14862 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 61 / Wednesday, April 1, 2009 / Notices 

1CMRY states that, except for the northern 

connection of segment A to the rail line of MMR, 

the line does not possess milepost markers. For that 

reason CMRY has supplied valuation map markers 

where available, and other geographic points of 

reference to better identify the terminal points of 

each segment of the line. 

NHTSA also plans to continue to post 

information about the NEPA process 

and this CAFE rulemaking on its Web 

site (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov). 

Issued: March 27, 2009 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. E9–7289 Filed 3–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–1022 (Sub-No. 1X)] 

Arizona & California Railroad 

Company—Abandonment Exemption— 

in San Bernardino and Riverside 

Counties, CA 

On March 12, 2009, Arizona & 

California Railroad Company (ARZC) 

filed with the Surface Transportation 

Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 

for exemption from the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 49.40-mile 

rail line between milepost 0.0 at Rice 

and milepost 49.4 at Ripley, in San 

Bernardino and Riverside Counties, CA. 

The line traverses U.S. Postal Service 

Zip Codes 92225, 92226, and 92280, and 

includes the stations of Rice, Styx, 

Midland, Cox, Inca, Mesaville, Blythe, 

Miller Farms, and Ripley. 

The line does contain Federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in ARZC’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 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 June 30, 

2009. 

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 April 21, 2009. 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–1022 

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

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001; and (2) Louis E. Gitomer, 600 

Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD 

21204, and Scott G. Williams, 7411 

Fullerton St., Suite 300, Jackson, FL 

32256. Replies to ARZC’s petition are 

due on or before April 21, 2009. 

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 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 

commented during its preparation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

SEA 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: March 23, 2009. 

By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. E9–6846 Filed 3–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–308 (Sub-No. 4X)] 

Central Michigan Railway Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Kent 

County, MI 

Central Michigan Railway Company 

(CMRY) has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart 

F–Exempt Abandonments to abandon 

an approximately 1.75-mile line of 

railroad, consisting of the following 

three interconnected segments: (1) A 

line (segment A) extending from 

milepost 157.96 (at the switch 

connection with the east-west aligned 

tracks of the Mid-Michigan Railroad, 

Inc. (MMR) near the intersection of 

Taylor Avenue and Quimby Street) 

through valuation map marker 9+87.2 

(the location of the south wye, or Press 

Track, switch adjacent to Monroe 

Avenue) and continuing to the end of 

the track at a point immediately north 

of Michigan Street/Bridge Street; (2) a 

line (segment B) extending from 

valuation map marker 3+00 (at a switch 

connection with a line of MMR 

immediately at the east end of the MMR 

bridge spanning the Grand River) to a 

connection with segment A at valuation 

map marker 9+87.2 (at the south wye 

switch); and (3) a line (segment C) 

extending from valuation map marker 

0+00 (at a point of connection with the 

east-west aligned MMR line 

immediately to the east of the MMR 

line’s bridge spanning the Grand River) 

due northward to valuation map marker 

11+15.0 (approximately 250 feet south 

of Ann Street),1 in Grand Rapids, Kent 

County, MI. The line traverses United 

States Postal Service Zip Codes 49503 

and 49505. 

CMRY has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the line for at 

least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead 

traffic that would need to be rerouted; 

(3) no formal complaint filed by a user 

of rail service on the line (or by a state 

or local government entity acting on 

behalf of such user) regarding cessation 

of service over the line either is pending 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

(Board) or with any U.S. District Court 

or has been decided in favor of a 

complainant within the 2-year period; 

and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 

1105.7 (environmental report), 49 CFR 

1105.8 (historic report), 49 CFR 1105.11 

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment shall be protected under 

Oregon Short Line R. Co.— 

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed.