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[FR Doc E9-7512] 26. Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor

The Board has approved the second quarter 2009 rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of American Railroads. The second quarter 2009 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 0.850. The second quarter 2009 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.387. The second quarter 2009 RCAF5 is 0.367.

Published: 2009-04-03 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-6841] 27. Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis--Abandonment Exemption-- in Howard

Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis (CERA) \1\ has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon 5.18 miles of rail line, consisting of 2.38 miles between milepost 181.26 and milepost 183.64, on CERA's main line (West Kokomo line segment), and 2.8 miles between milepost 51.5 and milepost

Published: 2009-03-30 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-6622] 28. Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures--Productivity Adjustment

In a decision served on February 5, 2009, we proposed to adopt 1.012 (1.2% per year) as the measure of average change in railroad productivity for the 20032007 (5year) averaging period. This value represented no change from the current measure of 1.2% that was developed for the 20022006 period. The decision stated that comments may be filed

Published: 2009-03-25 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-5940] 29. Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment--in New Madrid, Scott, and

On February 27, 2009, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) filed with the Board an application for permission to abandon its Essex to Miner Line, extending from milepost 196.7, near Essex, to milepost 216.27, near Miner, a distance of 19.57 miles, in New Madrid, Scott, and Stoddard Counties, MO (the line).\1\ The line includes the stations of

Published: 2009-03-19 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-4878] 30. Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Wise County, VA

Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon a 1.81mile line of railroad between milepost CV 277.30 (Big Stone Gap) and milepost CV 279.11 (Appalachia), in Wise County, VA.\1\ The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 24216 and

Published: 2009-03-11 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-5138] 31. Railroad Cost of Capital--2008

The Board is instituting a proceeding to determine the railroad industry's cost of capital for 2008. The decision solicits comments on: (1) The railroads' 2008 current cost of debt capital; (2) the railroads' 2008 current cost of preferred stock equity capital (if any); (3) the railroads' 2008 cost of common stock equity capital; and (4) the 2008

Published: 2009-03-11 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-4747] 32. Release of Waybill Data

The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from GATX Rail (WB5121412/16/08), for permission to use certain data from the Board's Carload Waybill Samples. A copy of this request may be obtained from the Office of Economics, Environmental Analysis, and

Administration.

The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper

Published: 2009-03-06 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-4328] 33. BNSF Railway Company--Discontinuance of Trackage Rights Exemption--in

On February 12, 2009, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) a petition under U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to discontinue trackage rights over approximately 1.39 miles of rail line owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company, between milepost 7.40 at Gibb and milepost

Published: 2009-03-04 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-3229] 34.Illinois Central Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Grenada County, MS

Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC) \1\ has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon a 1.20mile line of railroad between milepost 311.90 and milepost 313.10, in Grenada, Grenada County, MS.\2\ The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 38901.
\1\ IC is a wholly owned subsidiary of

Published: 2009-02-18 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-3241] 35.Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Grays Harbor

On January 29, 2009, Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad Company (PS&P) \1\ filed with the Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to permit PS&P to abandon an 8,344foot long rail line that begins just south of where the railroad line crosses U.S. Highway 101 in Hoquiam, and proceeds in a northerly

Published: 2009-02-18 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-3194] 36.San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad Company, Inc.-- Discontinuance of Service

On January 29, 2009, San Diego & Imperial Valley Railroad Company, Inc. (SDIV) filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to permit SDIV to discontinue service over a 1.35mile line of railroad between milepost 19.85 and milepost 21.2 in the vicinity of

Published: 2009-02-18 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-3107] 37.Notice of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting

Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee (RETAC), pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2).

Published: 2009-02-17 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-2771] 38.Release of Waybill Data

The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from BST Associates (WB61622/15/08) for access to certain data from the Board's 20052007 Carload Waybill Samples. A copy of this request may be obtained from the Office of Economics, Environmental Analysis, and Administration.

