Surface Transportation Board
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 36906] Connecticut Southern Railroad, Inc. (CSO), a Class III carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (CT DOT) and operate approximately 8.64 miles of rail line extending between milepost 0.0 at Hartford, Conn. and milepost 8.64 at Griffins, Conn., known as the Griffins Industrial Track (the Line). Central New England Railroad, Inc. (CNZR), currently operates the Line. See Cent. New England R.R.—Operation Exemption—Line Owned by State of Conn. Dep't of Transp., FD 33680 (STB served Jan. 28, 1999). [ 1 ] CSO states that the agreement between CNZR and CT DOT is ending and that CSO will become the new operator of the Line. According to CSO, CNZR has authorized CSO to represent that CNZR does not object to the verified notice, which will result in CSO obtaining authority to operate the Line as a common carrier and releasing CNZR from its common carrier obligation to operate the Line. CSO certifies that its lease with CT DOT does not impose or include an interchange commitment. CSO also certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not result in the creation of a Class II or Class I rail carrier and will exceed $5 million. Under 49 CFR 1150.42(b) , a change in operators exemption requires that notice be given to shippers. CSO states there are no shippers on the Line. The transaction may be con…
Citation: 91 FR 14901
