[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18191-18192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10065]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board \1\
[Docket No. AB-455X]


Ashley, Drew & Northern Railway Company; Abandonment Exemption; 
in Ashley and Drew Counties, AR

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of Exemption.

SUMMARY: The Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10505, exempts from the prior 
approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903-04 the abandonment by Ashley, 
Drew & Northern Railway Company of its entire line between milepost 0 
at Crossett and milepost 40.5 at Monticello, in Ashley and Drew 
Counties, AR, subject to an environmental condition. The abandonment of 
a segment of the line is further conditioned upon the receipt of Board 
authority for the discontinuance of trackage rights over that segment.

    \1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109 
Stat. 803 (the Act), which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and 
took effect on January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce 
Commission (ICC) and transferred certain functions and proceedings 
to the Surface Transportation Board (Board). Section 204(b)(1) of 
the Act provides, in general, that proceedings pending before the 
ICC on the effective date of that legislation shall be decided under 
the law in effect prior to January 1, 1996, insofar as they involve 
functions retained by the Act. This notice relates to a proceeding 
that was pending with the ICC prior to January 1, 1996, and to 
functions that are subject to Board jurisdiction pursuant to section 
10903. Therefore, this notice applies the law in effect prior to the 
Act, and citations are to the former sections of the statute, unless 
otherwise indicated.
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DATES: Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of 
financial assistance has been received, this exemption will be 
effective on May 24, 1996. Formal expressions of intent to file an 
offer \2\ of financial assistance under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) must be 
filed by May 6,1996; petitions to stay must be filed by May 9, 1996; 
requests for a public use condition must be filed by May 14, 1996; and 
petitions to reopen must be filed by May 20, 1996.

    \2\ See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment--Offers of Finan. Assist., 4 
I.C.C.2d 164 (1987).
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ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to Docket No. AB-455X to: (1) 
Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch, Surface Transportation 
Board, 1201 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20423, and (2) 
Eugenia Langan, Shea & Gardner, 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 927-5660. 
[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Board's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to, 
call, or pick up in person from: DC News & Data, Inc., Room 2229, 1201 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20423. Telephone: (202) 289-
4357/4359. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through 
TDD services (202) 927-5271.]

    Decided: April 9, 1996.


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    By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice Chairman Simmons, and 
Commissioner Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-10065 Filed 4-23-96; 8:45 am]
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