[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 26901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12340]



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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
[Docket No. AB-410 (Sub-No. 2)]


Austin Railroad Co., d/b/a Austin & Northwestern Railroad--
Discontinuance of Service--Between Smoot and Giddings, in Travis, 
Bastrop, and Lee Counties, TX

    The Commission has found that the public convenience and necessity 
permit Austin Railroad Co., d/b/a Austin & Northwestern Railroad 
(AUNW), to discontinue service over 53.5 miles of rail line extending 
between Smoot at milepost 53.5 and Giddings at milepost 0.0, in Travis, 
Bastrop, and Lee Counties, TX, subject to the employee protective 
conditions imposed in Oregon Short Line R. Co.--Abandonment--Goshen, 
360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).
    A certificate will be issued authorizing discontinuance of service 
unless within 15 days after this publication the Commission finds that: 
(1) a financially responsible person has offered financial assistance 
(through subsidy) to enable the rail service to continue; and (2) it is 
likely that the assistance would fully compensate AUNW.
    Any offers of financial assistance must be filed with: (1) the 
Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, Interstate Commerce 
Commission, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423; and 
(2) AUNW's representative, Michael W. Blaszak, Austin & Northwestern 
Railroad, 211 South Leitch Avenue, LaGrange, IL 60525-2162, no later 
than 10 days from the date of publication of this notice. The following 
notation must be typed in bold face on the lower left-hand corner of 
the envelope containing the offer: ``Office of Proceedings, AB-OFA.'' 
Any offer previously made must be remade within the 10-day period.
    Information and procedures regarding financial assistance for 
continued rail service are contained in 49 U.S.C. 10905 and 49 CFR 
1152.27.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beryl Gordon, (202) 927-5610. [TDD for 
the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721.]

    Decided: May 12, 1995.

    By the Commission, Chairman Morgan, Vice Chairman Owen, and 
Commissioners Simmons and McDonald.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-12340 Filed 5-18-95; 8:45 am]
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