Boston and Maine Corporation-Abandonment Exemption-in Hartford County, CT; Springfield Terminal Railway Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Hartford County, CT, 4669 [E8-1289]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 17 / Friday, January 25, 2008 / Notices
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: January 17, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–1197 Filed 1–24–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–32 (Sub-No. 101X);
STB Docket No. AB–355 (Sub-No. 35X)]
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Boston and Maine Corporation—
Abandonment Exemption—in Hartford
County, CT; Springfield Terminal
Railway Company—Discontinuance of
Service Exemption—in Hartford
County, CT
Boston and Maine Corporation (B&M)
and Springfield Terminal Railway
Company (ST) (collectively, applicants)
jointly have filed a notice of exemption
under 49 CFR part 1152 Subpart F—
Exempt Abandonments and
Discontinuances of Service for B&M to
abandon, and for ST to discontinue
service over, approximately .73 miles of
railroad known as the Canal Branch,
extending from milepost 24.00 to
milepost 24.73 in Hartford County, CT.1
The line traverses United States Postal
Service Zip Code 06489.
B&M and ST have 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; (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 (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)(1) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been met.
As a condition to these exemptions,
any employee adversely affected by the
abandonment or discontinuance shall be
protected under Oregon Short Line R.
Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C.
1 An amendment was submitted on January 18,
2008, showing the correct mileage as .73 miles
(mileposts 24.00 to 24.73) in lieu of mileage of 1.51
miles (mileposts 24.00 to 25.51), as originally filed.
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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,
these exemptions will be effective on
February 26, 2008, 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 February 4, 2008. Petitions to
reopen or requests for public use
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must
be filed by February 14, 2008, with:
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001.4
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to applicants’
representative: Michael Q. Geary, Iron
Horse Park, North Billerica, MA 01862.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemptions
are void ab initio.
B&M and ST have filed an
environmental and historic report
which addresses the effects, if any, of
the abandonment and discontinuance
on the environment and historic
resources. SEA will issue an
environmental assessment (EA) by
February 1, 2008. 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
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
exemptions’ 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 exemptions’ effective date.
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 Without further explanation, applicants state
that, prior to the effective date of these exemptions,
title to the line will be acquired by third parties.
Applicants are advised that they cannot transfer the
title until the exemptions become effective or until
they obtain appropriate Board authority.
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conditions will be imposed, where
appropriate, in a subsequent decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
1152.29(e)(2), B&M 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
B&M’s filing of a notice of
consummation by January 25, 2009, 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: January 18, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-32 (Sub-No. 101X); STB Docket No. AB-355 (Sub-No.
35X)]
Boston and Maine Corporation--Abandonment Exemption--in Hartford
County, CT; Springfield Terminal Railway Company--Discontinuance of
Service Exemption--in Hartford County, CT
Boston and Maine Corporation (B&M) and Springfield Terminal Railway
Company (ST) (collectively, applicants) jointly have filed a notice of
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 Subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and
Discontinuances of Service for B&M to abandon, and for ST to
discontinue service over, approximately .73 miles of railroad known as
the Canal Branch, extending from milepost 24.00 to milepost 24.73 in
Hartford County, CT.\1\ The line traverses United States Postal Service
Zip Code 06489.
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\1\ An amendment was submitted on January 18, 2008, showing the
correct mileage as .73 miles (mileposts 24.00 to 24.73) in lieu of
mileage of 1.51 miles (mileposts 24.00 to 25.51), as originally
filed.
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B&M and ST have 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; (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 (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)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met.
As a condition to these exemptions, any employee adversely affected
by the abandonment or discontinuance 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, these exemptions will be
effective on February 26, 2008, 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
February 4, 2008. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by February 14, 2008,
with: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20423-0001.\4\
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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 exemptions' 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 exemptions'
effective date.
\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\ Without further explanation, applicants state that, prior to
the effective date of these exemptions, title to the line will be
acquired by third parties. Applicants are advised that they cannot
transfer the title until the exemptions become effective or until
they obtain appropriate Board authority.
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to
applicants' representative: Michael Q. Geary, Iron Horse Park, North
Billerica, MA 01862.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemptions are void ab initio.
B&M and ST have filed an environmental and historic report which
addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment and discontinuance on
the environment and historic resources. SEA will issue an environmental
assessment (EA) by February 1, 2008. 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), B&M 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 B&M's filing of a notice of
consummation by January 25, 2009, 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: January 18, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-1289 Filed 1-24-08; 8:45 am]
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