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continue to conduct operations over the
line. The line extends from milepost
145.0 near Yale, SD, to milepost 160.33
near Huron, SD, (the Yale-Huron line),
in Beadle County, SD.
Concurrently, the South Dakota
Railroad Authority (SDRA) and the
South Dakota Department of
Transportation (SDDOT), political
subdivisions of the State of South
Dakota and collectively a non-operating
Class III rail carrier, filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1150.41 for SDRA to acquire the YaleHuron line from ECRRA, with ECRRA
retaining leasehold rights, and, in turn,
for SDDOT to immediately acquire the
Yale-Huron line from SDRA.
The applicants expect to consummate
the transactions on November 20, 2008.
Following consummation of the
transactions, DM&E will remain the
operator of the Yale-Huron line by
virtue of having retained subleasehold
rights in the sale agreement with
ECRRA.
The applicants explain that SDDOT
will become the ultimate owner of the
line so that it can fund necessary
rehabilitation of the line pursuant to
South Dakota statutes. According to the
applicants, the slightly complex
transactional structure involved here is
due to specific language in the
applicable South Dakota statutes making
it necessary that ECRRA first acquire the
Yale-Huron line from DM&E and then,
in turn, transfer the line to SDRA, before
it can ultimately be acquired by SDDOT.
The applicants certify that their
projected annual revenues as a result of
these transactions will not result in the
creation of a Class II or Class I rail
carrier and further certify that the
projected annual revenues of each of the
applicants will not exceed $5 million.
Pursuant to the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law
No. 110–161, § 193, 121 Stat. 1844
(2007), nothing in this decision
authorizes the following activities at any
solid waste rail transfer facility:
collecting, storing or transferring solid
waste outside of its original shipping
container; or separating or processing
solid waste (including baling, crushing,
compacting and shredding). The term
‘‘solid waste’’ is defined in section 1004
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42
U.S.C. 6903.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than November 12, 2008
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(at least 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket Nos. 35184 and 35185, must be
filed with the Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of
each pleading must be served on: (1) For
ECRRA—Douglas E. Kludt, Churchill,
Manolis, Freeman, Kludt, Shelton and
Burns, 333 Dakota Avenue, South, P.O.
Box 176, Huron, SD 57350; and (2) for
SDRA and SDDOT—Myles L. Tobin,
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker
Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at ‘‘https://
www.stb.dot.gov.’’
Decided: October 29, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeff Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35106]
United States Department of Energy—
Rail Construction and Operation—
Caliente Rail Line in Lincoln, Nye, and
Esmeralda Counties, NV
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice of Public Hearing.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation
Board will hold a public hearing
concerning the application the
Department of Energy (DOE) filed in the
above docket. The purpose of the
hearing will be to allow interested
persons to comment on the application.
DATES/LOCATIONS: The public hearing
will take place on December 4, 2008,
beginning at 9 a.m., at the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission’s Las Vegas
Hearing Facility—Pacific Enterprise
Plaza, Building No. 1, 3250 Pepper
Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89120. Any person
wishing to speak at the hearing must file
with the Board a written notice of intent
to participate, identifying (1) the party
represented, (2) the proposed speaker,
and (3) the number of minutes
requested. Notices of intent to
participate should be filed as soon as
possible, but no later than November 14,
2008. Following receipt of notices of
intent, the Board will release a schedule
of speakers for the hearing. In the event
that the Board receives more requests to
participate than can reasonably be
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accommodated in a one-day hearing, the
Board will give priority to elected
officials and current parties of record in
the construction application proceeding.
ADDRESSES: Notices of intent to
participate in the hearing may be
submitted either via the Board’s e-filing
format or in the traditional paper
format. Any person using e-filing should
attach a document and otherwise
comply with the Board’s ‘‘https://
www.stb.dot.gov’’ Web site, at the ‘‘EFILING’’ link. Any person submitting a
filing in the traditional paper format
should send the filing to: Surface
Transportation Board, Attn: STB
Finance Docket No. 35106, 395 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Joseph Dettmar, (202) 245–0395.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at:
(800) 877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
17, 2008, DOE filed an application
seeking authority to construct and
operate an approximately 300-mile rail
line. The line, to be known as the
Caliente Line, would connect an
existing Union Pacific Railroad
Company line near Caliente, NV, to a
proposed geologic repository at Yucca
Mountain, Nye County, NV.1 The
purpose of this proposed rail line is to
allow DOE to transport materials needed
to construct the proposed repository as
well as spent nuclear fuel and high-level
radioactive waste to the completed
repository for disposal. DOE has also
proposed the line so that common
carrier rail service can reach
communities situated along the line.
