[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 4600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-02384]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36264]


R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Western Ohio Line--Renewal of Lease 
Exemption With Interchange Commitment--Norfolk Southern Railway Company

    R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Western Ohio Line (RJCW), a Class III 
rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 
1150.41 to renew its lease of a rail line owned by Norfolk Southern 
Railway Company (NSR), located in the State of Ohio (the Line). The 
Line, known as the St. Mary's Line, extends from milepost SP 120.0 at 
St. Mary's, Auglaize County, to milepost SP 136.3 near the Ohio-Indiana 
border, Mercer County, a total distance of 16.3 miles.
    RJCW and NSR previously executed a lease agreement regarding the 
Line in 1993.\1\ RJCW states that the new lease agreement, dated 
November 12, 2018, has an initial ten-year term that may be extended by 
mutual agreement of the parties.
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    \1\ R.J. Corman R.R./W. Ohio Line--Acquis. & Operation 
Exemption--Certain Lines of Norfolk & W. Ry., FD 32294 (ICC served 
Aug. 20, 1993).
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    RJCW certifies that its projected annual revenues from this 
transaction will not result in its becoming a Class I or Class II rail 
carrier and will not exceed $5 million. As required under 49 CFR 
1150.43(h)(1), RJCW has disclosed in its verified notice that its new 
lease agreement with NSR contains an interchange commitment that 
charges RJCW an interchange charge for carloads that originate or 
terminate on the Line that are not interchanged to NSR.\2\ RJCW has 
provided additional information regarding the interchange commitment as 
required by 49 CFR 1150.43(h).
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    \2\ RJCW filed under seal a copy of the new lease agreement with 
its verified notice of exemption. See 49 CFR 1150.43(h)(1).
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    RJCW states in its verified notice that it intends to consummate 
the proposed lease renewal on or shortly after March 2, 2019, the 
effective date of this 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 to stay must be filed no later than February 22, 
2019.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 36264, 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 RJCW's representative, Catherine S. Wright, 
Irvin Rigsby PLC, 110 N Main Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356.
    According to RJCW, this action is categorically excluded from 
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and from historic reporting 
under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: February 11, 2019.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019-02384 Filed 2-14-19; 8:45 am]
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