Surface Transportation Board April 16, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Board is publishing notice of an application filed by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) seeking authority to construct and operate an approximately 300-mile rail line, to be known as the Caliente Line, connecting an existing Union Pacific Railroad Company line near Caliente, NV, to a proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nye County, NV. The purpose of this proposed rail line is to allow DOE to transport spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste for disposal at the proposed geologic repository, as well as to provide common carrier rail service to communities situated along the proposed line. The Board, on its own motion, is adopting a procedural schedule that calls for notices of intent to participate and establishes filing dates for submissions on whether this application meets the criteria of 49 U.S.C. 10901.