The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper

Published: 2009-02-11 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-2697] 39.Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures--Productivity Adjustment

In a decision served on February 5, 2009, we proposed to adopt 1.012 (1.2% per year) as the measure of average change in railroad productivity for the 20032007 (5year) averaging period. This value was a decline of 0.1 of a percentage point from the current measure of 1.3% that was developed for the 20022006 period. That decision stated that comments

Published: 2009-02-10 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-2357] 40. Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases--Taxes in Revenue Shortfall

The Surface Transportation Board published a document in the Federal Register on January 30, 2009, which directed the Association of American Railroads, and permitted other parties, to file supplemental evidence so that the Board has a full record on which to base its methodology to calculate a railroadspecific average state tax rate for use in

Published: 2009-02-04 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-2105] 41. Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Kootenai County,

On January 14, 2009, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) filed with the Surface Transportation Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a portion of its Coeur d'Alene Industrial Lead between milepost 7.5 near Gibbs, and the end of the line at milepost 8.79 near Coeur d'Alene, a

Published: 2009-02-03 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-2222] 42. Release of Waybill Data

The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from Covington & Burlington on behalf of Union Pacific Corporation (WB468 101/5/09), for permission to use certain data from the Board's 2007 Carload Waybill Sample. A copy of the request may be obtained from the Office of Economics, Environmental Analysis, and Administration.

The

Published: 2009-02-03 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-2185] 43. Use of a Multi-Stage Discontinued Cash Flow Model in Determining the Railroad

By a decision served on January 28, 2009, the Board modified its methodology for determining the cost of capital for the railroad industry by adopting the average of the estimates produced by its Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) with the Morningstar/Ibbotson multi stage Discontinued Cash Flow (DCF) model to estimate the railroad industry's cost

Published: 2009-02-02 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-2056] 44. Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases--Taxes in Revenue Shortfall

By a decision served on January 30, 2009, the Board directed the Association of American Railroads (AAR), and permitted other parties, to file supplemental evidence so that the Board has a full record on which to base its methodology to calculate a railroad specific average state tax rate for use in the Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method (RSAM).

Published: 2009-01-30 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-1304] 45. Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities

The Clean Railroads Act of 2008 (Clean Railroads Act or CRA), enacted to remove from the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB) the regulation of solid waste rail transfer facilities, except as provided for in that act. The Clean Railroads Act adds new sections to title 49 of the United States Code which limit the Board's

Published: 2009-01-27 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-836] 46. Nicholas B. Temple, Eric Temple, Columbia Basin Railroad Company, Inc,

Pursuant to an assignment and assumption agreement, Nicholas B. Temple and Eric Temple (collectively, the Temples), Columbia Basin Railroad Company, Inc. (CBRW), Central Washington Railroad Company (CWA), and Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad, LLC (PVJR) have filed a verified notice of exemption for a transaction within a corporate family.

Published: 2009-01-16 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-47] 47. Delray Connecting Railroad Company--Trackage Rights Exemption-- Consolidated

Pursuant to a written trackage rights agreement, Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) has agreed to grant local trackage rights to Delray Connecting Railroad Company (DCRR) from Tecumseh Yard Lead to No. 1 and No. 2 Hill Tracks and Marion Track 1 (a/k/a the Marsh Industrial Track), Marion Track 2, and Marion Track 3 to their connections

Published: 2009-01-09 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E9-128] 48. 30-Day Notice and Request for Comments

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice that it is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an extension of approval without change of the seven existing collections

Published: 2009-01-08 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E8-31398] 49. Rail Transportation Contracts Under 49 U.S.C. 10709

The Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB) proposes to amend its rules to provide that where an agreement for rail carriage contains the disclosure statement to be set forth in this new rule, the Board will not find jurisdiction over a dispute involving the rate or service under the agreement and will treat that agreement as a rail

Published: 2009-01-06 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

[FR Doc E8-31133] 50. Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Henry County, VA

Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon a 4.20mile line of railroad between milepost DW 41.60, and milepost DW 45.80, in Martinsville, Henry County, VA. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 24112 and includes the former stations of

Published: 2009-01-06 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

 

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