Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 236 / Thursday, December 10, 2009 / Notices 65589 themselves should write to the Director, extending 14.20 miles between milepost revoke will not automatically stay the Office of Information Programs and QNF 0.00 (at Myricks) and milepost transaction. Petitions for stay must be Services (address above). QNF 14.2 (at Fall River, filed no later than December 17, 1009 (at Massachusetts—Rhode Island state least 7 days before the exemption RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: line); (5) the Framingham to Worcester becomes effective). These records contain information segment of the Boston Main Line (the An original and 10 copies of all obtained primarily from the individual BML-West), extending approximately pleadings, referring to STB Finance who is the subject of these records. 22.92 miles between milepost QB 21.38 Docket No. 35312, must be filed with SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS (at Framingham) and milepost QB 44.30 the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E OF THE PRIVACY ACT: (at Worcester); and (6) the track assets, Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– None. but not the underlying real estate, 0001. In addition, a copy of each constituting the 9.71-mile rail line pleading must be served on Keith G. [FR Doc. E9–29451 Filed 12–9–09; 8:45 am] between milepost QB 1.12 (at CP Cove) O’Brien, Baker & Miller, PLLC, 2401 BILLING CODE 4710–24–P and milepost QB 10.83 (at Newton/ Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Riverside) (the BML-East). These Washington, DC 20037. properties, which include Board decisions and notices are DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION approximately 71.28 miles of rail line, available on our Web site at: will be referred to collectively as ‘‘the http://www.stb.dot.gov. Surface Transportation Board Railroad Assets.’’ 2 Decided: December 7, 2009. [STB Finance Docket No. 35312] The transaction is scheduled to take By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, place in two stages, pursuant to two Director, Office of Proceedings. Massachusetts Department of separate closings later than the Jeffrey Herzig, Transportation—Acquisition December 24, 2009 effective date of the Clearance Clerk. Exemption—Certain Assets of CSX exemption. One closing is scheduled to Transportation, Inc. take place on May 14, 2010,3 and the [FR Doc. E9–29441 Filed 12–9–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Massachusetts Department of second is scheduled to take place after Transportation (MassDOT), a noncarrier, the first closing but on or before September 15, 2012.4 has filed a verified notice of exemption DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from If the notice contains false or CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) certain misleading information, the exemption Maritime Administration is void ab initio.5 Petitions to reopen the physical assets of railroad lines and [Docket No. MARAD 2009 0146] associated rights-of-way in proceeding to revoke the exemption Massachusetts, including: (1) Portions of under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to Information Collection Available for the Grand Junction Branch, extending Public Comments and 4.87 miles between milepost QBG 0.00 miles of the Watuppa Branch west of milepost QND Recommendations and milepost QBG 2.70, and between 0.08, and MassDOT will acquire only the real estate milepost QBG 5.70 and milepost QBG underlying this section of the branch. Because of ACTION: Notice and request for 7.87; (2) a portion of the Boston BCLR’s interest in 5.92 miles of the Watuppa comments. Terminal Running Track, extending 1.10 Branch, those 5.92 miles have been excluded here from the mileage total for the New Bedford miles between milepost QBB 0.00 and SUMMARY: In accordance with the Secondary. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this milepost QBB 1.10; (3) the New Bedford 2 In the transaction, CSXT states that it will not Secondary, extending 18.48 miles transfer to MassDOT the right or obligation to notice announces the Maritime between milepost QN 13.40 (at Cotley conduct common carrier freight operations. Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention Junction) and milepost QN 31.80 (at According to CSXT, pursuant to its retained to request extension of approval for easements, it will have the exclusive right and three years of a currently approved New Bedford), including CSXT’s ability to provide rail freight service on the Railroad property interests in the right-of-way Assets. information collection. and track assets of the North Dartmouth 3 The first closing will encompass the sale of the DATES: Comments should be submitted Industrial Track (also known as the Grand Junction Branch, the Boston Terminal on or before February 8, 2010. Running Track Assets, the New Bedford Secondary FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Watuppa Branch) between milepost (including CSXT’s interests in the Watuppa : QND 0.0 and milepost QND 0.08 and Branch), and the Fall River Secondary. At the time Michael Yarrington, Maritime CSXT’s property interests in the right- that MassDOT and CSXT close on the sale of the Administration, 1200 New Jersey of-way but not the track assets between New Bedford Secondary (including CSXT’s Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. interests in the Watuppa Branch) and the Fall River milepost QND 0.08 and milepost QND Secondary (collectively, the South Coast Assets), Telephone: 202–366–1915 or e-mail: 6.0; 1 (4) the Fall River Secondary, CSXT simultaneously will convey its retained [email protected]. permanent freight easement rights over the South Copies of this collection also can be 1 CSXT previously sold the track and material, Coast Assets (excluding the 5.92 miles of the obtained from that office. Watuppa Branch, over which CSXT does not now and leased the underlying real estate, on the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Watuppa Branch between mileposts QND 0.08 and possess such rights) to the Massachusetts Coastal QND 6.0 to the Bay Colony Railroad Corporation Railroad, LLC (Mass Coastal), a Class III rail carrier, Title of Collection: Procedures for (BCLR). See Bay Colony Railroad Corporation— pursuant to a separate proceeding, STB Finance Determining Vessel Services Categories Acquisition and Operation Exemption—CSX Docket No. 35314, Massachusetts Coastal Railroad, for Purposes of the Cargo Preference LLC—Acquisition—CSX Transportation, Inc. Upon Transportation, Inc., as Operator for New York Act. Central Lines, LLC, STB Finance Docket No. 34446 consummation of the easement sale at issue in that (STB served Jan. 16, 2004). CSXT states that, in this proceeding, if approved, Mass Coastal will assume Type of Request: Extension of transaction, it will convey the full scope of its freight service operations on the South Coast currently approved information ownership interest in the Watuppa Branch to Assets. collection. MassDOT, subject to BCLR’s rights and interests 4 The second closing will encompass the sale of OMB Control Number: 2133–0540. and CSXT’s retained easement over the first 0.08 the BML-West and BML-East assets. miles of the branch. Pursuant to an agreement 5 A motion to dismiss has been filed in this Form Numbers: None. between CSXT and MassDOT, BCLR will continue proceeding. The motion will be addressed in a Expiration Date of Approval: Three to provide common carrier service over the 5.92 subsequent Board decision. years from date of approval. 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