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AbandonmentIn AB 68

AB 68 (Sub-No. 4X)

LAKE SUPERIOR & ISHPEMING RAILROAD COMPANY--ABANDONMENT EXEMPTION--IN MARQUETTE COUNTY, MICH.

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17 filings, 12 decisions and 20 environmental comments observed here; last checked 11 Oct 2026, 00:36 UTC; last new entry 31 Aug 2026, 20:17 UTC.

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  1. Decision
    42604Director Of Proceedings
    DECISION: (1) REOPENED THIS PROCEEDING; AND (2) PARTIALLY VACATED THE NOTICE OF INTERIM TRAIL USE OR ABANDONMENT ISSUED ON JANUARY 19, 2005, IN THIS PROCEEDING.
  2. Motion
    232662Petition
    Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
  3. Decision
    41978Director Of Proceedings
    DECISION DETERMINED THAT MINERAL RANGE INC.'S REQUEST IN THIS PROCEEDING TO WITHDRAW ITS NOTICE OF EXEMPTION AND PETITION TO VACATE IS GRANTED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO REFILING.
  4. Motion
    231259Motion To Withdraw
    Mineral Range Inc.
  5. Certificate
    231178Certificate Of Service
    Mineral Range Inc.
  6. Motion
    231172Petition
    Mineral Range Inc.
  7. Trail
    215431Trail Use Agreement Reached
    Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
  8. Trail
    215394Trail Use Agreement Reached
    Michigan Department Of Natural Resources
  9. Decision
    36412Director Of Proceedings
    GRANTED MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES' REQUEST TO EXTEND THE NEGOTIATING PERIOD UNDER THE NITU TO DECEMBER 15, 2005.
  10. Reply
    215189Reply
    Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
  11. Request
    215175Request For Extension Of Time
    State Of Michigan Department Of Natural Resources
  12. Reply
    215157Reply
    Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
  13. Request
    215141Request For Extension Of Time - Fax Copy
    State Of Michigan Department Of Natural Resources
  14. Comment
    EI-1713Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
    Gina M. Papasodora · Cass Lake, MN
  15. Decision
    36119Director Of Proceedings
    EXTENDED THE NEGOTIATING PERIOD UNDER THE NITU TO NOVEMBER 15, 2005.
  16. Reply
    214550Reply
    Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
  17. Comment
    EI-1634Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Trailway, Office of Land and Facilities, Trailway Acquisition Specialist
    Mr. Roger Storm · Lansing, MI
  18. Request
    214522Request For Extension Of Time - Fax Copy
    State Of Michigan Department Of Natural Resources
  19. Decision
    36042Director Of Proceedings
    REOPENED THE PROCEEDING TO REMOVE THE SECTION 106 HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONDITION IMPOSED IN THE JANUARY 19, 2005 DECISION AND NOTICE.
  20. Comment
    EI-1632Jones & Keller
    Mr. Issac Warren · Denver, CO
  21. Comment
    EI-1630Jones & Keller
    Isaac Warren · Denver, CO
  22. Comment
    EI-1406Lac Vieux Desert Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
  23. Decision
    35328Entire Board
    GRANTED A PETITION FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS OF 49 U.S.C. 10903 FOR LAKE SUPERIOR & ISHPEMING RAILROAD COMPANY TO ABANDON A SEGMENT OF A LINE OF RAILROAD KNOWN AS THE REPUBLIC SUBDIVISION, EXTENDING FROM HUMBOLDT JCT. (MILEPOST 85.6) SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 8.9 MILES TO THE END OF TRACK AT REPUBLIC MINE (MILEPOST 94.5), IN MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI, SUBJECT TO TRAIL USE, PUBLIC USE, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND STANDARD EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE CONDITIONS.
  24. Decision
    35515Secretary
