[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 96 (Friday, May 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22550-22551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10243]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36293]


Midwestern Railway Services, Corporation--Operation Exemption--
Perry County Port Authority

    Midwestern Railway Services, Corporation (MRS), a noncarrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate 
approximately 20.6 miles of rail line (the Line) between milepost 1.8 
at Tell City, Ind., and milepost 22.4 at Lincoln City, Ind., pursuant 
to an agreement with Perry County Port Authority (PCPA).\1\
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    \1\ The Line is owned by PCPA. See Perry Cty. Port Auth.--
Operation Exemption--Norfolk S. Ry., FD 32614 (STB served Dec. 29, 
1994) (milepost 0.0 to milepost 19.8); Perry Cty. Port Auth.--
Acquis. & Lease Exemption--Norfolk S. Ry., FD 33045 (STB served 
Sept. 12, 1996) (milepost 19.8 to milepost 22.4).
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    The transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice 
of exemption in TNW Corp.--Continuance in Control Exemption--Midwestern 
Railway Services, Corp., Docket No. FD 36294, in which TNW Corporation 
seeks to continue in control of MRS upon MRS's becoming a Class III 
rail carrier.

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    MRS certifies that, as a result of this transaction, its projected 
revenues will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III 
rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. MRS states that the 
proposed transaction does not involve, and the agreement between MRS 
and PCPA does not include, any provision or agreement that would limit 
future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier.
    The earliest this transaction may be consummated is June 2, 2019, 
the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice 
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 to stay must be filed no later than May 24, 2019 
(at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36293, must be filed with 
the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing or in writing 
addressed to 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a 
copy of each pleading must be served on MRS's representative, Bradon J. 
Smith, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, 
Chicago, IL 60606.
    According to MRS, this action is 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: May 13, 2019.

    By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2019-10243 Filed 5-16-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4915-01-P