[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18881-18882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7378]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35597]


Nittany & Bald Eagle Railroad Company--Temporary Trackage Rights 
Exemption--Norfolk Southern Railway Company

    Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR), pursuant to a written 
trackage rights agreement dated February 3, 2012, has agreed to grant 
nonexclusive overhead temporary trackage rights to Nittany & Bald Eagle 
Railroad Company (N&BE), between Lock Haven, Pa. (milepost BR 194.2) 
and Driftwood, Pa. (milepost BR 139.2), a distance of approximately 55 
miles.\1\
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    \1\ A redacted, executed trackage rights agreement between NSR 
and N&BE was filed with the notice of exemption. The unredacted 
version was concurrently filed under seal along with a motion for 
protective order, which will be addressed in a separate decision.
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    The transaction may be consummated on or after April 11, 2012, and 
the temporary trackage rights are scheduled to expire on December 30, 
2012. The purpose of the temporary trackage rights is to allow N&BE to 
operate bridge train service for temporary, seasonal traffic 
originating on the N&BE for delivery to an off-line destination.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
acquisition of the temporary trackage rights will be protected by the 
conditions imposed in Norfolk and Western Railway--Trackage Rights--
Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in 
Mendocino Coast Railway--Lease and Operate--California Western 
Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980), and any employees affected by the 
discontinuance of those trackage rights will be protected by the 
conditions set

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out in Oregon Short Line Railroad--Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 
I.C.C. 91 (1979).
    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(8). If it 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 for stay must be 
filed no later than April 4, 2012 (at least 7 days before the exemption 
becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35597, 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 Richard R. Wilson, 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 22, 2012.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012-7378 Filed 3-27-12; 8:45 am]
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