| SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD DECISION DOCUMENT | |||
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Docket Number: | AB_1031_0_X | | |
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Case Title: | EAST TENNESSEE RAILWAY, L.P.-ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION-IN WASHINGTON AND CARTER COUNTIES, TENN. | ||
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Decision Type: | Decision | ||
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Deciding Body: | Director Of Proceedings | ||
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Decision Notes: | DECISION GRANTED JOHNSON CITY, TENN.'S REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NOTICE OF INTERIM TRAIL USE OR ABANDONMENT NEGOTIATING PERIOD UNTIL JUNE 29, 2011. | ||
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41325 SERVICE DATE – LATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 23, 2010 DO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD DECISION Docket No. AB 1031X EAST TENNESSEE RAILWAY, L.P.—ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION—IN Decided: December
23, 2010 On January 5, 2010, a decision and notice of interim trail use or abandonment (NITU) was served in this proceeding authorizing a 180-day period (until July 4, 2010) for Johnson City, Tenn. (City), to negotiate an interim trail use/rail banking agreement with East Tennessee Railway, L.P. (ETRY) for a segment of ETRY’s rail line located between milepost 1.2 in the City and milepost 11.2 at the end of the line in Elizabethton, in Washington and Carter Counties, Tenn.[1] By decision served on July 2, 2010, at the City’s request, the NITU negotiating period was extended until December 31, 2010.
By letter filed on December 3, 2010 (December 2010 letter), the City requests an extension of the NITU negotiating period for an additional 180 days, until June 29, 2011. The City states that the parties have exchanged a draft contract and currently are negotiating final terms, but additional time is needed to reach a final agreement, to submit the agreement to the ETRY board and to the Johnson City Commission for approval, and to proceed to closing. The City indicates that it is authorized to state that ETRY consents to the extension request. Where, as here, the carrier is willing to continue trail use negotiations, the negotiating period may be extended. An extension of the NITU negotiating period will promote the establishment of trail use and rail banking consistent with the National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1247(d).[2] Accordingly, the NITU negotiating period will be extended for an additional 180 days from December, 31, 2010, until June 29, 2011. This decision will not significantly affect either the quality of the human environment or the conservation of energy resources. It is ordered: 1. The City’s request to extend the NITU negotiating period is granted. 2. The NITU negotiating period is extended until June 29, 2011. 3. This decision is effective on the date of service. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. | |||