Union Pacific Railroad CompanyAbandonmentin Morgan County, CO (Julesburg Subdivision)

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

[Docket No. AB-33 (Sub-No. 86)]

Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment--in Morgan County, CO

(Julesburg Subdivision)

The Commission has issued a certificate authorizing Union Pacific

Railroad Company (UP) to abandon its line of railroad known as the

Julesburg Subdivision, extending from milepost 81.10 near Union to the

end of the line at milepost 98.78 near Ft. Morgan, a distance of

approximately 17.68 miles in Morgan County, CO. The abandonment was

granted subject to: (1) The condition that UP keep intact all of the

right-of-way underlying the track, including bridges, trestles,

culverts, and tunnels, and retain the line intact and not sell any

portion thereof, for a period of 180 days from the effective date of

this decision to enable any State or local government agency or other

interested person to negotiate the acquisition of the right-of-way for

public use; (2) the condition that UP retain its interest in and take

no steps to alter the historic integrity of line in its entirety

(except for rails, ties, and related appurtenances, which may be

salvaged) until completion of the section 106 process of the National

Historic Preservation Act, 16 U.S.C. 470f; (3) the condition that UP,

prior to conducting any salvage operations, contact the U.S. Army Corps

of Engineers, Omaha District, to determine if permits are required

under section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1344; and (4) the

employee protective conditions in Oregon Short Line R. Co.--

Abandonment--Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).

The abandonment certificate will become effective October 20, 1994,

unless the Commission finds that: (1) A financially responsible person

has offered financial assistance (through subsidy or purchase) to

enable the rail service to be continued; and (2) it is likely that the

assistance would fully compensate the railroad.

Any financial assistance offer must be filed with the Commission

and UP no later than 10 days after publication of this Notice. The

following notation shall be typed in bold face on the lower left-hand

corner of the envelope containing the offer: ``Office of Proceedings,

AB-OFA.'' Any offer previously made must be remade within this 10-day

period.

Information and procedures regarding financial assistance for

continued rail service are contained in 49 U.S.C. 10905 and 49 CFR

1152.27.

Decided: September 14, 1994.

By the Commission, Chairman McDonald, Vice Chairman Phillips,

and Commissioners Simmons and Morgan.

Vernon A. Williams,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 94-23219 Filed 9-19-94; 8:45 am]

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