[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 65373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27805]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-55 (Sub-No. 582X)]


CSX Transportation, Inc.--Discontinuance of Trackage Rights 
Exemption--in Bristol County, MA

    CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) has filed a notice of exemption 
under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of 
Trackage Rights to discontinue trackage rights over an approximately 
2.5-mile line of railroad owned by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation 
Authority (MBTA) between milepost QVJ-0.6 and milepost QVJ 3.1 near 
Seekonk, in Bristol County, MA. The line traverses United States Postal 
Service Zip Codes 02771 and potentially 02703.
    CSXT has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the 
line for at least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead traffic on the 
line; (3) no complaint filed by a user of rail service on the line (or 
by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) 
regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending with the 
Surface Transportation Board (Board) or with any U.S. District Court or 
has been decided in favor of complainant within the 2-year period; and 
(4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR 
1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 
1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to 
governmental agencies) have been met.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected 
by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line R. Co.--
Abandonment--Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this 
condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for 
partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.
    Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of 
financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be 
effective on December 1, 2000, unless stayed pending reconsideration. 
Petitions to stay and formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 
49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) \1\ must be filed by November 13, 2000. Petitions 
to reopen \2\ must be filed by November 21, 2000, with: Surface 
Transportation Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 
K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423.
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    \1\ Each offer of financial assistance must be accompanied by 
the filing fee, which currently is set at $1000. See 49 CFR 
1002.2(f)(25).
    \2\ Because MBTA will continue to provide rail service over the 
line, there is no need to provide an opportunity for trail use/rail 
banking or public use condition requests. Likewise, no environmental 
or historic documentation is required under 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(6) and 
1105.8.
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to 
applicant's representative: Natalie S. Rosenberg, Counsel, CSX 
Transportation, Inc., 500 Water Street J150, Jacksonville, FL 32202.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our website at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: October 23, 2000.
    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-27805 Filed 10-31-00; 8:45 am]
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