Common Carrier Obligation of Railroads-Transportation of Hazardous Materials, 36586 [E8-14574]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 125 / Friday, June 27, 2008 / Notices
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 June 27, 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: June 23, 2008.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–14577 Filed 6–26–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Ex Parte No. 677 (Sub–No. 1)]
Common Carrier Obligation of
Railroads—Transportation of
Hazardous Materials
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice of Rescheduled Hearing.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation
Board (Board) hereby gives notice of the
rescheduling of its hearing regarding the
common carrier obligation of railroads
with respect to the transportation of
hazardous materials.
DATES: The public hearing will take
place on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 9
a.m.. Any person wishing to speak at the
hearing should file with the Board a
written notice of intent to participate,
and should identify the party, the
proposed speaker, and the time
requested, as soon as possible but no
later than July 10, 2008. Each speaker
should also file with the Board his/her
written testimony in that same
document. Written submissions by
interested persons who do not wish to
appear at the hearing will also be due
by July 10, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy Strafford 202–245–0356.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By a
decision served on June 4, 2008, the
Board announced that it would hold a
hearing at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, July
16, 2008, at its headquarters in
Washington, DC, for the purpose of
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examining issues related to the common
carrier obligation of railroads with
respect to the transportation of
hazardous materials. Persons wishing to
speak at the hearing were directed to
notify the Board in writing and submit
their written testimony no later than
July 2, 2008. Written testimony from
other interested parties was also due by
July 2, 2008.
In order to address witness
availability concerns, the Board served
a decision on June 19, 2008, announcing
that it would grant a short extension and
hold the hearing on Tuesday, July 22,
2008. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m.
in the 1st floor hearing room at the
Board’s headquarters at 395 E Street,
SW., in Washington, DC, and will
continue, with short breaks if necessary,
until every person scheduled to speak
has been heard. In light of the
Independence Day holiday, the Board
announced by decision served June 23,
2008 that it would extend the due date
for notices of intent to participate and
written testimony by hearing
participants, as well as other interested
persons who do not wish to appear at
the hearing, until July 10, 2008.
Board Releases and Live Video
Streaming Available Via the Internet.
Decisions and notices of the Board are
available on the Board’s Web site at
‘‘https://www.stb.dot.gov.’’ This hearing
will be available on the Board’s Web site
by live video streaming. To access the
hearing, click on the ‘‘Live Video’’ link
under ‘‘Information Center’’ at the left
side of the home page beginning at 9
a.m. on July 22, 2008.
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
Dated: June 23, 2008.
By the Board, Anne K. Quinlan, Acting
Secretary.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–14574 Filed 6–26–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35147 1]
Norfolk Southern Railway Company,
Pan Am Railways, Inc., et al.—Joint
Control and Operating/Pooling
Agreements—Pan Am Southern, LLC
Surface Transportation Board.
Decision No. 2 in STB Finance
Docket No. 35147; Notice of Acceptance
of Primary Application and Related
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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Filings; Issuance of Procedural
Schedule.
SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation
Board (Board) is accepting for
consideration the primary application
and related filings, filed on May 30,
2008, by Norfolk Southern Railway
Company (Norfolk Southern), Pan Am
Railways, Inc. (PARI) (a noncarrier
railroad holding company), and two of
PARI’s rail carrier subsidiaries, Boston
and Maine Corporation (B&M) and
Springfield Terminal Railway Company
(Springfield Terminal) (collectively,
Applicants). The primary application
seeks Board approval under 49 U.S.C.
11322 and 11323 of (1) the acquisition
by Norfolk Southern and B&M of joint
control and ownership of Pan Am
Southern, LLC (PAS), a new rail carrier
to be formed; and (2) the agreements by
which Springfield Terminal would
operate the lines of PAS and establish
rates for PAS. The agreements for which
approval and authorization are being
sought by the application and the
related filings will be referred to
collectively as the Transaction.
