[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 91 (Friday, May 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 26865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9002]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-511 (Sub-No. 3X)]


Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis--Discontinuance of 
Service Exemption--in Grant County, IN

    On April 23, 2007, Central Railroad Company of Indianapolis (CERA) 
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 
discontinue service over a 2.36-mile line of railroad between milepost 
TS-154.65, near Marion, and milepost TS-157.01, near West Marion Belt, 
in Grant County, IN.\1\ The line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip 
Codes 46952 and 46953, and does not include any stations.
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    \1\ CERA operates the line under trackage rights granted to it 
by Norfolk Southern Railway Company.
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    The line does not contain Federally granted rights-of-way. Any 
documentation in CERA'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 August 10, 2007.
    Any offer of financial assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued rail 
service 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).\2\
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    \2\ Because this is a discontinuance of service 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(e).
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    All filings in response to this notice must refer to STB Docket No. 
AB-511 (Sub-No. 3X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation 
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001; and (2) Louis E. 
Gitomer, Esq., 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. 
Replies to the petition are due on or before May 31, 2007.
    Persons seeking further information concerning discontinuance 
procedures may contact the Board's Office of Public Services at (202) 
245-0230 or refer to the full abandonment and discontinuance 
regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning environmental 
issues may be directed to the Board's Section of Environmental Analysis 
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.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.

    Decided: May 4, 2007.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-9002 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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