Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 121 / Thursday, June 24, 2004 / Notices 35423 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, (3) assignment from KCS operating described by the applicant the intended U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401, authority over approximately 6.2 miles service of the vessel JOKAR is: Department of Transportation, 400 7th of KCT rail lines in order to access the Intended Use: ‘‘Sightseeing, St., SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. leased KCS and KCT trackage. entertainment charter’’. You may also send comments Watco owns 100% of the issued and Geographic Region: ‘‘New York, electronically via the Internet at http:// outstanding stock of KRR, and controls Connecticut, New Jersey’’. dmses.dot.gov/submit/. All comments through stock ownership and Dated: June 17, 2004. will become part of this docket and will management eight other Class III rail By order of the Maritime Administrator. be available for inspection and copying carriers: South Kansas and Oklahoma Joel C. Richard, at the above address between 10 a.m. Railroad Company (SKO), Palouse River Secretary, Maritime Administration. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, & Coulee City Railroad, Inc. (PRCC), except Federal holidays. An electronic Timber Rock Railroad, Inc. (TIBR), [FR Doc. 04–14276 Filed 6–23–04; 8:45 am] version of this document and all Stillwater Central Railroad (SLWC), BILLING CODE 4910–81–P documents entered into this docket is Eastern Idaho Railroad, Inc. (EIRR), available on the World Wide Web at Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad, Inc. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION http://dms.dot.gov. (K&O), Pennsylvania Southwestern FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Railroad, Inc. (PSWR), and Great Maritime Administration Michael Hokana, U.S. Department of Northwest Railroad, Inc. (GNR).1 Transportation, Maritime As pertinent here, SKO’s lines are [Docket Number 2004 18373] Administration, MAR–830 Room 7201, located in the southeastern portion of Kansas and southwestern portion of Requested Administrative Waiver of 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, Missouri, and are a substantial distance the Coastwise Trade Laws DC 20590. Telephone (202) 366–0760. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As from the lines being leased by KRR. AGENCY: Maritime Administration, described by the applicant the intended K&O’s Kansas lines are located in the Department of Transportation. service of the vessel PERELANDRA is: central and western portions of the State ACTION: Invitation for public comments Intended Use: ‘‘Passenger Charter. and also are a substantial distance from on a requested administrative waiver of Geographic Region: ‘‘Gulf of Mexico the lines being leased and subleased by the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel and Bahamas’’. KRR. PERELANDRA. Watco states that: (i) The rail lines of Dated: June 17, 2004. KRR will not connect with any of the SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105– By order of the Maritime Administrator. lines of the railroads under its control 383 and Pub. L. 107–295, the Secretary Joel C. Richard, or within its corporate family, (ii) the of Transportation, as represented by the Secretary, Maritime Administration. transaction is not a part of a series of Maritime Administration (MARAD), is [FR Doc. 04–14275 Filed 6–23–04; 8:45 am] anticipated transactions that would authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.- BILLING CODE 4910–81–P connect the rail lines being leased and build requirement of the coastwise laws subleased by KRR with any other under certain circumstances. A request railroad in its corporate family, and (iii) for such a waiver has been received by DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION the transaction does not involve a Class MARAD. The vessel, and a brief I railroad. Therefore, the transaction is description of the proposed service, is Surface Transportation Board exempt from the prior approval listed below. The complete application [STB Finance Docket No. 34510] requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 is given in DOT docket 2004–18373 at CFR 1180.2(d)(2). http://dms.dot.gov. Interested parties Watco Companies, Inc.—Continuance Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may comment on the effect this action in Control Exemption—Kaw River may not use its exemption authority to may have on U.S. vessel builders or Railroad, Inc. relieve a rail carrier of its statutory businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag obligation to protect the interests of its Watco Companies, Inc. (Watco), a vessels. If MARAD determines, in employees. Section 11326(c), however, noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of accordance with Pub. L. 105–383 and does not provide for labor protection for exemption to continue in control of Kaw MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part transactions under sections 11324 and River Railroad, Inc. (KRR), upon KRR’s 388 (68 FR 23084; April 30, 2003), that 11325 that involve only Class III rail becoming a Class III rail carrier. carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not the issuance of the waiver will have an The transaction was scheduled to be impose labor protective conditions here, unduly adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel consummated on or shortly after June 1, because all of the carriers involved are builder or a business that uses U.S.