R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Tennessee Terminal, LLC-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Shelby County, TN, 47639-47640 [E9-22263]

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Corman Railroad Company/ Tennessee Terminal, LLC (RJCK) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over 2,084 feet of rail line owned by BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) and identified as Track A (1110) in the Airport Industrial Park tracks at Memphis, in Shelby County, TN. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 38118.1 RJCK has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the line for at least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead traffic to be rerouted over other lines; ¥fnl;(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 1105.12 (newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met.2 As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the discontinuance of service 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 16, 2009, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues and formal expressions of intent to file an OFA for continued rail service under 49 1 RJCK leased this line and began operations in January 2006. See R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ Tennessee Terminal, LLC—Lease and Operation Exemption—BNSF Railway Company, STB Finance Docket No. 34772 (STB served Feb. 3, 2006). 2 Because this is a discontinuance of service proceeding and not an abandonment, the proceeding is exempt from the requirements of 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 (historic reports), and 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter). 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Pursuant to 23 C.F.R 771.129(a) and 771.130, the Supplemental Draft EIS will replace the Draft EIS that was made available for public review in April 2004. The Final EIS required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq.) (NEPA) was never completed for this project as a result of limited opportunities for securing 3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is currently set at $1,500. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 4 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are not appropriate. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:40 Sep 15, 2009 Jkt 217001 federal funds at that time. Due to dramatic declines in local and state funding sources as a result of the global economic recession, VTA is now preparing a Supplemental Draft EIS in order to be eligible for federal funds for this project. A Supplemental Draft EIS is needed to address major changes to the project since April 2004. 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ADDRESSES: Written comments on the scope of the Supplemental Draft EIS should be submitted via mail, e-mail, fax, or the project Web site, with attention to: Tom Fitzwater, Manager,VTA Environmental Programs and Resources Management, 3331 North First Street, Building B–2, San Jose, CA 95134–1927, E-mail: Tom.Fitzwater@vta.org, Fax: (408) 321– 5787, Project Web site: https:// www.vta.org. Comments may also be offered at the public scoping meeting. The address for the public scoping meeting is in the Community Room on the second floor of Eastridge Shopping Center located at 2200 Eastridge Loop Road in San Jose California (Old Navy/JC Penney’s entrance). The meeting facility will be accessible to persons with disabilities. If special translation or signing services or other special accommodations are needed, please contact VTA Customer Service five days prior to the meeting at (408) 321–2300, or e-mail community.outreach@vta.org. 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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)]
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[Pages 47639-47640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22263]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-1042X]


R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Tennessee Terminal, LLC--
Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in Shelby County, TN

    R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Tennessee Terminal, LLC (RJCK) has 
filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F--
Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue 
service over 2,084 feet of rail line owned by BNSF Railway Company 
(BNSF) and identified as Track A (1110) in the Airport Industrial Park 
tracks at Memphis, in Shelby County, TN. The line traverses United 
States Postal Service Zip Code 38118.\1\
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    \1\ RJCK leased this line and began operations in January 2006. 
See R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Tennessee Terminal, LLC--Lease and 
Operation Exemption--BNSF Railway Company, STB Finance Docket No. 
34772 (STB served Feb. 3, 2006).
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    RJCK has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the 
line for at least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead traffic to be 
rerouted over other lines; -fnl;(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 1105.12 
(newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to 
governmental agencies) have been met.\2\
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    \2\ Because this is a discontinuance of service proceeding and 
not an abandonment, the proceeding is exempt from the requirements 
of 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 (historic 
reports), and 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter).
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    As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected 
by the discontinuance of service 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 16, 2009, unless stayed pending reconsideration. 
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues and formal 
expressions of intent to file an OFA for continued rail service under 
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CFR 1152.27(c)(2) \3\ must be filed by September 28, 2009.\4\ Petitions 
to reopen must be filed by October 6, 2009, with the Surface 
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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    \3\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is 
currently set at $1,500. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
    \4\ Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an 
abandonment, trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are 
not appropriate.
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to 
RJCK's representative: Ronald A. Lane, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 N. 
Wacker Dr., Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: September 10, 2009.

    By the Board.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E9-22263 Filed 9-15-09; 8:45 am]
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