Notice2026-18785
CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-in Anne Arundel County, Md.
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Published
September 15, 2026
Issuing agencies
Surface Transportation Board
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58521-58522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18785]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 827X)]
CSX Transportation, Inc.--Abandonment Exemption--in Anne Arundel
County, Md.
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), has filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to
abandon an approximately 0.72-mile rail line between milepost BBR 6.89
to milepost BBR 7.61, on its Northeast Region, Baltimore Terminal
Subdivision Division, in Anne Arundel County, Md. (the Line). There are
no stations on the Line. The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip
Code 21226.
CSXT has certified that: (1) no local traffic has moved over the
Line during the past two years; (2) any overhead traffic 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 on behalf
of such user) regarding cessation of service over the Line is pending
with either the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or any U.S.
District Court or has been decided in favor of a complainant within the
two-year period prior to the filing of the notice; and (4) the
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(b) and 1105.8(c) (notice of environmental
and historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49
CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to government agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected
by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line
Railroad--Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in
Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address
whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a
petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of
financial assistance (OFA) has been received,\1\
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this exemption will be effective on October 15, 2026, unless stayed
pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve
environmental issues,\2\ formal expressions of intent to file an OFA
under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2), and interim trail use/railbanking requests
under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by September 25, 2026.\3\ Petitions
to reopen and requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28
must be filed by October 5, 2026.
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\1\ Persons interested in submitting an OFA must first file a
formal expression of intent to file an offer, indicating the type of
financial assistance they wish to provide (i.e., subsidy or
purchase) and demonstrating that they are preliminarily financially
responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i).
\2\ The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on
environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board's
Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) in its independent
investigation) cannot be made before the exemption's effective date.
See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any
request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that the
Board may take appropriate action before the exemption's effective
date.
\3\ Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can be found at
49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), respectively.
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All pleadings, referring to Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 827X), must
be filed with the Surface Transportation Board either via e-filing on
the Board's website or in writing addressed to 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be
served on CSXT's representative, Louis E. Gitomer, Law Offices of Louis
E. Gitomer, LLC, 600 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204.
If the verified notice contains false or misleading information,
the exemption is void ab initio.
CSXT has filed a combined environmental and historic report that
addresses the potential effects, if any, of the abandonment on the
environment and historic resources. OEA will issue a Draft
Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) by September 18, 2026. The Draft EA
will be available to interested persons on the Board's website, by
writing to OEA, or by calling OEA at (202) 245-0294. If you require an
accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call
(202) 245-0245. Comments on environmental or historic preservation
matters must be filed within 15 days after the Draft EA becomes
available to the public.
Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/
railbanking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a
subsequent decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), CSXT shall file
a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has
exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the Line. If
consummation has not been effected by CSXT's filing of a notice of
consummation by September 15, 2027, and there are no legal or
regulatory barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will
automatically expire.
Board decisions and notices are available at <a href="http://www.stb.gov">www.stb.gov</a>.
Decided: September 10, 2026.
By the Board, Anika S. Cooper, Chief Counsel, Office of Chief
Counsel.
Regena Smith-Bernard,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2026-18785 Filed 9-14-26; 8:45 am]
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