Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Bottineau, Rolette, and Towner Counties, ND, 51883 [E8-20530]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 173 / Friday, September 5, 2008 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–57 (Sub-No. 56X)]
Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a
Canadian Pacific Railway CompanyAbandonment Exemption-in Bottineau,
Rolette, and Towner Counties, ND
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Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
(CPR) has filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart
F–Exempt Abandonments to abandon
an approximately 61-mile line of
railroad between milepost 535 +/¥ (in
Kramer) and milepost 474.5 +/¥ (in
Bisbee), in Bottineau, Rolette, and
Towner Counties, ND. The line traverses
United States Postal Service Zip Codes
58748, 58384, 58366, 58353, and 58317.
CPR has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least 2 years; (2) all overhead traffic can
and has been rerouted over other lines;
(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 at 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.1
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 October
7, 2008, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
not involve environmental issues,2
1 CPR has filed a correction to its notice of
exemption to correct pages 8 and 13, to reflect the
correct Board docket number.
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
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
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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 September
15, 2008. Petitions to reopen or requests
for public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by September 25,
2008, with the Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to CPR’s
representative: W. Karl Hansen,
Leonard, Street and Deinard, 150 South
Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis,
MN 55402.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
CPR has filed environmental and
historic reports that address the effects,
if any, of the abandonment on the
environment and historic resources.
SEA will issue an environmental
assessment (EA) by September 12, 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), CPR 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
CPR’s filing of a notice of
consummation by September 5, 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: August 27, 2008.
so that the Board may take appropriate action before
the exemption’s effective date.
3 Effective July 18, 2008, the filing fee for an OFA
increased to $1,500. See Regulations Governing
Fees for Services Performed in Connection with
Licensing and Related Services-2008 Update, STB
Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 15) (STB served June 18,
2008).
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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-57 (Sub-No. 56X)]
Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway Company-
Abandonment Exemption-in Bottineau, Rolette, and Towner Counties, ND
Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway Company
(CPR) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152
Subpart F-Exempt Abandonments to abandon an approximately 61-mile line
of railroad between milepost 535 +/- (in Kramer) and milepost 474.5 +/-
(in Bisbee), in Bottineau, Rolette, and Towner Counties, ND. The line
traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 58748, 58384, 58366,
58353, and 58317.
CPR has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the
line for at least 2 years; (2) all overhead traffic can and has been
rerouted over other lines; (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 at 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.\1\
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\1\ CPR has filed a correction to its notice of exemption to
correct pages 8 and 13, to reflect the correct Board docket number.
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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 October 7, 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
September 15, 2008. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by September 25, 2008,
with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20423-0001.
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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 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.
\3\ Effective July 18, 2008, the filing fee for an OFA increased
to $1,500. See Regulations Governing Fees for Services Performed in
Connection with Licensing and Related Services-2008 Update, STB Ex
Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 15) (STB served June 18, 2008).
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to CPR's
representative: W. Karl Hansen, Leonard, Street and Deinard, 150 South
Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, MN 55402.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio.
CPR has filed environmental and historic reports that address the
effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic
resources. SEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by September
12, 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), CPR 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 CPR's filing of a notice of
consummation by September 5, 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: August 27, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-20530 Filed 9-4-08; 8:45 am]
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