[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 240 (Thursday, December 12, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 65429] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-31538] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [STB Docket No. AB-55 (Sub-No. 533X)] CSX Transportation, Inc.; Abandonment Exemption; in Hamilton County, OH AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, Transportation. .ACTION: Notice of exemption. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, exempts from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903 the abandonment by CSX Transportation, Inc. of a 1.25-mile portion of its Louisville Division, Cincinnati Terminal Subdivision, between milepost 7.11, near Mitchell Street, and milepost 5.86, at the end of track at Dane Avenue, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH, subject to labor protective conditions and a historic preservation condition. DATES: Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be effective on January 13, 1997. Formal expressions of intent to file an OFA 1 under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) and requests for interim trail use/rail banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by December 23, 1996; petitions to stay must be filed by December 27, 1996; requests for a public use condition under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by January 2, 1997; and petitions to reopen must be filed by January 6, 1997. \1\ See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment--Offers of Finan. Assist., 4 I.C.C.2d 164 (1987). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to STB Docket No. AB-55 (Sub-No. 533X) to: (1) Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, Surface Transportation Board, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423, and (2) Petitioner's representative: Charles M. Rosenberger, CSX Transportation, Inc., 500 Water Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 927-5660. [TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721.] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the Board's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to, call, or pick up in person from: DC News & Data, Inc., Room 2229, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423. Telephone: (202) 289- 4357/4359. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through TDD services (202) 927-5721.] Decided: November 25, 1996. By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice Chairman Simmons, and Commissioner Owen. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 96-31538 Filed 12-11-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-00-P