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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The federal Surface Transportation Board today announced it will hold a
public hearing in Presque Isle, Maine, on May 10 to allow citizens and
stakeholders to provide testimony on the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic
Railway's application to abandon 233 miles of rail line in Aroostook and
Penobscot counties.
The hearing will be held at the District Courthouse located
at 27 Riverside Drive in Presque Isle. The hearing will
begin at 9 a.m. The courthouse will open at 8 a.m. All
speakers and attendees must present valid government-issued
identification and pass security screening to gain entry to
the hearing.
Anyone wishing to speak must file a written notice of intent
with the Board no later than April 19. Speakers must
identify themselves, the party they represent and the number
of minutes they wish to speak. Speakers can file a notice of
intent electronically through the Board's Web site,
www.stb.dot.gov by clicking on "E-Filing." Written notices
should be addressed to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001, Attn: STB Docket No.
AB-1043 (Sub No. 1). Speakers at the hearing may, but are
not required to, submit written copies of their testimony
for the record.
The full record on the case, Montreal, Maine & Atlantic
Railway, Ltd—Discontinuance of Service and Abandonment—in
Aroostook and Penobscot Counties, ME, STB Docket No. AB-1043
(Sub-No.
1)( http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/40693?OpenDocument )
is available at www.stb.dot.gov.
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