The Federal Register http://thefederalregister.com/b.p/agency/Surface_Transportation_Board/2008-06-20/ Daily Publications of Meetings and Rules Changes for the Federal Government Thu, Dec 4 2008 11:00:00 GMT Thu, Dec 4 2008 11:00:00 GMT info@thefederalregister.com <![CDATA[ Rarus Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Deer Lodge County, MT]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-20-E8-13962

Rarus Railway Company (Rarus) has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon its Anaconda/West Valley Line, an approximately 4.7mile line of railroad, extending between a point at Pennsylvania Avenue west of the West Anaconda Yard in Anaconda, MT, and a point at North Cable Road approximately 4.2 miles west of Anaconda, in Deer Lodge County, MT. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 59711.

Rarus has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the line for at least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on the line can be rerouted over other lines; (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 Board or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the 2year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental report ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-20-E8-13962 Fri, Jun 20 2008 11:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[ The Port of Seattle--Acquisition Exemption--Certain Assets of BNSF Railway Company]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-20-E8-13806

The Port of Seattle (the Port), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 \1\ to acquire from BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) approximately 14.45 miles of rail line (the Line), including rightofway, track, and other property and physical assets, extending between approximately milepost 23.80 (north of Woodinville) and approximately milepost 38.25 (Snohomish), in King County and Snohomish County, WA.\2\
\1\ This notice was initially submitted on May 28, 2008, but was not docketed until June 4, 2008, when the filing fee was submitted. Because the notice could not be processed until the Board received the filing fee, June 4, 2008, is the official filing date.
\2\ The Port will also acquire from BNSF the rightofway, track, and other property and physical assets between the southern endpoint of the Line at milepost 23.8 and milepost 23.45 together with the Redmond Spur, which connects with the Line at milepost 23.80 and extends between milepost 0.00 and milep ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-20-E8-13806 Fri, Jun 20 2008 11:00:00 GMT