83 FR 19591 - Boston and Maine Corporation & Springfield Terminal Railway Company-Adverse Discontinuance of Operating Authority-Milford-Bennington Railroad Company, Inc.

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 86 (May 3, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19591-19592]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09398]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 1256]


Boston and Maine Corporation & Springfield Terminal Railway 
Company--Adverse Discontinuance of Operating Authority--Milford-
Bennington Railroad Company, Inc.

    On April 13, 2018, Boston and Maine Corporation and the Springfield 
Terminal Railway Company (collectively, Pan Am) filed an application 
under 49 U.S.C. 10903 requesting that the Surface Transportation Board 
(the Board) authorize the third-party, or ``adverse,'' discontinuance 
of operating authority held by Milford-Bennington Railroad Company, 
Inc. (MBR) over approximately 5.36 miles of rail line on the 
Hillsborough Branch from milepost 11.00 to milepost 16.36 in southern 
New Hampshire (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal 
Service Zip Codes 03055 and 03086.

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    According to Pan Am, MBR, a Class III rail carrier, has been 
operating over the Line pursuant to a trackage rights agreement dated 
June 22, 1992, which Pan Am claims expired in 2004.\1\ Pan Am asks that 
the Board terminate MBR's operating authority so that Pan Am may 
repossess its property, after which Pan Am states it would provide 
service over the Line.
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    \1\ See Milford-Bennington R.R.--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Boston & Me. Corp., FD 32103 (ICC served July 9, 1992).
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    According to Pan Am, the Line does not contain federally granted 
rights-of-way. Any documentation in Pan Am's possession will be made 
available promptly to those requesting it. Pan Am's entire case-in-
chief for adverse discontinuance was filed with the application.
    In a decision served June 23, 2017, Pan Am was granted exemptions 
from several statutory provisions as well as waivers of certain Board 
regulations that were not relevant to its adverse discontinuance 
application or that sought information not available to Pan Am.
    Any interested person may file written comments or protests 
(including protestant's entire opposition case) concerning the proposed 
adverse discontinuance by May 29, 2018. Persons who may oppose the 
proposed adverse discontinuance but who do not wish to participate 
fully in the process by submitting verified statements of witnesses 
containing detailed evidence should file comments. Persons opposing the 
proposed adverse discontinuance who wish to participate actively and 
fully in the process should file a protest, observing the filing, 
service, and content requirements of 49 CFR 1152.25. Pan Am's reply is 
due by June 12, 2018.
    All filings in response to this notice must refer to Docket No. AB 
1256 and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001; and (2) Robert B. Burns, 1700 
Iron Horse Park, North Billerica, MA 01862.
    Filings may be submitted either via the Board's e-filing format or 
in the traditional paper format. Any person using e-filing should 
comply with the instructions found on the Board's ``www.stb.gov'' 
website, at the ``E-FILING'' link. Any person submitting a filing in 
the traditional paper format should send the original and 10 copies of 
the filing to the Board with a certificate of service. Except as 
otherwise set forth in 49 CFR pt. 1152, every document filed with the 
Board must be served on all parties to this adverse discontinuance 
proceeding. 49 CFR 1104.12(a).
    Persons seeking further information concerning discontinuance 
procedures may contact the Board's Office of Public Assistance, 
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245-0238 or refer to the 
full discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR pt. 1152. Assistance for the 
hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.GOV.''

    Decided: April 30, 2018.

    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2018-09398 Filed 5-2-18; 8:45 am]
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