Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pan Am Railways Inc., et al.-Joint Control and Operating/Pooling Agreements-Pan Am Southern LLC, 67572 [E8-27073]
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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. Stay petitions must be
filed no later than November 21, 2008
(at least 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 35193, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001. In addition, one copy of each
pleading must be served on Janie Sheng,
K&L Gates LLP, 1601 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20006.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at http: //
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: November 7, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8–27042 Filed 11–13–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35147]
Norfolk Southern Railway Company,
Pan Am Railways Inc., et al.—Joint
Control and Operating/Pooling
Agreements—Pan Am Southern LLC
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice of Availability of
Environmental Assessment and request
for Public Review and Comment.
AGENCIES:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: On May 30, 2008, Norfolk
Southern Railway Company (Norfolk
Southern), Pan Am Railways, Inc.
(PARI), Boston and Maine Corporation
(B&M) and Springfield terminal Railway
company (Springfield Terminal)
(collectively, Applicants) filed a petition
with the Surface Transportation Board
(Board) seeking Board approval under
49 U.S.C. 11322 and 11323 of (1) the
acquisition by Norfolk Southern and
B&M of joint control and ownership of
Pan Am Southern, LLC (PAS), a new rail
carrier to be formed; and (2) the
agreements by which Springfield
Terminal would operate the lines of
PAS and establish rates for PAS. The
agreements for which approval and
authorization are being sought by the
application and the related filings will
be referred to collectively as the
Transaction. The Board, through its
Section of Environmental Analysis
(SEA), is the lead agency responsible for
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the preparation of the Environmental
Assessment (EA).
If the Transaction is approved, PAS
would own or operate over (through
trackage rights) approximately 437 miles
of existing rail lines (referred to in the
application as the PAS Lines),
comprised of approximately 238.4 miles
of existing rail lines to be owned by PAS
and approximately 198.4 miles of
existing track over which PAS would
have trackage rights. Norfolk Southern
would contribute capital to PAS which
would go into improving infrastructure
by creating a new intermodal and
automotive facility in Mechanicville,
NY (the Mechanicville Facility),
creating a new automotive facility in
Ayer, MA (San Vel Automotive
Facility), making minor improvements
at an existing intermodal facility at Ayer
(Ayer Intermodal), and enhancing other
infrastructure along the existing eastwest main line. The Transaction also
includes acquisition and/or operation
by PAS of six other existing rail yards
in addition to the three facilities at
which some construction would occur.
The Transaction does not contemplate
any yard improvements or changes in
activity at any of these six rail yards.
Based on the information provided
from all sources to date and its
independent analysis, SEA
preliminarily concludes that
construction and operation of the two
proposed new rail facilities and
improvements to an existing rail facility
and existing rail lines would not have
significant environmental impacts if the
Board imposes and Applicants
implement the recommended mitigation
measures set forth in the EA.
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 14, 2008)
or Docket Number (FD 35147). SEA 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:
Kenneth Blodgett, Project Manager, at
(202) 245–0305; e-mail:
blodgettk@stb.dot.gov. Federal
Information Relay Service for the
hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.
DATES: The EA is available for public
review and comment. All comments
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must be submitted or post-marked by
December 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments (an
original and one copy) to Surface
Transportation Board, Case Control
Unit, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20423, to the attention of Kenneth
Blodgett. Environmental comments may
also be filed electronically on the
Board’s Web site, https://
www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking on the ‘‘EFILING’’ link. Please refer to Finance
Docket No. 35147 (FD 35147) in all
correspondence, including e-filings,
addressed to the Board.
Decided: November 14, 2008.
By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Chief,
Section of Environmental Analysis.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8–27073 Filed 11–13–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35192]
Lehigh Railway, LLC.—Lease and
Operation Exemption—Norfolk
Southern Railway Company
Lehigh Railway, LLC. (LRWY), a
noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to
lease from Norfolk Southern Railway
Company (NSR) and operate
approximately 56.0 miles of NSR’s rail
line (the Line), extending between
approximately milepost IS 269.5, at
Athens, PA, and approximately
milepost IS 213.5, at Mehoopany, PA, in
Bradford and Wyoming counties, PA.1
The line also includes any sidings,
sidetracks, yards or facilities presently
owned by NSR that are accessed via the
line. NSR will also grant LRWY
operating rights to certain designated
track north of milepost IS 269.5
extending into Sayre, PA, solely for
interchange with NSR.2
This transaction is related to a
concurrently filed verified notice of
exemption in STB Finance Docket No.
