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Ex ParteIn EP 749

EP 749 (Sub-No. 1)

LIMITING EXTENSIONS OF TRAIL USE NEGOTIATING PERIODS

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287 filings, 3 decisions and 0 environmental comments observed here; last checked 10 Oct 2026, 23:36 UTC; last new entry 26 Aug 2026, 15:47 UTC.

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  1. Decision
    47262Entire Board
    DECISION ADOPTED A FINAL RULE AMENDING REGULATIONS RELATED TO THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT TO: (1) PROVIDE THAT THE INITIAL TERM FOR CERTIFICATES OR NOTICES OF INTERIM TRAIL USE OR ABANDONMENT WILL BE ONE YEAR (INSTEAD OF THE CURRENT 180 DAYS); (2) PERMIT UP TO THREE ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS OF THE INITIAL PERIOD IF THE TRAIL SPONSOR AND THE RAILROAD AGREE; AND (3) PERMIT ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS IF THE TRAIL SPONSOR AND THE RAILROAD AGREE AND EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SHOWN.
  2. Section
    300084Section 5 Summary
    Surface Transportation Board
  3. Reply
    248253Reply
    Narpo
  4. Comments
    248220Comment
    Friends Of The Cheat
  5. Comments
    248183Comment
    Rudolph Pipich
  6. Comments
    248169Comment
    Patti Sedar
  7. Comments
    248168Comment
    Michael Sedar
  8. Comments
    248142Comment
    New Jersey Department Of Environmental Protection
  9. Comments
    248162Comment
    Lee Stimson
  10. Comments
    248161Comment
    James Long
  11. Comments
    248160Comment
    Michigan Department Of Natural Resources
  12. Comments
    248149Comment
    Yakima Bikes And Walks
  13. Comments
    248147Comment
    Nebraska Trails Foundation
  14. Comments
    248146Comment
    Diane Whelchel
  15. Comments
    248144Comment
    Alabama Trails Commission
  16. Comments
    248143Comment
    Humboldt Trails Council
  17. Comments
    248141Comment
    Charles Bruce Capps
  18. Comments
    248140Comment
    Phillip Hanrahan
  19. Comments
    248139Comment
    Hunter Area Trail Coalition
  20. Comments
    248138Comment
    Rails To Trails Conservancy
  21. Comments
    248136Comment
    Boone County Conservation District
  22. Comments
    248135Comment
    Rail To Trails Conservancy
  23. Comments
    248131Comment
    St. Charles Park District
  24. Comments
    248130Comment
    The Trust For Public Land
  25. Comments
    248125Comment
    Georgia Bikes
  26. Comments
    248124Comment
    Robert Rainville
  27. Comments
    248122Comment
    William Douglas Smith
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    248121Comment
    David P. Lubic
  29. Comments
    248120Comment
    Scott Eugene Wilson
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    248118Comment
    Pennsylvania Transit Expansion Coalition
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    248117Comment
    Frank Borek
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    248116Comment
    Mark Amstutz
  33. Comments
    248115Comment
    Karl Rahmer
  34. Comments
    248114Comment
    Douglas Webster
  35. Comments
    248113Comment
    David Lyons
  36. Comments
    248112Comment
    Richard Ralston
  37. Comments
    248111Comment
    Tina Andreatta
  38. Comments
    248134Comment
    Elizabeth Lyons
  39. Comments
    248110Comment
    Wood County Alternative Transportation Council
  40. Comments
    248107Comment
    City Of Chicago
  41. Comments
    248106Comment
    Madison County Transit District And Iowa National Heritage Foundation
  42. Comments
    248104Comment
    John Maggard
  43. Comments
    248102Comment
    Noah Chappell
  44. Comments
    248100Comment
    Linda Zabel Pegnato
  45. Comments
    248099Comment
    Catherine Marino
  46. Comments
    248098Comment
    David Santos
  47. Comments
    248097Comment
    Andrew Leporini
  48. Comments
    248096Comment
    Barry Scott
  49. Comments
    248095Comment
    Jon Frey
  50. Comments
    248094Comment
    David A. Van Brink
  51. Comments
    248093Comment
    Paul R Iverson
  52. Comments
    248091Comment
    City Of St. Charles
  53. Comments
    248088Comment
    Kim K Williams
  54. Comments
    248087Comment
    Mark J Williams
  55. Comments
    248086Comment
    Gregg Tomani
  56. Comments
    248085Comment
    James Falcsik
  57. Comments
    248084Comment
    Jason Buss
  58. Comments
    248082Comment
    , Whitewater Canal Trails ,Inc.
