[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26849-26850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12773]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB-439 (Sub-No. 2X)]
Dallas Area Rapid Transit; Abandonment Exemption; in Dallas and
Collin Counties, TX
[STB Docket No. AB-12 (Sub-No. 191X)]
Southern Pacific Transportation Company--Discontinuance of Trackage
Rights Exemption--in Dallas and Collin Counties, TX
[STB Docket No. AB-39 (Sub-No. 22X)]
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company--Discontinuance of Trackage
Rights Exemption--in Dallas and Collin Counties, TX
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice of exemption.
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SUMMARY: The Board, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502, exempts from the prior
approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903 the abandonment by Dallas Area
Rapid Transit (DART) of an 18.67-mile line of railroad, consisting of
15.45 miles of the White Rock/Plano line and 3.22 miles of a connecting
branch line, the Soumethun Branch, in Dallas and Collin Counties, TX,
and the discontinuance by Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SPT)
and St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company (SSW) of local and overhead
trackage rights on the White Rock/Plano line, subject to a historic
condition and standard labor protective conditions.
DATES: Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of
financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be
effective on June 14, 1997. Formal expressions of intent to file an OFA
under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) must be filed by May 23, 1997, petitions to
stay must be filed by May 30, 1997, requests for a public use condition
conforming to 49 CFR 1152.28(a)(2) must be filed by June 4, 1997, and
petitions to reopen must be filed by June 9, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Send pleadings, referring to STB Docket Nos. AB-439 (Sub-No.
2X), AB-12 (Sub-No. 191X), and AB-39 (Sub-No. 22X) to: (1) Surface
Transportation Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925
K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423-0001; (2) Thomas J. Litwiler, 1020
Nineteenth Street, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036; and (3) Gary
A. Laakso, Southern Pacific Building, One Market Plaza, Room 846, San
Francisco, CA 94015.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beryl Gordon, (202) 565-1600. [TDD for
the hearing impaired: (202) 565-1695.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the
Board's decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to,
call, or pick up in person from: DC News & Data, Inc., 1925 K Street,
N.W., Suite 210, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 289-4357.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through TDD services
(202) 565-1695.]
Decided: May 6, 1997.
By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice Chairman Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-12773 Filed 5-14-97; 8:45 am]
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