36586 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 125 / Friday, June 27, 2008 / Notices

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR examining issues related to the common Filings; Issuance of Procedural 1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of carrier obligation of railroads with Schedule. consummation with the Board to signify respect to the transportation of that it has exercised the authority hazardous materials. Persons wishing to SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation granted and fully abandoned the line. If speak at the hearing were directed to Board (Board) is accepting for consummation has not been effected by notify the Board in writing and submit consideration the primary application NSR’s filing of a notice of their written testimony no later than and related filings, filed on May 30, consummation by June 27, 2009, and July 2, 2008. Written testimony from 2008, by there are no legal or regulatory barriers other interested parties was also due by Company (Norfolk Southern), Pan Am to consummation, the authority to July 2, 2008. Railways, Inc. (PARI) (a noncarrier abandon will automatically expire. In order to address witness railroad holding company), and two of Board decisions and notices are availability concerns, the Board served PARI’s rail carrier subsidiaries, available on our Web site at ‘‘http:// a decision on June 19, 2008, announcing and Maine Corporation (B&M) and www.stb.dot.gov.’’ that it would grant a short extension and Springfield Terminal Railway Company hold the hearing on Tuesday, July 22, (Springfield Terminal) (collectively, Decided: June 23, 2008. Applicants). The primary application By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting 2008. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in the 1st floor hearing room at the seeks Board approval under 49 U.S.C. Director, Office of Proceedings. 11322 and 11323 of (1) the acquisition Anne K. Quinlan, Board’s headquarters at 395 E Street, SW., in Washington, DC, and will by Norfolk Southern and B&M of joint Acting Secretary. continue, with short breaks if necessary, control and ownership of Pan Am [FR Doc. E8–14577 Filed 6–26–08; 8:45 am] until every person scheduled to speak Southern, LLC (PAS), a new rail carrier BILLING CODE 4915–01–P has been heard. In light of the to be formed; and (2) the agreements by Independence Day holiday, the Board which Springfield Terminal would operate the lines of PAS and establish DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION announced by decision served June 23, 2008 that it would extend the due date rates for PAS. The agreements for which approval and authorization are being Surface Transportation Board for notices of intent to participate and written testimony by hearing sought by the application and the [STB Ex Parte No. 677 (Sub–No. 1)] participants, as well as other interested related filings will be referred to persons who do not wish to appear at collectively as the Transaction. Common Carrier Obligation of the hearing, until July 10, 2008. If the Transaction is approved, PAS Railroads—Transportation of Board Releases and Live Video would own or operate over (through Hazardous Materials Streaming Available Via the Internet. trackage rights) approximately 437 miles AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. Decisions and notices of the Board are of track (PAS Lines). The PAS Lines consist of 238.3 miles of rail lines to be ACTION: Notice of Rescheduled Hearing. available on the Board’s Web site at ‘‘http://www.stb.dot.gov.’’ This hearing owned by PAS, as well as 198.4 miles SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation will be available on the Board’s Web site of track over which PAS would have Board (Board) hereby gives notice of the by live video streaming. To access the trackage rights. The west to east main rescheduling of its hearing regarding the hearing, click on the ‘‘Live Video’’ link line section of the PAS Line, called the common carrier obligation of railroads under ‘‘Information Center’’ at the left Patriot Corridor, would be comprised of with respect to the transportation of side of the home page beginning at 9 139.7 miles of track to be owned by PAS hazardous materials. a.m. on July 22, 2008. extending from Mechanicville, NY to DATES: The public hearing will take This action will not significantly CPF–312, near Ayer, MA, as well as 15.8 place on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 9 affect either the quality of the human miles of trackage rights over a.m.. Any person wishing to speak at the environment or the conservation of Bay Transportation hearing should file with the Board a energy resources. Authority (MBTA) track between written notice of intent to participate, Fitchburg, MA and Willows, MA. The Dated: June 23, 2008. north-south section of the PAS Lines and should identify the party, the By the Board, Anne K. Quinlan, Acting proposed speaker, and the time extending from White River Junction, Secretary. VT to New Haven, CT would be requested, as soon as possible but no Anne K. Quinlan, later than July 10, 2008. Each speaker comprised of: (1) 72.8 miles of trackage Acting Secretary. should also file with the Board his/her rights over Central written testimony in that same [FR Doc. E8–14574 Filed 6–26–08; 8:45 am] Railroad (NECR) between White River document. Written submissions by BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Junction, VT and East Northfield, MA; interested persons who do not wish to (2) 49.7 miles of track to be owned by PAS on the Connecticut River Mainline appear at the hearing will also be due DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION by July 10, 2008. between East Northfield, MA and Springfield, MA; and (3) 62.0 miles of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Surface Transportation Board Timothy Strafford 202–245–0356. [STB Finance Docket No. 35147 1] 1 This decision also embraces Pan Am Southern, [Assistance for the hearing impaired is LLC—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—Lines available through the Federal Norfolk Southern Railway Company, of Boston and Maine Corporation, STB Finance Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– , Inc., et al.—Joint Docket No. 35147 (Sub-No. 1); Norfolk Southern 800–877–8339.] Railway Company—Trackage Rights Exemption— Control and Operating/Pooling Pan Am Southern, LLC—Between Mechanicville, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By a Agreements—Pan Am Southern, LLC NY and Ayer, MA, STB Finance Docket No. 35147 decision served on June 4, 2008, the (Sub-No. 2); and Springfield Terminal Railway Board announced that it would hold a AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. Company—Trackage Rights Exemption—Pan Am ACTION: Southern, LLC—Between CPF 312 Near Willows, hearing at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July Decision No. 2 in STB Finance MA, and Harvard Station, MA, STB Finance Docket 16, 2008, at its headquarters in Docket No. 35147; Notice of Acceptance No. 35147 (Sub-No. 3) (collectively, the related Washington, DC, for the purpose of of Primary Application and Related filings).

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