CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Lucas County, OH, 7151-7152 [2010-3019]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 17, 2010 / Notices SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DEPARTMENT OF STATE Sunshine Act Meetings 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: DS-5501, Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form, OMB Control Number 1405-0153 [Public Notice: 6888] Federal Register Citation of Previous Announcement: [75 FR 5636, February 3, 2010] STATUS: PLACE: Open and Closed Meetings. 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC. DATE AND TIME OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MEETING: Monday, February 8, 2010 at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Cancellation of Meetings. The Open Meeting scheduled for Monday, February 8, 2010 at 10 a.m. and the Closed Meeting scheduled for February 8, 2010 at 11 a.m. was cancelled. For further information please contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551– 5400. CHANGE IN THE MEETING: Dated: February 8, 2010. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–3044 Filed 2–12–10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Federal Register Citation of Previous Announcement: [75 FR 6431, February 9, 2010] STATUS: PLACE: Closed meeting. 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC. DATE AND TIME OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MEETING: Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 2 p.m. Cancellation of meeting. The Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, February 11, 2010 at 2 p.m. has been cancelled. For further information please contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551– 5400. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES CHANGE IN THE MEETING: Dated: February 10, 2010. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–3073 Filed 2–12–10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 12:33 Feb 16, 2010 Correction In notice document 2010–1863 appearing on page 4901 in the issue of January 29, 2010, make the following correction: On page 4901, in the first column, under the DATE(S) heading, in the third line, ‘‘March 30, 2010’’ should read ‘‘January 29, 2010’’. [FR Doc. C1–2010–1863 Filed 2–16–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1505–01–D DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 696X)] CSX Transportation, Inc.— Abandonment Exemption—in Lucas County, OH CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F— Exempt Abandonments to abandon approximately 4.15 miles of rail line on its Northern Region, Chicago Division, Toledo Terminal Subdivision, between Temperance (milepost CTT 5.0) and Vulcan (milepost CTT 9.15), in Lucas County, OH. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 43607, 43606, 43613, and 43612, and includes no stations. CSXT has 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 (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 1 On February 1, 2010, CSXT filed a letter certifying its compliance with the requirements of 49 CFR 1105.7, 49 CFR 1105.8, and 49 CFR 1105.11. Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7151 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 March 13, 2010, 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 4 under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by February 22, 2010. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by March 3, 2010, 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 CSXT’s representative: Melanie B. Yasbin, Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. CSXT has filed environmental and historic reports which address the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. SEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by February 16, 2010. 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 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 so that the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption’s effective date. 3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is set at $1,500. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 4 CSXT states that it has been in discussions with the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments regarding the possible sale of the line for interim trail use/rail banking. CSXT also states that the line may be subject to reversionary interests. E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1 7152 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 17, 2010 / Notices 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), CSXT 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 CSXT’s filing of a notice of consummation by February 11, 2011, 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: February 5, 2010. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Andrea Pope-Matheson, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2010–3019 Filed 2–16–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION certification of the notice requirements of section 49 CFR 1150.42(e). If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption. Petitions for stay must be filed no later than February 26, 2010 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 35217, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Karl Morell, of Counsel, Ball Janik LLP, Suite 225, 1455 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Andrea Pope-Matheson, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2010–3022 Filed 2–16–10; 8:45 am] [STB Finance Docket No. 35217] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Stillwater Central Railroad, Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption—Hollis & Eastern Railroad L.L.C. erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Surface Transportation Board DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Stillwater Central Railroad, Inc. (SLWC), a Class III carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease and to operate, pursuant to a lease agreement (Agreement) entered into with Hollis & Eastern Railroad L.L.C. (H&E), 14 miles of H&E’s rail line between milepost 0.0 at Duke, OK and milepost 14.0 at Altus, OK (the line). SLWC states that there is no provision or agreement that will limit future interchange with a third-party connecting carrier. See 49 CFR 1150.43(h). SLWCS certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of the transaction will not result in SLWC becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier. However, because its projected annual revenues will exceed $5 million, SLWC also certifies that it has complied with notice requirements of 49 CFR 1150.42(e). The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or shortly after March 6, 2010, at least 60 days after SLWC’s VerDate Nov<24>2008 12:33 Feb 16, 2010 Jkt 220001 Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 35326] CSX Transportation, Inc.—Trackage Rights Exemption—Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company Pursuant to a written trackage rights agreement, Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company (GTW) has agreed to grant limited overhead trackage rights to CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) 1 over GTW’s Elsdon Subdivision, between milepost 30.92 at Munster, IN, and milepost 8.7 at Elsdon, IL, a distance of approximately 22.22 miles.2 The transaction may be consummated on or after February 27, 2010, the 1 GTW is a subsidiary of Grand Trunk Corporation, which in turn is a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway Company. CSXT is a subsidiary of CSX Corporation. 2 A redacted draft version of the trackage rights agreement between GTW and CSXT was filed with the notice of exemption. The full draft version was concurrently filed under seal along with a motion for protective order, which will be addressed in a separate decision. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). Under the agreement, the trackage rights will allow CSXT to handle trains between Thornton Junction and The Belt Railway Company of Chicago’s Clearing Yard and CSX Intermodal’s Bedford Park Intermodal Terminal over the Elsdon Subdivision. CSXT’s initial plans are to reroute two sets of approximately 5,000 foot long high priority intermodal United Parcel Service (UPS) trains that originate or terminate at CSX Intermodal’s Bedford Park Intermodal Terminal. The UPS trains handle freight to and from the southeastern region of the United States served by CSXT. The purpose of the transaction is to enable CSXT to reduce congestion on the Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal’s Blue Island Subdivision and enhance the efficiency of its operation in the Chicago area. As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the effectiveness of the exemption. Stay petitions must be filed by February 19, 2010 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 35326, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Steven C. Armbrust, 500 Water Street, Suite J–150, Jacksonville, FL 32202, and Louis E. Gitomer, 600 Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: February 5, 2010. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Andrea Pope-Matheson, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2010–3020 Filed 2–16–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P E:\FR\FM\17FEN1.SGM 17FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2010-3019]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-55 (Sub-No. 696X)]


CSX Transportation, Inc.--Abandonment Exemption--in Lucas County, 
OH

    CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), has filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon approximately 4.15 miles of rail line on its Northern Region, 
Chicago Division, Toledo Terminal Subdivision, between Temperance 
(milepost CTT 5.0) and Vulcan (milepost CTT 9.15), in Lucas County, OH. 
The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 43607, 43606, 
43613, and 43612, and includes no stations.
    CSXT has 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 (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\ On February 1, 2010, CSXT filed a letter certifying its 
compliance with the requirements of 49 CFR 1105.7, 49 CFR 1105.8, 
and 49 CFR 1105.11.
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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 March 13, 2010, 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 \4\ under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed 
by February 22, 2010. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use 
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by March 3, 2010, 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\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which 
currently is set at $1,500. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
    \4\ CSXT states that it has been in discussions with the Toledo 
Metropolitan Area Council of Governments regarding the possible sale 
of the line for interim trail use/rail banking. CSXT also states 
that the line may be subject to reversionary interests.
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to 
CSXT's representative: Melanie B. Yasbin, Law Offices of Louis E. 
Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    CSXT has filed environmental and historic reports which address the 
effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic 
resources. SEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by February 
16, 2010. 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

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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), CSXT 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 CSXT's filing of a notice of 
consummation by February 11, 2011, 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: February 5, 2010.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-3019 Filed 2-16-10; 8:45 am]
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