# Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption—South Buffalo Railway Company
**AGENCY:**
Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
**ACTION:**
Notice of exemption.
**SUMMARY:**
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board is granting a petition for exemption from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10902 for Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Inc., a Class II rail carrier, to lease and operate an approximately 2-mile segment of rail line between approximately milepost 0.0 and approximately milepost 2.0 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY, owned by its Class III rail carrier affiliate, South Buffalo Railway Company.
**DATES:**
The exemption will be effective on December 30, 2004. Petitions to stay must be filed by January 3, 2005. Petitions to reopen must be filed by January 12, 2005.
**ADDRESSES:**
Send an original and 10 copies of all pleadings referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34563, to: Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, send one copy of pleadings to Jo A. DeRoche, Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC, 1300 19th Street, NW., Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20036-1609.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Eric S. Davis, (202) 565-1608. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Additional information is contained in the Board's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to, e-mail or call: ASAP Document Solutions, 9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite 103, Lanham, MD 20706; *e-mail [email protected];* telephone (202) 306-4004. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through FIRS at 1-800-877-8339.]
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By the Board, Chairman Nober, Vice Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner Buttrey.
Decided: December 22, 2004.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.