[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19454-19455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8564]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-1043 (Sub-No. 1)]
Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd.--Discontinuance of
Service and Abandonment--in Aroostook and Penobscot Counties, ME
April 9, 2010.
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation will hold a public hearing
concerning the abandonment application filed in this docket. The
purpose of the hearing will be to allow interested persons to comment
on the application.
DATE/LOCATION: The public hearing will take place on May 10, 2010,
beginning at 9 a.m., at the District Court House, 27 Riverside Drive,
Presque Isle, ME 04769. Any person wishing to speak at the hearing must
file with the Board a written notice of intent to participate,
identifying (1) The party represented, (2) the proposed speaker, and
(3) the number of minutes requested. Notices of intent to participate
should be filed as soon as possible, but not later than April 19, 2010.
Following receipt of notices of intent, the Board will release a
schedule of speakers for the hearing.
The courthouse is open Monday through Friday from 8 in the morning.
All visitors must present a valid form of government-issued photo
identification and pass screening before being granted access into the
building. Cameras are not permitted in the building. Visitors will have
access to public areas only.
ADDRESSES: Notices of intent to participate in the hearing may be
submitted either via the Board's e-filing format or in the traditional
paper format. Any person using e-filing should attach a document and
otherwise comply with the Board's http://www.stb.dot.gov website, at
the ``E-FILING'' link. Any person submitting a filing in the
traditional paper format should send the filing to: Surface
Transportation Board, Attn: STB Docket No. AB-1043 (Sub-No. 1), 395 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Dettmar, (202) 245-0395.
(Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 25, 2010, Montreal, Maine &
Atlantic Railway, Ltd. (MMA) filed an application under 49 U.S.C. 10903
for authority to abandon and discontinue service over approximately 233
miles of line in Aroostook and Penobscot Counties, ME.\1\ In a decision
served on March 12, 2010, the Board granted requests to hold a public
hearing.
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\1\ MMA seeks authority to abandon and discontinue service over:
(1) The Madawaska Subdivision, consisting of approximately 151 miles
of line between milepost 109 near Millinocket and milepost 260 near
Madawaska in Penobscot and Aroostook Counties; (2) the Presque Isle
Subdivision, consisting of approximately 25.3 miles of line between
milepost 0.0 near Squa Pan and milepost 25.3 near Presque Isle in
Aroostook County; (3) the Fort Fairfield Subdivision, consisting of
approximately 10 miles of line between milepost 0.0 near Presque
Isle and milepost 10.0 near Easton in Aroostook County; (4) the
Limestone Subdivision, consisting of approximately 29.85 miles of
line between milepost 0.0 near Presque Isle and milepost 29.85 near
Limestone in Aroostook County; and (5) the Houlton Subdivision,
consisting of approximately 16.9 miles of line between milepost 0.0
near Oakfield and milepost 16.9 near Houlton in Aroostook County.
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At the hearing, the Board will hear testimony on the abandonment
application. Speakers at the hearing may, but are not required to,
bring written copies of their testimony to the hearing and offer those
statements for the record in the proceeding. Speakers who wish to
enhance their presentation by using projector-adaptable visual displays
and/or handouts may do so. Any projector-adaptable visual displays must
be submitted to the Board in electronic form by May 3, 2010. Interested
persons should remember that they also can submit written comments on
the application by April 21, 2010. Live audio/video streaming of the
hearing will not be available.
This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the
human
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environment or the conservation of energy resources.
Decided: April 9, 2010.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-8564 Filed 4-13-10; 8:45 am]
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