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Board decisions and notices are GNR will also acquire by assignment SUMMARY: The Board grants Horsehead available on our Web site at http:// from CPR incidental overhead trackage Corporation’s (Horsehead) petition www.stb.dot.gov. rights over a 15.1-mile rail line owned seeking an exemption under 49 U.S.C. Decided: March 10, 2004. by the Union Pacific Railroad Company 10502 from the prior approval By the Board, David M. Konschnik, (UP) located between milepost 10.46 at requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 to Director, Office of Proceedings. Riparia and approximately milepost acquire and operate a 6.6-mile line of Vernon A. Williams, 267.1 at Ayer, WA, for the purpose of railroad in Carbon County, PA, that was interchanging traffic with UP and The formerly operated by the Chestnut Ridge Secretary. Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company retroactive back to [FR Doc. 04–5994 Filed 3–18–04; 8:45 am] Railway Company. December 23, 2003, the date Horsehead BILLING CODE 4915–01–P This transaction is related to STB actually acquired the line. Finance Docket No. 34475, Watco DATES: This exemption is effective on Companies, Inc.—Continuance in DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION March 12, 2004. Petitions to reopen Control Exemption—Great Northwest must be filed by April 8, 2004. Railroad, Inc., wherein Watco Surface Transportation Board ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of Companies, Inc., seeks to continue in all pleadings referring to STB Finance [STB Finance Docket No. 34474] control of GNR upon GNR’s becoming a Docket No. 34481 must be filed with the Class III rail carrier. Great Northwest Railroad, Inc.— GNR certifies that its projected Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Acquisition and Operation revenues as a result of this transaction Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– Exemption—Camas Prairie RailNet, will not result in the creation of a Class 0001. In addition, a copy of all Inc. II or a Class I rail carrier. The pleadings must be served on petitioner’s representative: Donald G. Avery, Slover Great Northwest Railroad, Inc. (GNR), transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after & Loftus, 1224 17th Street, NW., a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice Washington, DC 20036. of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to February 27, 2004, the effective date of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: acquire from Camas Prairie RailNet, Inc. the exemption. (CPR) and operate approximately 179 If the notice contains false or Joseph H. Dettmar (202) 565–1609. miles of rail line. The lines are located misleading information, the exemption SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in the States of Idaho and Washington is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the Additional information is contained in as follows: (1) The 1st Subdivision, exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) the Board’s decision. To purchase a extending from milepost 137.5 at may be filed at any time. The filing of copy of the full decision, write to, call, Lewiston, ID, to milepost 61.0 at or near a petition to revoke will not or pick up in person from: ASAP Kooskia, ID; (2) the portion of the 2nd automatically stay the transaction. Document Solutions, 9332 Annapolis Subdivision, extending from milepost An original and 10 copies of all Rd., Suite 103, Lanham, MD 20706. 0.0 at Spalding, ID, to milepost 1.0 near pleadings, referring to STB Finance Telephone: (301) 577–2600. (Assistance Spalding; 1 (3) the 3rd Subdivision, Docket No. 34474, must be filed with for the hearing impaired is available extending from milepost 0.0 at Riparia, the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 through FIRS at 1–800–877–8339.) WA, to milepost 71.5 2 at Lewiston; and K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– Board decisions and notices are (4) the 4th Subdivision, extending from 0001. In addition, a copy of each available on our Web site at http:// milepost 0.0 at Orofino, ID, to pleading must be served on Karl Morell, www.stb.dot.gov. approximately milepost 31.0 (end of Suite 225, 1455 F Street, NW., Decided: March 12, 2004. track), near Jaype, ID.3 Washington, DC 20005. Board decisions and notices are By the Board, Chairman Nober. Vernon A. Williams, 1 available on our Web site at http:// In Camas Prairie RailNet, Inc.