| SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD DECISION DOCUMENT | |||
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Docket Number: | AB_303_37_X | | |
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Case Title: | WISCONSIN CENTRAL, LTD.--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN MARATHON COUNTY, WIS. | ||
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Decision Type: | Decision | ||
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Deciding Body: | Director Of Proceedings | ||
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| Decision Summary | | | |
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Decision Notes: | DECISION GRANTED THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES' REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NOTICE OF INTERIM TRAIL USE OR ABANDONMENT NEGOTIATING PERIOD UNTIL MARCH 30, 2012. | ||
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41961 SERVICE
DATE—NOVEMBER 16, 2011 DO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD DECISION Docket No. AB 303 (Sub-No. 37X) WISCONSIN CENTRAL, LTD.—ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION—IN MARATHON COUNTY, WIS. Decided:
November 15, 2011 On April 5, 2011, a decision
and notice of interim trail use or abandonment (NITU) was served authorizing a
180-day period for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), to
negotiate an interim trail use/rail banking agreement with Wisconsin Central,
LTD. (WCL) for a 1.14-mile rail line between mileposts 17.50 and 18.64, in
Weston, Marathon County, Wis.[1] The
negotiating period expired on October 2, 2011. By motion filed on October 19,
2011, and supplemented on October 24, 2011, DNR requests a 180-day extension of
the NITU negotiating period. DNR states
that the parties have been negotiating in good faith and that an offer has been
made and is being considered, but negotiations have not concluded. In a response filed on October 21, 2011, WCL
states that it agrees to the extension request. Where, as here, the carrier
has not consummated the abandonment at the end of the previously imposed
negotiating period and has indicated its willingness to continue negotiations
by agreeing to the extension, the Board retains jurisdiction and the NITU
negotiating period may be extended.[2] Under the circumstances, further extension of
the negotiating period is warranted. See
Birt v. STB, 90 F.3d 580, 588-90 (D.C. Cir. 1996); Grantwood Vill. v.
Mo. Pac. R.R., 95 F.3d 654, 659 (8th Cir. 1996). Accordingly, the NITU negotiating period will
be extended for an additional 180 days, until March 30, 2012. This action will not
significantly affect either the quality of the human environment or the
conservation of energy resources. It is ordered: 1.
The
request by DNR to extend the NITU negotiating period is granted. 2.
The
NITU negotiating period is extended until March 30, 2012. 3.
This
decision is effective on the date of service. By the Board, Rachel D.
Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. | |||