[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 11939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7097]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board 1
[STB Finance Docket No. 32864]


Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation; Acquisition and 
Operation; Colony Segment of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

    \1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109 
Stat. 803 (ICCTA), which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and took 
effect on January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce 
Commission and transferred certain functions to the Surface 
Transportation Board (Board). This notice relates to functions that 
are subject to the Board's jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10902.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time for filing comments.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10902 and section 327 of Public Law No. 
104-88, the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Company (DME) has 
filed an application to acquire and operate an approximately 203-mile 
rail line currently owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company, Inc. (UP) 
located in Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska, commonly referred to as 
the Colony Line. The Colony Line runs in a north-south direction from 
Colony, WY, to Crawford, NE, the majority of which is located in South 
Dakota. By notice served March 8, 1996, the Board invited written 
comments on this application by interested parties to be filed no later 
than March 18, 1996.
    Senator Tom Daschle and Congressman Tim Johnson of South Dakota 
have jointly requested an extension of the comment period. We will 
grant a 10-day extension of the comment period so that all interested 
persons will have a sufficient opportunity to review DME's proposal and 
to comment. This brief time extension will still allow us to 
accommodate DME's request for expedited action. Written comments must 
be filed no later than March 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of all comments must refer to STB 
Finance Docket No. 32864 and must be sent to: Office of the Secretary, 
Case Control Branch, Surface Transportation Board, 1201 Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. In addition, one copy of all 
documents must be sent to applicant's representative: Kevin V. 
Schieffer, Schieffer, Cutler & Donahoe, P.C., Suite 300, Falls Center, 
431 North Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57102.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 927-5660. 
[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721.]
    This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the 
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.

    Decided: March 19, 1996.

    By the Board, Vernon A. Williams, Secretary.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-7097 Filed 3-21-96; 8:45 am]
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