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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 246 (Thursday, December 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 80895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32289]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35451]

Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway Company--Lease Renewal 
Exemption--Oklahoma Department of Transportation

    Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway Company (WTJR), a Class III rail 
carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 
to renew and supplement its lease of approximately 61.02 miles of rail 
line owned by the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT), 
referred to as the Western Branch. The Western Branch extends between 
milepost 17.54 at the Texas-Oklahoma State line near Burkburnett, Tex., 
and milepost 78.56 at Altus, Okla. WTJR has leased and operated the 
Western Branch since 1991.\1\
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    \1\ WTJR states that in its 1991 filing, it rounded up the 
milepost at Altus to 78.6, and stated the length of the line was 
61.1 miles. Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Ry.--Lease and Operation 
Exemption--State of Okla., FD 31788 (ICC served Jan. 8, 1991).
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    This transaction is related to a concurrently filed notice of 
exemption in Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway Company--Lease Renewal 
Exemption--Union Pacific Railroad Company, FD 35452, in which WTJR 
seeks to renew its lease of approximately 40.48 miles of rail line 
consisting of two unconnected segments in Texas and Oklahoma.
    WTJR states that it and ODOT will shortly execute a lease renewal 
agreement renewing the 1991 Track Lease and Operating Agreement. The 
term of the lease renewal is 20 years, and the lease renewal will also 
include other changes beyond the extension of the lease term.
    WTJR certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
the transaction will not result in WTJR becoming a Class II or Class I 
rail carrier and further certifies that its projected annual revenues 
will not exceed $5 million.
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or after January 
12, 2011.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the proceeding 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 
transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35451, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each 
pleading must be served on Karl Morell, Ball Janik LLP, Suite 225, 1455 
F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: December 17, 2010.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-32289 Filed 12-22-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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