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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 69 / Tuesday, April 11, 2006 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–43 (Sub-No. 177X)]
[STB Finance Docket No. 32720 (Sub–No.
1)]
Union Pacific Railroad Company—
Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF
Railway Company
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BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has
agreed to modify an existing overhead
trackage rights agreement, under which
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
operates over BNSF trackage between
milepost 5.1 at Ft. Worth, TX, and
milepost 417.5 at Dalhart, TX.
UP indicates that the transaction was
to be consummated on March 29, 2006,
the effective date of the exemption (7
days after the exemption was filed).
The purpose of the amended trackage
rights agreement, under which UP will
retain its existing rights, is to grant UP
the right to set out and pick up traffic
at milepost 114.1 at Wichita Falls, TX.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employees affected by the amended
trackage rights will be protected by the
conditions imposed in Norfolk and
Western Ry. Co—Trackage Rights—BN,
354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in
Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and
Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(7). If it contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the transaction.
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 32720 (Sub–No. 1), 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 Gabriel
S. Meyer, 1400 Douglas Street, STOP
1580, Omaha, NE 65179.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot/gov.
Decided: April 4, 2006.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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Illinois Central Railroad CompanyAbandonment Exemption—In
Lawrence County, MS
Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC)
has filed a notice of exemption under 49
CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt
Abandonments to abandon a 4.1-mile
line of railroad between milepost 53.0
near Silver Creek and milepost 57.1 near
Ferguson, in Lawrence County, MS. The
line traverses United States Postal
Service Zip Code 39663.
IC has certified that: (1) No traffic has
moved over the line for at least 2 years;
(2) there is no overhead traffic on the
line; (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 Board or with any
U.S. District Court or has been decided
in favor of complainant within the 2year period; and (4) the requirements of
49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental report),
49 CFR 1105.8 (historic report), 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
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 May 11,
2006, 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
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, but is
scheduled to increase to $1,300, effective April 19,
2006. See Regulations Governing Fees for Services
Rendered in Connection With Licensing and
Related Services—2006 Update, STB Ex Parte No.
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trail use/rail banking requests under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by April 21,
2006. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by May 1, 2006,
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 IC’s
representative: Michael J. Barron, Jr.,
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker
Dr., Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606–2832.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
IC 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 April 14, 2006.
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), IC 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
IC’s filing of a notice of consummation
by April 11, 2007, 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: April 3, 2006.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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542 (Sub-No. 13) (STB served Mar. 20, 2006). See
49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 32720 (Sub-No. 1)]
Union Pacific Railroad Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--BNSF
Railway Company
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has agreed to modify an existing
overhead trackage rights agreement, under which Union Pacific Railroad
Company (UP) operates over BNSF trackage between milepost 5.1 at Ft.
Worth, TX, and milepost 417.5 at Dalhart, TX.
UP indicates that the transaction was to be consummated on March
29, 2006, the effective date of the exemption (7 days after the
exemption was filed).
The purpose of the amended trackage rights agreement, under which
UP will retain its existing rights, is to grant UP the right to set out
and pick up traffic at milepost 114.1 at Wichita Falls, TX.
As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the
amended trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in
Norfolk and Western Ry. Co--Trackage Rights--BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978),
as modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.--Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C.
653 (1980).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). If it contains
false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio.
Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed
at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically
stay the transaction.
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 32720 (Sub-No. 1), 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 Gabriel S. Meyer,
1400 Douglas Street, STOP 1580, Omaha, NE 65179.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot/gov.
Decided: April 4, 2006.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-5335 Filed 4-10-06; 8:45 am]
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