20918 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 80 / Thursday, April 26, 2007 / Notices 

1 In its pleadings, WSOR refers to this entity at 

METRA. 

2With its verified notice of exemption, WSOR 

filed a redacted version of its trackage rights 

agreement with CPR. As required by 49 CFR 

1180.6(a)(7)(ii), WSOR concurrently filed an 

unredacted version of the agreement, along with a 

motion for protective order to protect the 

confidential document. A protective order in this 

proceeding was served on April 20, 2007. 

3 In the verified notice, although WSOR proposes 

to consummate on or about May 9, 2007, WSOR 

clearly states its intent to consummate ‘‘after the 

conclusion of the 30[-]day waiting period required 

by the Board’s trackage rights exemption 

regulations.’’

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 

CFR 1.53. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 19, 

2007. 

Joy Kadnar, 

Director, Office of Engineering and Emergency 

Support. 

[FR Doc. E7–7938 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35011] 

Wisconsin & Southern Railroad 

Company—Trackage Rights 

Exemption—Soo Line Railroad 

Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific 

Railway 

Pursuant to a written trackage rights 

agreement, Soo Line Railroad Company 

d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) 

has agreed to grant nonexclusive 

overhead trackage rights to Wisconsin & 

Southern Railroad Company (WSOR) 

over a line of railroad between the 

connection of WSOR with CPR’s 

Watertown Subdivision at milepost 

93.20 in North Milwaukee, WI, and the 

connection of CPR and the Northeast 

Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad 

Corporation 1 on CPR’s C&M 

Subdivision at milepost 32.3 at 

Rondout, IL.2

The transaction is scheduled to be 

consummated on or after the May 10, 

2007 effective date of the exemption (30 

days after the exemption was filed).3

The purpose of the trackage rights is 

to enable WSOR to handle more 

efficiently existing movements of 

specific traffic between Chicago, IL, and 

North Milwaukee by reducing trip 

mileage, time, crew costs, fuel 

consumption, and equipment costs. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employees affected by the trackage 

rights will be protected by the 

conditions imposed in Norfolk and 

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN, 

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in 

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and 

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). 

This notice is filed under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(7). If the 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 effectiveness of 

the exemption. Stay petitions must be 

filed by May 3, 2007 (at least 7 days 

before the exemption becomes 

effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35011, 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 John D. 

Heffner, John D. Heffner, PLLC, 1920 N 

Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 

20036. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 20, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–8010 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 633X)] 

CSX Transportation, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Genesee 

County, MI 

On April 6, 2007, CSX Transportation, 

Inc. (CSXT) filed with the Board a 

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 

exemption from the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 1.78-mile 

line of railroad in its Northern Region, 

Chicago Division, Saginaw Subdivision, 

extending from Valuation Station 

9195+50 to Valuation Station 9289+36, 

known as the Old Mainline in Atwood 

Yard, in the cities of Flint and Burton, 

in Genesee County, MI. The line 

traverses United States Postal Service 

Zip Codes 48503 and 48529, and 

includes no stations. 

In addition to an exemption from the 

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

10903, CSXT seeks exemption from 49 

U.S.C. 10904 [offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) procedures]. In 

support, CSXT states that it intends to 

reclassify the track as excepted track 

and sell or lease it to Clean Harbors 

Environmental Services, formerly 

known as Safety Kleen Industries, the 

only shipper on the line. According to 

CSXT, the line is no longer needed for 

common carrier service, and the shipper 

wants to acquire a portion of the line to 

switch and store its cars within its 

facility without incurring a common 

carrier obligation. This request will be 

addressed in the final decision. 

The line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in CSXT’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 R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 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 July 25, 2007. 

Any 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 $1,300 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 May 16, 2007. Each 

trail use request must be accompanied 

by a $200 filing fee. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–55 

(Sub-No. 633X), and must be sent to: (1) 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) Steven C. Armbrust, 500 

Water Street—J150, Jacksonville, FL 

32202. Replies to the petition are due on 

or before May 16, 2007. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Services at (202) 245–0230 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 

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.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by SEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 


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