[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 49016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19792]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35396]


County of Greenville, S.C.--Acquisition Exemption--Greenville 
County Economic Development Corporation

    The County of Greenville, S.C. (County), a noncarrier political 
subdivision of the State of South Carolina, has filed a verified notice 
of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Greenville County 
Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC) approximately 11.8 miles of 
rail line between milepost 0.0 in Greenville, S.C. and milepost 11.8 in 
Travelers Rest, S.C.\1\
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    \1\ The line is railbanked in accordance with the National 
Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d). See Greenville County Economic 
Development Corporation--Abandonment and Discontinuance Exemption--
in Greenville County, S.C., Docket No. AB 490 (Sub-No. 1X) (STB 
served Oct. 12, 2005 and Nov. 13, 2006).
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    Petitioners state that, as a result of the transaction, the County 
will acquire GCEDC's interest in the line, including the residual 
common carrier obligation. GCEDC will assign its interest in a trail 
agreement reached with the Greenville County Recreation District (GCRD) 
on September 26, 2006, and the County will assume all of GCEDC's rights 
and responsibilities under that agreement. GCRD will retain its 
leasehold interest in the line and will continue to be the trail owner 
and operator. The end result will be that all of GCEDC's ownership 
rights and responsibilities in the line will be transferred to the 
County. According to petitioners, the proposed acquisition will not 
involve any provision or agreement between GCEDC and the County that 
would limit future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier.
    The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or after August 
25, 2010 (30 days after the notice of exemption was filed).
    The County certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result 
of this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a 
Class III rail carrier and further certifies that its projected annual 
revenue will not exceed $5 million.
    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 to stay must be filed no later than August 18, 
2010 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. 
FD 35396, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy must be 
served on William A. Mullins, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Suite 300, 
Washington, DC 20037.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: August 6, 2010.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-19792 Filed 8-11-10; 8:45 am]
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