[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 61871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24313]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35247 (Sub-No. 1)]


Grenada Railway, LLC--Rail Line in Grenada, Montgomery, Carroll, 
Holmes, Yazoo and Madison Counties, Miss.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Staff members of the Surface Transportation Board will hold a 
public meeting concerning the rail line embargo at issue in the above-
titled docket. The purpose of the meeting is to allow interested 
persons to comment on the effects of the embargo.

DATES: Date/Location: The public meeting will take place on Friday, 
November 15, 2013, beginning at 9:00 a.m., at the Montgomery County 
Courthouse, 614 Summit St., Winona, Miss.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Rennert, (202) 245-0283. 
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a decision served on September 10, 2013, 
the Board denied a petition in Docket No. FD 35247 to revoke Grenada 
Railway, LLC's (GRYR) exemption to acquire and operate a rail line 
approximately 175.4 miles long between milepost 403.0, at Southaven, 
Miss., and milepost 703.8, near Canton, Miss. (the Line). In that same 
decision, the Board also established this subdocket to assess the 
lawfulness of an embargo GRYR imposed on a portion of the Line in 
2011.\1\ In doing so, the Board directed GRYR to file responses to 
certain information requests concerning GRYR's embargo and indicated 
that it would hold a public meeting, conducted by Board staff, in 
Mississippi to allow interested persons to appear and speak on the 
effects of the embargo.\2\
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    \1\ The Association of American Railroads (AAR) embargo number 
for this embargo is GRYR000111. The Board has taken official notice 
of the fact that the embargo expired as of July 26, 2013.
    \2\ See Grenada Ry.--Rail Line in Grenada, Montgomery, Carroll, 
Holmes, Yazoo, & Madison Cntys., Miss., FD 35247 (Sub-No. 1), slip 
op. at 4-6 (STB served Sept. 10, 2013).
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    During the public meeting, Board staff will hear comments regarding 
GRYR's embargo. The meeting will continue until all interested persons 
or parties have had an opportunity to speak. Persons wishing to speak 
should place their names on the list of speakers upon arrival at the 
Montgomery County Courthouse. A court reporter will transcribe the 
meeting and prepare a transcript that will be included in the public 
record of the proceeding.
    All decisions, notices, and filings in this proceeding are 
available on the Board's Web site at ``www.stb.dot.gov.'' A transcript 
of the meeting will also be posted on the Board's Web site.
    This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the 
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.

    Dated: September 30, 2013.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2013-24313 Filed 10-3-13; 8:45 am]
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