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1The rail line at issue in this proceeding is part 

of a larger BNSF segment in King County that is the 

subject of two pending proceedings before the 

Board. For information regarding these proceedings 

see: BNSF Railway Company—Abandonment 

Exemption—in King County, WA, STB Docket No. 

AB–6 (Sub-No. 465X) (STB served Aug. 29, 2008), 

and The Port of Seattle—Acquisition Exemption— 

Certain Assets of BNSF Railway Company, STB 

Finance Docket No. 35128 (STB served June 20, 

2008). An abandonment proposal involving a 

connecting BNSF branch line is also pending in 

BNSF Railway Company—Abandonment 

Exemption—in King County, WA, STB Docket No. 

AB–6 (Sub-No. 463X) (STB served Sept. 26, 2008). 

2By petition for exemption filed on September 8, 

2008, BNSF is also seeking an exemption from the 

offer of financial assistance (OFA) requirements of 

49 U.S.C. 10904. The merits of the petition will be 

addressed in a separate decision. 

3The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Section of 

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 

investigation) cannot be made before the 

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible 

so that the Board may take appropriate action before 

the exemption’s effective date. 

4Effective July 18, 2008, the filing fee for an OFA 

increased to $1,500. See Regulations Governing 

Fees for Services Performed in Connection With 

Licensing and Related Services—2008 update, STB 

Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 15) (STB served June 18, 

2008). 

Satellite Bus Facility Environmental 

Assessment released on June 15, 2008. 

3. Project name and location: 

Gustavus Causeway Replacement, 

Gustavus, Alaska. Project sponsor: State 

of Alaska Department of Transportation 

and Public Facilities (Alaska DOT&PF). 

Project description: Alaska DOT&PF 

intends to replace a dock facility in 

Gustavus, Alaska that supports freight 

movement, bulk fuel transfer, and 

marine passenger vessels. The 

replacement dock will include a wider 

trestle to allow two-way traffic, a 

securable staging area for passenger 

vehicles and freight, and an upgraded 

fuel-transfer pipeline. Final agency 

actions: FONSI signed on August 14, 

2008. Supporting documentation: 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Gustavus Causeway Replacement 

Project issued in May 2008. 

4. Project name and location: 

Northwest Corridor to Irving/Dallas-Fort 

Worth Light Rail Transit Line, Dallas, 

Texas. Project sponsor: Dallas Area 

Rapid Transit (DART). Project 

description: DART is proposing to 

construct a 9.3-mile light rail transit 

extension from the existing Northwest 

Corridor line to the Dallas/Forth Worth 

Airport Property. The project will 

involve the construction of six light rail 

transit stations and seven traction power 

substations and the purchase of ten light 

rail vehicles. DART would defer 

construction of two proposed light rail 

stations until they are warranted by 

development. Final agency actions: 

ROD signed on September 5, 2008; 

Section 106 Finding of No Historic 

Properties Affected; Section 4(f) finding, 

and Project-level Air Conformity 

Determination. Supporting 

documentation: Northwest Corridor to 

Irving/Dallas-Fort Worth Light Rail 

Transit Line Environmental Impact 

Statement signed on July 17, 2008. 

5. Project name and location: Foothill 

Transit Park-and-Ride, West Covina, 

California. Project sponsor: Foothill 

Transit. Project description: The project 

involves the construction of a six-level 

parking structure on an existing surface 

parking lot in West Covina, California. 

Final agency actions: FONSI signed on 

July 10, 2008; Project-level Air 

Conformity Determination; Section 106 

Finding of No Historic Properties 

Affected. Supporting documentation: 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Foothill Transit Park-and-Ride signed 

on May 23, 2008. 

6. Project name and location: 

Lackawanna Cut-Off Rail Restoration 

Project, Minimal Operable Segment, 

Andover, New Jersey. Project sponsor: 

New Jersey Transit (NJT). Project 

description: The project involves the 

construction of one station and parking 

facility with 65 spaces in Andover, New 

Jersey, construction of 7.3 miles of new 

railroad infrastructure (track, signals, 

communications, and grade crossing 

improvements) on existing right-of-way 

in New Jersey, and rehabilitation of the 

Roseville Tunnel. The service will 

operate out to Andover, New Jersey 

from Hoboken, New Jersey, extending 

from the existing NJT Morris & Essex 

and Montclair-Boonton Line trains. 

Final agency actions: FONSI signed on 

September 12, 2008; Section 106 

Finding of No Adverse Effect. 

Supporting documentation: 

Environmental Assessment on the 

Lackawanna Cut-Off Rail Restoration 

Project issued on July 1, 2008. 

Issued on: September 17, 2008. 

Susan Borinsky, 

Associate Administrator for Planning and 

Environment, Washington, DC. 

[FR Doc. E8–22634 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 464X)] 

BNSF Railway Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in King 

County, WA 

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has 

filed a notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1152 Subpart F–Exempt 

Abandonments to abandon a 5.60-mile 

rail line 1 between milepost 5.00, at 

Kennydale, and milepost 10.60 at 

Wilburton, in King County, WA.2 The 

line traverses United States Postal 

Service Zip Codes 98004, 98005, 98006, 

and 98056. 

