81 FR 52733 - Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Charleston, S.C.

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 153 (August 9, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-18867
Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52733-52734]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18867]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 386X)]


Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in 
Charleston, S.C.

    Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice 
of exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F-Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon approximately 1.97 miles of rail line between milepost SC 0.33 
and milepost SC 2.3 in Charleston, S.C. (the Line). The Line traverses 
United States Postal Service Zip Codes 29403 and 29405.
    NSR 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 that overhead traffic, if there were 
any, 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 September 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 
trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by 
August 19, 2016. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use 
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by August 29, 2016, 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 
addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment 
and historic resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) 
by August 12, 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.

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    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), 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 August 9, 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: August 4, 2016.

    By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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comments more efficiently, please use the ISAB is to provide the Department abandonment shall be protected under
only one method. The Commission will with a continuing source of Oregon Short Line Railroad—
post all comments on the Commission’s independent advice on all aspects of Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ arms control, disarmament, Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham &
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the nonproliferation, political-military Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
submission, all subsequent affairs, international security, and 91 (1979). To address whether this
amendments, all written statements related aspects of public diplomacy. The condition adequately protects affected
with respect to the proposed rule agenda for this meeting will include employees, a petition for partial
change that are filed with the classified discussions related to the revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
Commission, and all written Board’s studies on current U.S. policy must be filed.
communications relating to the and issues regarding arms control, Provided no formal expression of
proposed rule change between the international security, nuclear intent to file an offer of financial
Commission and any person, other than proliferation, and diplomacy. assistance (OFA) has been received, this
those that may be withheld from the For more information, contact exemption will be effective on
public in accordance with the Christopher Herrick, Executive Director September 8, 2016, unless stayed
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be of the International Security Advisory pending reconsideration. Petitions to
available for Web site viewing and Board, U.S. Department of State, stay that do not involve environmental
printing in the Commission’s Public Washington, DC 20520, telephone: (202) issues,1 formal expressions of intent to
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., 647–9683. file an OFA under 49 CFR
Washington, DC 20549, on official Dated: July 19, 2016. 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail use/rail banking
business days between the hours of requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be
Christopher Herrick,
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filed by August 19, 2016. Petitions to
filing also will be available for Executive Director, International Security
Advisory Board, U.S. Department of State. reopen or requests for public use
inspection and copying at the principal conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must
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office of the Exchange. All comments be filed by August 29, 2016, with the
received will be posted without change; BILLING CODE 4710–27–P
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
the Commission does not edit personal Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–
identifying information from 0001.
submissions. You should submit only SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
A copy of any petition filed with the
information that you wish to make [Docket No. AB 290 (Sub–No. 386X)] Board should be sent to NSR’s
available publicly. All submissions
representative: William A. Mullins,
should refer to File Number SR–IEX– Norfolk Southern Railway Company— Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania
2016–05 and should be submitted on or Abandonment Exemption—in Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC
before August 30, 2016. Charleston, S.C. 20037.
For the Commission, by the Division of Norfolk Southern Railway Company If the verified notice contains false or
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated misleading information, the exemption
authority.19
(NSR) has filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152 is void ab initio.
Robert W. Errett,
subpart F–Exempt Abandonments to NSR has filed a combined
Deputy Secretary.
abandon approximately 1.97 miles of environmental and historic report that
[FR Doc. 2016–18795 Filed 8–8–16; 8:45 am] rail line between milepost SC 0.33 and addresses the effects, if any, of the
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P milepost SC 2.3 in Charleston, S.C. (the abandonment on the environment and
Line). The Line traverses United States historic resources. OEA will issue an
Postal Service Zip Codes 29403 and environmental assessment (EA) by
DEPARTMENT OF STATE 29405. August 12, 2016. Interested persons may
[Public Notice: 9666] NSR has certified that: (1) No local obtain a copy of the EA by writing to
traffic has moved over the Line for at OEA (Room 1100, Surface
International Security Advisory Board least two years; (2) no overhead traffic Transportation Board, Washington, DC
(ISAB); Meeting Notice Closed Meeting has moved over the Line for at least two 20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202)
years and that overhead traffic, if there 245–0305. Assistance for the hearing
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of were any, could be rerouted over other impaired is available through the
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by Federal Information Relay Service at
U.S.C. App 10(a)(2), the Department of a user of rail service on the Line (or by (800) 877–8339. Comments on
State announces a meeting of the a state or local government entity acting environmental and historic preservation
International Security Advisory Board on behalf of such user) regarding matters must be filed within 15 days
(ISAB) to take place on September 16, cessation of service over the Line either after the EA becomes available to the
2016, at the Department of State, is pending with the Surface public.
Washington, DC. Transportation Board (Board) or with
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the any U.S. District Court or has been 1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 decided in favor of complainant within decision on environmental issues (whether raised
U.S.C. App 10(d), and 5 U.S.C. the two-year period; and (4) the by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
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Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation)
552b(c)(1), it has been determined that requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
this Board meeting will be closed to the (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5
public because the Board will be (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should
reviewing and discussing matters (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may
take appropriate action before the exemption’s
properly classified in accordance with 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental effective date.
Executive Order 13526. The purpose of agencies) have been met. 2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
As a condition to this exemption, any fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR
19 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). employee adversely affected by the 1002.2(f)(25).

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 52733