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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35203]
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Alabama Warrior Railway, L.L.C.—
Operation Exemption—Sloss
Industries Corporation and Jefferson
Warrior Railroad Company, Inc.
Alabama Warrior Railway, L.L.C.
(AWR), a noncarrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1150.31 to operate approximately
24.575 miles of rail lines owned by
Sloss Industries Corporation (Sloss) and
Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company,
Inc. (JWR) 1 between: (1) the entrance to
the Sloss properties at 35th Avenue
North and extending in a northeasterly
direction through the Sloss properties to
a point near Summit Street; and (2) the
south leg of the wye located near the
intersection of Erwin Dairy Road and
37th Street North and the Lehigh Yard
located approximately .75-miles to the
south of the wye.2 Also, JWR will assign
its operating rights to AWR over
approximately 1,532.1 feet of rail line
owned by BNSF Railway Company
(BNSF), between BNSF STA. 58 +50.90
and BNSF STA. 73+83 on the Dimmick
City Main Track. All of the rail lines are
located in Birmingham, AL.
This transaction is related to a
concurrently filed verified notice of
exemption in STB Finance Docket No.
35204, Watco Companies, Inc.—
Continuance in Control Exemption—
Alabama Warrior Railway, L.L.C. In that
proceeding, Watco Companies, Inc., has
filed a verified notice of exemption to
continue in control of AWR, upon AWR
becoming a Class III rail carrier.
The transaction is expected to be
consummated on or shortly after
December 26, 2008 (the effective date of
the exemption).
AWR certifies that its projected
annual revenues as a result of the
transaction will not result in AWR’s
becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier
and further certifies that its projected
annual revenue will not exceed $5
million.
Pursuant to the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2008, Pub. L. 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
1 Sloss
and JWR are affiliated companies.
states that there are no mileposts
associated with the rail lines.
2 AWR
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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 for stay must
be filed no later than December 19, 2008
(at least 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 35203, 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 Karl Morell,
1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225,
Washington, DC 20005.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: December 5, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 34658]
Alaska Railroad Corporation—Petition
for Exemption—To Construct and
Operate a Rail Line Between North
Pole, Alaska and Delta Junction, AK
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft
Environmental Impact Statement,
Notice of Public Meetings.
SUMMARY: On July 6, 2007, Alaska
Railroad Corporation (ARRC) filed a
petition with the Surface Transportation
Board (Board) pursuant to 49 United
States Code (U.S.C.) 10502 for the
authority to construct and operate
approximately 80 miles of new rail line
from North Pole, Alaska, to Delta
Junction, Alaska. Because construction
and operation of this proposed action
has the potential to result in significant
environmental impacts, the Board’s
Section of Environmental Analysis
(SEA) and eight cooperating agencies
prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (Draft EIS). The cooperating
agencies include the U.S. Bureau of
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Land Management, Alaska State Office;
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska
District; U.S. Department of Defense,
Alaskan Command; U.S. Air Force
354th Fighter Wing, Eielson Air Force
Base; Federal Transit Administration;
Federal Railroad Administration; U.S.
Coast Guard, Seventeenth District; and
Alaska Department of Natural
Resources. The purpose of this Notice of
Availability is to notify individuals and
agencies interested in or affected by the
proposed action of the availability of the
Draft EIS for review and comment, and
of public meetings on the Draft EIS.
Implementation of the proposed
project would extend ARRC’s existing
freight and passenger rail service to the
region south of the community of North
Pole, and would include construction of
related structures, such as a passenger
facility, communications towers, and
sidings.
The Draft EIS analyses the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and alternatives, including the
no-action alternative. The Draft EIS
addresses environmental issues and
concerns identified during the scoping
process. It also contains SEA’s
preliminary recommendations for
environmental mitigation measures,
ARRC’s voluntary mitigation measures,
and encourages mutually acceptable
negotiated agreements to mitigate
adverse environmental impacts should
the Board approve the proposed.
SEA and the cooperating agencies are
also holding four public meetings on the
Draft EIS during which interested
parties can make oral comments in an
orderly fashion before meeting
participants and/or submit written
comments. A court reporter will be
present to record the oral comments.
The dates, locations and times of the
public meetings are shown below:
January 12, 2009, 5–8 p.m., Pike’s
Waterfront Lodge, 1850 Hoselton Road,
Fairbanks, AK.
January 13, 2009, 5–8 p.m., City
Council Chambers, 125 Snowman Lane,
North Pole, AK.
January 14, 2009, 5–8 p.m., Salcha
Senior Center, 6062 Johnson Road,
Salcha, AK.
January 15, 2009, 5–8 p.m., Jarvis
West Building, Milepost 1420.5 Alaska
Highway, Delta Junction, AK.
The Alaska Department of Natural
Resources will be attending the
meetings to hear public comments on
the proposed project pursuant to their
obligations under Alaska statute
42.40.460.
SEA and the cooperating agencies will
prepare a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS) that considers
comments on the Draft EIS. The Board
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35203]
Alabama Warrior Railway, L.L.C.--Operation Exemption--Sloss
Industries Corporation and Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company, Inc.
Alabama Warrior Railway, L.L.C. (AWR), a noncarrier, has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate
approximately 24.575 miles of rail lines owned by Sloss Industries
Corporation (Sloss) and Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company, Inc. (JWR)
\1\ between: (1) the entrance to the Sloss properties at 35th Avenue
North and extending in a northeasterly direction through the Sloss
properties to a point near Summit Street; and (2) the south leg of the
wye located near the intersection of Erwin Dairy Road and 37th Street
North and the Lehigh Yard located approximately .75-miles to the south
of the wye.\2\ Also, JWR will assign its operating rights to AWR over
approximately 1,532.1 feet of rail line owned by BNSF Railway Company
(BNSF), between BNSF STA. 58 +50.90 and BNSF STA. 73+83 on the Dimmick
City Main Track. All of the rail lines are located in Birmingham, AL.
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\1\ Sloss and JWR are affiliated companies.
\2\ AWR states that there are no mileposts associated with the
rail lines.
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This transaction is related to a concurrently filed verified notice
of exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 35204, Watco Companies, Inc.--
Continuance in Control Exemption--Alabama Warrior Railway, L.L.C. In
that proceeding, Watco Companies, Inc., has filed a verified notice of
exemption to continue in control of AWR, upon AWR becoming a Class III
rail carrier.
The transaction is expected to be consummated on or shortly after
December 26, 2008 (the effective date of the exemption).
AWR certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of the
transaction will not result in AWR's becoming a Class II or Class I
rail carrier and further certifies that its projected annual revenue
will not exceed $5 million.
Pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Pub. L. No.
110-161, Sec. 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 for stay must be filed no later than December 19,
2008 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB
Finance Docket No. 35203, 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 Karl Morell, 1455 F Street,
NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005.
Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: December 5, 2008.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8-29313 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am]
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