80 FR 76617 - The Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District-Abandonment Exemption-in the City of St. Louis, MO
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 236 (December 9, 2015)
Surface Transportation Board
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 236 (December 9, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-31006 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 76617] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31006] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 331 (Sub-No. 2X)] The Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District--Abandonment Exemption--in the City of St. Louis, MO The Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan District (Metro) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F-Exempt Abandonments to abandon 1.43 miles of rail line extending from milepost 1.8 to milepost 3.23 within the City of St. Louis, Missouri (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 63110 and 63108. Metro has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) no overhead traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years, and if there were any overhead traffic, it could 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) (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 January 8, 2016, 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 December 21, 2015. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by December 29, 2015, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to Metro's representative: James C. Hetlage, Lashly & Baer, P.C., 714 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO 63101. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Metro 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 December 14, 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 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), Metro 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 Metro's filing of a notice of consummation by December 9, 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: December 4, 2015. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Brendetta S. Jones, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015-31006 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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minimis, it should consult the agency assistance (OFA) has been received, this Board decisions and notices are
before preparing and submitting a exemption will be effective on January available on our Web site at
petition to modify. 8, 2016, unless stayed pending ‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’
Issued in Washington, DC under authority reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do Decided: December 4, 2015.
delegated in 49 CFR 1.95. not involve environmental issues,1 By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Raymond R. Posten, formal expressions of intent to file an Director, Office of Proceedings.
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and Brendetta S. Jones,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
interim trail use/rail banking requests
[FR Doc. 2015–30930 Filed 12–8–15; 8:45 am] Clearance Clerk.
under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by
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December 21, 2015. Petitions to reopen
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or requests for public use conditions
under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
December 29, 2015, with the Surface
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. [Docket Number: RITA–2008–0002]
[Docket No. AB 331 (Sub-No. 2X)] A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to Metro’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for
The Bi-State Development Agency of representative: James C. Hetlage, Lashly Research and Technology (OST–R);
the Missouri–Illinois Metropolitan & Baer, P.C., 714 Locust Street, St. Agency Information Collection
District—Abandonment Exemption—in Louis, MO 63101. Activity; Notice of Renewal To
the City of St. Louis, MO If the verified notice contains false or Continue To Collect Information:
misleading information, the exemption Confidential Close Call Reporting for a
The Bi-State Development Agency of
is void ab initio. Transit System
the Missouri–Illinois Metropolitan
Metro has filed a combined
District (Metro) has filed a verified AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation
environmental and historic report that
notice of exemption under 49 CFR part Statistics (BTS), Office of the Assistant
addresses the effects, if any, of the
1152 subpart F–Exempt Abandonments Secretary for Research Technology
abandonment on the environment and
to abandon 1.43 miles of rail line (OST–R), U.S. Department of
historic resources. OEA will issue an
extending from milepost 1.8 to milepost Transportation.
environmental assessment (EA) by
3.23 within the City of St. Louis, ACTION: Notice and request for
December 14, 2015. Interested persons
Missouri (the Line). The Line traverses comments.
may obtain a copy of the EA by writing
United States Postal Service Zip Codes
to OEA (Room 1100, Surface SUMMARY: In accordance with the
63110 and 63108.
Transportation Board, Washington, DC requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Metro has certified that: (1) No local
20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202) the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
traffic has moved over the Line for at
245–0305. Assistance for the hearing this notice announces the intention of
least two years; (2) no overhead traffic
impaired is available through the the BTS to request the Office of
has moved over the Line for at least two
Federal Information Relay Service at Management and Budget (OMB) to
years, and if there were any overhead
(800) 877–8339. Comments on approve the continuation of the
traffic, it could be rerouted over other
environmental and historic preservation following information collection:
lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by
matters must be filed within 15 days Confidential Close Call Reporting for a
a user of rail service on the Line (or by
after the EA becomes available to the Transit System. This data collection
a state or local government entity acting
public. effort supports a multi-year program
on behalf of such user) regarding Environmental, historic preservation,
cessation of service over the line either focused on improving transit safety by
public use, or trail use/rail banking collecting and analyzing data and
is pending with the Surface conditions will be imposed, where
Transportation Board (Board) or with information on close calls and other
appropriate, in a subsequent decision. unsafe occurrences in the Washington
any U.S. District Court, or has been Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
decided in favor of complainant within Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
1152.29(e)(2), Metro shall file a notice of (WMATA) system. The program is co-
the two-year period; and (4) the consummation with the Board to signify
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) sponsored by WMATA’s Office of the
that it has exercised the authority Deputy General Manager Operations
(environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 granted and fully abandoned the line. If
(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 (DGMO) and the President/Business
consummation has not been effected by Agent of the Amalgamated Transit
(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR Metro’s filing of a notice of
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental Union (ATU) Local 689. It is designed
consummation by December 9, 2016, to identify safety issues and propose
agencies) have been met. and there are no legal or regulatory
As a condition to this exemption, any preventative safety actions based on
barriers to consummation, the authority voluntary reports of close calls
employee adversely affected by the to abandon will automatically expire.
abandonment shall be protected under submitted confidentially to the Bureau
Oregon Short Line Railroad— 1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
of Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S.
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch decision on environmental issues (whether raised Department of Transportation. This
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental information collection is necessary to
Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) aid WMATA/ATU in systematically
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
cannot be made before the exemption’s effective collecting and analyzing data to identify
91 (1979). To address whether this date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5
condition adequately protects affected I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should root causes of potentially unsafe events.
employees, a petition for partial be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may DATES: Comments must be received by
revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) take appropriate action before the exemption’s January 8, 2016.
effective date.
must be filed. 2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing ADDRESSES: BTS seeks public comments
Provided no formal expression of fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR on its proposed continuation of
intent to file an offer of financial 1002.2(f)(25). information collection. Comments
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