82 FR 24201 - Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-Between Mansfield and Bloomington, in McLean, Dewitt and Piatt Counties, Ill.

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 100 (May 25, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-10746
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 393X)]


Norfolk Southern Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--Between 
Mansfield and Bloomington, in McLean, Dewitt and Piatt Counties, Ill.

    Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) has filed a verified notice 
of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon approximately 30.40 miles of rail line between milepost UM 47.9 
and milepost UM 78.3 between Mansfield and Bloomington, in McLean, 
Dewitt and Piatt Counties, Ill. (the Line).\1\ The Line traverses 
United States Postal Service Zip Codes 61701, 61704, 61705, 61736, 
61752, 61842, and 61854.
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    \1\ NSR was authorized to discontinue service over the Line in 
2004. Norfolk S. Ry.--Discontinuance of Serv. Exemption--in McLean, 
Dewitt, & Piatt Ctys., Ill., AB 290 (Sub-No. 249X) (STB served Feb. 
11, 2004).
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    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 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 
a 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 June 24, 2017, unless stayed pending reconsideration. 
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\2\ formal 
expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\3\ and 
interim trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 
filed by June 2, 2017. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use 
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by June 14, 2017, with 
the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 
20423-0001.
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    \2\ 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.
    \3\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is 
currently set at $1,700. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to 
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 May 30, 2017. 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), 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 May 25, 2018, 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.GOV.''

    Decided: May 22, 2017.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
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Department typically does not conduct Line traverses United States Postal A copy of any petition filed with the
environmental analysis when deciding Service Zip Codes 61701, 61704, 61705, Board should be sent to William A.
whether to issue a permit that reflects a 61736, 61752, 61842, and 61854. Mullins, Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401
change in ownership or control of an NSR has certified that: (1) No local Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 300,
existing border facility, where that traffic has moved over the Line for at Washington, DC 20037.
change in ownership or control is not least two years; (2) no overhead traffic If the verified notice contains false or
accompanied by changes to the facilities has moved over the Line for at least two misleading information, the exemption
or their use as authorized by the existing years and overhead traffic, if there were is void ab initio.
permit unless information is brought to any, could be rerouted over other lines; NSR has filed a combined
the Department’s attention in (3) no formal complaint filed by a user environmental and historic report that
connection with the application process of rail service on the Line (or by a state addresses the effects, if any, of the
that the transfer potentially would have or local government entity acting on abandonment on the environment and
a significant impact on the quality of the behalf of such user) regarding cessation historic resources. OEA will issue an
human environment. of service over the Line either is environmental assessment (EA) by May
To submit a comment, go to http:// pending with the Surface 30, 2017. Interested persons may obtain
www.regulations.gov, enter Federal Transportation Board (Board) or with a copy of the EA by writing to OEA
Registrar number DOS–2017–0024, and any U.S. District Court or has been (Room 1100, Surface Transportation
follow the prompts. Written comments decided in favor of a complainant Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or
should be addressed to: Mr. Marcus D. within the two-year period; and (4) the by calling OEA at (202) 245–0305.
Lee, U.S. Department of State, 2201 C requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) Assistance for the hearing impaired is
Street NW., Suite 4422, Washington, DC (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 available through the Federal
20520. (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 Information Relay Service at (800) 877–
Comments are not private. They will (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 8339. Comments on environmental and
be posted on the Regulations.gov site. 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental historic preservation matters must be
The comments will not be edited to agencies) have been met. filed within 15 days after the EA
remove identifying or contact As a condition to this exemption, any becomes available to the public.
information, and the Department employee adversely affected by the Environmental, historic preservation,
cautions against including any abandonment shall be protected under public use, or trail use/rail banking
information that one does not want Oregon Short Line Railroad— conditions will be imposed, where
publicly disclosed. The Department Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch appropriate, in a subsequent decision.
requests that any party soliciting or Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
aggregating comments received from Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of
other persons for submission to the 91 (1979). To address whether this consummation with the Board to signify
Department inform those persons that condition adequately protects affected that it has exercised the authority
the Department will not edit their employees, a petition for partial granted and fully abandoned the Line. If
comments to remove identifying or revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) consummation has not been effected by
contact information, and that they must be filed. NSR’s filing of a notice of
should not include any information in Provided no formal expression of consummation by May 25, 2018, and
their comments that they do not want intent to file an offer of financial there are no legal or regulatory barriers
publicly disclosed. assistance (OFA) has been received, this to consummation, the authority to
exemption will be effective on June 24, abandon will automatically expire.
Matthew T. McManus,
2017, unless stayed pending Board decisions and notices are
Acting Director, Office of Policy, Analysis and available on our Web site at
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
Public Diplomacy, Bureau of Energy
not involve environmental issues,2 ‘‘WWW.STB.GOV.’’
Resources, Department of State.
formal expressions of intent to file an Decided: May 22, 2017.
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OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
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interim trail use/rail banking requests Director, Office of Proceedings.
under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by Kenyatta Clay,
June 2, 2017. Petitions to reopen or Clearance Clerk.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD requests for public use conditions under
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[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 393X)] 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by June
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14, 2017, with the Surface
Norfolk Southern Railway Company— Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Abandonment Exemption—Between Washington, DC 20423–0001.
Mansfield and Bloomington, in SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
McLean, Dewitt and Piatt Counties, Ill. Serv. Exemption—in McLean, Dewitt, & Piatt Ctys., [Docket No. FD 36109]
Ill., AB 290 (Sub-No. 249X) (STB served Feb. 11,
Norfolk Southern Railway Company 2004). Grupo México, S.A.B. de C.V. and
(NSR) has filed a verified notice of 2 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
GMéxico Transportes, S.A. de C.V.—
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
Control Exemption—Florida East
subpart F—Exempt Abandonments to Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) Coast Holdings Corp.
abandon approximately 30.40 miles of cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
rail line between milepost UM 47.9 and date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
milepost UM 78.3 between Mansfield I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should ACTION:Correction to notice of
be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may
and Bloomington, in McLean, Dewitt take appropriate action before the exemption’s
exemption.
and Piatt Counties, Ill. (the Line).1 The effective date.
3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing On April 10, 2017, GMéxico
1 NSR was authorized to discontinue service over fee, which is currently set at $1,700. See 49 CFR Transportes, S.A. de C.V. (GMéxico
the Line in 2004. Norfolk S. Ry.—Discontinuance of 1002.2(f)(25). Transportes), a non-carrier holding

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 24201