—Abandonment— Secretary. In Lewis, Nez Perce, and Idaho Counties, ID www.stb.dot.gov. (Between Spalding and Grangeville, ID), STB Decided: March 10, 2004. [FR Doc. 04–6088 Filed 3–18–04; 8:45 am] Docket No. AB–564 (STB served Sept. 13, 2000), BILLING CODE 4915–01–P CPR was authorized to abandon a line of railroad By the Board, David M. Konschnik, known as the Grangeville Line, or Second Director, Office of Proceedings. Subdivision, extending from milepost 0.00 near Vernon A. Williams, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Spalding to milepost 66.8 (end of track) near Secretary. Grangeville. By letter dated September 5, 2003, the Board was notified that, on December 18, 2002, [FR Doc. 04–5995 Filed 3–18–04; 8:45 am] Surface Transportation Board applicant transferred ownership of the subject track BILLING CODE 4915–01–P and right-of-way to BG & CM Railroad, Inc. (BG & [STB Finance Docket No. 34473] CM). By letter filed in this docket on March 5, 2004, CPR informed the Board that BG & CM did not DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CSX Transportation, Inc., Norfolk acquire the entire right-of-way, only the trackage Southern Railway Company, and and right-of-way beyond milepost 1.0, and that CPR retained ownership of the segment between Surface Transportation Board Consolidated Rail Corporation— mileposts 0.0 and 1.0, which it subsequently sold Modified Rail Certificate along with its other rail assets to GNR. [STB Finance Docket No. 34481] 2 GNR states that milepost 71.5 of the 3rd On February 18, 2004, CSX Subdivision is at the same physical location as Horsehead Corporation—Petition for Transportation, Inc. (CSX), Norfolk milepost 137.5 of the 1st Subdivision. These Acquisition and Operation Southern Railway Company (NS), and mileposts are incongruent because the Subdivisions Exemption—Chestnut Ridge Railway were originally owned by different railroads. Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) 3 GNR states that no traffic has moved over the Company (collectively, the parties) filed a notice 4th Subdivision for over 2 years and that a majority AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, for a modified certificate of public of the line is out of service. It adds that it is DOT. convenience and necessity under 49 currently working with potential customers on the CFR 1150, subpart C, Modified line to see if an adequate volume of rail traffic can ACTION: Grant of Petition for Acquisition Certificate of Public Convenience and be developed to justify the cost of operating the and Operation Exemption. line. Necessity, to operate over certain

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portions of the abandoned track of the Railroad Revitalization covering the parties’ current operations former Project, a joint effort between the Port will be expanded to cover operations Corporation (SIRR) in New York and Authority and NYCEDC. The parties over the subject lines; no additional New Jersey lying generally between the state that, at this time, they are insurance will be acquired. Chemical Coast Secondary Line and negotiating an operating agreement with This notice will be served on the points on Staten Island, NY. Based on NYCEDC that will govern how such Association of American Railroads (Car the parties’ representations, the lines to freight rail service will occur.4 Service Division) as agent for all be activated for service include: (1) The parties anticipate that the traffic railroads subscribing to the car-service Track between milepost 3.8 at John flows over the subject lines will and car-hire agreement: Association of Street east of , Richmond primarily consist of the following: (1) American Railroads, 50 F Street, NW., County, NY, and milepost 6.9, via the Block movements of intermodal traffic, Washington, DC 20001; and on the Chemical Coast Secondary Line, at or assembled by the Howland Hook Marine American Short Line and Regional near the connection between the Terminal/Port Ivory operator, to and Railroad Association: American Short Chemical Coast Connector and the from Arlington Yard (Howland Hook Line and Regional Railroad Association, Chemical Coast Secondary Line in Traffic); (2) movements of containerized 50 F Street, NW., Suite 7020, Union County, NJ, a distance of 3.1 municipal solid waste, assembled by the Washington, DC 20001. miles; 1 (2) track between milepost 0.0 at Fresh Kills facility operator, to and from Board decisions and notices are or near Port Ivory, Richmond County, the Fresh Kills facility (Fresh Kills available on our Web site at http:// NY, and milepost 0.94 at the end of the Traffic); and (3) movements of mixed www.stb.dot.gov. line near Howland Hook, Richmond merchandise (including aggregates and Decided: March 12, 2004. County, NY, a distance of 0.94 miles; paper products) to and from two and (3) the ‘‘’’ between By the Board, David M. Konschnik, potential customers located on the Director, Office of Proceedings. milepost 0.0 at Arlington Yard Station Travis Branch (Travis Branch Traffic). and milepost 3.65 in Richmond County, The parties indicate that, in general, Vernon A. Williams, NY, a distance of 3.65 miles.2 The lines Conrail will move the Howland Hook Secretary. to be used in providing service also Traffic and the Travis Branch Traffic to [FR Doc. 04–6090 Filed 3–18–04; 8:45 am] include the new industrial lead and and from Staten Island to the Conrail BILLING CODE 4915–01–P switching track to be constructed off of Shared Assets Areas for line haul the Travis Branch 3 into the New York movement via NS and CSX. Conrail will City Department of Sanitation facility switch the Travis Branch Traffic, if and DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION being constructed at the Fresh Kills when it develops, directly from the Surface Transportation Board landfill site on Staten Island (Fresh Kills customers’ facilities. NS and/or CSX facility). will likely serve the Fresh Kills Traffic [STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 646X)] The provision of freight rail service in directly. The parties state that Conrail this proceeding is a component of the will dispatch the subject lines, while CSX Transportation, Inc.