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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 20, 2005 / Notices
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 34719, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board, 1925
K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001. In addition, a copy of each
pleading must be served on C. Michael
Loftus, 1224 Seventeenth Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20036.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: July 5, 2005.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–14052 Filed 7–19–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub–No. 243X)]
Norfolk Southern Railway Company—
Abandonment Exemption—in Forsyth
County, NC
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
(NSR) has filed a notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt
Abandonments to abandon a 2.4-mile
line of railroad between milepost R–
124.2, and milepost R–126.6, located in
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC.
The line traverses United States Postal
Service Zip Codes 29302 and 29306.
NSR has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least 2 years; (2) no overhead traffic has
moved over the line for at least 2 years
and overhead traffic, if there were any,
could be rerouted over other lines; (3)
no formal complaint filed by a user of
rail service on the line (or by a state or
local government entity acting on behalf
of such user) regarding cessation of
service over the line either is pending
with the Surface Transportation Board
or with any U.S. District Court or has
been decided in favor of complainant
within the 2-year period; and (4) the
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7
(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8
(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11
(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12
(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee adversely affected by the
abandonment shall be protected under
Oregon Short Line R. Co.—
Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91
(1979). To address whether this
condition adequately protects affected
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employees, a petition for partial
revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of
intent to file an offer of financial
assistance (OFA) has been received, this
exemption will be effective on August
19, 2005, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
not involve environmental issues,1
formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and
trail use/rail banking requests under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by August 1,
2005. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by August 9,
2005, with: Surface Transportation
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to NSR’s
representative: James R. Paschall, Senior
General Attorney, Norfolk Southern
Corporation, Three Commercial Place,
Norfolk, VA 23510.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
NSR has filed environmental and
historic reports which address the
effects, if any, of the abandonment on
the environment and historic resources.
SEA will issue an environmental
assessment (EA) by July 25, 2005.
Interested persons may obtain a copy of
the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,
Surface Transportation Board,
Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by
calling SEA, at (202) 565–1539.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.] Comments on
environmental and historic preservation
matters must be filed within 15 days
after the EA becomes available to the
public.
Environmental, historic preservation,
public use, or trail use/rail banking
conditions will be imposed, where
appropriate, in a subsequent decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of
consummation with the Board to signify
that it has exercised the authority
granted and fully abandoned the line. If
1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Section of
Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent
investigation) cannot be made before the
exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any
request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible
so that the Board may take appropriate action before
the exemption’s effective date.
2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which currently is set at $1,200. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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consummation has not been effected by
NSR’s filing of a notice of
consummation by July 20, 2006, and
there are no legal or regulatory barriers
to consummation, the authority to
abandon will automatically expire.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: July 11, 2005.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–14077 Filed 7–19–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub–No. 261X)]
Norfolk Southern Railway Company—
Abandonment Exemption—in
Spartanburg, SC
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
(NSR) has filed a notice of exemption
under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—
Exempt Abandonments to abandon a
1.92-mile line of railroad between
former milepost W 68.69 and former
milepost W 70.61, in Spartanburg, SC.1
The line traverses United States Postal
Service Zip Codes 27101, 27104, 27105,
and 27107.
NSR has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least 2 years; (2) no overhead traffic has
moved over the line for at least 2 years;
(3) no formal complaint filed by a user
of rail service on the line (or by a state
or local government entity acting on
behalf of such user) regarding cessation
of service over the line either is pending
with the Surface Transportation Board
or with any U.S. District Court or has
been decided in favor of complainant
within the 2-year period; and (4) the
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7
(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8
(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11
(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12
(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee adversely affected by the
abandonment shall be protected under
Oregon Short Line R. Co.—
1 NSR states that the line mileposts are described
as former because a new main line replaced the
subject line as the main line many years ago and
that the construction of the new main line resulted
in the subject line becoming a stub-end branch line.
NSR also states that the milepost numbers were
reused on the new line and no new milepost
designations were given to the subject line.
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Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91
(1979). To address whether this
condition adequately protects affected
employees, a petition for partial
revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of
intent to file an offer of financial
assistance (OFA) has been received, this
exemption will be effective on August
19, 2005, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
not involve environmental issues,2
formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and
trail use/rail banking requests under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by August 1,
2005. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by August 9,
2005, with the Surface Transportation
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to NSR’s
representative: James R. Paschall, Senior
General Attorney, Norfolk Southern
Corporation, Three Commercial Place,
Norfolk, VA 23510.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
NSR has filed an environmental and
historic report which addresses the
effects, if any, of the abandonment on
the environment and historic resources.
SEA will issue an environmental
assessment (EA) by July 25, 2005.
Interested persons may obtain a copy of
the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,
Surface Transportation Board,
Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by
calling SEA, at (202) 565–1539.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.] Comments on
environmental and historic preservation
matters must be filed within 15 days
after the EA becomes available to the
public.
Environmental, historic preservation,
public use, or trail use/rail banking
conditions will be imposed, where
appropriate, in a subsequent decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of
2 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Section of
Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent
investigation) cannot be made before the
exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any
request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible
so that the Board may take appropriate action before
the exemption’s effective date.
3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which currently is set at $1,200. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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consummation with the Board to signify
that it has exercised the authority
granted and fully abandoned the line. If
consummation has not been effected by
NSR’s filing of a notice of
consummation by July 20, 2006, and
there are no legal or regulatory barriers
to consummation, the authority to
abandon will automatically expire.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: July 11, 2005.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–14078 Filed 7–19–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-290 (Sub-No. 261X)]
Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in
Spartanburg, SC
Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a notice of
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to
abandon a 1.92-mile line of railroad between former milepost W 68.69
and former milepost W 70.61, in Spartanburg, SC.\1\ The line traverses
United States Postal Service Zip Codes 27101, 27104, 27105, and 27107.
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\1\ NSR states that the line mileposts are described as former
because a new main line replaced the subject line as the main line
many years ago and that the construction of the new main line
resulted in the subject line becoming a stub-end branch line. NSR
also states that the milepost numbers were reused on the new line
and no new milepost designations were given to the subject line.
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NSR has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the
line for at least 2 years; (2) no overhead traffic has moved over the
line for at least 2 years; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of
rail service on the line (or by a state or local government entity
acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the
line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board or with
any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant
within the 2-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7
(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR
1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication),
and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been
met.
As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected
by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line R. Co.--
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Abandonment--Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this
condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for
partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of
financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be
effective on August 19, 2005, unless stayed pending reconsideration.
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\2\ formal
expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\3\ and
trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by
August 1, 2005. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by August 9, 2005, with
the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC
20423-0001.
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\2\ The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on
environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board's
Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent
investigation) cannot be made before the exemption's effective date.
See Exemption of Out-of-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989).
Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that
the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption's
effective date.
\3\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which
currently is set at $1,200. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to NSR's
representative: James R. Paschall, Senior General Attorney, Norfolk
Southern Corporation, Three Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio.
NSR has filed an environmental and historic report which addresses
the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic
resources. SEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by July 25,
2005. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to SEA
(Room 500, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-0001) or
by calling SEA, at (202) 565-1539. [Assistance for the hearing impaired
is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339.] Comments on environmental and historic preservation
matters must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes available to
the public.
Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail
banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent
decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file
a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has
exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the line. If
consummation has not been effected by NSR's filing of a notice of
consummation by July 20, 2006, and there are no legal or regulatory
barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically
expire.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: July 11, 2005.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-14078 Filed 7-19-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
