Union Pacific Railroad Company-Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption-Orange County Transportation Authority, 66290-66291 [E8-26449]
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Issued in Washington, DC on November 3,
2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 34936]
Port of Moses Lake—Construction
Exemption—Moses Lake, WA [STB
Finance Docket No. 34936 (Sub-No. 1)];
Port of Moses Lake—Acquisition
Exemption—Moses Lake, WA
Surface Transportation Board
and Washington State Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of
Environmental Assessment and Request
for Public Review and Comment.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: By petition filed on August
28, 2008, the Port of Moses Lake (Port)
seeks an exemption under 49 U.S.C.
10502 from the prior approval
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 to
construct rail lines in Grant County,
Washington. In the same petition, the
Port also seeks an exemption under 49
U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 to
acquire an existing segment of rail line
from Columbia Basin Railroad
Company, Inc. (CBRW). The Board,
through its Section of Environmental
Analysis (SEA), and the Washington
State Department of Transportation
(WSDOT) are co-lead agencies
responsible for the environmental
review of the proposed rail project and
the preparation of the Environmental
Assessment (EA).
The proposed project, known as the
Northern Columbia Basin Railroad
Project, includes the construction of two
new rail line segments and the
acquisition and refurbishment of an
existing rail segment to provide rail
access to land designated and zoned for
industrial uses along Wheeler Road
(Road 3 NE) and at the Grant County
International Airport (GCIA). The entire
proposed route would extend
approximately 11.5 miles.
For Segment 1, the Port proposes to
construct a rail line that would allow
trains to bypass downtown Moses Lake
and would provide access to the
industrial areas along Wheeler Road
(Road 3 NE), including one of two
alternatives for a bridge crossing at
Parker Horn or Crab Creek. For Segment
2, the Port proposes to extend the
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existing track (Segment 3), which
currently terminates just south of the
GCIA, to the industrial lands located
east of the GCIA. For Segment 3, the
Port proposes to acquire and rehabilitate
an existing rail line that is currently
owned by CBRW. Goods to be shipped
would vary depending on the specific
industries that may locate along the
route, but would likely consist of steel,
manufactured parts, and specialty
chemicals. The proposed rail route
would accommodate a maximum of two
trains (one round trip) per day for the
foreseeable future.
Copies of the EA have been served on
all interested parties and will be made
available to additional parties upon
request. The entire EA is also available
for review on the Board’s Web site
(https://www.stb.dot.gov) by going to ‘‘ELIBRARY,’’ clicking on the ‘‘Decisions
and Notices’’ link, and then searching
by the Service Date (November 7, 2008)
or Docket Number (FD 34936). SEA,
working with WSDOT, will consider all
comments received in making its final
recommendations to the Board. The
Board will then consider SEA’s final
recommendations and the complete
environmental record in making its final
decision in this proceeding.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christa Dean, Attorney and Project
Manager, at (202) 245–0299; e-mail:
christa.dean@stb.dot.gov, or Elizabeth
Phinney, WSDOT Rail Environmental
Manager, at (360) 705–7902; e-mail:
phinnee@wsdot.wa.gov. Federal
Information Relay Service for the
hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.
The EA is available for public
review and comment. All comments
must be submitted or post-marked by
December 8, 2008.
DATES:
Send written comments to:
Christa Dean, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Room 1108,
Washington, DC 20423.
Please reference STB Docket No.
34992 in all correspondence.
Comments on the EA may also be
filed electronically on the Board’s Web
site, https://www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking
on the ‘‘E-FILING’’ link.
ADDRESSES:
Decided: November 7, 2008.
By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Chief,
Section of Environmental Analysis.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35190]
Union Pacific Railroad Company—
Temporary Trackage Rights
Exemption—Orange County
Transportation Authority
Orange County Transportation
Authority (OCTA), pursuant to a written
trackage rights agreement entered into
between OCTA and Union Pacific
Railroad Company (UP), has agreed to
grant to UP temporary overhead
trackage rights between milepost 165.25
at Fullerton Jct., CA, and milepost
171.00 at CP College, CA, a total
distance of approximately 5.75 miles.
The transaction is scheduled to be
consummated on January 5, 2009.1 The
temporary trackage rights will expire on
or about January 26, 2009. The purpose
of the temporary trackage rights is to
facilitate maintenance work on UP lines.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee affected by the acquisition of
the temporary trackage rights will be
protected by the conditions imposed in
Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.—Trackage
Rights—BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as
modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—
Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653
(1980), and any employee affected by
the discontinuance of those trackage
rights will be protected by the
conditions set out in Oregon Short Line
R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360
I.C.C. 91 (1979).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(8). If it 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 transaction. Any
stay petition must be filed on or before
November 14, 2008 (at least 7 days
before the exemption becomes
effective).
Pursuant to the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law
110–161, section 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.
1 The exemption is scheduled to become effective
on November 22, 2008 (30 days after the exemption
was filed).
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An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 35190, 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 Gabriel S.
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Meyer, Union Pacific Railroad
Company, 1400 Douglas Street, STOP
1580, Omaha, NE 68179.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
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. 35190]
Union Pacific Railroad Company--Temporary Trackage Rights
Exemption--Orange County Transportation Authority
Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), pursuant to a
written trackage rights agreement entered into between OCTA and Union
Pacific Railroad Company (UP), has agreed to grant to UP temporary
overhead trackage rights between milepost 165.25 at Fullerton Jct., CA,
and milepost 171.00 at CP College, CA, a total distance of
approximately 5.75 miles.
The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on January 5,
2009.\1\ The temporary trackage rights will expire on or about January
26, 2009. The purpose of the temporary trackage rights is to facilitate
maintenance work on UP lines.
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\1\ The exemption is scheduled to become effective on November
22, 2008 (30 days after the exemption was filed).
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As a condition to this exemption, any employee affected by the
acquisition of the temporary trackage rights will be protected by the
conditions imposed in Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.--Trackage Rights--BN,
354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.--Lease
and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980), and any employee affected by the
discontinuance of those trackage rights will be protected by the
conditions set out in Oregon Short Line R. Co.--Abandonment--Goshen,
360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(8). If it 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 transaction. Any stay petition must be filed on or before
November 14, 2008 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes
effective).
Pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law
110-161, section 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.
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An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 35190, 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 Gabriel S. Meyer, Union Pacific
Railroad Company, 1400 Douglas Street, STOP 1580, Omaha, NE 68179.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: October 31, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Jeff Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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