[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 70931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28120]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35870]


Central of Georgia Railroad Company--Corporate Family Transaction 
Acquisition Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company

    Central of Georgia Railroad Company (CGA), a wholly owned 
subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR), has filed a 
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) for a corporate 
family transaction in which CGA will acquire a segment of a line of 
railroad from NSR.\1\ The segment is a 0.26-mile portion of NSR's M-
Line, extending between mileposts 16.65-M and 16.91-M in Experiment, 
Spalding County, Ga.
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    \1\ According to CGA, the line will be transferred by quitclaim 
deed, which has not yet been prepared. CGA states that a copy of the 
deed will be filed as soon as it is available.
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    According to CGA, the proposed transaction will transfer the 
ownership of the line from NSR to CGA. CGA states that no active 
customers are located on the line and no service has been provided over 
the line for at least three years. CGA also states that the line 
parallels and shares a portion of the right-of-way with CGA's existing 
and active S-line, which extends from Atlanta, Ga., to Macon, Ga. 
According to CGA, NSR's predecessors previously abandoned other 
segments of the M-line such that the line is accessible today only as a 
branch off of CGA's S-line.
    Unless stayed, the exemption will be effective on December 12, 2014 
(30 days after the verified notice was filed). Applicant states that 
the parties intend to consummate the proposed transaction on or about 
December 11, 2014, but they may not do so prior to the December 12, 
2014 effective date of the exemption.
    According to CGA, the purpose of the proposed transaction is to 
centralize title and control of adjacent lines within NSR's corporate 
family under the same subsidiary for more efficient management.
    The line transfer is a transaction within a corporate family 
exempted from prior review and approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3). 
Applicant states that the transaction will not adversely impact service 
levels, significantly change operations, or impact CGA's competitive 
balance with carriers outside the corporate family.
    As a condition to the use of this exemption, any employees 
adversely affected by this transaction will be protected by the 
conditions set forth in New York Dock Railway--Control--Brooklyn 
Eastern District Terminal, 360 I.C.C. 60 (1979).
    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 will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption. 
Petitions for stay must be filed no later than December 5, 2014 (at 
least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35870, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of each 
pleading must be served on applicant's representative, Garrett D. 
Urban, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Three Commercial Place, Norfolk, 
VA 23510.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

    Decided: November 24, 2014.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Brendetta S. Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2014-28120 Filed 11-26-14; 8:45 am]
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