The next time someone wants to troll this site with false information, why not pay for a fake newspaper announcement for which you can then provide a link. It might cost a little money but imagine the temporary credibility you would get on social media.


What type of newspaper notice is required for abandonment exemptions?
In both notices of abandonment and petitions for abandonment exemptions, the applicant must certify that it has published a notice in a newspaper in each county through which the line passes. This notice must alert the public to the proposed abandonment, available reuse alternatives, and how to participate in the Board proceeding. The newspaper notice is not required in regulated abandonment cases. (See sample newspaper notice for abandonment exemptions under 49 C.F.R. § 1105.12.)

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