Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 48 / Friday, March 11, 2011 / Notices 13445 

1While not submitted with the verified notice of 

exemption here, the operating agreement between 

SEDA–COG and LVRR has recently been filed at the 

Board in Susquehanna Union R.R.—Control 

Exemption—N. Shore R.R., Nittany & Bald Eagle 

R.R., Shamokin Valley R.R., Juniata Valley R.R., 

Lycoming Valley R.R., and Union Cnty. Indus. R.R., 

FD 35343, Pet. for Exemption Ex. B, Apr. 12, 2010. 

The parties are reminded that once the operator 

obtains Board authorization to provide common 

carrier rail service over a line, the common carrier 

obligation continues, notwithstanding any term of 

the parties’ agreement, including term limitations 

and termination rights, unless and until the Board 

grants the appropriate discontinuance or 

abandonment authority. 49 U.S.C. 10903; Chicago 

& N. W. Transp. Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co., 450 

U.S. 311, 320 (1981); Pittsburg & Shawmut R.R.— 

Aban. Exemption—in Armstrong and Jefferson 

Counties, Pa., AB 976X, slip op. at 1 (STB served 

Sept. 15, 2005). 

1While not submitted with the verified notice of 

exemption here, the operating agreement between 

SEDA–COG and NSRR has recently been filed at the 

Board in Susquehanna Union R.R.–Control 

Exemption–N. Shore R.R., Nittany & Bald Eagle 

R.R., Shamokin Valley R.R., Juniata Valley R.R., 

Lycoming Valley R.R., and Union Cnty. Indus. R.R., 

FD 35343, Pet. for Exemption Ex. B, Apr. 12, 2010. 

The parties are reminded that once the operator 

obtains Board authorization to provide common 

carrier rail service over a line, the common carrier 

obligation continues, notwithstanding any term of 

the parties’ agreement, including term limitations 

and termination rights, unless and until the Board 

grants the appropriate discontinuance or 

abandonment authority. 49 U.S.C. 10903; Chicago 

& N. W. Transp. Co. v. Kalo Brick & Tile Co., 450 

U.S. 311, 320 (1981); Pittsburgh & Shawmut R.R.– 

Aban. Exemption–in Armstrong and Jefferson 

Counties, Pa., AB 976X, slip op. at 1 (STB served 

Sept. 15, 2005). 

October 2010, Composite Resolution 

024c, Intended Effective Date: 1 April 

2011. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5596 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35472] 

Lycoming Valley Railroad Company– 

Operation Exemption—SEDA—COG 

Joint Rail Authority 

Lycoming Valley Railroad Company 

(LVRR), a Class III carrier, has filed a 

verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.41 to operate approximately 

0.4 miles of track, known as the Muncy 

Industrial Track, extending between 

milepost 0.0 and milepost 0.4 in Muncy, 

Lycoming County, Pa. The line is owned 

or leased by SEDA–COG Joint Rail 

Authority (SEDA–COG). LVRR states 

that the line it proposes to operate is an 

extension of its existing line of railroad 

it operates for SEDA–COG and that it 

will amend its agreement dated 

December 13, 2006, with SEDA–COG to 

provide common carrier rail service to 

multiple shippers on this extended line 

of railroad.1

LVRR indicates that it intends to 

interchange traffic with the Norfolk 

Southern Railway Company and/or 

Canadian Pacific Railway Company. 

LVRR also indicates that there are no 

interchange commitments in the 

operating agreement between it and 

SEDA–COG nor will there be any in the 

interchange agreements between LVRR 

and its connecting carriers as a result of 

this transaction. 

The proposed transaction is 

scheduled to be consummated on or 

after March 27, 2011, the effective date 

of the exemption (30 days after this 

exemption was filed). 

LVRR certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier 

and further certifies that its projected 

annual revenues would not exceed $5 

million. 

If the notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Stay petitions must be 

filed no later than March 18, 2011 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35472, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on Richard R. Wilson, 

Esq., 518 N. Center Street, Suite 1, 

Ebensburg, PA 15931. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: March 8, 2011. 

By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5605 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35470] 

North Shore Railroad Company– 

Operation Exemption–SEDA–COG 

Joint Rail Authority 

North Shore Railroad Company 

(NSRR), a Class III carrier, has filed a 

verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.41 to operate approximately 

2.0 miles of track, known as the BIDA 

Industrial Track, extending between 

milepost 0.0 and milepost 2.0 in 

Berwick, Columbia County, Pa. The line 

is leased by SEDA–COG Joint Rail 

Authority (SEDA–COG). NSRR states 

that the line it proposes to operate is an 

extension of its existing line of railroad 

it operates for SEDA–COG and that it 

will amend its agreement dated 

December 13, 2006, with SEDA–COG to 

provide common carrier rail service to 

multiple shippers on this extended line 

of railroad.1

NSRR indicates that it intends to 

interchange traffic with the Norfolk 

Southern Railway Company and/or 

Canadian Pacific Railway Company. 

NSRR also indicates that there are no 

interchange commitments in the 

operating agreement between it and 

SEDA–COG nor will there be any in the 

interchange agreements between NSRR 

and its connecting carriers as a result of 

this transaction. 

The proposed transaction is 

scheduled to be consummated on or 

after March 27, 2011, the effective date 

of the exemption (30 days after this 

exemption was filed). 

NSRR certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier 

and further certifies that its projected 

annual revenues will not exceed $5 

million. 

If the notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Stay petitions must be 

filed no later than March 18, 2011 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35470, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on Richard R. Wilson, 

Esq., 518 N. Center Street, Suite 1, 

Ebensburg, PA 15931. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ 

Decided: March 8, 2011. 


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