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operates approximately 8.965 miles of rail line in

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

railroads, have jointly filed a verified

notice of exemption. The exempt

transaction is a merger of WSRC into

UCIR.

The earliest the transaction could be

consummated was December 30, 1996,

the effective date of the exemption (7

days after the exemption was filed).

UCIR will provide continuing rail

common carrier service on the lines to

be acquired by WSRC in STB Finance

Docket No. 33329 and those previously

operated by WSRC. The merger will

improve the overall efficiency of rail

operations and reduce costs associated

with two corporate entities.

This is a transaction within a

corporate family of the type specifically

exempted from prior review and

approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3).

The parties state that the transaction

will not result in adverse changes in

service levels, significant operational

changes, or a change in the competitive

balance with carriers outside the

corporate family.

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board

may not use its exemption authority to

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory

obligation to protect the interests of its

employees. Section 11326(c), however,

does not provide for labor protection for

transactions under sections 11324 and

11325 that involve only Class III rail

carriers. Because this transaction

involves Class III rail carriers only, the

Board, under the statute, may not

impose labor protective conditions for

this transaction.

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

reopen will not automatically stay the

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33330, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a

copy of each pleading must be served on

Richard R. Wilson, Esq., Vuono & Gray,

2310 Grant Building, Pittsburgh, PA

15219.

Decided: January 6, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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[STB Finance Docket No. 33320]

Union Pacific Railroad Company;

Corporate Family Exemption; Missouri

Pacific Railroad Company

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)

and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company

(MP), Class I railroad affiliates in the

Union Pacific System, have filed a joint

notice of exemption to undertake a

corporate family transaction. Under the

Agreement and Plan of Merger, MP will

merge with and into UP. UP will be the

surviving corporation, and the corporate

existence of MP will cease. The

proposed transaction was to be

consummated on or about January 1,

1997.

This is a transaction within a

corporate family of the type specifically

exempted from prior review and

approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3).

The transaction will not result in

adverse changes in service levels,

significant operational changes, or a

change in the competitive balance with

carriers operating outside applicants’

corporate family. The purpose of the

transaction is to avoid duplicate

reporting requirements, and to achieve

cost efficiencies which will result

through corporate simplification.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees adversely affected by the

transaction will be protected under New

York Dock Ry.—Control—Brooklyn

Eastern Dist., 360 I.C.C. 60 (1979).

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

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33320, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423 and served on:

Robert T. Opal, General Attorney, 1416

Dodge Street, #830, Omaha, NE 68179.

Decided: January 8, 1997.

By the board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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[STB Finance Docket No. 33329]

West Shore Railroad Corporation;

Acquisition Exemption; Union County

Industrial Railroad Company

West Shore Railroad Corporation

(WSRC), a Class III rail common carrier,

has filed a notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150.41 to acquire approximately

3.9 miles of rail line from the Union

County Industrial Railroad Company

(UCIR) between New Columbia, PA (MP

169.7), and Milton, PA (MP 173.6).

UCIR will continue to provide rail

common carrier service on behalf of

WSRC.

The transaction was expected to be

consummated on or after December 31,

1996.

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 does not

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33329, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a

copy of each pleading must be served on

Richard R. Wilson, Esq., Vuono & Gray,

2310 Grant Building, Pittsburgh, PA

15219.

Decided: January 6, 1997.

By the board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–951 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

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