80894 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 246 / Thursday, December 23, 2010 / Notices 

1WTJR was authorized to lease and operate the 

rail lines in Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway 

Company—Lease and Operation Exemption— 

Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, Docket No. FD 

31787 (ICC served Jan. 8, 1991). 

2The Western Branch was previously owned by 

Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MP). Upon 

UP’s acquisition of MP, UP assumed the lease 

agreement. 

3According to WTJR, the current agreement 

provides for an automatic 20-year extension if 

applicant provides proper written notice. WTJR 

submitted a copy of a renewal of lease agreement 

which it has also forwarded to UP. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 384 (Sub-No. 3X)] 

Delta Southern Railroad, Inc.— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Desha 

and Chicot Counties, Ark. 

On December 6, 2010, Delta Southern 

Railroad, Inc. (DSR), 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 abandon a 24.1-mile rail 

line between milepost 408.9 at or near 

McGehee and milepost 433.0 at or near 

Lake Village, in Desha and Chicot 

Counties, Ark. The line traverses United 

States Postal Service Zip Codes 71638, 

71653, and 71654. There are no rail 

stations on the line. 

The line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in DSR’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 issuing this notice, the Board is 

instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by March 25, 

2011. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will 

be due no later than 10 days after 

service of a decision granting the 

petition for exemption. Each OFA must 

be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following abandonment of 

rail service and salvage of the line, the 

line may be suitable for other public 

use, including interim trail use. Any 

request for a public use condition under 

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than January 12, 2011. Each 

trail use request must be accompanied 

by a $250 filing fee. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to Docket No. AB 384 (SubNo. 3X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2) 

Thomas F. McFarland, 208 South 

LaSalle Street, Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 

60604–1194. Replies to DSR’s petition 

are due on or before January 12, 2011. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment or 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR 

part 1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0305. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by OEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its preparation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

OEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). 

EAs in these abandonment proceedings 

normally will be made available within 

60 days of the filing of the petition. The 

deadline for submission of comments on 

the EA will generally be within 30 days 

of its service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

http://www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: December 20, 2010. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Andrea Pope-Matheson, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32281 Filed 12–22–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35452] 

Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway 

Company—Lease Renewal 

Exemption—Union Pacific Railroad 

Company 

Wichita, Tillman & Jackson Railway 

Company (WTJR) has filed a verified 

notice of exemption to renew its lease 

of approximately 40.48 miles of rail line 

consisting of two unconnected 

segments: 1 (1) The Western Branch, 

owned by Union Pacific Railroad 

Company (UP),2 extending between 

milepost 0.99 at Wichita Falls, Tex., and 

approximately milepost 17.54 near 

Burkburnett, Tex., at the TexasOklahoma state line; and (2) the Walters 

Industrial Lead, owned by the 

Oklahoma Department of 

Transportation, extending between 

milepost 513.50 at Walters, Okla., and 

milepost 537.43 at Waurika, Okla. The 

current lease agreement is scheduled to 

expire on January 12, 2011.3

The transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed notice of exemption 

wherein WTJR seeks to renew its lease 

of 61.02 miles of the Western Branch in 

Oklahoma owned by the Oklahoma 

Department of Transportation. Wichita, 

Tillman & Jackson Railway Company— 

Lease Renewal Exemption—Oklahoma 

Department of Transportation, FD 

35451. 

This notice is filed under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(4). If the verified notice 

contains false or misleading 

information, the exemption is void ab 

initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption 

under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed 

at any time. The filing of a petition to 

revoke will not automatically stay the 

transaction. 

As a condition to the use of this 

exemption, any employees affected by 

this transaction will be protected by the 

conditions imposed in Norfolk and 

Western Railway—Trackage Rights— 

Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605 

(1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast 

Railway—Lease and Operate— 

California Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 

653 (1980). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35452, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on Karl Morell, Suite 225, 

1455 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: December 17, 2010. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Andrea Pope-Matheson, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32290 Filed 12–22–10; 8:45 am] 

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