96-6987. New Procedures in Rail Exemption Revocation Proceedings

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 57 (Friday, March 22, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11804-11805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6987]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
49 CFR Part 1121

[Ex Parte No. 400 (Sub-No. 4)]


New Procedures in Rail Exemption Revocation Proceedings

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: Proposed rule, withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board is discontinuing the 
rulemaking in Ex Parte No. 400 (Sub-No. 4).

DATES: This withdrawal is made on March 22, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Stilling, [phone]. 
[TDD for the hearing impaired: [phone].]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(ANPR) served April 28, 1995, 60 FR 22035 (May 4, 1995) the Interstate 
Commerce Commission solicited comments on a proposal to expedite rail 
exemption revocation proceedings. Subsequent to the issuance of the 
ANPR, the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA), Pub. L. No. 104-88, 109 
Stat. 803 was enacted. The provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10704(d), part of 
section 102(a) of ICCTA, require the Surface Transportation Board to 
establish procedures to expedite the handling of challenges to the 
reasonableness of railroad rates and of proceedings involving the 
granting or revocation of railroad exemptions.
    In response to section 10704(d), we have instituted a new 
proceeding, Expedited Procedures for Processing Rail Rate 
Reasonableness, Exemption and Revocation Proceedings, Ex Parte No. 527 
(published elsewhere in this section of the Federal Register). Because 
Ex Parte No. 527 will review the exemption revocation procedures at 49 
CFR 1121, we are discontinuing this proceeding. The comments previously 
filed in response to the ANPR will be made part of the record in Ex 
Parte No. 527 and need not be refiled.

    Decided: March 8, 1996.


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    By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice Chairman Simmons, and 
Commissioner Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-6987 Filed 3-21-96; 8:45 am]
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