This is the determination of
the Railroad Retirement Board concerning the continuing status of Berlin
Mills Railway, Inc. (BMRI) (BA No. 4101) as an employer under the Railroad
Retirement Act (45 U.S.C. § 231, et seq.) (RRA) and the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. § 351, et seq.) (RUIA). BMRI was
ruled to be an employer under the Acts effective February 1, 1970.
According to Mr. Kent Bates, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
of Crown Vantage, Inc., Crown Vantage acquired a paper mill in Berlin, New
Hampshire, and BMRI from the James River Company in August 1995. According
to Mr. Bates, on July 9, 1999, Crown Vantage sold BMRI and the Berlin Mill
to Pulp & Paper of America, LLC. Prior to the July 1999 sale, all of
BMRI's railroad assets were disposed of and its operations ceased. Thus,
as of July 9, 1999, BMRI was no longer capable of operating as a railroad
and its employees were last compensated on or before that date.
Based on the above information, it is the determination of the Railroad
Retirement Board that Berlin Mills Railway, Inc. ceased to be an employer
under the RRA and RUIA on July 9, 1999, the date as of which the record
indicates it was no longer capable of operating as a railroad. |
