[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 241 (Friday, December 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74548-74549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30192]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35696]


Michigan Southern Railroad Company--Acquisition and Operation 
Exemption--RMW Ventures, LLC and Maumee & Western Railroad Corporation

    Michigan Southern Railroad Company (MSO), a Class III rail carrier, 
has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to 
acquire and operate an approximately 51-mile rail line between milepost 
79.0, near Woodburn, Ind. and milepost TN-28.0 near Liberty Center, 
Ohio. MSO has reached an agreement for the transaction with RMW 
Ventures, LLC, which owns the line,\1\ and with Maumee & Western 
Railroad Corporation, which operates the line.\2\ MSO states that the 
agreement does not contain a provision that would limit future 
interchange with a third-party connecting carrier.
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    \1\ RMW Ventures, L.L.C.--Corporate Family Transaction 
Exemption--C & NC, L.L.C., Maumee & W., L.L.C., & Wabash Cent., 
L.L.C., FD 33541 (STB served Mar. 10, 1998).
    \2\ Maumee & W. R.R.--Operation Exemption--Maumee & W., L.L.C., 
FD 33535 (STB served Jan. 16, 1998).
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    The transaction may not be consummated prior to December 28, 2012 
(30 days after the notice of exemption was filed).
    MSO certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class 
III rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million.
    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

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a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of 
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be filed no later than December 
21, 2012 (at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35696, 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, General Counsel, 
Michigan Southern Railroad Company, 1318 S. Johanson Road, Peoria, IL 
61607.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``www.stb.dot.gov''.

    Decided: December 11, 2012.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.

Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012-30192 Filed 12-13-12; 8:45 am]
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