On April 11, 2008, the Board
published a Federal Register notice (74
FR 20748) announcing DOE’s
application. The Board, on its own
motion, established a procedural
schedule with filing due dates longer
than those set forth in the Board’s
regulations. See 49 CFR 1150.10(g) and
(h). Pursuant to the schedule, parties
submitted comments on the
transportation aspects of DOE’s
proposed line, and DOE submitted a
reply to the comments. As the
transportation record has developed in
this proceeding, so has the
environmental record. Both records are
currently under review at the Board.
At the hearing, the Board will hear
testimony concerning DOE’s application
to construct and operate the rail line.
Speakers at the hearing may, but are not
required to, bring written copies of their
1 The proposed repository is not subject to the
Board’s jurisdiction, and DOE does not seek this
agency’s authority to construct and operate it.
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testimony to the hearing and offer those
statements for the record in the
proceeding.
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
Dated: October 31, 2008.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35106]
United States Department of Energy--Rail Construction and
Operation--Caliente Rail Line in Lincoln, Nye, and Esmeralda Counties,
NV
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board will hold a public hearing
concerning the application the Department of Energy (DOE) filed in the
above docket. The purpose of the hearing will be to allow interested
persons to comment on the application.
DATES/LOCATIONS: The public hearing will take place on December 4,
2008, beginning at 9 a.m., at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Las
Vegas Hearing Facility--Pacific Enterprise Plaza, Building No. 1, 3250
Pepper Lane, Las Vegas, NV 89120. Any person wishing to speak at the
hearing must file with the Board a written notice of intent to
participate, identifying (1) the party represented, (2) the proposed
speaker, and (3) the number of minutes requested. Notices of intent to
participate should be filed as soon as possible, but no later than
November 14, 2008. Following receipt of notices of intent, the Board
will release a schedule of speakers for the hearing. In the event that
the Board receives more requests to participate than can reasonably be
accommodated in a one-day hearing, the Board will give priority to
elected officials and current parties of record in the construction
application proceeding.
ADDRESSES: Notices of intent to participate in the hearing may be
submitted either via the Board's e-filing format or in the traditional
paper format. Any person using e-filing should attach a document and
otherwise comply with the Board's ``https://www.stb.dot.gov'' Web site,
at the ``E-FILING'' link. Any person submitting a filing in the
traditional paper format should send the filing to: Surface
Transportation Board, Attn: STB Finance Docket No. 35106, 395 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Joseph Dettmar, (202) 245-0395.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: (800) 877-8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 17, 2008, DOE filed an application
seeking authority to construct and operate an approximately 300-mile
rail line. The line, to be known as the Caliente Line, would connect an
existing Union Pacific Railroad Company line near Caliente, NV, to a
proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV.\1\ The
purpose of this proposed rail line is to allow DOE to transport
materials needed to construct the proposed repository as well as spent
nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste to the completed
repository for disposal. DOE has also proposed the line so that common
carrier rail service can reach communities situated along the line.
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\1\ The proposed repository is not subject to the Board's
jurisdiction, and DOE does not seek this agency's authority to
construct and operate it.
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On April 11, 2008, the Board published a Federal Register notice
(74 FR 20748) announcing DOE's application. The Board, on its own
motion, established a procedural schedule with filing due dates longer
than those set forth in the Board's regulations. See 49 CFR 1150.10(g)
and (h). Pursuant to the schedule, parties submitted comments on the
transportation aspects of DOE's proposed line, and DOE submitted a
reply to the comments. As the transportation record has developed in
this proceeding, so has the environmental record. Both records are
currently under review at the Board.
At the hearing, the Board will hear testimony concerning DOE's
application to construct and operate the rail line. Speakers at the
hearing may, but are not required to, bring written copies of their
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testimony to the hearing and offer those statements for the record in
the proceeding.
This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.
Dated: October 31, 2008.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8-26381 Filed 11-4-08; 8:45 am]
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