80 FR 62599 - Lone Star Railroad, Inc. and Southern Switching Company-Track Construction and Operation Exemption-in Howard County, Tex
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 200 (October 16, 2015)
Surface Transportation Board
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 200 (October 16, 2015)
| Page Range | 62599-62599 | |
| FR Document | 2015-26313 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 200 (Friday, October 16, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 62599] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-26313] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. FD 35874] Lone Star Railroad, Inc. and Southern Switching Company--Track Construction and Operation Exemption--in Howard County, Tex AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. ACTION: Issuance of Draft Environmental Assessment; Request for Comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On February 24, 2015, Applicants, Lone Star Railroad, Inc. (LSR) and Southern Switching Company (SSC), filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) pursuant to 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 10502 and 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1121.1. The Board's Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) is responsible for ensuring the Board's compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. Applicants seek Board authority for LSR to construct and SSC to operate approximately 3.18 miles of rail line that would connect to an existing Union Pacific Railroad Company mainline and provide rail service to an industrial park property near Big Spring, in Howard County, Texas. The primary purpose for the proposed action is the efficient delivery of frac sand by rail to the industrial park property, where it would be transloaded to trucks for delivery to crude oil wellhead locations in the Permian Basin. Applicants anticipate that the proposed rail line would support an average of five trains per week. Today, OEA has issued the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA), which is available on the Board's Web site, ww.stb.dot.gov, by clicking ``Decisions'' under ``Quick Links,'' and locating the document under the service date of 10/16/2015. The Draft EA identifies the natural and man-made resources in the area of the proposed rail line and analyzes the potential impacts of the proposal on these resources. Based on the information provided from all sources to date and its independent analysis, OEA preliminarily concludes that construction of the proposed rail line would have no significant environmental impacts if the Board imposes and Applicants implement the recommended mitigation measures set forth in the Draft EA. DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on the Draft EA by November 16, 2015. OEA will consider and respond to comments received on the Draft EA in the Final EA. The Board will issue a final decision on the proposed transaction after issuance of the Final EA. Filing Environmental Comments: Comments submitted by mail should be addressed to: Kenneth Blodgett, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001, Attention: Environmental Filing, Docket No. FD 35874. Comments may also be submitted electronically on the Board's Web site, www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking on the ``E-FILING'' link on the home page and then selecting ``Environmental Comments.'' Please refer to Docket No. FD 35874 in all correspondence, including e- filings, addressed to the Board. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Blodgett at the address above or by phone at 202-245-0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1- 800-877-8339. By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Director, Office of Environmental Analysis. Tia Delano, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015-26313 Filed 10-15-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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file an OFA under 49 CFR Board decisions and notices are is available on the Board’s Web site,
1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail use/rail banking available on our Web site at ww.stb.dot.gov, by clicking ‘‘Decisions’’
requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be ‘‘www.stb.dot.gov.’’ under ‘‘Quick Links,’’ and locating the
filed by October 26, 2015. Petitions to Decided: October 13, 2015. document under the service date of 10/
reopen or requests for public use By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 16/2015. The Draft EA identifies the
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must Director, Office of Proceedings. natural and man-made resources in the
be filed by November 5, 2015, with the area of the proposed rail line and
Tia Delano,
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E analyzes the potential impacts of the
Clearance Clerk.
Street SW., Washington, DC 20423– proposal on these resources. Based on
0001. [FR Doc. 2015–26383 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 am]
the information provided from all
A copy of any petition filed with the BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
sources to date and its independent
Board should be sent to Soo Line’s analysis, OEA preliminarily concludes
representative: W. Karl Hansen, Stinson that construction of the proposed rail
Leonard Street LLP, 150 South Fifth DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
line would have no significant
Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis, MN environmental impacts if the Board
55402. Surface Transportation Board
imposes and Applicants implement the
If the verified notice contains false or [STB Docket No. FD 35874]
recommended mitigation measures set
misleading information, the exemption
Lone Star Railroad, Inc. and Southern forth in the Draft EA.
is void ab initio.
Soo Line has filed environmental and Switching Company—Track DATES: Interested parties are invited to
historic reports that address the effects, Construction and Operation submit written comments on the Draft
if any, of the abandonment on the Exemption—in Howard County, Tex EA by November 16, 2015. OEA will
environment and historic resources. consider and respond to comments
OEA will issue an environmental AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
received on the Draft EA in the Final
assessment (EA) by October 23, 2015. ACTION:Issuance of Draft Environmental EA. The Board will issue a final
Interested persons may obtain a copy of Assessment; Request for Comments.
decision on the proposed transaction
the EA by writing to OEA (Room 1100, after issuance of the Final EA.
SUMMARY: On February 24, 2015,
Surface Transportation Board,
Applicants, Lone Star Railroad, Inc. Filing Environmental Comments:
Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by
calling OEA at (202) 245–0305. (LSR) and Southern Switching Company Comments submitted by mail should be
Assistance for the hearing impaired is (SSC), filed a petition with the Surface addressed to: Kenneth Blodgett, Surface
available through the Federal Transportation Board (Board) pursuant Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Information Relay Service at (800) 877– to 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 10502 Washington, DC 20423–0001, Attention:
8339. Comments on environmental and and 49 Code of Federal Regulations Environmental Filing, Docket No. FD
historic preservation matters must be (CFR) 1121.1. The Board’s Office of 35874. Comments may also be
filed within 15 days after the EA Environmental Analysis (OEA) is submitted electronically on the Board’s
becomes available to the public. responsible for ensuring the Board’s Web site, www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking
Environmental, historic preservation, compliance with the requirements of the on the ‘‘E-FILING’’ link on the home
public use, or trail use/rail banking National Environmental Policy Act. page and then selecting ‘‘Environmental
conditions will be imposed, where Applicants seek Board authority for LSR Comments.’’ Please refer to Docket No.
appropriate, in a subsequent decision. to construct and SSC to operate FD 35874 in all correspondence,
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR approximately 3.18 miles of rail line including e-filings, addressed to the
1152.29(e)(2), Soo Line shall file a that would connect to an existing Union Board.
notice of consummation with the Board Pacific Railroad Company mainline and
to signify that it has exercised the provide rail service to an industrial park FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
authority granted and fully abandoned property near Big Spring, in Howard Kenneth Blodgett at the address above
the Line. If consummation has not been County, Texas. The primary purpose for or by phone at 202–245–0305.
effected by Soo Line’s filing of a notice the proposed action is the efficient Assistance for the hearing impaired is
of consummation by October 16, 2016, delivery of frac sand by rail to the available through the Federal
and there are no legal or regulatory industrial park property, where it would Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
barriers to consummation, the authority be transloaded to trucks for delivery to 800–877–8339.
to abandon will automatically expire. crude oil wellhead locations in the By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Director,
Permian Basin. Applicants anticipate Office of Environmental Analysis.
be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may that the proposed rail line would
take appropriate action before the exemption’s Tia Delano,
support an average of five trains per
effective date. Clearance Clerk.
2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
week.
Today, OEA has issued the Draft [FR Doc. 2015–26313 Filed 10–15–15; 8:45 am]
fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25). Environmental Assessment (EA), which BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Issuance of Draft Environmental Assessment; Request for Comments. | |
| Dates | Interested parties are invited to submit written comments on the Draft EA by November 16, 2015. OEA will consider and respond to comments received on the Draft EA in the Final EA. The Board will issue a final decision on the proposed transaction after issuance of the Final EA. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 62599 |
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