Notices. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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BILLING CODE 4910-60-M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 485X)] BNSF Railway Company—Abandonment Exemption—in McKinley County, N.M. BNSF Railway Company
(BNSF)has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F— *Exempt Abandonments* to abandon 5.11 miles of rail line located between milepost 14.50 and milepost 19.61, north of Defiance, in McKinley County, N.M. (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 87319. BNSF has certified that:
(1)No local traffic has moved over the line for at least two years;
(2)no overhead traffic has moved over the line for at least two years;
(3)no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the line (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of a complainant within the 2-year period; and
(4)the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the abandonment shall be protected under *Oregon Short Line Railroad—Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho,* 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance
(OFA)has been received, these exemptions will be effective on October 19, 2012, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues, 1 formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2), 2 and trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by October 1, 2012. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by October 9, 2012, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. 1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board's Office of Environmental Analysis
(OEA)in its independent investigation) cannot be made before the exemption's effective date. *See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines,* 5 I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption's effective date. 2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is currently set at $1,600. *See Regulations Governing Fees for Servs. Performed in Connection with Licensing and Related Servs.—2012 Update,* EP 542 (Sub-No. 20) (STB served July 27, 2012). A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to applicant's representative: Karl Morell, Ball Janik LLP, Suite 225, 655 Fifteenth St. NW., Washington, DC 20005. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void *ab initio.* BNSF has filed a combined environmental and historic report that addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment
(EA)on September 24, 2012. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to OEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-0001) or by calling OEA at
(202)245-0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS)at 1
(800)877-3339. Comments on environmental and historic preservation matters must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes available to the public. Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent decision. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), BNSF shall file a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the line. If consummation has not been effected by filing of a notice of consummation by September 19, 2013, and there are no legal or regulatory barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at *www.stb.dot.gov.* Decided: September 14, 2012. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Derrick A. Gardner, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2012-23104 Filed 9-18-12; 8:45 am]
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- 49 CFR 1152
- 49 CFR 1105.7(c)
- 49 CFR 1105.11
- 49 CFR 1105.12
- 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1)
- 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)
- 49 CFR 1152.29
- 49 CFR 1152.28
- 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2)
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