BNSF Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Swift County, MN, 16409 [E7-5784]
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Dated: March 29, 2007.
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Secretary.
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[STB Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 449X)]
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BNSF Railway Company—
Abandonment Exemption—in Swift
County, MN
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has
filed a notice of exemption under 49
CFR part 1152 subpart F—Exempt
Abandonments to abandon a rail line
between Engineering Stations 0 + 00
and 28 + 61, near Appleton, in Swift
County, MN, a distance of 0.54 miles.
The line traverses United States Postal
Service Zip Code 56208.
BNSF has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on
the line can be rerouted; (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 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)(l) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employees adversely affected by the
abandonment shall be protected under
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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 May 4,
2007, 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 April 16,
2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by April 24, 2007,
with: Surface Transportation Board, 395
E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to BNSF’s
representative: Sidney L. Strickland, Jr.,
3050 K Street, NW., Suite 101,
Washington, DC 20007.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
BNSF 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 9, 2007.
Interested persons may obtain a copy of
the EA by writing to SEA (Room 1100,
Surface Transportation Board,
Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by
calling SEA, at (202) 245–0305.
[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), BNSF shall file a notice of
consummation with the Board to signify
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 is currently set at $1,300. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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that it has exercised the authority
granted and fully abandoned the line. If
consummation has not been effected by
BNSF’s filing of a notice of
consummation by April 4, 2008, 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: March 23, 2007.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-6 (Sub-No. 449X)]
BNSF Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Swift County, MN
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has filed a notice of exemption under
49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon a rail line
between Engineering Stations 0 + 00 and 28 + 61, near Appleton, in
Swift County, MN, a distance of 0.54 miles. The line traverses United
States Postal Service Zip Code 56208.
BNSF has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the
line for at least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on the line can be
rerouted; (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 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)(l) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any employees 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 4, 2007, 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
April 16, 2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by April 24, 2007, with:
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-
0001.
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\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 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.
\2\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee which is
currently set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to
BNSF's representative: Sidney L. Strickland, Jr., 3050 K Street, NW.,
Suite 101, Washington, DC 20007.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio.
BNSF 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 9,
2007. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to SEA
(Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-0001) or
by calling SEA, at (202) 245-0305. [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), BNSF 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 BNSF's filing of a notice of
consummation by April 4, 2008, 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: March 23, 2007.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-5784 Filed 4-3-07; 8:45 am]
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