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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 41 / Thursday, March 3, 2005 / Notices
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CBRW states that it will conduct these
operations under the name Portland Vancouver
Junction Railroad.
2
As filed, CBRW seeks to lease and operate
approximately 33.1 miles of rail line in Clark
County, WA. However, in Columbia Basin Railroad
Company, Inc.Lease and Operation Exemption
Clark County, WA, STB Finance Docket No. 34472
(STB served Mar. 11, 2004), CBRW was authorized
to acquire by lease and operate approximately 14.1
miles of the 33.1 miles of rail line, between
milepost 0.0 at or near North Vancouver/Vancouver
Junction, WA, and milepost 14.1 at Battle Ground,
WA. Because CBRW has already been granted
authority to lease and operate this segment of the
involved line, authority will only be granted here
for CBRW to lease and operate the 19-mile segment
between milepost 14.1 and milepost 33.1.
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Georgia Central currently leases the line and
underlying right-of-way (ROW) from CSXT. After
the transaction, Georgia Central will own the line
but continue to lease the underlying ROW from
CSXT. Georgia Central will also continue to be the
operator of the line.
addition, regular maintenance and
odorant delivery to the LaCrescent,
Minnesota Branch Line could present a
traffic hazard and the potential for a
hazardous material spill in a wetland
area.
The take-off for the LaCrosse,
Wisconsin Branch Line is in a low,
sandy, Mississippi River flood plain
area. Installation of an odorizer on this
line could cause an environmental
impact to the Mississippi River flood
plain. Lastly, access to this line is
limited. This would make it difficult to
deliver odorant to the pipeline.
NNG provided the following
additional information on its pipelines
for consideration of its waiver request:
1. Rippey, Iowa Branch LineIAB64601
(Mile Post (MP) 0.0000.034)
Line IAB64601 is 2-inch in diameter,
0.034 miles (180 feet) in length, and
begins at a side valve on the Perry, Iowa
branch line, IAB64401. Line IAB64601
supplies gas to the town of Ripley, Iowa
through the Rippey #1 TBS. This entire
line is in Class 3 area.
2. LaCrescent, Minnesota Branch Line
MNB73701 (MP 0.0000.369)
Line MNB73701 is 4-inch in diameter,
0.369 miles (1,848 feet) in length, and
begins at a side valve on the LaCrosse
branch line, MNB73201. Line
MNB73701 is located in a wetland area
that is part of the Mississippi River
flood plain and supplies gas to the town
of LaCrescent, Minnesota through the
LaCrescent #1 TBS. Line MNB73701 is
Class 1 from MP 0.0000.051 and Class
3 from MP 0.0510.369.
3. LaCrosse, Wisconsin Branch Line
WIB24101 (MP 0.0000.119)
Line WIB24101 is 12-inch in
diameter, 0.119 miles (628 feet) in
length, and begins at a buried tap on the
Tomah, Wisconsin, branch line
WIB11901. Line WIB24101 supplies gas
to the town of LaCrosse, Wisconsin
through the LaCrosse #1 TBS. This
entire line is in Class 3 area.
NNG believes it considered all
practical alternatives for the placement
of odorization equipment on its
pipelines. They concluded that none
were feasible.
Proposed Alternatives
NNG proposes the following
alternatives and believes that these
alternatives provide a higher level of
safety than those required by the
pipeline safety regulations. NNG
proposes to:
Perform leak surveys along the
entire length of the Ripley, Iowa;
LaCrescent, Minnesota; and LaCrosse,
Wisconsin pipelines. All surveys will be
performed quarterly and with leak
detection equipment.
Install and maintain additional
pipeline markers along each pipeline.
OPS Review
OPS is publishing this notice in the
Federal Register to provide an
opportunity for public comment. After
OPS has considered any comments it
receives in response to this Notice, it
will make a final determination granting
or denying the waiver as proposed, or
with modifications. If the waiver is
granted, and OPS subsequently
determines that the effect of the waiver
is no longer consistent with pipeline
safety, OPS may revoke the waiver at its
sole discretion. This Notice is OPSs
only request for public comment before
making its final decision in this matter.
At the conclusion of the comment
period, OPS will make a determination
on the proposed waiver and publish its
decision in the Federal Register.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118 (c) and 49 CFR
1.53.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25,
2005.
Theodore L. Willke,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline
Safety.
[FR Doc. 054124 Filed 3205; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 491060P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 34661]
Columbia Basin Railroad Company,
Inc.Lease and Operation
ExemptionClark County, WA
Columbia Basin Railroad Company,
Inc. (CBRW),
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a Class III rail carrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire by
lease and to operate approximately 19
miles of rail line owned by Clark
County, WA, between milepost 14.1 at
Battle Ground, WA, and milepost 33.1 at
or near Chelatchie, WA.
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CBRW certifies that its projected
revenues as a result of this transaction
will not result in the creation of a Class
II or a Class I rail carrier. The
transaction was scheduled to be
consummated on or after February 10,
2005, the effective date of the
exemption.
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. 34661, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board, 1925
K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423
0001. Also, a copy of each pleading
must be served on Rose-Michele
Weinryb, 1300 19th Street, NW., 5th
Floor, Washington, DC 20036.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at http://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: February 22, 2005.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 054100 Filed 3205; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 491501P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 34660]
Georgia Central Railway, L.P.
Acquisition and Operation
ExemptionRail line of CSX
Transportation, Inc.
Georgia Central Railway, L.P. (Georgia
Central), a Class III rail carrier, has filed
a verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR 1150.41 to acquire by purchase
from CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT)
and operate approximately 57.2 miles of
rail line between milepost SK 0.8 at
Macon, and milepost SK 58.0 at East
Dublin, in Bibb, Twiggs, Wilkinson, and
Laurens Counties, GA.
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Georgia Central indicates that the
parties contemplate consummating the
transaction on or about February 28,
2005. Georgia Central certifies that its
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