BNSF Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Stearns County, MN, 9634 [2011-3661]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 34 / Friday, February 18, 2011 / Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
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[Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 472X)]
BNSF Railway Company—
Abandonment Exemption—in Stearns
County, MN
On January 31, 2011, BNSF Railway
Company (BNSF) filed with the Surface
Transportation Board (Board) a petition
under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption
from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903
to abandon a 7.05-mile line of railroad
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located between milepost 9.16 at
Rockville and milepost 16.21 at Cold
Spring, in Stearns County, Minn.1 The
line traverses United States Postal
Service Zip Codes 56369 and 56320,
and includes the station of Cold Spring.
The line does not contain Federally
granted rights-of-way. Any
documentation in BNSF’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 Railroad—
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch
Between Firth & Ammon, In Bingham &
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
91 (1979).
By issuance of this notice, the Board
is instituting an exemption proceeding
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final
decision will be issued by May 20,
2011.2
Any offer of financial assistance
(OFA) 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).
All interested persons should be
aware that, following abandonment of
rail service and salvage of the line, the
line may be suitable for other public
use, including interim trail use. Any
request for a public use condition under
49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail
banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be
due no later than March 10, 2011. Each
trail request must be accompanied by a
$250 filing fee. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(27).
All filings in response to this notice
must refer to Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No.
472X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2)
Kristy D. Clark, General Attorney, BNSF
Railway Company, 2500 Lou Menk
Drive, AOB–3, Fort Worth, TX 76131–
2828. Replies to the petition are due on
or before March 10, 2011.
Persons seeking further information
concerning abandonment procedures
may contact the Board’s Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs and
Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer
to the full abandonment or
discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR
1 BNSF states that the cities of Rockville, Cold
Spring, and Richmond have formed ROCORI Trail,
a trail association, and they wish to railbank and
purchase the line to develop a trail to connect with
other trail networks in the area.
2 In its Environmental Report filed with the Board
on January 7, 2011, BNSF notes that the line is
under lease to Northern Lines Railroad, which
BNSF states will also be filing for discontinuance
of service over the line.
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part 1152. Questions concerning
environmental issues may be directed to
the Board’s Office of Environmental
Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0305.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.]
An environmental assessment (EA) (or
environmental impact statement (EIS), if
necessary) prepared by OEA will be
served upon all parties of record and
upon any agencies or other persons who
commented during its preparation.
Other interested persons may contact
OEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS).
EAs in these abandonment proceedings
normally will be made available within
60 days of the filing of the petition. The
deadline for submission of comments on
the EA generally will be within 30 days
of its service.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: February 14, 2011.
By the Board.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 297X)]
Union Pacific Railroad Company—
Abandonment Exemption—in Lafayette
County, MO
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—
Exempt Abandonments to abandon 2.91
miles of a line of railroad known as the
Lexington Industrial Lead extending
from milepost 246.49 near Myrick to
milepost 243.58 near Lexington, in
Lafayette County, Mo. The line traverses
United States Postal Service Zip Code
64067.
UP has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead
traffic on the line; (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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 472X)]
BNSF Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Stearns County,
MN
On January 31, 2011, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) filed with the
Surface Transportation Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502
for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 7.05-
mile line of railroad located between milepost 9.16 at Rockville and
milepost 16.21 at Cold Spring, in Stearns County, Minn.\1\ The line
traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 56369 and 56320, and
includes the station of Cold Spring.
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\1\ BNSF states that the cities of Rockville, Cold Spring, and
Richmond have formed ROCORI Trail, a trail association, and they
wish to railbank and purchase the line to develop a trail to connect
with other trail networks in the area.
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The line does not contain Federally granted rights-of-way. Any
documentation in BNSF'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 Railroad--Abandonment Portion
Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, In Bingham & Bonneville Counties,
Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).
By issuance of this notice, the Board is instituting an exemption
proceeding pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision will be
issued by May 20, 2011.\2\
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\2\ In its Environmental Report filed with the Board on January
7, 2011, BNSF notes that the line is under lease to Northern Lines
Railroad, which BNSF states will also be filing for discontinuance
of service over the line.
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Any offer of financial assistance (OFA) 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).
All interested persons should be aware that, following abandonment
of rail service and salvage of the line, the line may be suitable for
other public use, including interim trail use. Any request for a public
use condition under 49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail banking under
49 CFR 1152.29 will be due no later than March 10, 2011. Each trail
request must be accompanied by a $250 filing fee. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(27).
All filings in response to this notice must refer to Docket No. AB
6 (Sub-No. 472X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001; and (2) Kristy D.
Clark, General Attorney, BNSF Railway Company, 2500 Lou Menk Drive,
AOB-3, Fort Worth, TX 76131-2828. Replies to the petition are due on or
before March 10, 2011.
Persons seeking further information concerning abandonment
procedures may contact the Board's Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs and Compliance at (202) 245-0238 or refer to the
full abandonment or discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR part 1152.
Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to the
Board's Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245-0305.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]
An environmental assessment (EA) (or environmental impact statement
(EIS), if necessary) prepared by OEA will be served upon all parties of
record and upon any agencies or other persons who commented during its
preparation. Other interested persons may contact OEA to obtain a copy
of the EA (or EIS). EAs in these abandonment proceedings normally will
be made available within 60 days of the filing of the petition. The
deadline for submission of comments on the EA generally will be within
30 days of its service.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https://www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: February 14, 2011.
By the Board.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011-3661 Filed 2-17-11; 8:45 am]
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