-flag 2004, the effective date of the vessels in that business, a waiver will Class III carriers. exemption. If the notice contains false or not be granted. Comments should refer The transaction is related to STB to the docket number of this notice and misleading information, the exemption Finance Docket No. 34509, Kaw River is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the the vessel name in order for MARAD to Railroad, Inc.—Acquisition and properly consider the comments. exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) Operation Exemption—The Kansas City may be filed at any time. The filing of Comments should also state the Southern Railway Company, wherein commenter’s interest in the waiver a petition to revoke will not KRR seeks to acquire by: (1) Lease from automatically stay the transaction. application, and address the waiver The Kansas City Southern Railway criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s Company (KCS) and operate regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 1 SKO’s lines are located in Missouri, Kansas, and approximately 7.5 miles of rail lines in Oklahoma; PRCC’s lines are located in Washington, DATES: Submit comments on or before Kansas City, KS; (2) sublease from KCS Oregon, and Idaho; TIBR’s lines are located in July 26, 2004. and operate approximately 4.5 miles of Texas and Louisiana; SLWC’s lines are located in ADDRESSES: Oklahoma; EIRR’s lines are located in Idaho; K&O’s Comments should refer to rail lines in Kansas City, KS, and Kansas lines are located in Kansas and Colorado; PSWR’s docket number MARAD–2004 18373. City, MO, that are owned by Kansas City line is located in Pennsylvania; and GNR’s lines are Written comments may be submitted by Terminal Railway Company (KCT); and located in Idaho and Washington. VerDate jul<14>2003 17:44 Jun 23, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1 35424 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 121 / Thursday, June 24, 2004 / Notices An original and 10 copies of all the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 Armourdale Yard, located near the pleadings, referring to STB Finance K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– facilities of Kaw River Shredding on Docket No. 34510, must be filed with 0001. In addition, a copy of each South 12th Street, in Kansas City, KS. the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 pleading must be served on John K. The KCT-owned lines KRR seeks to K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– Fiorilla, Esq., Watson, Stevens, Fiorilla acquire by sublease are: (1) Between the 0001. In addition, a copy of each & Rutter, LLP, 390 George St., P.O. Box facilities of Kansas City Star, located on pleading must be served on Karl Morell, 1185, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Grand Boulevard, and a point near Suite 225, 1455 F Street, NW., Board decisions and notices are Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Washington, DC 20005. available on our Web site at http:// MO; (2) between the facilities of Proctor Board decisions and notices are www.stb.dot.gov. and Gamble Mfg., Co., located on available on our Web site at Decided: June 17, 2004. Kansas Avenue, and Osage Avenue, WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, near the facilities of Constar Plastics, Decided: June 18, 2004. Director, Office of Proceedings. Inc., in Kansas City, KS; and (3) KCT’s By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Vernon A. Williams, Mill Street Yard, located between Mill Director, Office of Proceedings. Secretary. Street and South 12th Street, in Kansas Vernon A. Williams, [FR Doc. 04–14238 Filed 6–23–04; 8:45 am] City, KS. The KCT-owned main lines over Secretary. BILLING CODE 4915–01–P which KRR seeks to acquire the [FR Doc. 04–14327 Filed 6–23–04; 8:45 am] assignment of operating authority are as BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION follows: (1) Between milepost 4.0, near Grand Avenue, and KCS’s 12th Street DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board Yard, located south of 12th Street, in Kansas City, MO; (2) between a point [STB Finance Docket No. 34509] 1 Surface Transportation Board near the Kansas-Missouri State line and the facilities of Thomas & Associates [STB Finance Docket No. 34511] Kaw River Railroad, Inc.—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—The Wholesale Lumber on Shawnee Avenue Belvidere & Delaware River Railway Kansas City Southern Railway in Kansas City, KS; and (3) between Company, Inc.—Lease and Operation Company Osage Avenue, near the facilities of Constar Plastics, Inc., and the facilities Exemption—Black River & Western Kaw River Railroad, Inc.