— NYCEDC will retain responsibility for Abandonment Exemption—in Pinellas 1 On January 21, 2004, the Board served a maintaining the subject lines and County, FL decision in Port Authority of New York and New Jersey—Petition for Declaratory Order, STB Finance operating the Lift Bridge. On March 1, 2004, CSX The rail lines qualify for a modified Docket No. 34428, finding that the construction by Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey certificate of public convenience and the Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. (Port Authority) of the connector between the SIRR necessity. See Common Carrier Status of trackage and the Chemical Coast Secondary Line, 10502 for exemption from 49 U.S.C. States, State Agencies and and operations thereover, do not require Board 10903 to abandon a line of railroad in approval. The parties will reach this segment via Instrumentalities and Political its Southern Region, Jacksonville the connector. No trains will operate on the Subdivisions, Finance Docket No. abandoned SIRR lines until 2005, when it is Division, Clearwater Subdivision, anticipated that construction of the connector will 28990F (ICC served July 16, 1981). The parties indicate that the only extending from milepost SY 893.80 to be complete. milepost SY 895.65, a distance of 2 precondition to a shipper’s receipt of The SIRR was abandoned in two parts. Those approximately 1.85 miles, in St. segments subject to this proceeding that were service is the execution of an agreement approved for abandonment in Staten Island Railway with CSX or NS that specifies the rates Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL. The Corporation—Abandonment, Docket No. AB–263 and other terms and conditions of the line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip (Sub–No. 3) (ICC served Dec. 5, 1991) include: (1) Codes 33712 and 33705 and includes no Track between milepost 3.8 at John Street and service such carriers will provide. They milepost 12.09 at or near Cranford Junction, NJ; and also indicate that: (1) There are no stations. (2) track between milepost 0.0 at or near Port Ivory subsidizers, and (2) existing insurance The line does not contain federally and milepost 0.94 near Howland Hook. The Travis granted rights-of-way. Any Branch was abandoned pursuant to authority documentation in CSXT’s possession granted in Staten Island Ry. Corp.—Aband. 4 Following the negotiation of this operating Exempt.—In Richmond County, NY, Docket No. agreement, the parties state that they will submit a will be made available promptly to AB–263 (Sub–No. 2X) (ICC served July 3, 1990). petition seeking: (1) An exemption pursuant to 49 those requesting it. The lines were subsequently acquired by the States U.S.C. 10502 from the approval requirements of 49 The interest of railroad employees of New York and New Jersey. No freight rail traffic U.S.C. 11323 to permit the parties to implement the will be protected by the conditions set has moved over these lines since these operations described in the modified certificate in abandonments became effective. Segments of the a manner described in the agreement; (2) a prior forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.— former SIRR that are not the subject of this determination that the authority granted by the Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 proceeding are those that lie west of the Chemical Board pursuant to the petition will automatically (1979). Coast Secondary Line. expire upon the termination of the modified By issuance of this notice, the Board 3 On October 29, 2003, the certificate, and that Conrail will not be able to Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) unilaterally terminate the modified certificate; and is instituting an exemption proceeding filed a petition in The New York City Economic (3) a determination that the grant of authority under pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final Development Corporation—Petition for Declaratory 49 U.S.C. 11323 will not give Conrail any decision will be issued by June 18, Order, STB Finance Docket No. 34429, for a ratemaking, interchange, or other common carrier 2004. declaratory order seeking certain determinations as authority that it currently lacks. The parties to the Travis Branch. A decision in that case is indicate that a copy of the operating agreement will Any offer of financial assistance pending. accompany the petition. (OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will

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