35193, Steven C. May—Continuance in
Control Exemption—Lehigh Railway,
1 The line does not connect with the Southern
Tier, owned and operated by NSR.
2 The line does not include properties south of
milepost IS 213.5 which have been leased by NSR
to the Reading, Blue Mountain, and Northern
Railroad and to Proctor and Gamble Corporation at
Mehoopany since 2001. If these properties revert
back to the control of NSR during the term of the
lease, NSR may, at its option, and subject to the
approval of the Surface Transportation Board, if
required, elect to assign the property or properties
at Mehoopany to the lease.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35147]
Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pan Am Railways Inc., et al.--
Joint Control and Operating/Pooling Agreements--Pan Am Southern LLC
AGENCIES: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and request
for Public Review and Comment.
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SUMMARY: On May 30, 2008, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (Norfolk
Southern), Pan Am Railways, Inc. (PARI), Boston and Maine Corporation
(B&M) and Springfield terminal Railway company (Springfield Terminal)
(collectively, Applicants) filed a petition with the Surface
Transportation Board (Board) seeking Board approval under 49 U.S.C.
11322 and 11323 of (1) the acquisition by Norfolk Southern and B&M of
joint control and ownership of Pan Am Southern, LLC (PAS), a new rail
carrier to be formed; and (2) the agreements by which Springfield
Terminal would operate the lines of PAS and establish rates for PAS.
The agreements for which approval and authorization are being sought by
the application and the related filings will be referred to
collectively as the Transaction. The Board, through its Section of
Environmental Analysis (SEA), is the lead agency responsible for the
preparation of the Environmental Assessment (EA).
If the Transaction is approved, PAS would own or operate over
(through trackage rights) approximately 437 miles of existing rail
lines (referred to in the application as the PAS Lines), comprised of
approximately 238.4 miles of existing rail lines to be owned by PAS and
approximately 198.4 miles of existing track over which PAS would have
trackage rights. Norfolk Southern would contribute capital to PAS which
would go into improving infrastructure by creating a new intermodal and
automotive facility in Mechanicville, NY (the Mechanicville Facility),
creating a new automotive facility in Ayer, MA (San Vel Automotive
Facility), making minor improvements at an existing intermodal facility
at Ayer (Ayer Intermodal), and enhancing other infrastructure along the
existing east-west main line. The Transaction also includes acquisition
and/or operation by PAS of six other existing rail yards in addition to
the three facilities at which some construction would occur. The
Transaction does not contemplate any yard improvements or changes in
activity at any of these six rail yards.
Based on the information provided from all sources to date and its
independent analysis, SEA preliminarily concludes that construction and
operation of the two proposed new rail facilities and improvements to
an existing rail facility and existing rail lines would not have
significant environmental impacts if the Board imposes and Applicants
implement the recommended mitigation measures set forth in the EA.
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 ``E-LIBRARY,'' clicking on the ``Decisions
and Notices'' link, and then searching by the Service Date (November
14, 2008) or Docket Number (FD 35147). SEA 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: Kenneth Blodgett, Project Manager, at
(202) 245-0305; e-mail: blodgettk@stb.dot.gov. Federal Information
Relay Service for the hearing impaired: 1-800-877-8339.
DATES: The EA is available for public review and comment. All comments
must be submitted or post-marked by December 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments (an original and one copy) to Surface
Transportation Board, Case Control Unit, 395 E Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20423, to the attention of Kenneth Blodgett. Environmental comments
may also be filed electronically on the Board's Web site, https://
www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking on the ``E-FILING'' link. Please refer to
Finance Docket No. 35147 (FD 35147) in all correspondence, including e-
filings, addressed to the Board.
Decided: November 14, 2008.
By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Chief, Section of Environmental
Analysis.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8-27073 Filed 11-13-08; 8:45 am]
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