  59. Comments
    248077Comment
    Missouri Central Railroad Company
  60. Comments
    248076Comment
    James Falcsik
  61. Comments
    248073Comment
    Robert Stephens
  62. Comments
    248063Comment
    Rail Trails Council
  63. Comments
    248061Comment
    George Nelson, Robin L. Zephier, Justin L. Crawford
  64. Comments
    248055Comment
    Leigh Thomas
  65. Comments
    248053Comment
    Gail West
  66. Comments
    248052Comment
    Carolyn Coppola
  67. Comments
    248050Comment
    Five Rivers Metroparks
  68. Comments
    248047Comment
    Rails-To-Trails Of Wayne County
  69. Comments
    248045Comment
    Hummingbird Trail Alliance
  70. Comments
    248042Comment
    James W. Watt
  71. Comments
    248041Comment
    B&O Trail Association Inc
  72. Comments
    248018Comment
    Donna Cashman
  73. Comments
    248003Comment
    Transportation For America
  74. Comments
    247995Comment
    John O'neal
  75. Comments
    247994Comment
    Charles N. Marshall
  76. Comments
    247988Comment
    Tracy Presnell
  77. Comments
    247984Comment
    Parks & Trails New York
  78. Comments
    247983Comment
    Reid E. Brockway
  79. Comments
    247974Comment
    Marc Elster
  80. Comments
    247969Comment
    Gregg Tomani
  81. Comments
    247972Comment
    Pam Hart
  82. Comments
    247963Comment
    Missouri Park & Recreation Association
  83. Comments
    247931Comment
    James Gregory Davies
  84. Comments
    247929Comment
    Sunflower Rails-Trails Conservancy, Inc.
  85. Comments
    247926Comment
    Lee Valentyn
  86. Comments
    247925Comment
    Peggy Portier
  87. Decision
    46966Entire Board
    DECISION PROVIDED A SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING THAT PROPOSES TO MODIFY REGULATIONS TO: (1) ESTABLISH A NEW ONE-YEAR PERIOD FOR ANY INITIAL INTERIM TRAIL USE NEGOTIATING PERIOD; (2) PERMIT UP TO THREE ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS OF THE INITIAL PERIOD; AND (3) PERMIT ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR EXTENSIONS IF THE TRAIL SPONSOR AND THE RAILROAD AGREE AND GOOD CAUSE IS SHOWN.
  88. Comments
    246918Comment
    Sharon Paltin
  89. Comments
    246830Comment
    Mary Suhler
  90. Comments
    246822Comment
    Gregg Tomani
  91. Comments
    246816Comment
    Rails To Trails Conservancy
  92. Comments
    246813Comment
    Madison County Transit District And Iowa National Heritage Foundation
  93. Comments
    246804Comment
    National Association Of Reversionary Property Owners (Narpo)
  94. Comments
    246776Comment
    Trek Bicycle Corporation
  95. Comments
    246770Comment
    David Simpson
  96. Comments
    246754Comment
    Friends Of The Riverfront
  97. Comments
    246749Comment
    Greater Ohio Lake To River Greenway (Golrg)
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    246748Comment
    Bike Friendly West Bend
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    246741Comment
    Steel Valley Trail Council
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    246740Comment
    Jasmin Segura
  101. Comments
    246734Comment
    Daniel Mathis
  102. Comments
    246733Comment
    William Fischer Jr.
