Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Bowie County, TX; Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Bowie County, TX, 66100 [E8-26467]
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Union Pacific Railroad Company—
Abandonment Exemption—in Bowie
County, TX; Dallas, Garland &
Northeastern Railroad Company—
Discontinuance of Service
Exemption—in Bowie County, TX
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
and Dallas, Garland & Northeastern
Railroad Company (DGNO)
(collectively, applicants) have jointly
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—
Exempt Abandonments and
Discontinuances of Service for UP to
abandon, and for DGNO to discontinue
service over, a 0.3-mile line of railroad
known as the Bonham Industrial Lead,
extending between milepost 21.5 and
milepost 21.8 near New Boston, in
Bowie County, TX. The line traverses
United States Postal Service Zip Code
75570.
Applicants have 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 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 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.
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
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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
December 6, 2008, 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 November 17, 2008. Petitions to
reopen or requests for public use
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must
be filed by November 26, 2008, 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 applicants’
representatives: (1) Gabriel S. Meyer,
Assistant General Attorney, Union
Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas
Street, Mail Stop 1580, Omaha, NE
68179; and (2) Louis E. Gitomer, Esq.,
Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, 600
Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson,
MD 21204.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemptions
are void ab initio.
Applicants have filed a joint
combined 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
November 10, 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
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
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.
2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which is currently set at $1,500. The filing fee
for an OFA increased from $1,300 to $1,500,
effective July 18, 2008. 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), which amends 49 CFR Part 1002 of the Code
of Federal Regulations.
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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), UP 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
UP’s filing of a notice of consummation
by November 6, 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: November 3, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeff Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-33 (Sub-No. 271X); STB Docket No. AB-585 (Sub-No.
3X)]
Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Bowie
County, TX; Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad Company--
Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in Bowie County, TX
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and Dallas, Garland &
Northeastern Railroad Company (DGNO) (collectively, applicants) have
jointly filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152
subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service for UP to
abandon, and for DGNO to discontinue service over, a 0.3-mile line of
railroad known as the Bonham Industrial Lead, extending between
milepost 21.5 and milepost 21.8 near New Boston, in Bowie County, TX.
The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 75570.
Applicants have 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 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 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.
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 December 6, 2008, 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
November 17, 2008. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by November 26, 2008,
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 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.
\2\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is
currently set at $1,500. The filing fee for an OFA increased from
$1,300 to $1,500, effective July 18, 2008. 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), which amends 49 CFR Part 1002 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to
applicants' representatives: (1) Gabriel S. Meyer, Assistant General
Attorney, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas Street, Mail
Stop 1580, Omaha, NE 68179; and (2) Louis E. Gitomer, Esq., Law Offices
of Louis E. Gitomer, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemptions are void ab initio.
Applicants have filed a joint combined 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 November 10, 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), UP 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 UP's filing of a notice of consummation by
November 6, 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: November 3, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Jeff Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8-26467 Filed 11-5-08; 8:45 am]
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