Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Columbia County, FL, 45708 [2015-18934]

Download as PDF 45708 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 147 / Friday, July 31, 2015 / Notices Issued in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2015. Ron Hynes, Director, Office of Technical Oversight. [FR Doc. 2015–18744 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 379X)] asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Norfolk Southern Railway Company— Discontinuance of Service Exemption—in Columbia County, FL Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152, subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately 0.24-mile rail line between mileposts 215.96 B (near SE Timberwolf Drive) and 216.20 B (near Pounds Hammock Road and Black Bear Street) (the Line), in Columbia County, Fla. The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 32025. NSR has certified that: (1) No freight traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) 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 any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of a complainant within the twoyear period; and (3) 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 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) to subsidize continued rail service has been received, this exemption will become effective on August 28, 2015, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues and formal expressions of intent to file an OFA to subsidize continued rail service VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Jul 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 1 must be filed by August 10, 2015.2 Petitions to reopen must be filed by August 18, 2015, 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: William A. Mullins, 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. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. Decided: July 22, 2015. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Kenyatta Clay, Clarence Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015–18934 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35921] Western Washington Railroad, LLC— Lease and Operation Exemption—City of Tacoma, Department of Public Works Western Washington Railroad, LLC (WWRR) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease from the City of Tacoma, Department of Public Works d/b/a Tacoma Rail (Tacoma Rail), and to operate, approximately 34.6 miles of rail line between milepost 33C and milepost 67.6 in Lewis and Thurston Counties, Wash. WWRR states that, pursuant to a lease and operating agreement dated January 5, 2015, WWRR and Tacoma Rail have renewed their authorized lease 1 to include approximately an additional 27 miles of rail line. WWRR also states that Tacoma Rail has retained trackage rights over a portion of the line between milepost 33C and Blakeslee Junction to allow for interchange with WWRR, BNSF Railway Company, the Puget Sound and Pacific Railroad, and Union Pacific Railroad Company, and also over 1 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 2 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are not appropriate. 1 W. Wash. R.R.—Lease & Operation Exemption— City of Tacoma, Dep’t of Pub. Works, FD 35694 (STB served Dec. 6, 2012). PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the entire line for emergency routing. WWRR notes that the lease between WWRR and Tacoma Rail does not contain any provision that prohibits WWRR from interchanging traffic with a third party or that limits WWRR’s ability to interchange with a third party. The proposed transaction may be consummated on or after August 12, 2015, the effective date of this exemption (30 days after the verified notice was filed). WWRR certifies that the projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not result in WWRR’s becoming a Class I or Class II rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. 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 by August 5, 2015 (at least seven days prior to the date the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 35921, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on applicant’s representative, W. Karl Hansen, Stinson Leonard Street LLP, 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, MN 55402. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at ‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ Decided: July 22, 2015. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Brendetta S. Jones, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015–18936 Filed 7–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Bureau of Engraving and Printing Proposed Collection; Comment Request Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Department of the Treasury, and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an extension of an existing information collection, as required by SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 45708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18934]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 379X)]


Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Discontinuance of Service 
Exemption--in Columbia County, FL

    Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152, subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and 
Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately 
0.24-mile rail line between mileposts 215.96 B (near SE Timberwolf 
Drive) and 216.20 B (near Pounds Hammock Road and Black Bear Street) 
(the Line), in Columbia County, Fla. The Line traverses United States 
Postal Service Zip Code 32025.
    NSR has certified that: (1) No freight traffic has moved over the 
Line for at least two years; (2) 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 any 
U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of a complainant 
within the two-year period; and (3) 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 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) to subsidize continued rail service has been 
received, this exemption will become effective on August 28, 2015, 
unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not 
involve environmental issues and formal expressions of intent to file 
an OFA to subsidize continued rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 
\1\ must be filed by August 10, 2015.\2\ Petitions to reopen must be 
filed by August 18, 2015, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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    \1\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is 
currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
    \2\ Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an 
abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking and public use 
conditions are not appropriate.
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to NSR's 
representative: William A. Mullins, 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.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

    Decided: July 22, 2015.

    By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clarence Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-18934 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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