Waldo town line at milepost 3.14 (the Line).\1\
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    \1\ In a related proceeding currently held in abeyance, the City 
is seeking authorization to abandon a portion of the Line. See City 
of Belfast, Me.--Aban. Exemption--in Belfast, Me., Docket No. AB 
1109X.
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    The City states that it acquired the Line from Unity Property 
Management by Release Deed dated July 2, 2010. The City now seeks Board 
authorization for that transaction. The City states that it has not 
provided any freight service over the Line and was not aware at the 
time that it needed Board authorization to acquire the Line.
    The City certifies that it derives only de minimis revenue from the 
Line and that the projected annual revenues as a result of this 
transaction will not exceed those that would qualify the City as a 
Class III rail carrier.
    The exemption will become effective on January 9, 2014.\2\
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    \2\ This notice was scheduled to be published in the Federal 
Register during the time that the agency was closed due to a lapse 
in appropriations. Publication of this notice was further delayed by 
the unique circumstances of this case and the related abandonment 
proceeding. As a result, the effective date of the exemption has 
been delayed.
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    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 to stay must be filed no later than January 2, 
2014.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35766, 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 Kristin M. Collins, Kelly & Collins, LLC, 96 
High Street, Belfast, ME 04915.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: December 20, 2013.

    By the Board,
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2013-30824 Filed 12-24-13; 8:45 am]
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