81_FR_1679 81 FR 1671 - CSX Transportation, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Harlan County, KY

81 FR 1671 - CSX Transportation, Inc.-Discontinuance of Service Exemption-in Harlan County, KY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 8 (January 13, 2016)

Page Range1671-1671
FR Document2016-00592

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 1671]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00592]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 752X)]


CSX Transportation, Inc.--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in 
Harlan County, KY

    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 
7.3-mile rail line on its Southern Region, Huntington Division, CV 
Subdivision, Engineering Appalachian Division, also known as the 
Catron's Creek Branch from milepost 0WO 243.0 to milepost 0WO 249.8 and 
from milepost 0WOS 249.5 to milepost 0WOS 250.0, in Harlan County, Ky. 
(the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 
40831 and 40964, and includes no stations.
    CSXT has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the 
Line for at least two years; (2) because the Line is not a through 
line, no overhead traffic has operated, and, therefore, none needs 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 is pending either 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 1105.12 (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 be effective on February 12, 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 January 22, 2016.\2\ Petitions to reopen must be filed by 
February 2, 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 environmental 
review during an 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.DOT.GOV.''
    Decided: December 31, 2015.

    By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.

Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-00592 Filed 1-12-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 13, 2016 / Notices 1671 Accordingly, pursuant to Section Railroad—Abandonment Portion from specified requirements of title 14 19(b)(2) of the Act,7 the Commission Goshen Branch Between Firth & of the Code of Federal Regulations. The designates February 23, 2016, as the Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville purpose of this notice is to improve the date by which the Commission should Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To public’s awareness of, and participation either approve or disapprove or institute address whether this condition in, the FAA’s exemption process. proceedings to determine whether to adequately protects affected employees, Neither publication of this notice nor disapprove the proposed rule change a petition for partial revocation under the inclusion or omission of information (File No. SR–FINRA–2015–48). 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. in the summary is intended to affect the For the Commission, by the Division of Provided no formal expression of legal status of the petition or its final Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated intent to file an offer of financial disposition. authority.8 assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued Robert W. Errett, rail service has been received, this DATES: Comments on this petition must exemption will be effective on February identify the petition docket number and Deputy Secretary. 12, 2016, unless stayed pending must be received on or before February [FR Doc. 2016–00468 Filed 1–12–16; 8:45 am] reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 2, 2016. BILLING CODE 8011–01–P not involve environmental issues and ADDRESSES: Send comments identified formal expressions of intent to file an by docket number FAA–2014–0908 OFA to subsidize continued rail service using any of the following methods: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)1 must be filed by January 22, 2016.2 Petitions to • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Surface Transportation Board http://www.regulations.gov and follow reopen must be filed by February 2, [Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 752X)] 2016, with the Surface Transportation the online instructions for sending your Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, comments electronically. CSX Transportation, Inc.— DC 20423–0001. • Mail: Send comments to Docket Discontinuance of Service A copy of any petition filed with the Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of Exemption—in Harlan County, KY Board should be sent to CSXT’s Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed representative: Louis E. Gitomer, Law Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West a verified notice of exemption under 49 Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, LLC, 600 Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC CFR part 1152, subpart F—Exempt Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, 20590–0001. Abandonments and Discontinuances of MD 21204. • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take Service to discontinue service over an If the verified notice contains false or comments to Docket Operations in approximately 7.3-mile rail line on its misleading information, the exemption Room W12–140 of the West Building Southern Region, Huntington Division, is void ab initio. Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey CV Subdivision, Engineering Board decisions and notices are Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 Appalachian Division, also known as available on our Web site at a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through the Catron’s Creek Branch from milepost ‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ Friday, except Federal holidays. 0WO 243.0 to milepost 0WO 249.8 and Decided: December 31, 2015. • Fax: Fax comments to Docket from milepost 0WOS 249.5 to milepost By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Operations at 202–493–2251. 0WOS 250.0, in Harlan County, Ky. (the Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Line). The Line traverses United States Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Jeffrey Herzig, 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the Postal Service Zip Codes 40831 and Clearance Clerk. public to better inform its rulemaking 40964, and includes no stations. CSXT has certified that: (1) No local [FR Doc. 2016–00592 Filed 1–12–16; 8:45 am] process. DOT posts these comments, traffic has moved over the Line for at BILLING CODE 4915–01–P without edit, including any personal least two years; (2) because the Line is information the commenter provides, to not a through line, no overhead traffic http://www.regulations.gov, as has operated, and, therefore, none needs DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION described in the system of records to be rerouted over other lines; (3) no notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can formal complaint filed by a user of rail Federal Aviation Administration be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ service on the Line (or by a state or local [Summary Notice No. 2015–83] privacy. government entity acting on behalf of Docket: Background documents or such user) regarding cessation of service Petition for Exemption; Summary of comments received may be read at over the Line is pending either with the Petition Received; SkyPhilly, Inc. http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Surface Transportation Board (Board) or Follow the online instructions for AGENCY: Federal Aviation with any U.S. District Court or has been accessing the docket or go to the Docket Administration (FAA), DOT. decided in favor of complainant within Operations in Room W12–140 of the the two-year period; and (4) the ACTION: Notice. West Building Ground Floor at 1200 requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12 SUMMARY:This notice contains a New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, (newspaper publication) and 49 CFR summary of a petition seeking relief DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental through Friday, except Federal holidays. agencies) have been met. 1 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: As a condition to this exemption, any fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR Joshua Parker (202) 267–1538, Office of employee adversely affected by the 1002.2(f)(25). 2 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and Rulemaking, Federal Aviation discontinuance of service shall be not an abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking Administration, 800 Independence protected under Oregon Short Line and public use conditions are not appropriate. Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. Because there will be environmental review during 7 Id. an abandonment, this discontinuance does not This notice is published pursuant to 8 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(31). require an environmental review. 14 CFR 11.85. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 Jan 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM 13JAN1


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