[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 175 (Monday, September 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 47547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22915]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. AB-33 (Sub-No. 91X)]
Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Caribou
County, ID
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.\1\
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\1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109
Stat. 803 (the ICCTA), which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and
took effect on January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce
Commission (ICC) and transferred certain functions and proceedings
to the Surface Transportation Board (Board). Section 204(b)(1) of
the ICCTA provides, in general, that proceedings pending before the
ICC on the effective date of that legislation shall be decided under
the law in effect prior to January 1, 1996, insofar as they involve
functions retained by the ICCTA. This notice relates to a proceeding
that was pending with the ICC prior to January 1, 1996, and to
functions that are subject to Board jurisdiction pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 10903. Therefore, this notice applies the law in effect prior
to the ICCTA, and citations are to the former sections of the
statute, unless otherwise indicated.
ACTION: Notice of exemption.
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SUMMARY: The Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10505, exempts from the prior
approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903-04 the abandonment by Union
Pacific Railroad Company of a 5.7-mile line of railroad, known as the
Grace Industrial Lead, from milepost 0.1 near Alexander to the end of
the line at milepost 5.8 near Grace, in Caribou County, ID, subject to
standard labor protective conditions and an environmental condition.
DATES: Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of
financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be
effective on October 9, 1996. Formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 2 must be filed by September 19,
1996; petitions to stay must be filed by September 24, 1996; requests
for a public use condition in conformity with 49 CFR 1152.28(a)(2) must
be filed by September 30, 1996; and petitions to reopen must be filed
by October 4, 1996.
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\2\ See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment--Offers of Finan. Assist., 4
I.C.C.2d 164 (1987).
ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to Docket No. AB-33 (Sub-No. 91X)
to: (1) Surface Transportation Board, Office of the Secretary, Case
Control Branch, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20423;
and (2) Petitioner's representative, Jeanna L. Regier, 1416 Dodge
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Street, Room 830, Omaha, NE 68179-0830.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beryl Gordon, (202) 927-5660. [TDD for
the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 and Data, Inc., Room 2229, 1201
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20423. Telephone: (202)
289-4357/4359. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available
through TDD services (202) 927-5721.]
Decided: August 27, 1996.
By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice Chairman Simmons, and
Commissioner Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-22915 Filed 9-6-96; 8:45 am]
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