Federal Register/Vol. 72, No. 178/Friday, September 14, 2007
52612 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 178 / Friday, September 14, 2007 / Notices Issued in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Watco represents that: (1) The rail DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION August 7, 2007. lines to be operated by AWRR do not Nelson H. Keeler, connect with any other railroads in the Surface Transportation Board Director, Office of Aviation Programs. Watco corporate family; (2) the [STB Finance Docket No. 35072] [FR Doc. E7–18177 Filed 9–13–07; 8:45 am] continuance in control is not part of a BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P series of anticipated transactions that Austin Western Railroad, Inc.— would connect these rail lines with any Operation Exemption—Capital other railroad in the Watco corporate Metropolitan Transportation Authority DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION family; and (3) the transaction does not involve a Class I rail carrier. Therefore, Austin Western Railroad, Inc. Surface Transportation Board the transaction is exempt from the prior (AWRR), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 [STB Finance Docket No. 35075] approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). CFR 1150.31 to operate, pursuant to an Watco Companies, Inc., and Watco Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board agreement with Capital Metropolitan Transportation Services, Inc.— may not use its exemption authority to Transportation Authority (CMTA), Continuance in Control Exemption— relieve a rail carrier of its statutory CMTA’s approximately 164.83 miles of Austin Western Railroad, Inc. obligation to protect the interests of its railroad extending between (1) Milepost employees. Section 11326(c), however, 0.0 west of Giddings, TX, and milepost Watco Companies, Inc.
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