Minnesota Commercial Railway Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Washington County, MN 1, 41559 [2011-17719]
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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 under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by July 25,
2011. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by August 3,
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 BNSF’s
representative: Courtney Biery Estes,
General Attorney, BNSF Railway
Company, 2500 Lou Menk Drive, AOB–
3, Fort Worth, TX 76131.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
BNSF has filed environmental and
historic reports that address the effects,
if any, of the abandonment on the
environment and historic resources.
OEA will issue an environmental
assessment (EA) by July 19, 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), BNSF 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
BNSF’s filing of a notice of
consummation by July 14, 2012, and
there are no legal or regulatory barriers
to consummation, the authority to
abandon will automatically expire.
2 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.
3 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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Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
Decided: July 11, 2011.
By the Board.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011–17713 Filed 7–13–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 882 (Sub–No. 3X)]
Minnesota Commercial Railway
Company—Discontinuance of Service
Exemption—in Washington County,
MN 1
Minnesota Commercial Railway
Company (MNNR) filed a verified notice
of exemption under 49 CFR Part 1152
subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and
Discontinuances of Service to
discontinue service over a 0.51-mile line
of railroad owned by BNSF Railway
Company (BNSF) between milepost
15.59 and milepost 16.10 at Hugo, in
Washington County, MN. The line
traverses United States Postal Service
Zip Code 55038.2
MNNR has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least 2 years; (2) no overhead traffic has
been handled on the line for at least 2
years; and (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. MNNR also has certified that the
requirements at 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
discontinuance of service shall be
protected under Oregon Short Line
1 This transaction is related to a concurrently
filed verified notice of exemption filed in Docket
No. AB 6 (Sub–No. 474X), BNSF Railway
Company—Abandonment Exemption—in
Washington County, MN, in which BNSF seeks an
exemption under 49 CFR Part 1152 subpart F to
abandon the same 0.51-mile line.
2 MNNR was authorized to lease and operate the
line in Minnesota Commercial Railway Company—
Lease & Operation Exemption—Burlington
Northern Santa Fe Railway Co., FD 33577 (STB
served Apr. 10, 1998).
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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.
Provided no formal expression of
intent to file an offer of financial
assistance (OFA) has been received, this
exemption will be effective on August
13, 2011, 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) 3 must be filed by July
25, 2011.4 Petitions to reopen must be
filed by August 3, 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 MNNR’s
representative: Karl Morell, Ball Janik
LLP, 655 Fifteenth Street, NW., Suite
225, Washington, DC 20005.
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: July 11, 2011.
By the Board.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
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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. Likewise,
no environmental or historic documentation is
required here under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and 49 CFR
1105.8(b), respectively.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 882 (Sub-No. 3X)]
Minnesota Commercial Railway Company--Discontinuance of Service
Exemption--in Washington County, MN \1\
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\1\ This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified
notice of exemption filed in Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 474X), BNSF
Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Washington County, MN, in
which BNSF seeks an exemption under 49 CFR Part 1152 subpart F to
abandon the same 0.51-mile line.
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Minnesota Commercial Railway Company (MNNR) filed a verified notice
of exemption under 49 CFR Part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and
Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over a 0.51-mile line
of railroad owned by BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) between milepost 15.59
and milepost 16.10 at Hugo, in Washington County, MN. The line
traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 55038.\2\
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\2\ MNNR was authorized to lease and operate the line in
Minnesota Commercial Railway Company--Lease & Operation Exemption--
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co., FD 33577 (STB served Apr.
10, 1998).
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MNNR has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the
line for at least 2 years; (2) no overhead traffic has been handled on
the line for at least 2 years; and (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. MNNR also has certified that the
requirements at 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 discontinuance of service 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.
Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of
financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be
effective on August 13, 2011, 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) \3\ must be filed by July 25, 2011.\4\ Petitions
to reopen must be filed by August 3, 2011, 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. Likewise, no environmental or historic
documentation is required here under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and 49 CFR
1105.8(b), respectively.
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to
MNNR's representative: Karl Morell, Ball Janik LLP, 655 Fifteenth
Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005.
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: July 11, 2011.
By the Board.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011-17719 Filed 7-13-11; 8:45 am]
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