[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26849-26850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12773]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-439 (Sub-No. 2X)]


Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Abandonment Exemption; in Dallas and 
Collin Counties, TX

[STB Docket No. AB-12 (Sub-No. 191X)]
Southern Pacific Transportation Company--Discontinuance of Trackage 
Rights Exemption--in Dallas and Collin Counties, TX
[STB Docket No. AB-39 (Sub-No. 22X)]
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company--Discontinuance of Trackage 
Rights Exemption--in Dallas and Collin Counties, TX
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

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SUMMARY: The Board, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502, exempts from the prior 
approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903 the abandonment by Dallas Area 
Rapid Transit (DART) of an 18.67-mile line of railroad, consisting of 
15.45 miles of the White Rock/Plano line and 3.22 miles of a connecting 
branch line, the Soumethun Branch, in Dallas and Collin Counties, TX, 
and the discontinuance by Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SPT) 
and St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (SSW) of local and overhead 
trackage rights on the White Rock/Plano line, subject to a historic 
condition and standard labor protective conditions.

DATES: Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of 
financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be 
effective on June 14, 1997. Formal expressions of intent to file an OFA 
under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) must be filed by May 23, 1997, petitions to 
stay must be filed by May 30, 1997, requests for a public use condition 
conforming to 49 CFR 1152.28(a)(2) must be filed by June 4, 1997, and 
petitions to reopen must be filed by June 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings, referring to STB Docket Nos. AB-439 (Sub-No. 
2X), AB-12 (Sub-No. 191X), and AB-39 (Sub-No. 22X) to: (1) Surface 
Transportation Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 
K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423-0001; (2) Thomas J. Litwiler, 1020 
Nineteenth Street, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036; and (3) Gary 
A. Laakso, Southern Pacific Building, One Market Plaza, Room 846, San 
Francisco, CA 94015.


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beryl Gordon, (202) 565-1600. [TDD for 
the hearing impaired: (202) 565-1695.]

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 & Data, Inc., 1925 K Street, 
N.W., Suite 210, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 289-4357. 
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through TDD services 
(202) 565-1695.]

    Decided: May 6, 1997.

    By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice Chairman Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-12773 Filed 5-14-97; 8:45 am]
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