[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 223 (Friday, November 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 60307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27794]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-331 (Sub-No. 1X]


Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-Illinois Metropolitan 
District--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in the City of St. 
Louis, MO

    On November 2, 2009, Bi-State Development Agency of the Missouri-
Illinois Metropolitan District (Bi-State) 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 discontinue service over a 
1.43-mile line of railroad extending from milepost 1.8 in St. Louis, 
MO, to milepost 3.23 in St. Louis, MO. The line traverses U.S. Postal 
Service Zip Codes 63110 and 63108.\1\
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    \1\ Bi-State initially filed this petition for exemption on 
October 1, 2009, but supplemented it on November 2, 2009, to comply 
with the newspaper publication requirements of 49 CFR 1105.12. Under 
that provision, a petitioner must notify the public by publishing a 
notice of the proposed action in a newspaper of general circulation 
in each county that the line traverses and must certify to the Board 
that it has done so by the date its petition is filed. On November 
2, 2009, Bi-State certified to the Board that it has satisfied the 
newspaper publication requirement. Therefore, November 2, 2009, will 
be considered the official filing date of the petition for 
exemption.
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    According to Bi-State, the line does not contain federally granted 
rights-of-way. Any documentation in Bi-State'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 February 19, 2010.
    Any offer of financial assistance (OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) 
to subsidize continued rail service will be due no later than 10 days 
after service of a decision granting the petition for exemption. Each 
offer must be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. See 49 CFR 
1002.2(f)(25).\2\
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    \2\ Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an 
abandonment, trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are 
not appropriate. Similarly, no environmental or historic 
documentation is required under 49 CFR1105.6(c)(2) and 1105.8.
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    All filings in response to this notice must refer to STB Docket No. 
AB-331 (Sub-No. 1X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation 
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001; and (2) Theodore 
J. Williams, Jr., Williams Venker & Sanders LLC, 100 North Broadway, 
Suite 2100, St. Louis, MO 63102. Replies to the Bi-State petition are 
due on or before December 10, 2009.
    Persons seeking further information concerning discontinuance 
procedures may contact the Board's Office of Public Assistance, 
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245-0230 or refer to the 
full abandonment and 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) 245-0305. 
Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at: 
http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: November 13, 2009.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-27794 Filed 11-19-09; 8:45 am]
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