80 FR 28047 - Georges Creek Railway, LLC-Operation Exemption-Lines of CSX Transportation, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 94 (May 15, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 28047]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11915]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35928]


Georges Creek Railway, LLC--Operation Exemption--Lines of CSX 
Transportation, Inc.

    Georges Creek Railway, LLC (GCK), a Class III rail carrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to operate 
approximately 5.4 miles of rail line currently owned by CSX 
Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) in Allegany County, Md., consisting of: (1) 
Approximately 4.8 miles of CSXT's Georges Creek Subdivision between 
Barton, approximately milepost BAI 27.0, and Westernport, approximately 
milepost BAI 31.6; and (2) approximately 0.60 miles of CSXT's Thomas 
Subdivision, namely the two tracks running parallel to the Thomas 
mainline track between approximately milepost BAH 26.2 and 
approximately milepost BAH 26.8.
    This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice 
of exemption in Eighteen Thirty Group--Acquisition Exemption--Lines of 
CSX Transportation, Inc., Docket No. FD 35927, in which Eighteen Thirty 
Group, LLC (Eighteen Thirty) seeks Board approval to acquire the lines 
GCK wishes to operate.\1\
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    \1\ On May 5, 2015, Eighteen Thirty and GCK filed a joint 
amendment indicating that a milepost designation was incorrectly 
described in their respective notices of exemption. However, on May 
6, 2015, they jointly submitted a letter asking that the Board 
disregard their amendment.
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    GCK certifies that: (1) Its projected annual revenues as a result 
of the transaction will not exceed $5 million and will not result in 
the creation of a Class II or Class I rail carrier; and (2) the 
Transaction Agreement between CSXT and Eighteen Thirty, which is dated 
April 10, 2015, does not contain an interchange commitment.
    The transaction may be consummated on or after May 31, 2015, the 
effective date of the exemption.
    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 for stay must be filed no later than May 22, 2015 
(at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35928, 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 Fritz R. Kahn, Fritz R. Kahn, P.C., 1919 M 
Street NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20036.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

    Decided: May 8, 2015.

    By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-11915 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4915-01-P