[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-3922]


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INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
[Docket No. AB-213 (Sub-No. 4)]

 

Canadian Pacific Limited--Abandonment--Line Between Skinner and 
Vanceboro, ME

    The Commission's Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) hereby 
notifies all interested parties that SEA will prepare a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and conduct scoping meetings in 
this proceeding. The Canadian Pacific Limited (CP) filed an application 
for authority to abandon and discontinue all freight and passenger 
operations over 201.2 miles of rail line between Skinner and Vanceboro, 
in Franklin, Somerset, Piscataquis, Penobscot, Aroostook, and 
Washington Counties, Maine. Because of the proposed abandonment's 
potential for significant environmental impacts, SEA has determined 
that preparation of a DEIS is necessary.
    The DEIS will address the environmental impacts associated with 
this proposed abandonment and will be served on all the parties to the 
proceeding and made available to the public. There will be a 45 day 
comment period from the date the DEIS is served to allow the public 
opportunity to comment. After assessing all of the comments to the DEIS 
and any other comments filed during the environmental review process, 
SEA will issue a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that will 
include SEA's final recommendations to the Commission. The Commission 
will consider the FEIS and the environmental record in making its 
decision.
    The purpose of the scoping process is to identify significant 
environmental issues and determine the scope of issues to be addressed 
in the DEIS. Issues typically addressed in DEIS's include alternatives 
to the proposed action, impacts on transportation systems, land use, 
socio-economic impacts, energy resources, air quality, noise quality, 
public health and safety, biological resources, water quality, historic 
resources, coastal zone management consistency review, and mitigation 
to reduce or avoid impacts on the environment. Persons that cannot 
attend the scoping meetings may submit questions and comments in 
writing up to 30 days after the scoping meetings. Written comments may 
be submitted directly to the Commission no later than April 15, 1994. 
Public scoping meetings will be held on the following dates.
     March 15, 1994, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at The American 
Legion Hall, Maine Street, Woodland, ME, and
     March 16, 1994, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at City Hall, City 
Council Chambers, 73 Harlow Street, Bangor, ME.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phillis Johnson-Ball at (202) 927-6213 
or Vicki Dettmar at (202) 927-6211, Section of Environmental Analysis, 
room 3219, Office of Economic and Environmental Analysis, 12th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, 
DC TDD for hearing impaired: (202) 927-5721.

    By the Commission, Elaine K. Kaiser, Chief, Section of 
Environmental Analysis, Office of Economic and Environmental 
Analysis.
Sidney L. Strickland, Jr.,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-3922 Filed 2-18-94; 8:45 am]
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