Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Kent and Ottawa Counties, MI, 9334 [E9-4034]
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Surface Transportation Board
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[STB Docket No. AB–364 (Sub-No. 15X)]
Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc.—
Discontinuance of Service
Exemption—in Kent and Ottawa
Counties, MI
On February 11, 2009, Mid-Michigan
Railroad, Inc. (MMRR) filed with the
Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502
for exemption from the provisions of 49
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U.S.C. 10903 to discontinue service over
a 6.94-mile line of railroad between
milepost 159.5 at Grand Rapids (Walker)
and milepost 166.44 at Marne, in Kent
and Ottawa Counties, MI.1 The line
traverses United States Postal Service
Zip Codes 49404, 49435, and 49544, and
includes the stations of Grand Rapids
and Marne.
MMRR states that the line does not
contain federally granted rights-of-way.
Any documentation in MMRR’s
possession will be made available
promptly to those requesting it.
The interest of railroad employees
will be protected by the conditions set
forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—
Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91
(1979).
By issuing this notice, the Board is
instituting an exemption proceeding
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final
decision will be issued by June 1, 2009.
Any offer of financial assistance
(OFA) for subsidy under 49 CFR
1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than
10 days after service of a decision
granting the petition for exemption.
Each OFA must be accompanied by a
$1,500 filing fee. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).2
All filings in response to this notice
must refer to STB Docket No. AB–364
(Sub-No. 15X) and must be sent to: (1)
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001; and (2) Louis E. Gitomer, 600
Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD
21204. Replies to the petition are due on
or before March 23, 2009.
Persons seeking further information
concerning discontinuance procedures
may contact the Board’s Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs and
Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer
to the full abandonment and
discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR
part 1152. Questions concerning
1 As part of a corporate family transaction, Grand
Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc. (GRE) was merged
into MMRR in 1999. See RailTex, Inc., MidMichigan Railroad, Inc., Michigan Shore Railroad,
Inc., and Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc.—
Corporate Family Transaction, STB Finance Docket
No. 33693 (STB served Jan. 20, 1999). GRE had
leased the line from the Coopersville and Marne
Railway Company Line (C&M) in 1997. See Grand
Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc.—Lease and Operation
Exemption—Coopersville and Marne Railway
Company Line, STB Finance Docket No. 33344
(STB served Feb. 10, 1997). C&M had acquired the
line from the Central Michigan Railway Company
in 1996. See Coopersville & Marne Railway
Company—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—
Central Michigan Railway Company, STB Finance
Docket No. 32942 (STB served May 21, 1996).
2 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and
not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and
public use conditions are not appropriate.
Similarly, no environmental or historic
documentation is required under 49 CFR
1105.6(c)(2) and 1105.8.
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environmental issues may be directed to
the Board’s Section of Environmental
Analysis (SEA) at (202) 245–0305.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–800–877–8339.]
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: February 20, 2009.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-364 (Sub-No. 15X)]
Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc.--Discontinuance of Service
Exemption--in Kent and Ottawa Counties, MI
On February 11, 2009, Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc. (MMRR) filed with
the Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to discontinue service over a 6.94-mile
line of railroad between milepost 159.5 at Grand Rapids (Walker) and
milepost 166.44 at Marne, in Kent and Ottawa Counties, MI.\1\ The line
traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 49404, 49435, and
49544, and includes the stations of Grand Rapids and Marne.
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\1\ As part of a corporate family transaction, Grand Rapids
Eastern Railroad, Inc. (GRE) was merged into MMRR in 1999. See
RailTex, Inc., Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc., Michigan Shore Railroad,
Inc., and Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc.--Corporate Family
Transaction, STB Finance Docket No. 33693 (STB served Jan. 20,
1999). GRE had leased the line from the Coopersville and Marne
Railway Company Line (C&M) in 1997. See Grand Rapids Eastern
Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation Exemption--Coopersville and
Marne Railway Company Line, STB Finance Docket No. 33344 (STB served
Feb. 10, 1997). C&M had acquired the line from the Central Michigan
Railway Company in 1996. See Coopersville & Marne Railway Company--
Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Central Michigan Railway
Company, STB Finance Docket No. 32942 (STB served May 21, 1996).
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MMRR states that the line does not contain federally granted
rights-of-way. Any documentation in MMRR's possession will be made
available promptly to those requesting it.
The interest of railroad employees will be protected by the
conditions set forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.--Abandonment--Goshen,
360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).
By issuing this notice, the Board is instituting an exemption
proceeding pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision will be
issued by June 1, 2009.
Any offer of financial assistance (OFA) for subsidy under 49 CFR
1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than 10 days after service of a
decision granting the petition for exemption. Each OFA must be
accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).\2\
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\2\ Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an
abandonment, trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are
not appropriate. Similarly, no environmental or historic
documentation is required under 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(2) and 1105.8.
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All filings in response to this notice must refer to STB Docket No.
AB-364 (Sub-No. 15X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001; and (2) Louis E.
Gitomer, 600 Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. Replies to
the petition are due on or before March 23, 2009.
Persons seeking further information concerning discontinuance
procedures may contact the Board's Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs and Compliance at (202) 245-0238 or refer to the
full abandonment and discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR part 1152.
Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to the
Board's Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) at (202) 245-0305.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: February 20, 2009.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E9-4034 Filed 3-2-09; 8:45 am]
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