If the Transaction is approved, PAS
would own or operate over (through
trackage rights) approximately 437 miles
of track (PAS Lines). The PAS Lines
consist of 238.3 miles of rail lines to be
owned by PAS, as well as 198.4 miles
of track over which PAS would have
trackage rights. The west to east main
line section of the PAS Line, called the
Patriot Corridor, would be comprised of
139.7 miles of track to be owned by PAS
extending from Mechanicville, NY to
CPF–312, near Ayer, MA, as well as 15.8
miles of trackage rights over
Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority (MBTA) track between
Fitchburg, MA and Willows, MA. The
north-south section of the PAS Lines
extending from White River Junction,
VT to New Haven, CT would be
comprised of: (1) 72.8 miles of trackage
rights over New England Central
Railroad (NECR) between White River
Junction, VT and East Northfield, MA;
(2) 49.7 miles of track to be owned by
PAS on the Connecticut River Mainline
between East Northfield, MA and
Springfield, MA; and (3) 62.0 miles of
1 This decision also embraces Pan Am Southern,
LLC—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—Lines
of Boston and Maine Corporation, STB Finance
Docket No. 35147 (Sub-No. 1); Norfolk Southern
Railway Company—Trackage Rights Exemption—
Pan Am Southern, LLC—Between Mechanicville,
NY and Ayer, MA, STB Finance Docket No. 35147
(Sub-No. 2); and Springfield Terminal Railway
Company—Trackage Rights Exemption—Pan Am
Southern, LLC—Between CPF 312 Near Willows,
MA, and Harvard Station, MA, STB Finance Docket
No. 35147 (Sub-No. 3) (collectively, the related
filings).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Ex Parte No. 677 (Sub-No. 1)]
Common Carrier Obligation of Railroads--Transportation of
Hazardous Materials
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice of Rescheduled Hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) hereby gives notice
of the rescheduling of its hearing regarding the common carrier
obligation of railroads with respect to the transportation of hazardous
materials.
DATES: The public hearing will take place on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at
9 a.m.. Any person wishing to speak at the hearing should file with the
Board a written notice of intent to participate, and should identify
the party, the proposed speaker, and the time requested, as soon as
possible but no later than July 10, 2008. Each speaker should also file
with the Board his/her written testimony in that same document. Written
submissions by interested persons who do not wish to appear at the
hearing will also be due by July 10, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Strafford 202-245-0356.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By a decision served on June 4, 2008, the
Board announced that it would hold a hearing at 9 a.m. on Wednesday,
July 16, 2008, at its headquarters in Washington, DC, for the purpose
of examining issues related to the common carrier obligation of
railroads with respect to the transportation of hazardous materials.
Persons wishing to speak at the hearing were directed to notify the
Board in writing and submit their written testimony no later than July
2, 2008. Written testimony from other interested parties was also due
by July 2, 2008.
In order to address witness availability concerns, the Board served
a decision on June 19, 2008, announcing that it would grant a short
extension and hold the hearing on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. The hearing
will begin at 9 a.m. in the 1st floor hearing room at the Board's
headquarters at 395 E Street, SW., in Washington, DC, and will
continue, with short breaks if necessary, until every person scheduled
to speak has been heard. In light of the Independence Day holiday, the
Board announced by decision served June 23, 2008 that it would extend
the due date for notices of intent to participate and written testimony
by hearing participants, as well as other interested persons who do not
wish to appear at the hearing, until July 10, 2008.
Board Releases and Live Video Streaming Available Via the Internet.
Decisions and notices of the Board are available on the Board's Web
site at ``https://www.stb.dot.gov.'' This hearing will be available on
the Board's Web site by live video streaming. To access the hearing,
click on the ``Live Video'' link under ``Information Center'' at the
left side of the home page beginning at 9 a.m. on July 22, 2008.
This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.
Dated: June 23, 2008.
By the Board, Anne K. Quinlan, Acting Secretary.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-14574 Filed 6-26-08; 8:45 am]
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