[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 61658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24796]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 433 (Sub-No. 4X)]
Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad Company--Discontinuance of
Trackage Rights Exemption--in Canyon, Payette and Washington Counties,
ID
On September 19, 2012, Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad Company
(INPR) filed with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) a petition
under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C.
10903 to discontinue overhead trackage rights over a 53.09-mile line of
railroad owned by Union Pacific Railroad Company, between milepost
519.0 at Weiser, and milepost 465.91, at Caldwell Junction, in Canyon,
Payette and Washington Counties, Idaho.\1\ The line traverses U.S.
Postal Service Zip Codes 83605, 83607, 83660, 83661, 83672, and 97914.
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\1\ INPR was granted authority to acquire the trackage rights as
part of the transaction in Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad
Company--Lease, Acquisition and Operation Exemption--Union Pacific
Railroad Company, FD 32370 (ICC served Dec. 7, 1993). According to
INPR, the portion of the trackage rights located between milepost
465.91, at Caldwell Junction, and milepost 454.0, at Nampa, was
assigned to Boise Valley Railroad, Inc., in Boise Valley Railroad,
Inc.--Assignment of Lease Exemption--Union Pacific Railroad Company
and Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad Company, FD 35259 (STB served
Oct. 2, 2009).
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The interest of railroad employees will be protected by the
conditions set forth in Oregon Short Line Railroad--Abandonment Portion
Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville Counties,
Idaho, 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 January 7, 2013.
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 CFR 1105.6(c)(2) and 1105.8(b).
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
OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is currently set at
$1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
All filings in response to this notice must refer to Docket No. AB
433 (Sub-No. 4X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation Board,
395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001; and (2) Karl Morell, 655
Fifteenth Street NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005. Replies to the
petition are due on or before October 29, 2012.
Persons seeking further information concerning discontinuance
procedures may contact the Board's Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245-0238 or refer to the
full abandonment and discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR 1152.
Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to the
Board's Office of Environmental Analysis 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
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: October 3, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012-24796 Filed 10-9-12; 8:45 am]
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