Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in St. Joseph County, Ind., 66801-66802 [2013-26604]

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SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2013–26552 Filed 11–5–13; 8:45 am] Issued on: October 31, 2013. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. BILLING CODE 8011–01–P [FR Doc. 2013–26545 Filed 11–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26367] [Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 349X)] Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee; Charter Renewal Norfolk Southern Railway Company— Abandonment Exemption—in St. Joseph County, Ind. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Announcement of advisory committee charter renewal. AGENCY: 48 17 PO 00000 CFR 200.30–3(a)(57). Frm 00121 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F–Exempt Abandonments to abandon a total of approximately 1.5 miles of rail line located in the City of E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1 66802 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 6, 2013 / Notices mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., extending easterly from milepost PY 1.90 (near the intersection of Prairie Ave. and Edward St.) to milepost PY 2.60/PM 181.80 (near Franklin St. and W Indiana Ave.), and from there southward to milepost PM 181.00 (to the west of W Woodside St.) (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 46613 and 46614. NSR has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) no overhead traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years and that overhead traffic, if there were any, 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 two-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 December 6, 2013, 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 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 $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:25 Nov 05, 2013 Jkt 232001 filed by November 18, 2013.3 Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by November 26, 2013, 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 NSR’s representative: Robert A. Wimbish, Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. NSR 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 November 8, 2013. 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 at (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), NSR 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 NSR’s filing of a notice of consummation by November 6, 2014, 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: By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Derrick A. Gardner, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2013–26604 Filed 11–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 3 NSR states that it may not have fee title to the entire rights-of-way for the Line, which could affect future public use should NSR consummate the proposed abandonment. PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35776] Union Pacific Railroad Company— Operation Exemption—In Bexar and Wilson Counties, Tex. Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP), a Class I rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate as a rail common carrier over approximately 7,391 feet of track between milepost 16.1 and milepost 17.5 in Bexar and Wilson Counties, Tex. (the Line). According to UP, the Line lies entirely within a right-of-way formerly occupied by a line of railroad that was abandoned in 1994 by UP’s predecessor, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company. UP states that following the abandonment, the track and ties were removed but UP retained ownership of the right-of-way, which has not been used for any non-rail purposes. According to UP, in 2012, it was approached by a potential customer, Frac Resources, LP (Frac Resources), interested in reinstating rail service on the Line, and, in order to facilitate rail service to its desired location on the Line, Frac Resources constructed 7,391 feet of track to reach its facility. UP states that as plans for rail service developed, the parties determined that the best course of action was for UP to operate the Line as a rail common carrier due primarily to the potential for additional customers on the Line. To this end, UP purchased the Line from Frac Resources.1 The earliest the transaction can be consummated is November 20, 2013, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed). 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 to stay must be filed no later than November 13, 2013 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35776, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 1 According to UP, at the time of the purchase the Line was properly classified either as excepted track pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10906 or a private track outside the Board’s jurisdiction. Thus, UP asserts that Board authority was not needed for UP to purchase the Line. E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66801-66802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 349X)]


Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in St. 
Joseph County, Ind.

    Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice 
of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F-Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon a total of approximately 1.5 miles of rail line located in the 
City of

[[Page 66802]]

South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., extending easterly from milepost 
PY 1.90 (near the intersection of Prairie Ave. and Edward St.) to 
milepost PY 2.60/PM 181.80 (near Franklin St. and W Indiana Ave.), and 
from there southward to milepost PM 181.00 (to the west of W Woodside 
St.) (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip 
Codes 46613 and 46614.
    NSR has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the 
Line for at least two years; (2) no overhead traffic has moved over the 
Line for at least two years and that overhead traffic, if there were 
any, 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 two-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 December 6, 2013, 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 
November 18, 2013.\3\ Petitions to reopen or requests for public use 
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by November 26, 2013, 
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 $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
    \3\ NSR states that it may not have fee title to the entire 
rights-of-way for the Line, which could affect future public use 
should NSR consummate the proposed abandonment.
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to NSR's 
representative: Robert A. Wimbish, Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    NSR 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 November 8, 2013. 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 at (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), NSR 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 NSR's filing of a notice of 
consummation by November 6, 2014, 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: By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2013-26604 Filed 11-5-13; 8:45 am]
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