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requirements of 49 CFR 1150.42(e) is
received by the Board.
If the verified notice 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.
Petitions for stay must be filed no later
than June 11, 2007.
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 35019, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001. Also, a copy of each pleading
must be served on Janie Sheng,
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates
Ellis LLP, 1601 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20006.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: May 31, 2007.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–10883 Filed 6–5–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–1011X]
Northern Lines Railway, LCCDiscontinuance of Service Exemptionin Stearns County, MN
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Northern Lines Railway, LCC (NLR) 1
has filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt
Abandonments and Discontinuances of
Service to discontinue service over a
0.77-mile line of railroad between
milepost 16.21 and milepost 16.98, near
Cold Spring, in Stearns County, MN.2
The line traverses United States Postal
Service Zip Code 56320.
NLR has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead
1 NLR was authorized to lease and operate the
line in Northern Lines Railway, LLC—Lease and
Operation Exemption—The Burlington Northern
and Santa Fe Railway Company, STB Finance
Docket No. 34627 (STB served Jan. 6, 2005).
2 BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) was authorized
to abandon the above-described line in BNSF
Railway Company—Abandonment Exemption—in
Stearns County, MN, STB Docket No. AB–6 (SubNo. 455X) (STB served May 7, 2007). While BNSF
was authorized to abandon its rail line located
between milepost 16.21 and milepost 17.00, NLR’s
lease only extended to milepost 16.98, explaining
the 0.02-mile difference in mileages sought by
BNSF and NLR.
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traffic on the line to 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 at 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
discontinuance of service 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 July 6,
2007, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
not involve environmental issues and
formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA for continued rail service under 49
CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 must be filed by
June 18, 2007.4 Petitions to reopen must
be filed by June 26, 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 NLR’s
representative: Karl Morell, Ball Janik
LLP, 1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225,
Washington, DC 20005.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: May 30, 2007.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
4 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and
not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and
public use conditions are not appropriate. Likewise,
no environmental or historical documentation is
required here under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and
1105.8(b), respectively.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-1011X]
Northern Lines Railway, LCC-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-
in Stearns County, MN
Northern Lines Railway, LCC (NLR) \1\ has filed a verified notice
of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and
Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over a 0.77-mile line
of railroad between milepost 16.21 and milepost 16.98, near Cold
Spring, in Stearns County, MN.\2\ The line traverses United States
Postal Service Zip Code 56320.
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\1\ NLR was authorized to lease and operate the line in Northern
Lines Railway, LLC--Lease and Operation Exemption--The Burlington
Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, STB Finance Docket No. 34627
(STB served Jan. 6, 2005).
\2\ BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) was authorized to abandon the
above-described line in BNSF Railway Company--Abandonment
Exemption--in Stearns County, MN, STB Docket No. AB-6 (Sub-No. 455X)
(STB served May 7, 2007). While BNSF was authorized to abandon its
rail line located between milepost 16.21 and milepost 17.00, NLR's
lease only extended to milepost 16.98, explaining the 0.02-mile
difference in mileages sought by BNSF and NLR.
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NLR has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the
line for at least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead traffic on the line
to 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 at 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 discontinuance of service 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 July 6, 2007, unless stayed pending reconsideration.
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues and formal
expressions of intent to file an OFA for continued rail service under
49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\3\ must be filed by June 18, 2007.\4\ Petitions
to reopen must be filed by June 26, 2007, with: Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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\3\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which
currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
\4\ Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an
abandonment, trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are
not appropriate. Likewise, no environmental or historical
documentation is required here under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and 1105.8(b),
respectively.
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to NLR's
representative: Karl Morell, Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F Street, NW., Suite
225, Washington, DC 20005.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: May 30, 2007.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-10772 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P