[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 32855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15830]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-367 (Sub-No. 2X)]


Georgia Central Railway, L.P.--Abandonment Exemption--in Chatham 
County, GA

    On May 28, 1997, Georgia Central Railway, L.P. (Georgia Central) 
filed with the Surface Transportation Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 
10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 
portion of its line of railroad extending from Value Station 42+33 
where it switches off the Georgia Central main line to Value Station 
37+72, a distance of 0.71 miles, in Savannah, Chatham County, GA. The 
line transverses through U.S. Postal Service Zip Code 31401.
    The line does not contain federally granted rights-of-way. Any 
documentation in Georgia Central's possession will be made available 
promptly to those requesting it. The interest of railroad employees 
will be protected by the conditions set forth in Oregon Short Line R. 
Co.--Abandonment--Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).
    By issuance of this notice, the Board is instituting an exemption 
proceeding pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision will be 
issued by September 15, 1997.
    Any offer of financial assistance under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will 
be due no later than 10 days after service of a decision granting the 
petition for exemption. Each offer of financial assistance must be 
accompanied by a $900 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
    Georgia Central states that the right-of-way underlying the line is 
not suitable for use for other public purposes and that, upon 
abandonment, it will revert to its owner, CSX Transportation, Inc. 
Nonetheless, we will entertain public use/trail use requests. Any 
request for a public use condition under 49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail 
use/rail banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be due no later than July 7, 
1997. Each trail use request must be accompanied by a $150 filing fee. 
See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(27).
    All filings in response to this notice must refer to STB Docket No. 
AB-367 (Sub-No. 2X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation 
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001; and (2) Kelvin J. Dowd and Andrew B. Kolesar 
III, Slover and Loftus, 1224 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 
20036.
    Persons seeking further information concerning abandonment 
procedures may contact the Board's Office of Public Services at (202) 
565-1592 or refer to the full abandonment or discontinuance regulations 
at 49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning environmental issues may be 
directed to the Board's Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) at 
(202) 565-1545. [TDD for the hearing impaired is available at (202) 
565-1695.]
    An environmental assessment (EA) (or environmental impact statement 
(EIS), if necessary) prepared by SEA will be served upon all parties of 
record and upon any agencies or other persons who commented during its 
preparation. Other interested persons may contact SEA to obtain a copy 
of the EA or EIS. EAs in these abandonment proceedings normally will be 
made available within 60 days of the filing of the petition. The 
deadline for submission of comments on the EA will generally be within 
30 days of its service.

    Decided: June 11, 1997.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-15830 Filed 6-16-97; 8:45 am]
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