[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 74116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-30840]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35569]


Alabama & Florida Railway Co., Inc. d/b/a Ripley & New Albany 
Railroad Co.--Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Mississippi 
Tennessee Holdings, LLC and Mississippi Tennessee Railroad, LLC

    Alabama & Florida Railway Co., Inc. d/b/a Ripley & New Albany 
Railroad Co. (RNA), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified 
notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 \1\ to acquire and operate a 
portion of rail line owned by Mississippi Tennessee Holdings, LLC (MTH) 
(currently operated by Mississippi Tennessee Railroad, LLC (MTR)), 
between milepost 325.56 at New Albany, and milepost 348.1 at Ripley, a 
distance of 22.54 miles in Union and Tippah Counties, Miss. RNA states 
that it proposes to acquire all of MTH's title and interest in the 
right-of-way, track and structures, as well as MTR's leasehold interest 
in the property.
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    \1\ The notice of exemption was filed on November 10, 2011, and 
an amended notice was filed on November 14, 2011.
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    RNA certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not result in RNA's becoming a Class II or Class 
I rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
    The proposed transaction may not be consummated before December 14, 
2011, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the amended 
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. Stay petitions must be filed no later than December 7, 2011 
(at least 7 days before the amended exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35569, 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 Daniel A. LaKemper, 1318 S. Johanson Rd., 
Peoria, IL 61607.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: November 25, 2011.

    By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011-30840 Filed 11-29-11; 8:45 am]
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