Kansas City Southern Railway CompanyConstruction and Operation Exemptionto Exxon Corporation's Plastics Plant Near Baton Rouge and Baker, LA

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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

[Finance Docket No. 32547]

Kansas City Southern Railway Company--Construction and Operation

Exemption--to Exxon Corporation's Plastics Plant Near Baton Rouge and

Baker, LA

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce Commission.

ACTION: Notice of conditional exemption.

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SUMMARY: Under 49 U.S.C. 10505, the Commission exempts from the prior

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 Kansas City Southern Railway

Company's (KCS) construction and operation of a line of railroad. The

proposed line would be about .375 miles long, beginning at KCS milepost

40 + 07.2 on the KCS Stupp lead, located near the intersection of U.S.

Highway 61 and Thomas Road (LA Hwy 423), near Baker, LA, and connecting

with the industry track facilities of the Exxon Corporation's Baton

Rouge Plastics Plant located south of Thomas Road (LA Hwy 423) near

Baker, LA. (milepost 17 + 99.8 of the Stupp lead).

DATES: Petitions to reopen must be filed by November 28, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to Finance Docket No. 32547 to: (1)

Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, Interstate Commerce

Commission, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423; and

(2) Petitioner's representative: John R. Molm, Troutman Sanders, 601

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 640, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 927-5660.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the

Commission's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write

to, call, or pick up in person from: DC NEWS & DATA, INC., Interstate

Commerce Commission Building, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room

2229, Washington, DC 20423. Telephone: (202) 289-4357/4359.

Decided: October 30, 1995.

By the Commission, Chairman Morgan, Vice Chairman Owen, and

Commissioner Simmons.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95-27677 Filed 11-7-95; 8:45 am]

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