Knox and Kane Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-McKean County, PA, 45586-45587 [2015-18640]

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Michael, Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development. [FR Doc. 2015–18670 Filed 7–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 551 (Sub-No. 2X)] Knox and Kane Railroad Company— Abandonment Exemption—McKean County, PA Knox and Kane Railroad Company (Knox & Kane) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F–Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to abandon a stub-ended line of railroad between Mt. Jewett, Pa. (milepost 165.2) and the Kinzua Bridge (milepost 169.1), a distance of 3.9 miles in McKean County, Pa. (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 16740.1 Knox & Kane has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) there is no 1 By decision served on April 14, 2015, the Board directed Knox & Kane to submit supplemental information and postponed the effectiveness of the exemption until further order of the Board. Knox & Kane submitted its supplemental information on June 1, 2015. In a decision served today in this docket, the Board removes this case from abeyance and deems the notice of abandonment exemption to have been filed on July 9, 2015. E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 146 / Thursday, July 30, 2015 / Notices Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 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. Where the carrier is abandoning its entire line, the Board generally does not impose labor protective conditions under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), unless the evidence indicates the existence of: (1) A corporate affiliate that will continue substantially similar rail operations; or (2) a corporate parent that will realize substantial financial benefits over and above relief from the burden of deficit operations by its subsidiary railroad. See, e.g., W. Ky. Ry.—Aban. Exemption—in Webster, Union, Caldwell & Crittenden Cntys., Ky., AB 449 (Sub-No. 3X), slip op. at 2 (STB served Jan. 20, 2011). Because Knox & Kane does not appear to have a corporate affiliate or parent that will continue similar operations or that will realize substantial financial benefits over and above relief from the burden of deficit operations by Knox & Kane, employee protective conditions will not be imposed. Provided no formal expression of intent to file an OFA has been received, the exemption will be effective on August 31, 2015, unless stayed pending 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 August 7, 2015. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by August 28, 2015, with the Surface Transportation 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 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 $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). Although Knox & Kane suggests that it might be appropriate for the Board to exempt this transaction from the OFA provisions, it expressly states that it has not sought such an exemption. Knox & Kane Notice 4 n.2. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:54 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to Knox & Kane’s representative: Richard R. Wilson, 518 N. Center Street, Suite 1, Ebensburg, PA 15931. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Knox & Kane has filed environmental and historic reports which address the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. The Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) issued an environmental assessment (EA) in this proceeding, which was served on March 23, 2015. Environmental, historic preservation, public use/rail banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent decision. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), Knox & Kane 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 Knox & Kane’s filing of a notice of consummation by July 24, 2016, 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: July 24, 2015. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Kenyatta Clay, Clearance Clerk. 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ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45587 suggestions for reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@ OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submission may be obtained by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, or viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) OMB Number: 1513–0013. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Title: Change of Bond (Consent of Surety). Form: TTB F 5000.18. 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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. AB 551 (Sub-No. 2X)]


Knox and Kane Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--McKean 
County, PA

    Knox and Kane Railroad Company (Knox & Kane) has filed a verified 
notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F-Exempt 
Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to abandon a stub-ended 
line of railroad between Mt. Jewett, Pa. (milepost 165.2) and the 
Kinzua Bridge (milepost 169.1), a distance of 3.9 miles in McKean 
County, Pa. (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service 
Zip Code 16740.\1\
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    \1\ By decision served on April 14, 2015, the Board directed 
Knox & Kane to submit supplemental information and postponed the 
effectiveness of the exemption until further order of the Board. 
Knox & Kane submitted its supplemental information on June 1, 2015. 
In a decision served today in this docket, the Board removes this 
case from abeyance and deems the notice of abandonment exemption to 
have been filed on July 9, 2015.
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    Knox & Kane has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over 
the Line for at least two years; (2) there is no

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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 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.
    Where the carrier is abandoning its entire line, the Board 
generally does not impose labor protective conditions under 49 U.S.C. 
10502(g), unless the evidence indicates the existence of: (1) A 
corporate affiliate that will continue substantially similar rail 
operations; or (2) a corporate parent that will realize substantial 
financial benefits over and above relief from the burden of deficit 
operations by its subsidiary railroad. See, e.g., W. Ky. Ry.--Aban. 
Exemption--in Webster, Union, Caldwell & Crittenden Cntys., Ky., AB 449 
(Sub-No. 3X), slip op. at 2 (STB served Jan. 20, 2011). Because Knox & 
Kane does not appear to have a corporate affiliate or parent that will 
continue similar operations or that will realize substantial financial 
benefits over and above relief from the burden of deficit operations by 
Knox & Kane, employee protective conditions will not be imposed.
    Provided no formal expression of intent to file an OFA has been 
received, the exemption will be effective on August 31, 2015, unless 
stayed pending 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 August 7, 2015. Petitions to 
reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 
be filed by August 28, 2015, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 
E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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    \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 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 $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). Although Knox & 
Kane suggests that it might be appropriate for the Board to exempt 
this transaction from the OFA provisions, it expressly states that 
it has not sought such an exemption. Knox & Kane Notice 4 n.2.
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to Knox 
& Kane's representative: Richard R. Wilson, 518 N. Center Street, Suite 
1, Ebensburg, PA 15931.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    Knox & Kane has filed environmental and historic reports which 
address the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and 
historic resources. The Board's Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) 
issued an environmental assessment (EA) in this proceeding, which was 
served on March 23, 2015. Environmental, historic preservation, public 
use/rail banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a 
subsequent decision.
    Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), Knox & Kane 
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 Knox & Kane's filing of a notice 
of consummation by July 24, 2016, 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: July 24, 2015.

    By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-18640 Filed 7-29-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

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