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42374 - Decision
PROVIDED NOTICE THAT THE CITY OF ALAMEDA D/B/A ALAMEDA BELT LINE RAILROAD FILED A NOTICE OF EXEMPTION TO ABANDON APPROXIMATELY 2.61 MILES OF RAIL LINE BETWEEN MILEPOST 0.0 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CLEMENT AVENUE AND BROADWAY AND MILEPOST 2.61 NEAR CONSTITUTION WAY, IN THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, ALAMEDA COUNTY, CAL. THE LINE TRAVERSES UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE ZIP CODE 94501.
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42374 SERVICE DATE – MAY 17, 2012
[Docket No. AB 1090X]
City of Alameda d/b/a Alameda Belt Line Railroad—Abandonment Exemption—in Alameda County, Cal.
City of Alameda d/b/a Alameda Belt Line Railroad (ABL) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. pt. 1152 subpart F–Exempt Abandonments to abandon approximately 2.61 miles of rail line between milepost 0.0 near the intersection of Clement Avenue and Broadway and milepost 2.61 near Constitution Way, in the City of Alameda, Alameda County, Cal. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 94501.
ABL has certified that: (1) no local traffic has moved over the line for at least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead traffic on the line; (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 complainant within the 2-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 C.F.R. § 1105.7(c) (environmental report), 49 C.F.R. § 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 C.F.R. § 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 C.F.R. § 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met.
Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be effective on June 16, 2012, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,[1] formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 C.F.R. § 1152.27(c)(2),[2] and trail use/rail banking requests under 49 C.F.R. § 1152.29 must be filed by May 29, 2012. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 C.F.R. § 1152.28 must be filed by June 6, 2012, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to ABL’s representative: Charles H. Montange, 426 NW 162nd St., Seattle, WA 98177.
ABL has filed a combined environmental and historic report that addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by May 22, 2012. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to OEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-0001) or by calling OEA at (202) 245-0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service 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.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 C.F.R. § 1152.29(e)(2), ABL 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 ABL’s filing of a notice of consummation by May 17, 2013, and there are no legal or regulatory barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire.
Decided: May 9, 2012.