[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 214 (Wednesday, November 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65768-65769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26282]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35858]


C&NC Railroad, LLC--Lease Exemption Containing Interchange 
Commitment--Norfolk Southern Railway Company

    C&NC Railroad, LLC (C&NC), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to amend its 
agreement to lease from Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) and 
operate 21 miles of rail line from (a) milepost CB5.4 at Beesons, Ind., 
to milepost 25.30 at New Castle, Ind., and (b) milepost R0.1 to 
milepost R1.16 at New Castle.\1\
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    \1\ C&NC has filed the new lease agreement under seal pursuant 
to 49 CFR 1150.43(h)(1)(ii).

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    C&NC has leased and operated the lines since 1997.\2\ The original 
lease agreement, dated December 18, 1997, by its terms, expired on 
December 31, 2009, and C&NC and NSR agreed to continue operations under 
the terms of the 1997 agreement pending renegotiation of a new lease. 
On March 11, 2011, the parties executed a new lease, which, by its 
terms, expires on March 11, 2021, and contains a lease provision 
enabling C&NC to reduce its lease payments by receiving a credit for 
each car interchanged with NSR. On June 17, 2011, C&NC filed a verified 
notice of exemption to renew its lease arrangement, which request was 
granted by decision served July 1, 2011.\3\
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    \2\ See C&NC R.R.--Lease and Operation Exemption--Lines of the 
Norfolk and W. Ry. and Ind. Hi Rail, FD 33475 (STB served Oct. 31, 
1997).
    \3\ See C&NC R.R.--Lease Renewal Exemption--Norfolk Southern 
Ry., FD 35529 (STB served July 1, 2011).
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    As required at 49 CFR 1150.43(h), C&NC has disclosed in this notice 
that the parties have recently amended their lease agreement to add a 
second interchange commitment as well as provisions reducing C&NC's 
lease payments. According to C&NC, it has encountered traffic 
reductions that have decreased the expected opportunity to reduce the 
rental obligations through the operation of the lease credits. In 
return for reduced rental payments, C&NC has agreed to a further 
interchange commitment.
    C&NC has certified that its projected annual revenues as a result 
of the proposed transaction will not exceed those that would make it a 
Class III rail carrier and further certifies that its projected annual 
revenues would not exceed $5 million.
    C&NC states that it intends to consummate the transaction on or 
after November 19, 2014, the effective date of the exemption (30 days 
after the exemption was filed).
    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 November 12, 
2014 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and ten copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket 
No. FD 35858, 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, Esq., 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: October 31, 2014.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Raina White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2014-26282 Filed 11-4-14; 8:45 am]
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