Wisconsin Central Ltd.-Abandonment Exemption-in Manitowoc County, WI, 35751 [2012-14575]
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2012 / Notices
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 403; 49 CFR 1.50; 49
CFR part 501.
Issued on: June 11, 2012.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–14581 Filed 6–13–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 303 (Sub-No. 39X)]
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Wisconsin Central Ltd.—Abandonment
Exemption—in Manitowoc County, WI
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL) has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—
Exempt Abandonments to abandon 6.8
miles of rail line extending from
milepost 69.0 in Newton to milepost
62.2 in Cleveland in Manitowoc County,
WI. The line traverses United States
Postal Service Zip Codes 53015 and
53063, and there are no stations on the
line.
WCL has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least two years; (2) any overhead traffic
previously handled on the line could 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(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.
Provided no formal expression of
intent to file an offer of financial
assistance (OFA) has been received, this
exemption will be effective on July 14,
2012, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
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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 June 25,
2012. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by July 5, 2012,
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 WCL’s
representative: Jeremy M. Berman,
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker
Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606–
2832.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
WCL 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
19, 2012. 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), WCL 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
WCL’s filing of a notice of
consummation by June 14, 2013, 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
‘‘www.stb.dot.gov.’’
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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Decided: June 11, 2012.
By the Board.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012–14575 Filed 6–13–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. MCF 21043]
Academy Express, L.L.C.—Acquisition
of the Properties of Entertainment
Tours, Inc.
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
Notice Tentatively Approving
and Authorizing Finance Transaction.
ACTION:
Academy Express, L.L.C., a
motor carrier of passengers (Academy),
has filed an application under 49 U.S.C.
14303 for its acquisition of the
properties of Entertainment Tours, Inc.,
also a motor carrier of passengers
(Entertainment).1 The Board is
tentatively approving and authorizing
the transaction, and, if no opposing
comments are timely filed, this notice
will be the final Board action. Persons
wishing to oppose the application must
follow the rules under 49 CFR 1182.5
and 1182.8.
DATES: Comments must be filed by July
27, 2012. Academy may file a reply by
August 13, 2012. If no comments are
filed by July 27, 2012, this notice shall
be effective on that date.
ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10
copies of any comments referring to
Docket No. MCF 21043 to: Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, send one copy of comments to
Academy’s representative: Fritz R.
Kahn, Fritz R. Kahn, P.C., 1919 M Street
NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
M. Farr, (202) 245–0359. Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the
hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.
SUMMARY:
1 Academy filed its application for acquisition of
the properties of Entertainment on April 5, 2012.
However, the Board determined that the
information provided was not sufficiently complete
to provide the required notice to the Board and to
the public as to the nature of the proposed
transaction. In a Board decision served on May 4,
2012, Academy was directed to supplement its
application, which it did on May 15, 2012. The
filing date of an application is deemed to be the
date on which the complete information is filed.
See 49 CFR 1182.4(a). Thus, we will treat
Academy’s application as having been filed on May
15, 2012.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 303 (Sub-No. 39X)]
Wisconsin Central Ltd.--Abandonment Exemption--in Manitowoc
County, WI
Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL) has filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to
abandon 6.8 miles of rail line extending from milepost 69.0 in Newton
to milepost 62.2 in Cleveland in Manitowoc County, WI. The line
traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 53015 and 53063, and
there are no stations on the line.
WCL has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the
line for at least two years; (2) any overhead traffic previously
handled on the line could 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(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.
Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of
financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be
effective on July 14, 2012, 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
June 25, 2012. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by July 5, 2012, 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 WCL's
representative: Jeremy M. Berman, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North
Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606-2832.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio.
WCL 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 19, 2012. 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), WCL 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 WCL's filing of a notice of
consummation by June 14, 2013, 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
``www.stb.dot.gov.''
Decided: June 11, 2012.
By the Board.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012-14575 Filed 6-13-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
