80 FR 80878 - Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority-Construction and Operation Exemption-in Lake County, TN
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)
Surface Transportation Board
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)
| Page Range | 80878-80878 | |
| FR Document | 2015-32566 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 80878] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32566] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 35802] Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority--Construction and Operation Exemption--in Lake County, TN AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. ACTION: Issuance of Draft Environmental Assessment; Request for Comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board's (Board) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) in response to a petition for exemption filed on June 27, 2014 by the Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority (NWTRPA) to construct and operate an approximately 5.5 mile line of railroad in Lake County, Tennessee. The proposed rail line would connect the Port of Cates Landing, a river port located on the Mississippi River, with an existing line of railroad operated by the Tennken Railroad at a connection near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The proposed rail line would provide rail service to customers at the Port of Cates Landing and at the Lake County Industrial Park, a proposed industrial park located adjacent to the Port of Cates Landing. The EA evaluates the potential environmental impacts of three alternative rail alignments, as well as the No Action Alternative and preliminarily concludes that construction of the proposed rail line connection would have no significant environmental impacts if the Board imposes and NWTRPA implements the recommended mitigation measures set forth in the EA. The entire EA is available on the Board's Web site (www.stb.dot.gov) by clicking on the ''Decisions & Notices'' button that appears in the drop down menu for ``ELIBRARY,'' and searching by Service Date (December 28, 2015) or Docket Number (FD 35802). DATES: The EA is available for public review and comment. Comments must be postmarked by January 27, 2016. 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: Josh Wayland, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423. Comments on the Draft EA may also be filed electronically on the Board's Web site, www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking on the ``E FILING'' link. Please refer Docket No. FD 35802 in all comments, including electronic filings. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh Wayland by mail at the address above, by telephone at 202-245-0330, or by email at waylandj@stb.dot.gov. By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Director, Office of Environmental Analysis. Tia Delano, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015-32566 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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F Street NW., Suite 7020, Washington, DATES: The EA is available for public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DC 20001. review and comment. Comments must Additional information is contained in
Board decisions and notices are be postmarked by January 27, 2016. the Board’s decision. Board decisions
available on our Web site at OEA will consider and respond to and notices are available on our Web
‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ comments received on the Draft EA in site at WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
Decided: December 22, 2015. the Final EA. The Board will issue a Decided: December 16, 2015.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, final decision on the proposed
By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice
Director, Office of Proceedings. transaction after issuance of the Final Chairman Begeman, and Commissioner
Tia Delano, EA. Miller.
Filing Environmental Comments:
Clearance Clerk. Brendetta S. Jones,
Comments submitted by mail should be
[FR Doc. 2015–32615 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am] Clearance Clerk.
addressed to: Josh Wayland, Surface
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Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., [FR Doc. 2015–32412 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am]
Washington, DC 20423. Comments on BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
the Draft EA may also be filed
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
electronically on the Board’s Web site,
Surface Transportation Board www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking on the ‘‘E DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
FILING’’ link. Please refer Docket No.
[Docket No. FD 35802] FD 35802 in all comments, including Internal Revenue Service
electronic filings.
Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Authority—Construction and Advocacy Panel’s Special Projects
Wayland by mail at the address above,
Operation Exemption—in Lake County, Committee
by telephone at 202–245–0330, or by
TN
email at waylandj@stb.dot.gov. AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Director, Treasury.
ACTION: Issuance of Draft Environmental Office of Environmental Analysis. ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Assessment; Request for Comments. Tia Delano,
Clearance Clerk. SUMMARY: An open meeting of the
SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Special
[FR Doc. 2015–32566 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am]
Board’s (Board) Office of Environmental Projects Committee will be conducted.
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Analysis (OEA) has prepared an The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is
Environmental Assessment (EA) in soliciting public comments, ideas and
response to a petition for exemption DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION suggestions on improving customer
filed on June 27, 2014 by the Northwest service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Tennessee Regional Port Authority Surface Transportation Board DATES: The meeting will be held
(NWTRPA) to construct and operate an Thursday, January 14, 2016 and Friday,
approximately 5.5 mile line of railroad [Docket No. EP 728]
January 15, 2016.
in Lake County, Tennessee. The Policy Statement on Implementing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
proposed rail line would connect the Intercity Passenger Train On-Time
Port of Cates Landing, a river port Vinci at 1–888–912–1227 or 916–974–
Performance and Preference 5086.
located on the Mississippi River, with Provisions of 49 U.S.C. 24308(c) and (f)
an existing line of railroad operated by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
the Tennken Railroad at a connection AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, hereby given pursuant to Section
near Tiptonville, Tennessee. The DOT. 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
proposed rail line would provide rail ACTION:Notice of Proposed Statement of Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
service to customers at the Port of Cates Board Policy. that an open meeting of the Taxpayer
Landing and at the Lake County Advocacy Panel’s Special Projects
Industrial Park, a proposed industrial SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Committee will be held Thursday,
park located adjacent to the Port of Board (Board) is issuing a proposed January 14, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
Cates Landing. Policy Statement to provide guidance to p.m. Mountain Time and Friday,
The EA evaluates the potential the public regarding complaint January 15, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. until
environmental impacts of three proceedings under 49 U.S.C. 24308(f) 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time at the IRS
alternative rail alignments, as well as and related issues under 49 U.S.C. Office, 5338 Montgomery Blvd.
the No Action Alternative and 24308(c). The Board seeks public Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109–1338.
preliminarily concludes that comment on the proposed Policy The public is invited to make oral
construction of the proposed rail line Statement, and may revise it, as comments or submit written statements
appropriate, after consideration of the
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connection would have no significant for consideration. Due to limited time
environmental impacts if the Board comments received. and structure of meeting, notification of
imposes and NWTRPA implements the DATES: Comments on the proposed intent to participate must be made with
recommended mitigation measures set Policy Statement are due February 22, Kim Vinci. For more information please
forth in the EA. The entire EA is 2016. Reply comments are due March contact Kim Vinci at 1–888–912–1227
available on the Board’s Web site 14, 2016. or 916–974–5086, or write TAP Office,
(www.stb.dot.gov) by clicking on the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 4330 Watt Ave. Sacramento, CA 95821–
’’Decisions & Notices’’ button that Scott M. Zimmerman, (202) 245–0386. 7012 or contact us at the Web site:
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Issuance of Draft Environmental Assessment; Request for Comments. | |
| Dates | The EA is available for public review and comment. Comments must be postmarked by January 27, 2016. 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 80878 |
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