    ANNOUNCED THE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE BOARD'S JANUARY 19, 2005 VOTING CONFERENCE.
  25. Comment
    EI-1757U.S. EPA, Region V
    Kenneth A. Westlake · Chicago, IL
  26. Comment
    EI-1170Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
    Gina M. Papasodora · Cass Lake, MN
  27. Comment
    EI-1162Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
    Zach Pahmahmie · Mayetta, KS
  28. Comment
    EI-1758Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Cultural Preservation Department
    Leonard J. Mitchell · Harbor Springs, MI
  29. Reply
    212686Reply
    Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
  30. Decision
    34729Chief Of Section Of Environmental Analysis
    CONCLUDED THAT AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PROCESS WAS UNNECESSARY AND INVITED PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.
  31. Trail
    212568Trail Use Request
    Michigan Department Of Natural Resources
  32. Comment
    EI-1766Humboldt Township Planning Commission
    Daniel Manier · Champion, MI
  33. Comment
    EI-1765City of Marquette, MI.
    Dennis Stachewicz, Jr. · Marquette, Mi
  34. Comment
    EI-1764U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Ross Greenwood for Patrick Carroll · Fort Snelling, MN
  35. Comment
    EI-1763Department of History, Arts and Libraries
    Brian G. Grennell · Lansing, MI
  36. Comment
    EI-1762PCBM Mgmt Company
    Paul R. Argall · Ishpeming, MI
  37. Comment
    EI-1756USDA-NRCS, Marquette Area Office
    Dwight S. Jerome · Marquette, MI
  38. Decision
    35023Director Of Proceedings
    NOTICE THAT LS&I FILED A PETITION FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF 49 U.S.C. 10903 TO ABANDON A SEGMENT OF A LINE OF RAILROAD KNOWN AS THE REPUBLIC SUBDIVISION, EXTENDING FROM HUMBOLDT JCT. (MILEPOST 85.6) SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 8.9 MILES TO THE END OF TRACK AT REPUBLIC MINE (MILEPOST 94.5), IN MARQUETTE COUNTY, MI.
  39. Comment
    EI-1760Department of History, Arts, and Libraries
    Martha MacFarlane Faes · Lansing, MI
  40. Decision
    34985Entire Board
    (1) GRANTS A PETITION FILED BY LAKE SUPERIOR & ISHPEMING RAILROAD COMPANY (LS&I) FOR RECONSIDERATION OF A BOARD DECISION REJECTING A PETITION SEEKING AN EXEMPTION UNDER 49 U.S.C. 10502 FROM THE PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS OF 49 U.S.C. 10903, WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED ABANDONMENT OF A RAIL LINE WITH THREE SEGMENTS; (2) VACATES THE DECISION SERVED ON MAY 26, 2004; (3) REINSTATES THE PETITION FOR EXEMPTION AND ACCEPTS IT FOR FILING AS A REQUEST FOR AUTHORITY TO ABANDON SEGMENT 3 ONLY, WITH THE OFFICIAL FILING DATE BEING THE SERVICE DATE OF THIS DECISION; AND (4) GRANTS LS&I'S REQUEST FOR LEAVE TO WITHDRAW ITS REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION AUTHORITY AS TO SEGMENTS ONE AND TWO.
  41. Motion
    212317Petition For Exemption
    Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
  42. Decision
    35167Secretary
    ANNOUNCED THE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE BOARD'S OCTOBER 20, 2004 VOTING CONFERENCE.
  43. Motion
    211350Petition To Reopen
    Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
  44. Decision
    34725Director Of Proceedings
    REJECTED THE PETITION FOR EXEMPTION FILED ON MAY 11, 2004, BY LAKE SUPERIOR & ISHPEMING RAILROAD COMPANY.
  45. Comment
    EI-803National Geodetic Survey
    Richard Snay
  46. Motion
    210838Petition For Exemption
    Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad Company
  47. Comment
    EI-1759U.S. EPA, Region V
    Kenneth A. Westlake · Chicago, IL
  48. Comment
    EI-1629Jones & Keller
    Mr. Edward T. Lyons, Jr. · Denver, CO
  49. Comment
    EI-1761Jones & Keller
    Edward T. Lyons · Denver, CO