BNSF has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the line for at 

least 2 years; (2) all overhead traffic on 

the line has been rerouted over other 

lines; (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 or with any U.S. 

District Court or has been decided in 

favor of complainant within the 2-year 

period; and (4) the requirements at 49 

CFR 1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 

CFR 1105.8 (historic reports), 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. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an OFA has been received, 

this exemption will be effective on 

October 28, 2008, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues,3

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),4 and 

trail use/rail banking requests under 49 

CFR 1152.29 must be filed by October 

6, 2008. Petitions to reopen or requests 

for public use conditions under 49 CFR 

1152.28 must be filed by October 16, 

2008, with the Surface Transportation 

Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20423–0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to BNSF’s 

representative: Kristy D. Clark, BNSF 

Railway Company, 2500 Lou Menk 

Drive, AOB–3, Fort Worth, TX 76131. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

BNSF has filed both an environmental 

report and a historic report that address 

the effects, if any, of the abandonment 

on the environment and historic 

resources. SEA will issue an 

environmental assessment (EA) by 


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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 188 / Friday, September 26, 2008 / Notices 55899 

1The rail line at issue is a branch line which 

connects with another BNSF line at Woodinville, 

WA. That BNSF line is the subject of three pending 

proceedings before the Board. For information 

regarding these proceedings see: BNSF Railway 

Company—Abandonment Exemption—in King 

County, WA, STB Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 465X) 

(STB served Aug. 29, 2008), The Port of Seattle— 

Acquisition Exemption—Certain Assets of BNSF 

Railway Company, STB Finance Docket No. 35128 

(STB served June 20, 2008), and BNSF Railway 

Company—Abandonment Exemption—in King 

County, WA, STB Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 464X) 

(STB served Sept. 26, 2008). 

2By petition filed on September 8, 2008, BNSF 

is also seeking an exemption from the offer of 

financial assistance (OFA) requirements of 49 

U.S.C. 10904. The merits of the petition will be 

addressed in a separate decision. 

3The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Section of 

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 

investigation) cannot be made before the 

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible 

so that the Board may take appropriate action before 

the exemption’s effective date. 

4Effective July 18, 2008, the filing fee for an OFA 

increased to $1,500. See Regulations Governing 

Fees for Services Performed in Connection with 

Licensing and Related Services—2008 update, STB 

Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 15) (STB served June 18, 

2008). 

October 3, 2008. Interested persons may 

obtain a copy of the EA by writing to 

SEA (Room 1100, Surface 

Transportation Board, Washington, DC 

20423–0001) or by calling SEA, at (202) 

245–0305. [Assistance for the hearing 

impaired is available through the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] Comments 

on environmental and historic 

preservation matters must be filed 

within 15 days after the EA becomes 

available to the public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or trail use/rail banking 

conditions will be imposed, where 

appropriate, in a subsequent decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), BNSF shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

BNSF’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by September 26, 2009, 

and there are no legal or regulatory 

barriers to consummation, the authority 

to abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: September 22, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–22657 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 463X)] 

BNSF Railway Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in King 

County, WA 

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has 

filed a notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1152 Subpart F–Exempt 

Abandonments to abandon a 7.30-mile 

rail line 1 located between milepost 0.00 

at Woodinville and milepost 7.30 at 

Redmond, King County, WA.2 The line 

traverses United States Postal Service 

Zip Codes 98011, 98034, 98052, and 

98072. 

BNSF has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the line for at 

least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on 

the line can be rerouted over other lines; 

(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 

or with any U.S. District Court or has 

been decided in favor of complainant 

within the 2-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 

(historic reports), 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. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an OFA has been received, 

this exemption will be effective on 

October 28, 2008, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues,3

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),4 and 

trail use/rail banking requests under 49 

CFR 1152.29 must be filed by October 

6, 2008. Petitions to reopen or requests 

for public use conditions under 49 CFR 

1152.28 must be filed by October 16, 

2008, with the Surface Transportation 

Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20423–0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to BNSF’s 

representative: Kristy D. Clark, BNSF 

Railway Company, 2500 Lou Menk 

Drive, AOB–3, Fort Worth, TX 76131. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

BNSF has filed both an environmental 

report and a historic report that address 

the effects, if any, of the abandonment 

on the environment and historic 

resources. SEA will issue an 

environmental assessment (EA) by 

October 3, 2008. Interested persons may 

obtain a copy of the EA by writing to 

SEA (Room 1100, Surface 

Transportation Board, Washington, DC 

20423–0001) or by calling SEA, at (202) 

245–0305. [Assistance for the hearing 

impaired is available through the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] Comments 

on environmental and historic 

preservation matters must be filed 

within 15 days after the EA becomes 

available to the public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or trail use/rail banking 

conditions will be imposed, where 

appropriate, in a subsequent decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), BNSF shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

BNSF’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by September 26, 2009, 

and there are no legal or regulatory 

barriers to consummation, the authority 

to abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: September 22, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–22677 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35176] 

Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc.— 

Acquisition Exemption—CSX 

Transportation, Inc. 

Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc. 

(GSWR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed 

a verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.41 to acquire by purchase 

from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), 


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