{"abstract":"In response to a petition filed by the Arkansas Midland Railroad Company, Inc. (AKMD), the Board is instituting a declaratory order proceeding under 49 U.S.C. 721 and 5 U.S.C. 554(e) to determine if the right of first refusal provided in 49 U.S.C. 10907(h), to repurchase a line sold under the Feeder Line Development Program, applies when a transfer of control of a feeder line operator occurs by stock sale. Responses to the petition have been filed by Caddo Valley Railroad Company (CVR); Bean Lumber Company and Curt Bean Lumber Company (Bean Companies); GS Roofing Products Company, Inc. (GS) and CertainTeed Corporation (CertainTeed); and Pioneer Railcorp (Pioneer) (jointly, Respondents). International Paper Company (IP) also has submitted a response. The Board seeks public comment on this issue.","action":"Institution of declaratory order proceeding; request for comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","name":"Transportation Department","id":492,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/transportation-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/492","parent_id":null,"slug":"transportation-department"},{"raw_name":"SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD","name":"Surface Transportation Board","id":481,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/surface-transportation-board","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/481","parent_id":null,"slug":"surface-transportation-board"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2006/05/19/E6-7565.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"71 FR 29215","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2006-06-29","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments are due June 19, 2006. Replies are due June 29, 2006.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["STB Finance Docket No. 34865"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E6-7565","effective_on":null,"end_page":29216,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2006/05/19/E6-7565.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/05/19/E6-7565/arkansas-midland-railroad-company-inc-petition-for-declaratory-order-caddo-valley-railroad-company","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E6-7565?publication_date=2006-05-19","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2006-05-19/E6-7565/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":15,"last_updated":"2026-04-10 08:15:11 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-05-19/pdf/E6-7565.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2006-05-19","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2006/05/19/E6-7565.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T19:26:38Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":29215,"subtype":null,"title":"Arkansas Midland Railroad Company, Inc.-Petition for Declaratory Order-Caddo Valley Railroad Company","toc_doc":"Arkansas Midland Railroad Co., Inc.","toc_subject":"Railroad operation, acquisition, construction, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":71}