[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 125 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 33581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16410]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board\1\
[STB Docket No. AB-449 (Sub-No. 2)]

Western Kentucky Railway, L.L.C.--Abandonment--Between Blackford 
and Princeton, KY
    The Board has issued a certificate authorizing Western Kentucky 
Railway, L.L.C. (WKR), to abandon its 34.75-mile line between milepost 
JE62.5 at Blackford and milepost JE97.25 at Princeton, in Crittenden 
and Caldwell Counties, KY, subject to the standard employee protective 
conditions.
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    \1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109 
Stat. 803, 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 Board 
jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10903.
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    The abandonment certificate will become effective on July 27, 1996, 
unless within 15 days after publication of this notice, the Board finds 
that: (1) a financially responsible person has offered financial 
assistance (through subsidy or purchase) to enable rail service to be 
continued.
    Requests for public use conditions must be filed with the Board and 
WKR no later than July 8, 1996.
    Any offers of financial assistance must also be filed with the 
Board and WKR no later than July 8, 1996. The offer, referring to 
Docket No. AB-449 (Sub-No. 2), must be addressed to: (1) Surface 
Transportation Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, 
1201 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20423; and (2) Patricia E. 
Kolesar, Slover and Loftus, 1224 17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 
20036. 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 
this 10-day period.
    Information and procedures regarding financial assistance for 
continued rail service are contained in 49 U.S.C. 10903 and 49 CFR 
1152.27. Requests for public use conditions must conform with 49 CFR 
1152.28(a)(2). Additional information is contained in the Board's 
decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to, call, or 
pick up in person from: DC News & Data, Inc., Room 2229, 1201 
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20423. Telephone: (202) 289-
4357/4359. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through 
TDD services at (202) 927-5721.]

    Decided: June 20, 1996.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-16410 Filed 6-26-96; 8:45 am]
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