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  # UnionPacificassertsthatthere  have  has beennofreightshipmentsorlocaltrafficoriginating   	 J/   orterminatingoverthislineforatleastthelasttwoyears.TheRailroadfurtherassertsthattherearenoshippersonthissegmentofthetracktobeabandonedandthereisnoforeseeable  possibilty  possibility   f o f futurerailtrafficm o vingoverthisportionofthebranch.Conseque   s  ntly,retentionof thissegmentof
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 theRailroadsSTBsApplicationqualifiesasan exemptionapplication.Inanexemptionproceeding,abandonmentwillnormallybegrantedbytheSTBthirtydaysafterpublicationintheFederalRegister.UnionPacificindicatedthattheyexpecttofilewithSTBonoraboutJuly9,1996.Publicationisexpectedinthenearfuture.#   X  X  X XC
  #     4 TheauthoritytograntordenytheabandonmentrestsolelywiththeSurface   	 
   TransportationBoard.However,pursuanttoIdahoCode62424,theCommissionconductsan   	  p   independentreviewtodeterminewhethertheabandonmentwouldadverselyaffectIdahospublicinterest.Morespecifically,theCommissionisrequiredtodeterminewhethertheabandonment;(1)wouldadverselyaffecttheareabeingserved;(2)whetherthereisreasontobelievethattheclosurewouldimpairtheaccesstoIdahocommunitiestovitalgoodsandservicesandmarketaccesstothosecommunities;and(3)whetherthelinehaspotentialforprofitability.IftheCommissionfindsthattheforegoingcriteriahavebeenmet,thenitmaytransmitareportofitsfindingstotheSurfaceTransportationBoardonbehalfofthepeopleofthestateofIdaho.@    aa<  NOTICE   	        4 YOUAREHEREBYNOTIFIEDthattheCommissionhaspreliminarilydeterminedthatthepublicinterestmaynotrequireahearingtoconsidertheissuespresentedandtheissuesraisedbytheapplicationmayproceedunderModifiedProcedure,i.e.,bywrittensubmissionratherthanbyhearing(CommissionRulesofProcedure,IDAPA31.01.01.201through.204).    4 YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthattheCommissionwillnotholdhearingsinthisproceedingunlessitreceiveswrittenprotestsorcommentsopposingtheuseofModifiedProcedureandstatingwhyModifiedProcedureshouldnotbeused.    4 YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthatanypersondesiringtostateapositionontheApplicationmayfileawrittencommentinsupportoroppositionwiththeCommissionwithintwentyone(21)daysfromthedateofthisNotice.Thecommentmustcontainastatementofreasonssupportingthecomment.Personsdesiringahearingmustspecificallyrequestahearingintheirwrittencomments.WrittencommentsconcerningthisApplicationshallbemailedto:   	 *%6            W  @     X   `	   % ' 0* , . 81 3 5 @8 : < H? A 4 W &  `	 COMMISSIONSECRETARY     JEANNAL.REGIER   	       IDAHOPUBLICUTILITIESCOMMISSION     LawDepartment   	     W  :     X    % ' 0* , . 81 3 5 @8 : < H? A   X  %XW POBOX83720     UnionPacificRailroadCompany   	    BOISE,IDAHO837200074     1416DodgeStreet,Rm.830   	              Omaha,NE681790001StreetAddressforExpressMail:     FAX(402)2715610   	 `	   472WWASHINGTONSTBOISE,IDAHO837025983'  `	            Thesecommentsshouldcontainthecasecaptionandcasenumbershownonthefirstpageofthisdocument.W  :     X  4  % ' 0* , . 81 3 5 @8 : < H? A   X  %XW     4 YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthatifnowrittencommentsarereceivedwithinthetimelimitset,theCommissionwillconsiderthismatteronitsmeritsandenteritsOrderwithoutaformalhearing.Ifwrittencommentsarereceivedwithinthetimelimitset,theCommissionwillconsiderthemand,initsdiscretion,maysetthesameforformalhearing.{  [     X  4 `	   h   p    x   (# % ' 0* , . 81 3 5 @8 : < H? A   X 4  %X{     4 YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthattheApplicationtogetherwithsupportingworkpapersandexhibitshavebeenfiledwiththeCommissionandareavailableforpublicinspectionduringregularbusinesshoursattheCommissionoffices.    4 YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthatallproceedingsinthiscasewillbeheldpursuanttotheCommission'sjurisdictionunderTitle61oftheIdahoCodeandthattheCommissionmayenteranyfinalOrderconsistentwithitsauthorityunderTitle61.    4 YOUAREFURTHERNOTIFIEDthatallproceedingsinthismatterwillbeconductedpursuanttotheCommission'sRulesofProcedure,IDAPA31.01.01.000etseq.   	 X $   x  [     X  4 `	   h   p    x   (# % ' 0* , . 81 3 5 @8 : < H? A   X 4 `	Xx &  	     4 DATEDatBoise,Idahothis     dayofJuly1996.   	 !&            i  C     X     x   (# % ' 0* , . 81 3 5 @8 : < H? A   X 4 `	X  Xi                 MyrnaJ.Walters     CommissionSecretary   8f	   X X '  	!V   vld/N:UPRR961.sh        	 *%0   