Alaska Railroad Corporation-Construction and Operation Exemption-A Rail Line Extension to Port Mackenzie, AK, 12594 [2010-5565]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35095]
Alaska Railroad Corporation—
Construction and Operation
Exemption—A Rail Line Extension to
Port Mackenzie, AK
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
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ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft
Environmental Impact Statement,
Notice of Public Meetings.
SUMMARY: On December 5, 2008, Alaska
Railroad Corporation (ARRC) filed a
petition with the Surface Transportation
Board (Board) pursuant to 49 United
States Code (U.S.C.) 10502 and 10901
for the authority to construct and
operate approximately 30 to 45 miles of
new rail line. The proposed rail line
would connect the Port MacKenzie
District in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
(MSB) to a point on the existing ARRC
main line between Wasilla and just
north of Willow, Alaska.
Implementation of the proposed rail line
would extend ARRC’s existing freight
rail service to the Port MacKenzie area,
and would include construction of
related structures, such as
communications towers and sidings.
Because construction and operation of
this proposed rail line has the potential
to result in significant environmental
impacts, the Board’s Section of
Environmental Analysis (SEA) and three
cooperating agencies prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
EIS). The cooperating agencies include
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Alaska District; Federal Railroad
Administration; and U.S. Coast Guard,
Seventeenth District.
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. The
Draft EIS analyzes the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed
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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, and
ARRC’s voluntary mitigation measures.
Public Meetings: SEA and the
cooperating agencies are holding six
public meetings on the Draft EIS during
which interested parties may make oral
comments in a formal setting and/or
submit written comments. SEA will
begin each meeting with a brief
overview of the proposed action and
environmental review process. The
overview will be followed by a formal
comment period during which each
interested individual will be given
several minutes to address the meeting
participants and convey his or her oral
comments. A court reporter will be
present to record these oral comments.
If time permits, the court reporter will
be available at the conclusion of the
formal segment of the meeting to record
oral comments from individuals not
interested in addressing the meeting as
a whole. The dates, locations and times
of the public meetings are shown below:
• April 6, 2010, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at
Wilda Marston Theater, 3600 Denali
Street, Anchorage, AK.
• April 7, 2010, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at Big
Lake Elementary School, 3808 South Big
Lake Road, Big Lake, AK.
• April 8, 2010, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at
Menard Sports Center, 1001 S Mack
Drive, Wasilla, AK.
• April 12, 2010, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at
Houston Middle School, 12801 W.
Hawk Lane, Houston, AK.
• April 13, 2010, 6:30–8:30 p.m., at
Willow Community Center, Mile 70
Parks Highway, Willow, AK.
• April 14, 2010, 6:30–8:30 p.m. at
Knik Elementary School Gym, 6350
Hollywood Boulevard, Wasilla, AK.
Next Steps: Following the close of the
comment period on the Draft EIS (May
10, 2010), SEA and the cooperating
agencies will issue a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (Final
EIS) that considers comments on the
Draft EIS. The Board will then issue a
final decision based on the Draft and
Final EISs and all public and agency
comments in the public record for this
proceeding. The final decision will
address the transportation merits of the
proposed project and the entire
environmental record. That final
decision will take one of three actions:
approve the proposed project, deny it,
or approve it with mitigation
conditions, including environmental
conditions.
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Written Comments: Any interested
party may submit written comments on
the Draft EIS regardless of whether they
participate in any of the six public
meetings and provide oral comments.
The procedures for submitting written
comments are outlined below:
Mail: Written comments should be
mailed to: David Navecky, STB Finance
Docket No. 35095, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20423.
Electronically: Written comments on
the Draft EIS may also be filed
electronically on the Board’s Web site,
https://www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking on
the ‘‘E-FILING’’ link. Then select
‘‘Environmental Comments,’’ which does
not require a Login Account. It is not
necessary to mail written comments that
have been filed electronically.
DATES: Written comments on the Draft
EIS, which was served March 16, 2010,
must be postmarked by May 10, 2010.
Electronically filed comments must be
received by May 10, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Navecky by mail at the address
above, by telephone at 202–245–0294
[FIRS for the hearing impaired (1–800–
877–8339)], or by e-mail at
naveckyd@stb.dot.gov. Further
information about the project is also
available by calling SEA’s toll-free
number at 1–888–257–7560, and at the
Board’s project-specific Web site at
https://www.stbportmacraileis.com.
