5662 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 24 / Thursday, February 5, 2004 / Notices Issued in Washington, DC, on January 30, Petitions for reconsideration must be DATES: Any comments on the 2004. filed by March 1, 2004. application must be filed by March 22, Richard D. Huriaux, ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 2004. If comments are filed, applicants’ P.E., Manager, Regulations, Office of Pipeline copies of any pleadings referring to STB rebuttal is due by April 21, 2004. A Safety. Finance Docket No. 34453 to: Surface decision on the merits of the application [FR Doc. 04–2454 Filed 2–4–04; 8:45 am] Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, is due to be issued by September 1, BILLING CODE 4910–60–P NW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 2004. addition, send one copy of any pleading ADDRESSES: As required under 49 CFR to GWI’s representative: Troy W. Garris, 1104.3, commenting parties must file DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC, 1300 with the Board an original and 10 copies Surface Transportation Board Nineteenth Street, NW., Fifth Floor, (and electronic copies as necessary) of Washington, DC 20036–1609. their respective comments. Comments [STB Finance Docket No. 34453] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: must refer to STB Finance Docket No. 27590 (Sub-No. 3) and be sent to: Genesee & Wyoming Inc.—Control Beryl Gordon, (202) 565–1616. Exemption—Arkansas, Louisiana & [Assistance for the hearing impaired is Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Mississippi Railroad Company and available through the Federal Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– Fordyce & Princeton Railroad Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 0001. In addition, one copy of each Company 800–877–8339.] comment must be sent to each of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: applicants’ representatives: (1) David L. AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, Additional information is contained in Meyer, Covington & Burling, 1201 Transportation. the Board’s decision. Copies of the Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., ACTION: Notice of exemption. decision may be purchased from: ASAP Washington, DC 20004; and (2) Patrick Document Solutions, Suite 103, 9332 B. Loftus, TTX Company, 101 North SUMMARY: Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Annapolis Rd., Lanham, MD 20706. E- Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606. Board exempts from the prior approval mail address: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323 et seq. Telephone: (202) 293–7779. [Assistance Joseph H. Dettmar (202) 565–1600. the acquisition by Genesee & Wyoming for the hearing impaired is available (Assistance for the hearing impaired is Inc. (GWI) of control of two Class III rail through the Federal Information Relay available through the Federal carriers (Arkansas, Louisiana & Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– Mississippi Railroad Company (AL&M) Board decisions and notices are 800–877–8339.) and Fordyce & Princeton Railroad available on our Web site at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TTX and Company (F&P)) by purchase of all of www.stb.dot.gov. the railroad applicants seek the Board’s the stock of each from Georgia Pacific approval of a 15-year extension of their Corporation. GWI is a noncarrier Decided: January 29, 2004. pooling of flatcar service. Under 49 holding company that directly controls By the Board, Chairman Nober. U.S.C. 11322(a), the Board may approve Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc., a Vernon A. Williams, a pooling agreement if it finds that the Class II carrier operating in New York Secretary. proposal: (1) Will be in the interest of and Pennsylvania. GWI also directly [FR Doc. 04–2273 Filed 2–4–04; 8:45 am] better service to the public or of controls 13 Class III carriers BILLING CODE 4915–00–P economy of operation, and (2) will not (Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad, unreasonably restrain competition. The Corpus Christi Terminal Railroad, Inc., proposed pooling agreement was Dansville and Mount Morris Railroad DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION originally approved by the ICC in Company, Genesee & Wyoming Railroad American Rail Box Car Co.—Pooling, Company, Inc., Golden Isles Terminal Surface Transportation Board 347 I.C.C. 862 (1974). In 1989, the ICC Railroad, Inc., Illinois & Midland extended TTX’s pooling authority for Railroad, Inc., Louisiana & Delta [STB Finance Docket No. 27590 (Sub-No. another five years. See Trailer Train Railroad, Inc., Portland & Western 3)] Co.—Pooling—Car Service, 5 I.C.C.2d Railroad, Inc., Rochester & Southern TTX Company, et al.—Application for 552 (1989). The ICC last approved TTX’s Railroad, Inc., Savannah Port Terminal Approval of Pooling of Car Service pooling agreement in 1994 for a 10-year Railroad Inc., South Buffalo Railway With Respect to Flatcars term, which expires on October 1, 2004. Company, Utah Railway Company, and See TTX Company et al.—Application Willamette & Pacific Railroad, Inc.). AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, for Approval of the Pooling of Car GWI also indirectly controls 10 Transportation. Service With Respect to Flat Cars, additional Class III carriers ACTION: Notice of pooling application Finance Docket No. 27590 (Sub-No. 2) (Commonwealth Railway, Inc., and request for public comments. (ICC served August 31, 1994). The Talleyrand Terminal Railroad, Inc., St. application seeks to extend TTX’s Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company, SUMMARY: On January 6, 2004, TTX authority to continue the flatcar pool St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company (TTX) and certain under the same pooling agreement— (Quebec) Inc., York Railway Company, participating railroads filed an with minor, technical updates—for an Salt Lake City Southern Railroad application to extend for 15 years TTX’s additional 15 years. Company, Allegheny & Eastern flatcar pooling authority, which the In addition to TTX, the applicants are: Railroad, LLC, Pittsburg & Shawmut Board’s predecessor, the Interstate Railroad, LLC, Maryland and Commerce Commission (ICC), originally The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Pennsylvania Railroad, LLC, and Railway Company; granted in 1974, extended in 1989, and CSX Transportation, Inc.; Yorkrail, LLC). extended again in 1994. Unless further Florida East Coast Railway Company; DATES: The exemption will be effective extended, TTX’s current pooling Guilford Rail System; on March 6, 2004. Petitions for stay authority under the ICC’s 1994 order Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company; must be filed by February 20, 2004. will expire on October 1, 2004. Illinois Central Railroad Company; VerDate jul<14>2003 18:40 Feb 04, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00179 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05FEN1.SGM 05FEN1.