[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60112-60113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20744]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 1245X]


Michigan Southern Railroad Company, d/b/a Napoleon, Defiance & 
Western Railway--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in Henry County, 
Ohio

    On August 11, 2016, Michigan Southern Railroad Company, d/b/a 
Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railway (NDW) 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 rail 
service over approximately 5.43 miles of rail line between milepost TN 
28.0, near Liberty Center, Ohio, and milepost TN 33.43, near Napoleon, 
Ohio, in Henry County, Ohio. The line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip 
Codes 43545 and 43532, and includes the station of Liberty Center, 
which NDW states will be discontinued.
    NDW states that the line does not contain any federally granted 
rights-of-way. Any documentation in NDW'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 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 November 29, 2016.
    Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an abandonment 
proceeding, trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are not 
appropriate. Because there will be environmental review during 
abandonment, this discontinuance does not require an environmental 
review.
    Any offer of financial assistance (OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) 
to subsidize continued rail service will be due no later than December 
9, 2016, or 10 days after service of a decision granting the petition 
for exemption, whichever occurs sooner. Each offer must be accompanied 
by a $1,600 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
    All filings in response to this notice must refer to Docket No. AB 
1245X and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001; and (2) William A. Mullins, 
Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Suite 300, 
Washington, DC 20037. Replies to the petition are due on or before 
September 20, 2016.

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    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 pt. 1152. 
[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: August 24, 2016.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Rena Laws-Byrum,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-20744 Filed 8-30-16; 8:45 am]
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