[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 62 (Friday, April 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17450-17451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06842]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36499]


Northern Indiana Railroad Company, LLC--Acquisition Exemption--
Town of North Judson, Ind.

    Northern Indiana Railroad Company, LLC (NIRCo), a noncarrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire 
from the Town of North Judson, Ind., approximately 32.97 miles of rail 
line extending between milepost CF 0.63, at LaCrosse, and milepost 
15.23 at Wellsboro, and between milepost CI 212.55, at or near North 
Judson, and milepost 230.92, at Malden, in LaPorte, Porter, and Starke 
Counties, Ind. (collectively, the Line). The verified notice states 
that, following the sale, the Chesapeake and Indiana Railroad Company 
(CKIN), a Class III rail carrier, will continue its current operations 
over the Line.\1\
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    \1\ CKIN obtained authority to operate over the Line in 
Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad--Operation Exemption--Town of North 
Judson, Ind., FD 34529 (STB served Aug. 20, 2004). In 2017, CKIN 
obtained amended operating authority for a 27.92-mile segment of the 
Line, from milepost CF 0.23 to milepost CF 15.23, and from milepost 
CI 218 to milepost CI 230.92, see Chesapeake & Ind. R.R.--Amended 
Operation Exemption--Town of N. Judson, Ind., FD 36147 (STB served 
Oct. 20, 2017), and authority to discontinue service over an 
approximately 5.45-mile segment of the Line between milepost CI 
212.55 and milepost CI 218.0, see Chesapeake & Ind. R.R.--
Discontinuance of Serv. Exemption--in Starke Cnty., Ind., AB 1259X 
(STB served Nov. 28, 2017).
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    NIRCo certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
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transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III 
rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. NIRCo further certifies 
that the acquisition does not involve a provision or agreement that 
would limit future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier.
    The transaction may be consummated on or after April 18, 2021, 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 April 9, 2021 
(at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    All pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 36499, should be filed 
with the Surface Transportation Board via e-filing on the Board's 
website. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on NIRCo's 
representative: Charles H. Montange, Law Offices of Charles H. 
Montange, 426 NW 162nd St, Seattle, WA 98177.

    Board decisions and notices are available at www.stb.gov.

    Decided: March 30, 2021.

    By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Brendetta Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2021-06842 Filed 4-1-21; 8:45 am]
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