[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51159-51160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20400]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 1066 (Sub-No. 2X)]
Central Illinois Railroad Company--Discontinuance of Service
Exemption--in Cook County, IL
On July 29, 2010, Central Illinois Railroad Company (CIRY) filed
with the Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to discontinue service over approximately
5.9 miles of main line track and approximately 12.47 miles of sidetrack
owned by BNSF Railway Company (BNSF).\1\ The lines are referred to as
the Lumber District and the Illinois Northern Line and are located in
the vicinity of BNSF's Western Avenue Yard in Chicago, Cook County,
IL.\2\ The lines traverse U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 60608 and
60616, and include no stations. The lease agreement between BNSF and
CIRY was scheduled to expire in November 2010, but the parties recently
reached an agreement whereby the lease would terminate at the close of
business on August 9, 2010. CIRY states that, on August 10, 2010, BNSF
would resume providing rail service on the lines.
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\1\ CIRY was authorized to lease from BNSF and operate the lines
in the year 2000. See The Cent. Ill. R.R.--Lease and Operation
Exemption--Lines of The Burlington N. and Santa Fe Ry. at Chicago,
Cook County, Ill., FD 33960 (STB served Dec. 5, 2000).
\2\ The Lumber District is located between a point 300 feet
south of the point of the frog on BNSF's crossover to the main line
of the Norfolk Southern Railway Company, which point is south of the
wye track that enters the west end of BNSF's Western Avenue Yard,
and the end of BNSF's ownership at Lumber Street approximately 500
feet east of Canal Street, including trackage that extends north
from Cermak Road parallel to Sangamon Street to the point of the
frog at Track No. 7 even with milepost 2.0 on BNSF's main line east
of Western Avenue Yard. The Illinois Northern Line is located
between a point 10 feet north of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
and a point 100 feet west of the westernmost railroad diamond near
26th and Western Avenue.
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According to CIRY, the lines do not contain any federally granted
rights-of-way. Any documentation in CIRY'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 16, 2010.
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
offer must be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).\3\
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\3\ 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.
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All filings in response to this notice must refer to Docket No. AB
1066 (Sub-No. 2X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001, and (2) Karl
Morell, Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC
20005. Replies to the petition are due on or before September 7, 2010.
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
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part 1152. Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to
the Board's Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) 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 http://www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: August 12, 2010.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-20400 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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