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    246732Comment
    Lacey Lowe
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    246731Comment
    Katherine Mulvey
  105. Comments
    246730Comment
    Jonathan Bulkley
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    246729Comment
    Isaac Smith
  107. Comments
    246728Comment
    John Siegert
  108. Comments
    246727Comment
    Thomas Schmidt
  109. Comments
    246726Comment
    Rails–To-Trails Conservancy
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    246725Comment
    Andrew Mentzer
  111. Comments
    246724Comment
    City Of Chicago, City Of Boston, Houston Public Works, New York City Mayor's Office Of Federal Affairs, City Of Sacramento, The United States Conference Of Mayors
  112. Comments
    246723Comment
    Ryan Uebinger
  113. Comments
    246722Comment
    Valerie Vega-Wright
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    246721Comment
    Christopher Pincetich
  115. Comments
    246720Comment
    Alicia Adrian
  116. Comments
    246719Comment
    Lacey Rains Lowe
  117. Comments
    246718Comment
    Charles Smyth
  118. Comments
    246717Comment
    Mike Beam
  119. Comments
    246716Comment
    King County Department Of Parks And Recreation
  120. Comments
    246713Comment
    John Boyland
  121. Comments
    246707Comment
    Milwaukee County Parks
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    246706Comment
    Greater Milwaukee Committee
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    246705Comment
    Dc Bicycle Advisory Council
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    246704Comment
    Friends Of Hank Aaron State Trail
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    246703Comment
    State Of New Jersey Department Of Environmental Protection
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    246702Comment
    Eastside Trail Advocates
  127. Comments
    246701Comment
    Parks & Trails New York
  128. Comments
    246699Comment
    Joyce Boyland
  129. Comments
    246698Comment
    National League Of Cities
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    246697Comment
    Maryland Department Of Transportation
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    246696Comment
    Sierra Club
  132. Comments
    246695Comment
    Rails–To-Trails Conservancy
  133. Comments
    246694Comment
    Roger Retzlaff
  134. Comments
    246693Comment
    City Of Hilliard
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    246692Comment
    John M. And Lynne M. Wiser
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    246691Comment
    West Virginia University
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    246690Comment
    Kate Mcclain
  138. Comments
    246689Comment
    Oona Smith
  139. Comments
    246687Comment
    Bike Norfolk
  140. Comments
    246686Comment
    Jon Hasselbring
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    246685Comment
    National Association Of City Transportation Officials (Nacto)
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    246684Comment
    Maryland Park Service
  143. Comments
    246683Comment
    Joyce C Mast
  144. Comments
    246682Comment
    Chicago Metropolitan Agency For Planning
  145. Comments
    246681Comment
    Transportation For America
  146. Comments
    246680Comment
    Missouri Central Railroad Company
  147. Comments
    246679Comment
    Newton County Trail Path Foundation, Inc.
  148. Comments
    246677Comment
    New York Bicycling Coalition
  149. Comments
    246676Comment
    Scott Allen
  150. Comments
    246675Comment
    American Discovery Trail Society
  151. Comments
    246672Comment
    Larry Dean Fair
  152. Comments
    246670Comment
    Samuel Deetz
  153. Comments
    246668Comment
    Lois Mchugh
  154. Comments
    246664Comment
    Klickitat Trail Conservancy
  155. Comments
    246755Comment
    Tory Kress
  156. Comments
