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assistance (OFA) has been received, this
exemption will be effective on January
27, 2010, 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
CFR 1152.27(c)(2),4 must be filed by
January 7, 2010.5 Petitions to reopen
must be filed by January 19, 2010, 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 applicant’s
representative: Jeremy M. Berman,
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 N. Wacker
Drive, 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
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
Decided: December 18, 2009.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E9–30576 Filed 12–24–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–1054X]
Northern Plains Railroad, Inc.—
Discontinuance of Service
Exemption—in Ramsey and Benson
Counties, ND
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Northern Plains Railroad, Inc. (NPR),1
has filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt
Abandonments and Discontinuances of
Service to discontinue service over
26.24 miles of a line of railroad owned
by Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a
Canadian Pacific Railway (Soo) between
milepost 446.0, in Devils Lake, Ramsey
County, ND, and milepost 472.24, in
Harlow, Benson County, ND.2 The line
4 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which currently is set at $1,500. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
5 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and
not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and
public use conditions are not appropriate.
1 NPR was authorized to lease and operate the
line in Northern Plains Railroad, Inc.—Lease and
Operation Exemption—Certain Lines of Soo Line
Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway,
STB Finance Docket No. 33324 (STB served Jan. 9,
1997).
2 Soo was authorized to abandon 28.35+/miles of
rail line (approximately 2 miles longer than the line
leased by NPR) in Soo Line Railroad Company—
Abandonment Exemption—in Ramsey and Benson
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traverses United States Postal Service
Zip Codes 58301, 58362, 58325, 58351,
and 58346.
NPR 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; (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 of 49 CFR
1105.12 (newspaper publication) and 49
CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to
governmental agencies) have been met.3
As a condition to these exemptions,
any employee adversely affected by the
service 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, this
exemption will be effective on January
27, 2010, 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
CFR 1152.27(c)(2),4 must be filed by
January 7, 2010.5 Petitions to reopen
must be filed by January 19, 2010, 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 applicant’s
representative: Jeremy M. Berman,
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 N. Wacker
Drive, 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
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
Counties, ND, STB Docket No. AB–57 (Sub-No.
54X) (STB served Oct. 22, 2004).
3 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).
4 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which currently is set at $1,500. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
5 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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Decided: December 18, 2009.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E9–30574 Filed 12–24–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-1054X]
Northern Plains Railroad, Inc.--Discontinuance of Service
Exemption--in Ramsey and Benson Counties, ND
Northern Plains Railroad, Inc. (NPR),\1\ has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F--Exempt Abandonments
and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over 26.24 miles
of a line of railroad owned by Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian
Pacific Railway (Soo) between milepost 446.0, in Devils Lake, Ramsey
County, ND, and milepost 472.24, in Harlow, Benson County, ND.\2\ The
line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 58301, 58362,
58325, 58351, and 58346.
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\1\ NPR was authorized to lease and operate the line in Northern
Plains Railroad, Inc.--Lease and Operation Exemption--Certain Lines
of Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway, STB
Finance Docket No. 33324 (STB served Jan. 9, 1997).
\2\ Soo was authorized to abandon 28.35+/miles of rail line
(approximately 2 miles longer than the line leased by NPR) in Soo
Line Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Ramsey and Benson
Counties, ND, STB Docket No. AB-57 (Sub-No. 54X) (STB served Oct.
22, 2004).
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NPR 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; (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 of 49
CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to
governmental agencies) have been met.\3\
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\3\ 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 these exemptions, any employee adversely affected
by the service 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, this exemption will be
effective on January 27, 2010, 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 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\4\ must be filed by January 7, 2010.\5\ Petitions
to reopen must be filed by January 19, 2010, with: Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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\4\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which
currently is set at $1,500. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
\5\ 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
applicant's representative: Jeremy M. Berman, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29
N. Wacker Drive, 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
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
Decided: December 18, 2009.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E9-30574 Filed 12-24-09; 8:45 am]
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