Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Freeborn County, MN, 36617 [2011-15594]
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[Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 298X)]
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Union Pacific Railroad Company—
Abandonment Exemption—in Freeborn
County, MN
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—
Exempt Abandonments to abandon a
line of railroad, known as the Hartland
Subdivision, between milepost 119.65 at
Curtis, the point of connection with the
Albert Lea Subdivision, and the end of
UP ownership at milepost 107.0 near
Hartland, a distance of 12.65 miles, in
Freeborn County, MN. The line
traverses United States Postal Service
Zip Codes 56007 and 56042.
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
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c)
(environmental 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.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee adversely affected by the
abandonment shall be protected under
Oregon Short Line Railroad—
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham &
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
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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.
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.
Provided no formal expression of intent
to file an offer of financial assistance
(OFA) has been received, this
exemption will be effective on July 22,
2011, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
not involve environmental issues,1
formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and
trail use/rail banking requests under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by July 5,
2011. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by July 12, 2011,
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 UP’s
representative: Mack H. Shumate, Jr.,
Senior General Attorney, 101 North
Wacker Drive, Room 1920, Chicago, IL
60606.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
UP has filed a combined
environmental and historic report that
addresses the effects, if any, of the
abandonment on the environment and
historic resources. OEA will issue an
environmental assessment (EA) by June
27, 2011. Interested persons may obtain
a copy of the EA by writing to OEA
(Room 1100, Surface Transportation
Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or
by calling OEA 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
after the EA becomes available to the
public.
Environmental, historic preservation,
public use, or trail use/rail banking
1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation)
cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. 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.
2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which is currently set at $1,500. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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conditions will be imposed, where
appropriate, in a subsequent decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
1152.29(e)(2), UP 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
UP’s filing of a notice of consummation
by June 22, 2012, 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: June 17, 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. 298X)]
Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in
Freeborn County, MN
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to
abandon a line of railroad, known as the Hartland Subdivision, between
milepost 119.65 at Curtis, the point of connection with the Albert Lea
Subdivision, and the end of UP ownership at milepost 107.0 near
Hartland, a distance of 12.65 miles, in Freeborn County, MN. The line
traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 56007 and 56042.
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 requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) (environmental 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.
As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected
by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line
Railroad--Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in
Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 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.
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. Provided no formal
expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) has
been received, this exemption will be effective on July 22, 2011,
unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not
involve environmental issues,\1\ formal expressions of intent to file
an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\2\ and trail use/rail banking
requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by July 5, 2011. Petitions
to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28
must be filed by July 12, 2011, with the Surface Transportation Board,
395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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\1\ The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on
environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board's
Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) in its independent
investigation) cannot be made before the exemption's effective date.
See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. 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.
\2\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is
currently set at $1,500. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to UP's
representative: Mack H. Shumate, Jr., Senior General Attorney, 101
North Wacker Drive, Room 1920, Chicago, IL 60606.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio.
UP has filed a combined environmental and historic report that
addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment
and historic resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA)
by June 27, 2011. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by
writing to OEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC
20423-0001) or by calling OEA 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 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), UP 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 UP's filing of a notice of consummation by June
22, 2012, 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: June 17, 2011.
By the Board.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011-15594 Filed 6-21-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
