[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 180 (Monday, September 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 48730]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23639]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board 1
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\1\ The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat.
803, which was enacted on December 29, 1995, and took effect on
January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission and
transferred certain functions to the Surface Transportation Board
(Board). This notice relates to functions that are subject to Board
jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10901.
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[STB Finance Docket No. 32934]
Burlington Northern Railroad Company and The Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway Company--Construction and Operation Exemption--
Stockton, CA
Burlington Northern Railroad Company (BN) and The Atchison, Topeka
and Sante Fe Railway Company (Santa Fe) (collectively BN/Santa Fe) have
filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.36 to construct an 800-
foot wye track, two No. 10 turnouts, and a new 36-foot crossing at
Stockton, CA. The proposed construction would provide a connection
between Union Pacific's (UP) line to Keddie, CA, and BN/Santa Fe's line
to Barstow, CA.2
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\2\ The construction is planned to implement the UP trackage
rights UP/SP granted to BN/Santa Fe in Finance Docket No. 32760
(Sub-No. 1), Union Pacific Railroad Company, Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, St. Louis
Southwestern Railway Company, SPCSL Corp. and The Denver & Rio
Grande Western Railroad Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--
Burlington Northern Railroad Company and The Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railway Company.
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Construction is scheduled to begin within 60 days of the effective
date of this exemption.
The Board's Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) analyzed the
potential environmental impact of this construction and operation in
the environmental documents prepared in Finance Docket No. 32760, the
merger of the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads. SEA
concluded that based on its independent analysis, the available
information, and the recommended mitigation measures, the construction
and operation at Stockton would not result in significant environmental
impacts. The Board imposed the mitigation measures recommended by SEA
in Finance Docket No. 32760 Decision No. 44, served August 12, 1996
(see condition Nos. 62-75, 83).
This exemption will be effective on November 25, 1996, unless
stayed. Petitions to stay the effective date of this notice on any
grounds must be filed by September 26, 1996. Petitions for
reconsideration must be filed by October 6, 1996.
If the notice contains false or misleading information, the
exemption is void ab initio. Petitions 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. 32934, must be filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Contol Branch, 1201 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423 and served on: Erika Z. Jones,
Mayer, Brown & Platt, 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC
20006.
Decided: September 10, 1996.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-23639 Filed 9-13-96; 8:45 am]
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