Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 42 / Friday, March 2, 2012 / Notices 12909 

1EMR recognizes that the Board’s jurisdiction 

only covers the acquisition of the line to the U.S.- 

Canada border. 

2These trackage rights would enable EMR access 

over the line owned by the State of Maine and 

extend from milepost 109 near Millinocket, Me., to 

milepost 260 near Madawaska, Me. MMA 

previously obtained these trackage rights in 

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd.— 

Trackage Rights Exemption—Maine Northern 

Railway Company, FD 35505 (STB served May 27, 

2011). 

3See Me. N. Ry.—Trackage Rights Exemption— 

Montreal, Me. & Atl. Ry., FD 35518 (STB served 

June 3, 2011). 

4See Canadian Natl. Ry.—Trackage Rights 

Exemption—Bangor and Aroostook R.R. and Van 

Buren Bridge Co., FD 34014 (STB served Mar. 21, 

2001). 

5See Waterloo Ry.—Acquis. Exemption—Bangor 

and Aroostook R.R. and Van Buren Bridge Co., FD 

34015 (STB served Mar. 21, 2001). 

1See Montreal, Me. & Atl. Ry.—Discon. of Service 

and Aban.—In Aroostook and Penobscot Cntys., 

Me., AB 1043 (Sub-No. 1) (STB served Dec. 27, 

2010). 

2See Montreal, Me. & Atl. Ry.—Modified Rail 

Certificate—In Aroostook and Penobscot Cntys., 

Me., FD 35463 (STB served Jan. 26, 2011). 

apply for appointment by submitting a 

resume or CV along with letters of 

recommendation to NHTSA at the 

addresses listed above by March 30, 

2012. Each applicant must identify the 

EMS sector or discipline that he or she 

seeks to represent. Current NEMSAC 

members whose terms are ending 

should notify the Designated Federal 

Officer of their interest in 

reappointment in lieu of submitting a 

new application, and should provide an 

updated resume or CV and a restatement 

of the current sector they represent by 

March 30, 2012. 

The NEMSAC meets in plenary 

session approximately once per quarter. 

Members serve without compensation 

from the Federal Government; however, 

pursuant to the terms of the Charter, 

they receive travel reimbursement and 

per diem in accordance with applicable 

Federal Travel Regulations. 

Issued on: February 28, 2012. 

Jeffrey P. Michael, 

Associate Administrator for Research and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5088 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35588] 

Eastern Maine Railway Company— 

Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Montreal, Maine & Atlantic 

Railway, Ltd. 

Eastern Maine Railway Company 

(EMR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed 

a verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.41 to acquire from Montreal, 

Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd. (MMA), 

and to operate approximately 28.75 

miles of rail line between the rail line 

owned by the State of Maine near 

Madawaska, Me. to the Canadian 

National Railway (CN) rail line near St. 

Leonard, N.B. at milepost 194.1 of CN’s 

Nappadoggin Subdivision. Specifically, 

the 28.75 miles of rail line consist of: (1) 

MMA’s Madawaska Subdivision 

extending from milepost 260 to milepost 

264.13; (2) MMA’s Van Buren 

Subdivision extending from milepost 

0.0 to milepost 23.69; and (3) an 

additional 0.93 miles of rail line, 

including the Van Buren Bridge, for 

connection to the CN rail line near St. 

Leonard, N.B.1

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in Docket No. FD 35598, 

Eastern Maine Railway Company— 

Assignment of Trackage Rights 

Exemption—Montreal, Maine & Atlantic 

Railway, Ltd. and Maine Northern 

Railway Company, wherein EMR seeks 

to acquire overhead trackage rights by 

assignment from MMA.2

The Maine Northern Railway 

Company (MNRC) currently has 

overhead trackage rights over the 28.75 

miles of rail line owned by MMA. EMR 

is acquiring the line subject to these 

trackage rights. Therefore, MNRC’s 

overhead trackage rights will remain 

unchanged by EMR’s acquisition of the 

MMA line.3 Also, CN currently has 

limited trackage rights over a portion of 

the line,4 and CN’s indirect subsidiary 

Waterloo Railway Company has a 

limited easement over a portion of the 

line.5 EMR is acquiring the line subject 

to these rights as well. 

The transaction is expected to be 

consummated on or about March 19, 

2012. 

EMR certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not result in the creation of a Class 

II or Class I rail carrier. Because EMR’s 

projected annual revenues will exceed 

$5 million, EMR certified to the Board 

on January 17, 2012, that it had 

complied with the requirements of 49 

CFR 1150.32(e) by providing notice to 

employees and their labor unions on the 

affected 28.75 miles of rail line. Under 

49 CFR 1150.32(e), this exemption 

cannot become effective until 60 days 

after the date notice was provided, 

which would be March 17, 2012. 

If the verified 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. Petitions to stay must be 

filed no later than March 9, 2012 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35588, 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 Karyn A. Booth, Thompson 

Hine LLP, Suite 800, 1920 N Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20036. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: February 28, 2012. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5079 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35598] 

Eastern Maine Railway Company— 

Assignment of Trackage Rights 

Exemption—Montreal, Maine & Atlantic 

Railway, Ltd. and Maine Northern 

Railway Company 

Pursuant to a written agreement, 

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, 

Ltd. (MMA) has agreed to assign its 

overhead trackage rights to the Eastern 

Maine Railway Company (EMR) over 

approximately 151 miles of rail line 

owned by the State of Maine (State) 

extending between milepost 109 near 

Millinocket, Me., and milepost 260 near 

Madawaska, Me. (the Line). 

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in Docket No. FD 35588, 

Eastern Maine Railway Company— 

Acquisition and Operation Exemption— 

Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, 

Ltd., wherein EMR seeks to acquire from 

MMA and to operate 28.75 miles of rail 

line. 

MMA, the former owner of the Line, 

proposed to abandon it and several 

other lines in 2010.1 The State 

purchased the Line and the other 

trackage to ensure rail service continued 

in northern Maine.2 Pursuant to a lease 

and operating agreement between Maine 

Northern Railway Company (MNRC) 

and the State, MNRC was selected as the 


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