    246669Comment
    Kenosha Racine Bike Club
  157. Comments
    246667Comment
    James E. Falcsik
  158. Comments
    246666Comment
    Stacy Becker
  159. Comments
    246665Comment
    Melissa Vernon
  160. Comments
    246663Comment
    Charles A. Minton
  161. Comments
    246662Comment
    Doug Bojack
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    246661Comment
    Maryann Madej
  163. Comments
    246660Comment
    Matthew Barmann
  164. Comments
    246659Comment
    Michael H. Morris
  165. Comments
    246658Comment
    Lily Price
  166. Comments
    246657Comment
    National Coast Trail Association
  167. Comments
    246656Comment
    William Holt
  168. Comments
    246655Comment
    Indiana Trails Fund
  169. Comments
    246654Comment
    Alabama Trails Commission
  170. Comments
    246653Comment
    Washington Area Bicyclist Association
  171. Comments
    246652Comment
    Arlynn Hacker
  172. Comments
    246651Comment
    Gary A. Falxa
  173. Comments
    246649Comment
    Biketexas
  174. Comments
    246648Comment
    Georgianna K. Wood
  175. Comments
    246647Comment
    Five Rivers Metroparks
  176. Comments
    246646Comment
    Alabama Trails Commission
  177. Comments
    246645Comment
    Lena C. Taylor
  178. Comments
    246644Comment
    Richard W. Salzman
  179. Comments
    246643Comment
    Lance C. Kilgore
  180. Comments
    246642Comment
    Terry W Raymer
  181. Comments
    246641Comment
    Rock Island Trail Inc
  182. Comments
    246640Comment
    Pat & Arnie Abramson
  183. Comments
    246639Comment
    Frank Green
  184. Comments
    246638Comment
    Chris Mattson
  185. Comments
    246637Comment
    Project For Public Spaces
  186. Comments
    246634Comment
    East Coast Greenway Allliance
  187. Comments
    246633Comment
    Zorika Henderson
  188. Comments
    246632Comment
    Urban Ecology Center
  189. Comments
    246631Comment
    Jay Andress
  190. Comments
    246630Comment
    Friends Of The Chester Valley Trail
  191. Comments
    246629Comment
    Michael Guerriero
  192. Comments
    246628Comment
    David Lee Sopjes
  193. Comments
    246627Comment
    Franklin Thomas Merritt
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    246626Comment
    Susan Nmi Pitely
  195. Comments
    246625Comment
    Brent R Emery
  196. Comments
    246624Comment
    Larry Glass
  197. Comments
    246623Comment
    Nicholas Fazio
  198. Comments
    246622Comment
    Richard Stein
  199. Comments
    246621Comment
    Bike Friendly West Bend
  200. Comments
    246620Comment
    Robert Arno Filbey
  201. Comments
    246619Comment
    James Hunt
  202. Comments
    246618Comment
    Ecoring
  203. Comments
    246617Comment
    Thomas Baxter
  204. Comments
    246616Comment
    Bicycle Colorado
  205. Comments
    246613Comment
    Ohio Valley Riverfront Development Committee
  206. Comments
    246612Comment
    Aqua Flies
  207. Comments
    246608Comment
    Cliff Latta
  208. Comments
    246604Comment
    Diana Virgil
  209. Comments
    246688Comment
    Joel Gerwin
  210. Comments
    246678Comment
    Adam Fendrick
  211. Comments
    246615Comment
    Living Sea Images
  212. Comments
    246614Comment
    Nancy I. Stevens
  213. Comments
    246610Comment
    Mark Linser
  214. Comments
    246609Comment
    Barry Niel Stuart
  215. Comments
    246607Comment
    Damon H. Goodman
  216. Comments
    246606Comment
    Claire Perricelli
  217. Comments
    246605Comment
    Michael Evenson
  218. Comments
    246603Comment
    Bicycle Federation Of Wisconsin
  219. Comments
    246602Comment
    Rosemary A Dehli
  220. Comments
    246600Comment
    Karen Blanco
  221. Comments
    246599Comment
    Mike Ray Cooley
  222. Comments
    246598Comment
    Lee Sorensen
  223. Comments
    246595Comment
    Lee Otter
  224. Comments
    246594Comment
    Northwest Side Community Development Corporation
  225. Comments
    246593Comment
