[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 27489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10679]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. FD 36026]


CaterParrott Railnet, LLC--Lease and Operation Exemption--Rail 
Line of Central of Georgia Railroad Company in Lamar and Upson 
Counties, GA

    CaterParrott Railnet, LLC (CPR), a Class III rail carrier, has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from 
Central of Georgia Railroad Company (CGR), a wholly owned subsidiary of 
Norfolk Southern Railway Company, and to operate 17.35 miles of rail 
line between milepost B-234.00 at Barnesville, and milepost B-251.35 at 
Thomaston, in Lamar and Upson Counties, Ga. (the Line),\1\ pursuant to 
a lease agreement dated April 12, 2016.
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    \1\ CGR previously discontinued service over a 3.25-mile segment 
of the Line between milepost B-248.10 and milepost B-251.35 in Upson 
County, Ga. Cent. of Ga. R.R. Co.--Discontinuance of Serv. 
Exemption--in Upson Cty., Ga., AB 290 (Sub-No. 372X) (STB served 
Nov. 28, 2014). In a letter filed on April 18, 2016, CGR notified 
the Board that it would reactivate service on the 3.25-mile segment 
and resume its common carrier obligation on the Line.
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    CPR certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of 
this transaction will not result in CPR's becoming a Class II or Class 
I rail carrier and that its projected annual revenue do not exceed $5 
million.
    CPR states that the lease between CPR and CGR does not contain any 
provisions that prohibit, restrict, or would otherwise limit future 
interchange of traffic with any third-party carrier.
    The transaction may be consummated on or after May 20, 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 for stay must be filed no later than May 13, 2016 
(at least seven days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 36026, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of each 
pleading must be served on Chris Parrott, CaterParrott Railnet, LLC, 
3825 Aubrey Lane, Tifton, GA 31794.
    According to CPR, 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: May 3, 2016.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Tia Delano,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-10679 Filed 5-5-16; 8:45 am]
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