[Federal Register: November 26, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 228)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34349]


Wallowa-Union Railroad Authority-Acquisition and Operation
Exemption-Wallowa County, OR, and Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad
Company

    Wallowa-Union Railroad Authority (Authority), a noncarrier, has
filed a notice of exemption, as supplemented by letter dated October
29, 2003, under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate a 62.58-mile line
of railroad extending between milepost 21.0 at or near Elgin and
milepost 83.58 at or near Joseph, in Wallowa and Union Counties, OR.
The subject line of railroad is owned by Wallowa County, OR (County),
and operated by Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad Company (INPR). Under
the proposed transaction, Authority would acquire INPR's right to
operate over the line and County's ownership interest in the line.\1\
Authority certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of
this transaction do not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class
III rail carrier, and that such revenues will not exceed $5 million
annually.
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    \1\ See Wallowa County, Oregon-Acquisition and Operation
Exemption-Rail Line of Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad Company
Between Elgin and Joseph, OR, STB Finance Docket No. 34214 (STB
served June 17, 2002).
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    The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or after
November 5, 2003 (7 days after the 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 transaction.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 34349, must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a
copy of each pleading must be served on Thomas F. McFarland, P.C., 208
South LaSalle Street, Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 60604-1112.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at
http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: November 19, 2003.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-29565 Filed 11-25-03; 8:45 am]

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