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 Docket No. AB–290 (Sub-No. 321X)]
Norfolk Southern Railway Company—
Discontinuance of Service Exemption
in Hamilton County, OH
On February 24, 2010, Norfolk
Southern Railway Company (NSR) filed
with the Surface Transportation Board a
petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for
exemption from the provisions of 49
U.S.C. 10903 to discontinue service over
5.70 miles of railroad between milepost
CT 2.10 and milepost CT 7.80, in
Hamilton County, OH. The line
traverses United States Postal Service
Zip Codes 45209, 45212, 45227, and
45229, and includes the stations of
Hyde Park and Mariemont.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35095]
Alaska Railroad Corporation--Construction and Operation
Exemption--A Rail Line Extension to Port Mackenzie, AK
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement,
Notice of Public Meetings.
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SUMMARY: On December 5, 2008, Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) filed
a petition with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) pursuant to 49
United States Code (U.S.C.) 10502 and 10901 for the authority to
construct and operate approximately 30 to 45 miles of new rail line.
The proposed rail line would connect the Port MacKenzie District in
Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) to a point on the existing ARRC main
line between Wasilla and just north of Willow, Alaska. Implementation
of the proposed rail line would extend ARRC's existing freight rail
service to the Port MacKenzie area, and would include construction of
related structures, such as communications towers and sidings. Because
construction and operation of this proposed rail line has the potential
to result in significant environmental impacts, the Board's Section of
Environmental Analysis (SEA) and three cooperating agencies prepared a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS). The cooperating
agencies include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District;
Federal Railroad Administration; and U.S. Coast Guard, Seventeenth
District.
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. The Draft EIS analyzes 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, and ARRC's voluntary mitigation
measures.
Public Meetings: SEA and the cooperating agencies are holding six
public meetings on the Draft EIS during which interested parties may
make oral comments in a formal setting and/or submit written comments.
SEA will begin each meeting with a brief overview of the proposed
action and environmental review process. The overview will be followed
by a formal comment period during which each interested individual will
be given several minutes to address the meeting participants and convey
his or her oral comments. A court reporter will be present to record
these oral comments. If time permits, the court reporter will be
available at the conclusion of the formal segment of the meeting to
record oral comments from individuals not interested in addressing the
meeting as a whole. The dates, locations and times of the public
meetings are shown below:
April 6, 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Wilda Marston Theater,
3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, AK.
April 7, 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Big Lake Elementary
School, 3808 South Big Lake Road, Big Lake, AK.
April 8, 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Menard Sports Center,
1001 S Mack Drive, Wasilla, AK.
April 12, 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Houston Middle School,
12801 W. Hawk Lane, Houston, AK.
April 13, 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Willow Community
Center, Mile 70 Parks Highway, Willow, AK.
April 14, 2010, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Knik Elementary School
Gym, 6350 Hollywood Boulevard, Wasilla, AK.
Next Steps: Following the close of the comment period on the Draft
EIS (May 10, 2010), SEA and the cooperating agencies will issue a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) that considers comments on
the Draft EIS. The Board will then issue a final decision based on the
Draft and Final EISs and all public and agency comments in the public
record for this proceeding. The final decision will address the
transportation merits of the proposed project and the entire
environmental record. That final decision will take one of three
actions: approve the proposed project, deny it, or approve it with
mitigation conditions, including environmental conditions.
Written Comments: Any interested party may submit written comments
on the Draft EIS regardless of whether they participate in any of the
six public meetings and provide oral comments. The procedures for
submitting written comments are outlined below:
Mail: Written comments should be mailed to: David Navecky, STB
Finance Docket No. 35095, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20423.
Electronically: Written comments on the Draft EIS may also be filed
electronically on the Board's Web site, https://www.stb.dot.gov, by
clicking on the ``E-FILING'' link. Then select ``Environmental
Comments,'' which does not require a Login Account. It is not necessary
to mail written comments that have been filed electronically.
DATES: Written comments on the Draft EIS, which was served March 16,
2010, must be postmarked by May 10, 2010. Electronically filed comments
must be received by May 10, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Navecky by mail at the address
above, by telephone at 202-245-0294 [FIRS for the hearing impaired (1-
800-877-8339)], or by e-mail at naveckyd@stb.dot.gov. Further
information about the project is also available by calling SEA's toll-
free number at 1-888-257-7560, and at the Board's project-specific Web
site at https://www.stbportmacraileis.com.
By the Board.
Victoria Rutson,
Chief, Section of Environmental Analysis.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
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