[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19454-19455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8564]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-1043 (Sub-No. 1)]


Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd.--Discontinuance of 
Service and Abandonment--in Aroostook and Penobscot Counties, ME

April 9, 2010.
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation will hold a public hearing 
concerning the abandonment application filed in this docket. The 
purpose of the hearing will be to allow interested persons to comment 
on the application.

DATE/LOCATION: The public hearing will take place on May 10, 2010, 
beginning at 9 a.m., at the District Court House, 27 Riverside Drive, 
Presque Isle, ME 04769. Any person wishing to speak at the hearing must 
file with the Board a written notice of intent to participate, 
identifying (1) The party represented, (2) the proposed speaker, and 
(3) the number of minutes requested. Notices of intent to participate 
should be filed as soon as possible, but not later than April 19, 2010. 
Following receipt of notices of intent, the Board will release a 
schedule of speakers for the hearing.
    The courthouse is open Monday through Friday from 8 in the morning. 
All visitors must present a valid form of government-issued photo 
identification and pass screening before being granted access into the 
building. Cameras are not permitted in the building. Visitors will have 
access to public areas only.

ADDRESSES: Notices of intent to participate in the hearing may be 
submitted either via the Board's e-filing format or in the traditional 
paper format. Any person using e-filing should attach a document and 
otherwise comply with the Board's http://www.stb.dot.gov website, at 
the ``E-FILING'' link. Any person submitting a filing in the 
traditional paper format should send the filing to: Surface 
Transportation Board, Attn: STB Docket No. AB-1043 (Sub-No. 1), 395 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Dettmar, (202) 245-0395. 
(Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 25, 2010, Montreal, Maine & 
Atlantic Railway, Ltd. (MMA) filed an application under 49 U.S.C. 10903 
for authority to abandon and discontinue service over approximately 233 
miles of line in Aroostook and Penobscot Counties, ME.\1\ In a decision 
served on March 12, 2010, the Board granted requests to hold a public 
hearing.
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    \1\ MMA seeks authority to abandon and discontinue service over: 
(1) The Madawaska Subdivision, consisting of approximately 151 miles 
of line between milepost 109 near Millinocket and milepost 260 near 
Madawaska in Penobscot and Aroostook Counties; (2) the Presque Isle 
Subdivision, consisting of approximately 25.3 miles of line between 
milepost 0.0 near Squa Pan and milepost 25.3 near Presque Isle in 
Aroostook County; (3) the Fort Fairfield Subdivision, consisting of 
approximately 10 miles of line between milepost 0.0 near Presque 
Isle and milepost 10.0 near Easton in Aroostook County; (4) the 
Limestone Subdivision, consisting of approximately 29.85 miles of 
line between milepost 0.0 near Presque Isle and milepost 29.85 near 
Limestone in Aroostook County; and (5) the Houlton Subdivision, 
consisting of approximately 16.9 miles of line between milepost 0.0 
near Oakfield and milepost 16.9 near Houlton in Aroostook County.
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    At the hearing, the Board will hear testimony on the abandonment 
application. Speakers at the hearing may, but are not required to, 
bring written copies of their testimony to the hearing and offer those 
statements for the record in the proceeding. Speakers who wish to 
enhance their presentation by using projector-adaptable visual displays 
and/or handouts may do so. Any projector-adaptable visual displays must 
be submitted to the Board in electronic form by May 3, 2010. Interested 
persons should remember that they also can submit written comments on 
the application by April 21, 2010. Live audio/video streaming of the 
hearing will not be available.
    This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the 
human

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environment or the conservation of energy resources.

    Decided: April 9, 2010.
    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-8564 Filed 4-13-10; 8:45 am]
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