[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 221 (Monday, November 17, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 64949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28628]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Finance Docket No. 34424]


STB Finance Docket No. 34424, Railroad Control Application, 
Canadian National Railway Company and Grand Trunk Corporation--
Control--Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company, Bessemer and 
Lake Erie Railroad Company, and The Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Environmental Appendix and Request 
for Comments.

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SUMMARY: CN has filed an application with the Surface Transportation 
Board (Board) seeking approval under 49 U.S.C. 11321-11325 to acquire 
control of three rail carriers--Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway 
Company; Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company; and The Pittsburgh & 
Conneaut Dock Company--from Great Lakes Transportation, LLC (GLT).
    CN has met with the Board's Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) 
and has explained to SEA that CN believes that its proposed transaction 
would not have significant environmental impacts or require further 
environmental review. Therefore, according to CN, the Board should 
exercise its authority under 49 CFR 1105.6(d) and find that this 
transaction is one for which preparation of an Environmental Assessment 
or an Environmental Impact Statement is not required. To afford the 
public an opportunity to review and comment on CN's conclusion, CN has 
prepared an ``Environmental Appendix,'' which provides further 
information in support of CN's conclusion. CN has mailed copies of the 
Environmental Appendix to appropriate government agencies and other 
interested parties. CN has also placed notices in major newspapers 
delivered to communities located in the project area announcing the 
availability of the Environmental Appendix and the opportunity for 
public review and comment on the Environmental Appendix.
    Comments are due to SEA by December 10, 2003. SEA invites written 
comments on all aspects of the Environmental Appendix and whether there 
is any reason that the proposed transaction could result in potentially 
significant environmental impacts warranting preparation of further 
environmental documentation. SEA will consider all timely written 
comments on the Environmental Appendix when making its recommendation 
to the Board about whether there is a need for further environmental 
review in this case. Comments should be submitted to the address below.

DATES: Comments on the Environmental Appendix are due by December 10, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments (an original and 10 copies) regarding the 
Environmental Appendix should be submitted in writing to: Case Control 
Unit, STB Finance Docket No. 34424, Surface Transportation Board, 1925 
K Street NW., Washington, DC 20423, to the attention of Phillis 
Johnson-Ball.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phillis Johnson-Ball, (202) 565-1530 
(TDD for the hearing impaired, 1-800-877-8339). To obtain a copy of the 
Environmental Appendix, you may contact Ms. Johnson-Ball at the number 
above or Mr. Paul Cunningham, CN's legal representative, at (202) 973-
7600. Copies of the Environmental Appendix are available on the Board's 
Web site http://www.stb.dot.gov. Copies are also available for a fee 
from ASAP Document Solutions, Suite 405, 1925 K Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20006, phone (202) 293-7878.

    By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Chief, Section of Environmental 
Analysis.

Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-28628 Filed 11-14-03; 8:45 am]
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