80 FR 55904 - Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Nottoway County, VA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-23345

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 378X)]


Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in 
Nottoway County, VA

    Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice 
of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon approximately 0.70 miles of railroad line (the Line). The Line 
extends between mileposts N 133.4 (near Atwood Street) and N 134.1 
(near Highway 460 and Burkes Tavern Road), in Nottoway County, Va., and 
traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 23922.
    NSR has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the 
Line for at least two years; (2) there is no overhead traffic on the 
Line that would have to 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)

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(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 may become 
effective on October 17, 2015, 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 
interim trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 
filed by September 28, 2015. Petitions to reopen or requests for public 
use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by October 7, 2015, 
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).
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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.
    NSR has filed a combined environmental and historic report that 
address the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and 
historic resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by 
September 22, 2015. 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 interim 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 September 17, 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: September 14, 2015.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Brendetta S. Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
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$Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 180 / Thursday, September 17, 2015 / Notices 55905 (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and impaired is available through the (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 interim trail use/rail banking requests Federal Information Relay Service at (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by (800) 877–8339. Comments on 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental September 28, 2015. Petitions to reopen environmental and historic preservation agencies) have been met. or requests for public use conditions matters must be filed within 15 days As a condition to this exemption, any under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by after the EA becomes available to the employee adversely affected by the October 7, 2015, with the Surface public. abandonment shall be protected under Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Environmental, historic preservation, Oregon Short Line Railroad— Washington, DC 20423–0001. public use, or interim trail use/rail Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch A copy of any petition filed with the banking conditions will be imposed, Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Board should be sent to NSR’s where appropriate, in a subsequent Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. representative: William A. Mullins, decision. 91 (1979). To address whether this Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR condition adequately protects affected Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of employees, a petition for partial 20037. consummation with the Board to signify revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) If the verified notice contains false or that it has exercised the authority must be filed. misleading information, the exemption granted and fully abandoned the Line. If Provided no formal expression of is void ab initio. consummation has not been effected by intent to file an offer of financial NSR has filed a combined NSR’s filing of a notice of assistance (OFA) has been received, this environmental and historic report that consummation by September 17, 2016, exemption may become effective on address the effects, if any, of the and there are no legal or regulatory October 17, 2015, unless stayed pending abandonment on the environment and barriers to consummation, the authority reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do historic resources. OEA will issue an to abandon will automatically expire. not involve environmental issues,1 environmental assessment (EA) by Board decisions and notices are formal expressions of intent to file an September 22, 2015. Interested persons available on our Web site at 1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed may obtain a copy of the EA by writing ‘‘www.stb.dot.gov.’’ decision on environmental issues (whether raised to OEA (Room 1100, Surface Decided: September 14, 2015. by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental Transportation Board, Washington, DC By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) 20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202) Director, Office of Proceedings. cannot be made before the exemption’s effective 245–0305. Assistance for the hearing date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 Brendetta S. Jones, I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should Clearance Clerk. be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may 2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing take appropriate action before the exemption’s fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR [FR Doc. 2015–23345 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] effective date. 1002.2(f)(25). BILLING CODE 4915–01–P tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 16, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\17SEN1.SGM 17SEN1$

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FR Citation		80 FR 55904

80 FR 55904 - Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Nottoway County, VA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONSurface Transportation Board

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board