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Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Bexar County, TX; Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad Company--Discontinuance of Service Exemption--in Bexar County, TX

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 [Federal Register: January 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 3)]
[Notices]
[Page 624-625]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr05ja07-82]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-33 (Sub-No. 236X); STB Docket No. AB-576 (Sub-No. 2X)]

Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Bexar
County, TX; Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad Company--Discontinuance of
Service Exemption--in Bexar County, TX

    On December 15, 2006, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and Alamo
Gulf Coast Railroad Company (AGCR), jointly 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. UP seeks to abandon
and AGCR seeks to discontinue service over a line of railroad extending
between milepost 253.26 and milepost 256.0 on UP's Kerrville
Subdivision, a distance of 2.74 miles in Bexar County, TX. The line
traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 78028 and 78029, and
includes no stations.
    The line does not contain Federally granted rights-of-way. Any
documentation in UP's or AGCR'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 4, 2007.
    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 $1,300
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 24, 2007. 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-33 (Sub-No. 236X) and AB-576 (Sub-No. 2X) and must be sent to: (1)
Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-
0001; and (2) Mack H. Shumate, Jr., Senior General Attorney, 101 North
Wacker Drive, Room 1920, Chicago, IL 60606. Replies to the petition are
due on or before January 24, 2007.
    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) 565-1552. [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.

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    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: December 28, 2006.

    By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-22612 Filed 1-4-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

 
 

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