Morristown & Erie Railway, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-In Roseland, Essex County, N.J., 51265 [2016-18365]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 272X]
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Morristown & Erie Railway, Inc.—
Abandonment Exemption—In
Roseland, Essex County, N.J.
Morristown & Erie Railway, Inc.
(M&E) has filed a verified notice of
exemption 1 under 49 CFR pt. 1152
subpart F—Exempt Abandonments to
abandon less than one mile of rail line
consisting of 490,140 square feet located
on the westerly side of Harrison
Avenue, part of Block 12, between
milepost 9 and the end of the line at
Harrison Avenue in the Borough of
Roseland, Essex County, N.J. (the Line).
The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service
Zip Code 07068.
M&E has certified that: (1) No local or
overhead traffic has moved over the
Line for a least two years; (2) any
overhead traffic that could move over
the Line can be rerouted; (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 a 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
September 2, 2016, unless stayed
pending reconsideration.2 Petitions to
stay that do not involve environmental
1 M&E filed its notice of exemption on July 14,
2016. On July 25, 2016, M&E filed copies of
correspondence inadvertently omitted from its
initial filing.
2 Although M&E states in its verified notice that
the proposed consummation date of this transaction
is August 15, 2016, this transaction cannot be
consummated until September 2, 2016 (50 days
from its filing date). 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(2).
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issues,3 formal expressions of intent to
file an OFA under 49 CFR
1152.27(c)(2),4 and interim trail use/rail
banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29
must be filed by August 12, 2016.
Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by August 23,
2016, 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 M&E’s
representative: John K. Fiorilla,
Capehart & Scatchard, PA, 8000
Midlantic Drive, Suite 300S, Mt. Laurel,
NJ 08054.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
M&E 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
August 8, 2016. 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), M&E 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
filing of a notice of consummation by
August 3, 2017, 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.’’
3 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.
4 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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Decided: July 29, 2016.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2016–0071]
Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System
In accordance with Part 235 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document
provides the public notice that by a
document dated July 11, 2016, the
Georgia and Florida Railway LLC (GFR)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval
for the discontinuance or modification
of a signal system. FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA–2016–
0071.
Applicant: Georgia and Florida
Railway LLC, Mr. Jason Scott, Vice
President Signals and Communications,
1019 Coastline Avenue, Albany, GA
31705.
GFR seeks approval of the
discontinuance of the automatic
interlocking at Darrow Jct., GA. The
discontinuance will consist of removal
of signals on the former Seaboard Coast
Line Railroad (SCLRR), at Milepost (MP)
695 and MP 697.3; removal of signals
from the former Georgia Northern
Railroad (GNR) at MP 61.7 and MP 63.3;
and removal of interlocking controls
and signals at the diamond at Darrow
Jct. on the Albany Subdivision.
These changes are being proposed by
GFR, which operates on both of the
tracks at the interlocking, due to the
system being outdated. The former
SCLRR line is now being used for the
temporary storage of cars and the former
GNR line is a through track. Gates and
derails will be placed on the former
SCLRR line to control movements over
the diamond.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Operations Facility is open between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal Holidays.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 272X]
Morristown & Erie Railway, Inc.--Abandonment Exemption--In
Roseland, Essex County, N.J.
Morristown & Erie Railway, Inc. (M&E) has filed a verified notice
of exemption \1\ under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments
to abandon less than one mile of rail line consisting of 490,140 square
feet located on the westerly side of Harrison Avenue, part of Block 12,
between milepost 9 and the end of the line at Harrison Avenue in the
Borough of Roseland, Essex County, N.J. (the Line). The Line traverses
U.S. Postal Service Zip Code 07068.
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\1\ M&E filed its notice of exemption on July 14, 2016. On July
25, 2016, M&E filed copies of correspondence inadvertently omitted
from its initial filing.
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M&E has certified that: (1) No local or overhead traffic has moved
over the Line for a least two years; (2) any overhead traffic that
could move over the Line can be rerouted; (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 a 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 September 2, 2016, unless stayed pending
reconsideration.\2\ Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental
issues,\3\ formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR
1152.27(c)(2),\4\ and interim trail use/rail banking requests under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by August 12, 2016. Petitions to reopen or
requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed
by August 23, 2016, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street
SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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\2\ Although M&E states in its verified notice that the proposed
consummation date of this transaction is August 15, 2016, this
transaction cannot be consummated until September 2, 2016 (50 days
from its filing date). 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(2).
\3\ 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.
\4\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is
currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to M&E's
representative: John K. Fiorilla, Capehart & Scatchard, PA, 8000
Midlantic Drive, Suite 300S, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio.
M&E 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 August 8, 2016. 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), M&E 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 filing of a notice of
consummation by August 3, 2017, 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 29, 2016.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-18365 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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