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under a trackage and right-of-way agreement to

furnish cars, containers and trailers for the

movement of traffic of Riverview and to provide

service to move the resulting traffic generated by

the proposed operation focusing upon intermodal

shipments, but that it will not enter or operate any

track or right-of-way of CN or Conrail.

1The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway

Company (BNSF), as successor to the Burlington

Northern Railroad Company, is generally prohibited

from abandoning in excess of 350 miles of rail lines

in North Dakota, a mileage total BNSF has already

reached. See section 402 of the Department of

Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation

Act of 1982 (Pub. L. No. 97–102, 1982). This

limitation applies to the abandonment of any BNSF

lines in North Dakota, even after their sale to third

parties, and would thus normally be applicable to

the Mohall Line. However, by an amendment

effective October 5, 2000, the specific segment of

track involved here may be abandoned without

being counted against this 350-mile limitation. See

Pub. L. No. 106–940, sec. 372.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding 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

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33980, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Daniel C.

Sullivan, Esq., Sullivan & Hincks, 122

W. 22nd Street, Suite 350, Oak Brook,

IL 60523.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: December 29, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–330 Filed 1–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33985]

LB Railco, Inc.—Lease and Operation

Exemption—San Francisco Port

Commission

LB Railco, Inc. (LB Railco) has filed a

verified notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150.31 to operate lines leased

from the San Francisco Port

Commission between a junction with

Union Pacific Services, near Amador

Street and Cargo Way, and the

Intermodal Container Transfer Facility,

and thence beyond to Piers 92, 94, and

96, a total distance of approximately

one-half mile in San Francisco, CA.

LB Railco indicates that it intends to

commence operations by December 30,

2000. The earliest the transaction can be

consummated is December 29, 2000 (7

days after the exemption was filed).

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding 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

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33985, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on John F.

McHugh, McHugh & Barnes, P.C., 20

Exchange Place, New York, NY 10005.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: December 29, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–331 Filed 1–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–577X]

Mohall Railroad, Inc.—Abandonment

Exemption—in Bottineau, Renville,

Ward and McHenry Counties, ND

On December 19, 2000, Mohall

Railroad, Inc. (MRI) 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 abandon a line of

railroad known as the Mohall Line,

extending from milepost 5.25 to

milepost 35.0, a distance of 29.75 miles

in Bottineau, Renville, Ward and

McHenry Counties ND.1 The line

traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes

58731, 58740, 58741, and 58750, and

includes the stations of Deering

(milepost 12.9), Wolseth (approximately

milepost 18), and Glenburn (milepost

24.3).

The line does not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in MRI’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 April 6, 2001.

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 offer must

be accompanied by a $1,000 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 January 29, 2001. Each

trail use request must be accompanied

by a $150 filing fee. See 49 CFR

1002.2(f)(27).

All filings in response to this notice

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–577X

and must be sent to: (1) Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) Mark S. Radke and Byron

D. Olsen, Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon &

Vogt, P.A., 601 Second Ave., South,

Suite 4200, Minneapolis, MN 55402.

Replies to the petition are due on or

before January 29, 2001.

Persons seeking further information

concerning abandonment procedures

may contact the Board’s Office of Public

Services at (202) 565–1592 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) 565–1545. [TDD for the

hearing impaired is available 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.