NOTICE OF INTENT TO ABANDON
BNSF Railway Company (“BNSF”) gives notice that on or about Sept. 1, 2015, it intends to file with the Surface Transportation Board (“Board”) a notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F–Exempt Abandonments permitting the abandonment of 0.45 miles of rail line located between Milepost 80.66 and Milepost 81.11 in St. Joseph, Stearns County, Minn. (the “Line”). The Line traverses through U.S. Postal Service ZIP Code 56374 in Stearns County, Minn. The proceeding will be docketed as No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 491X).
The Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (“OEA”) will generally prepare an Environmental Assessment (“EA”), which will normally be available 25 days after the filing of the notice of exemption. Comments on environmental and energy matters should be filed no later than 15 days after the EA becomes available to the public and will be addressed in a Board decision. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA or make inquiries regarding environmental matters by contacting OEA.
Questions regarding offers of financial assistance, public use or trails use may be directed to the Board’s Office of Public Assistance, Government Affairs and Compliance. Appropriate offers of financial assistance to continue rail service and requests for environmental conditions, public-use conditions or rail banking/trails use can be filed with the Board. An original and 10 copies of any pleading that raises matters other than environmental issues must be filed directly with the Board’s Office of Proceedings. Copies of any comments or requests for conditions should also be served on BNSF.
Contact Information:
BNSF Railway Company
Attn: Tyler White
2500 Lou Menk Drive, AOB-3
Fort Worth, Texas 76161
Surface Transportation Board
Office of Environmental Analysis
395 E. Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20423
Telephone: 202-245-0291
Surface Transportation Board
Chief, Section of Administration
Office of Proceedings
395 E. Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20423
Surface Transportation Board
Office of Public Assistance, Government Affairs and Compliance
Telephone: 202-245-0230
