CSX Transportation, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Dickenson and Buchanan Counties, VA, 72142 [2016-25353]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 765X)]
CSX Transportation, Inc.—
Discontinuance of Service
Exemption—in Dickenson and
Buchanan Counties, VA
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), 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 5.6-mile rail line on its
Southern Region, Florence Division and
Kingsport Subdivision, between
milepost ZH 0.0 in Haysi and milepost
5.6 in Dickenson and Buchanan
Counties, Va. (the Line). The Line
traverse U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes
24256, 24627, and 24656, and includes
the stations of: (1) Haysi at milepost ZH
0.0 (FSAC 50011/OPSL 24520); (2)
Pittco at milepost ZH 0.2 (FSAC 50350/
OPSL 24535); (3) Berta at milepost ZH
0.3 (FSAC 50012/OPSL 24525); (4) CC at
milepost ZH 0.4 (FSAC 50014/OPSL
24530); and (5) Crooked Branch at
milepost ZH 3.2 (FSAC 50015/OPSL
24532). CSXT states that all stations on
the Line but Haysi can be closed.
CSXT has certified that: (1) No local
freight traffic has moved over the Line
for at least two years; (2) there is no
overhead traffic on the Line; (3) no
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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 is pending either 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 (4) 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 of service 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
November 18, 2016, 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 October 28, 2016.2
Petitions to reopen must be filed by
November 8, 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 CSXT’s
representative: Louis E. Gitomer, Law
Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, LLC, 600
Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson,
MD 21204.
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.GOV.
Decided: October 14, 2016.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
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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.
Because there will be an environmental review
during abandonment, this discontinuance does not
require an environmental review.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 765X)]
CSX Transportation, Inc.--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in
Dickenson and Buchanan Counties, VA
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), 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
5.6-mile rail line on its Southern Region, Florence Division and
Kingsport Subdivision, between milepost ZH 0.0 in Haysi and milepost
5.6 in Dickenson and Buchanan Counties, Va. (the Line). The Line
traverse U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 24256, 24627, and 24656, and
includes the stations of: (1) Haysi at milepost ZH 0.0 (FSAC 50011/OPSL
24520); (2) Pittco at milepost ZH 0.2 (FSAC 50350/OPSL 24535); (3)
Berta at milepost ZH 0.3 (FSAC 50012/OPSL 24525); (4) CC at milepost ZH
0.4 (FSAC 50014/OPSL 24530); and (5) Crooked Branch at milepost ZH 3.2
(FSAC 50015/OPSL 24532). CSXT states that all stations on the Line but
Haysi can be closed.
CSXT has certified that: (1) No local freight traffic has moved
over the Line for at least two years; (2) there is no 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 is pending
either 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 (4) 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 of service 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 November 18, 2016,
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 October 28, 2016.\2\ Petitions to reopen must be
filed by November 8, 2016, 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. Because there will be an
environmental review during abandonment, this discontinuance does
not require an environmental review.
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A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to
CSXT's representative: Louis E. Gitomer, Law Offices of Louis E.
Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204.
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.GOV.
Decided: October 14, 2016.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-25353 Filed 10-18-16; 8:45 am]
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