81 FR 16251 - North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc.-Lease and Operation Exemption-North Carolina Department of Transportation

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 58 (March 25, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16251-16252]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06784]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36008]


North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc.--Lease and Operation 
Exemption--North Carolina Department of Transportation

    North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc. (NCAR), a noncarrier, 
has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease 
from the North

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Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and to operate, 
approximately 5.7 miles of rail line, referred to as the Global 
Transpark rail corridor, between milepost GTP-0.0 (connection to the 
North Carolina Railroad Company track) and milepost GTP-5.7 (at the NC 
Global Transpark) at Kinston, in Lenoir County, N.C., pursuant to an 
executed lease and operating agreement.
    This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice 
of exemption in Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc.--Continuance in Control 
Exemption--North Carolina & Atlantic Railroad Co., Inc., Docket No. FD 
36009, in which Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc., H. Peter Claussen and Linda 
C. Claussen seek Board approval to continue in control of NCAR under 49 
CFR 1180.2(d)(2), upon NCAR's becoming a Class III rail carrier.
    NCAR certifies that the projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class 
II rail carrier and states that its projected annual revenue is 
expected not to exceed $5 million. NCAR states that the agreement 
regarding the subject line does not involve an interchange commitment.
    The transaction may be consummated on April 8, 2016, the effective 
date of the exemption (30 days after the verified notice of exemption 
was filed). 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 by April 1, 2016 (at 
least seven days prior to the date the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 36008 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 applicant's representative, Rose-Michele 
Nardi, Transport Counsel PC, 1701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 300, 
Washington, DC 20006.
    According to NCAR, this action is categorically excluded from 
environmental review under 49 CFR 1105.6(c).
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: March 21, 2016.

    By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-06784 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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