    Forest Preserve District
  226. Comments
    246591Comment
    John O'neal
  227. Comments
    246590Comment
    Connie Sandstrom
  228. Comments
    246589Comment
    Rich Sidwell
  229. Comments
    246588Comment
    David Fine
  230. Comments
    246587Comment
    John W Pletcher
  231. Comments
    246585Comment
    Robert Sweetser
  232. Comments
    246584Comment
    Allegheny Trail Alliance
  233. Comments
    246583Comment
    Jill Sprance
  234. Comments
    246582Comment
    Michael James Passo
  235. Comments
    246581Comment
    Marc Gorelick
  236. Comments
    246580Comment
    Stephen C. White
  237. Comments
    246579Comment
    Peter Writt
  238. Comments
    246578Comment
    Lynn E. Broaddus
  239. Comments
    246577Comment
    Lisa M. King
  240. Comments
    246576Comment
    Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
  241. Comments
    246575Comment
    Ellen Zweibel
  242. Comments
    246573Comment
    Waterford Precision Cycles Usa
  243. Comments
    246572Comment
    Ben Lehner
  244. Comments
    246570Comment
    Patty Glessner
  245. Comments
    246567Comment
    Friends Of The East Lake Sammamish Trail
  246. Comments
    246571Comment
    Velma Lowe
  247. Comments
    246566Comment
    Virginia Bicycling Federation
  248. Comments
    246565Comment
    Keith Workman
  249. Comments
    246564Comment
    Doug Wayt
  250. Comments
    246563Comment
    Gregg Tomani
  251. Comments
    246562Comment
    Don Noble
  252. Comments
    246561Comment
    Zorika Henderson
  253. Comments
    246560Comment
    Friends Of Madison County Parks And Trails
  254. Comments
    246559Comment
    James Watt
  255. Comments
    246558Comment
    Scott Kaseburg
  256. Comments
    246557Comment
    Nan Beeler
  257. Comments
    246555Comment
    Kim Jacobsen
  258. Comments
    246554Comment
    Malcolm G. Witter
  259. Comments
    246553Comment
    Miles Garfinkel
  260. Comments
    246552Comment
    Stewart Dutfield
  261. Comments
    246549Comment
    Larry J. Smith
  262. Comments
    246548Comment
    Catherine Jean Sands
  263. Comments
    246547Comment
    Alice Patridge
  264. Comments
    246545Comment
    Jill Berkowitz-Berliner
  265. Comments
    246544Comment
    Stephen Gliva
  266. Comments
    246543Comment
    Barney P. And Gerianne M. Buckley
  267. Comments
    246541Comment
    Madison County Transit District And Iowa National Heritage Foundation
  268. Comments
    246519Comment
    Elizabeth P. Lyons
  269. Comments
    246507Comment
    Michael Eng
  270. Comments
    246505Comment
    Save Taxes & Our Property
  271. Comments
    246501Comment
    Bruce Silvey
  272. Comments
    246499Comment
    Betty Pennington
  273. Comments
    246497Comment
    Rose Loretta Brinks
  274. Comments
    246494Comment
    Keith R Gorgas
  275. Comments
    246492Comment
    John Pletcher
  276. Comments
    246482Comment
    Punxsutawney Area Rails To Trails Association
  277. Comments
    246481Comment
    Michael Kuepper
  278. Comments
    246480Comment
    John Bawcum
  279. Comments
    246477Comment
    David Lyons
  280. Comments
    246473Comment
    David Paul Barbieri
  281. Comments
    246472Comment
    Reid E. Brockway
  282. Comments
    246471Comment
    Michelle Burgstaler
  283. Comments
    246479Comment
    Jan And Martin Rood
  284. Comments
    246469Comment
    Bonne Desousa
  285. Comments
    246468Comment
    Vincent Deforest Hoagland
  286. Comments
    246460Comment
    Liz H Belcher
  287. Comments
    246459Comment
    Taylor Gupton
  288. Comments
    246458Comment
    James A. Zarifis
  289. Comments
    246457Comment
    Ross S. Heitkamp
  290. Decision
    46574Entire Board
    DECISION PROVIDED NOTICE THAT THE BOARD PROPOSED TO MODIFY ITS REGULATIONS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF 180-DAY EXTENSIONS OF A TRAIL USE NEGOTIATING PERIOD TO A MAXIMUM OF SIX EXTENSIONS, ABSENT EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES.