Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 117 / Monday, June 18, 2001 / Notices 32873

1On June 6, 2001, UP and BNSF filed a petition

for exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 34055

(Sub-No. 1), Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Trackage Rights Exemption—The Burlington

Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, wherein

UP and BNSF request that the Board permit the

proposed overhead trackage rights arrangement

described in the present proceeding to expire on

June 22, 2001. That petition will be addressed by

the Board in a separate decision.

developed by the Bureau of Labor

Statistics (BLS). This index will be used

to deflate revenues for comparison with

established revenue thresholds.

The base year for railroads is 1991.

The inflation index factors are presented

as follows:

RAILROAD FREIGHT INDEX

Year Index Deflator percent

1991 409.50 1 100.00

1992 411.80 99.45

1993 415.50 98.55

1994 418.80 97.70

1995 418.17 97.85

1996 417.46 98.02

1997 419.67 97.50

1998 424.54 96.38

1999 423.01 96.72

2000 428.64 95.45

1Ex Parte No. 492, Montana Rail Link, Inc.,

and Wisconsin Central Ltd., Joint Petition For

Rulemaking With Respect To 49 CFR 1201, 8

I.C.C. 2d 625 (1992), raised the revenue classification level for Class I railroads from $50

million to $250 million (1991 dollars), effective

for the reporting year beginning January 1,

1992. The Class II threshold was also revised

to reflect a rebasing from $10 million (1978

dollars) to $20 million (1991 dollars).

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Decker (202) 565–1531. (TDD for

the hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339)

By the Board.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34055]

Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Trackage Rights Exemption—The

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company (BNSF) has agreed to

grant overhead trackage rights to Union

Pacific Railroad Company (UP) over

BNSF’s rail lines as follows: (1) between

Shawnee Jct., WY, BNSF milepost 117.1

and Bridger Jct., WY, BNSF milepost

127.3 (Orin Subdivision); (2) between

Bridger Jct., BNSF milepost 133.2 and

East Guernsey, WY, BNSF milepost 91.7

(Canyon Subdivision); (3) between East

Guernsey, BNSF milepost 91.7 and

Northport, NE, BNSF milepost 0.0

(Valley Subdivision); and (4) between

Northport, BNSF milepost 33.8 and

Sidney, NE, BNSF milepost 75.4

(Angora Subdivision), a distance of

approximately 175 miles.1

The transaction is scheduled to be

consummated on June 13, 2001.

The purpose of the trackage rights is

to permit UP to use the BNSF trackage

when UP’s trackage is out of service for

scheduled maintenance.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees affected by the trackage

rights will be protected by the

conditions imposed in Norfolk and

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN,

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). If it contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

may be filed at any time. The filing of

a petition to revoke will not

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 34055 must be filed with the

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, one copy of each

pleading must be served on Robert T.

Opal, 1416 Dodge Street, Room 830,

Omaha, NE 68179.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: June 11, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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UTAH RECLAMATION MITIGATION

AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Notice of Availability for the Pioneer

Irrigation Diversion Final

Environmental Assessment and

Finding of No Significant Impact

AGENCY: Utah Reclamation Mitigation

and Conservation Commission

(Mitigation Commission).

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: The Duchesne River in

Duchesne County, Utah, provides both

irrigation water and quality sport and

native non-sport fisheries. However,

some diversion structures impact fish

habitat or inhibit fish passage and

delivery of instream flows. The

Mitigation Commission committed to

work with Central Utah Water

Conservancy District, Duchesne County

Water Conservancy District and other

local water users to modify or replace

selected diversion structures on the

Duchesne River above the confluence

with Strawberry River that are causing

the greatest problem for fish and

wildlife resources.

Diversion structures were evaluated

based on their potential adverse impacts

on fish and wildlife resources.

Diversions to be repaired or replaced

were prioritized in an order most

beneficial to fish and wildlife. The

Mitigation Commission selected Pioneer

Canal Diversion as one of the first

diversions for modification or

replacement.

Two alternatives were fully evaluated

in the environmental assessment (EA):

The ‘‘Proposed Action,’’ which is to

reconstruct the Pioneer Diversion, and

‘‘No Action.’’ However, while only two

alternatives were fully evaluated in the

EA, other approaches were considered

in developing the Proposed Action.

Proposed Action elements include:

Realign about 1,000 feet of existing

channel into a more stable pattern as it

approaches and passes the diversion

location; construct a new diversion, to

include concrete wingwalls, fish

passage notch, two flush bottom gates,

and de-sanding structure; install rock

weirs to increase downstream bed

elevation for fish passage through the

fish passage notch; remove and dispose

of old diversion works; and, cooperate

with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by

contributing toward completion of an

agency and public review draft status

review report of the Ute ladies’-tresses

orchid.

Two issues were raised regarding the

proposed action during public and

agency scoping for the EA: Potential for

entrainment of fish into the Pioneer

Canal and potential for effects on Ute

ladies’-tresses (ULT) a threatened plant

species.

The Mitigation Commission

conducted field sampling in July 1999

to assess occurrence of fish in the

Pioneer Canal. Based on sampling

results, there does not appear to be a

significant loss of fish into the canal

system. Also, because the proposed

action is designed to avoid most nearby

ULT plants and suitable habitat, and

because of the Mitigation Commission’s

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involvement in completing a draft status

review report, the proposed action may

affect, but is not likely to adversely

affect, Ute ladies’-tresses orchid. The

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

concurred with this determination via

letter dated May 24, 2001.

Based on information contained in the

EA and supporting documentation, the

proposed action will not significantly

affect the quality of human

environment, under the meaning of

Section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act. The

Mitigation Commission consulted the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and

determined the proposed action will not

affect endangered species. No historic

properties will be impacted by the

project. And, based on consultation

with the U.S. Corps of Engineers,

reconstruction of Pioneer Diversion will

be permitted under a General Permit

issued to the State of Utah.

Therefore, after considering the EA

analyses of environmental effects and

public comments received during

scoping and agency consultation, the

proposed action has been selected for

implementation.

DATES: Implementation of this decision

may occur immediately upon signing of

the Final Decision Notice and FONSI.

ADDRESSES: The final EA and FONSI is

available at the Utah Reclamation

Mitigation and Conservation

Commission; 102 West 500 South, Suite

#315, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joan

Degiorgio, Planning Manager, 801–524–

3146.

Dated: June 5, 2001.

Michael C. Weland,

Utah Reclamation Mitigation and

Conservation Commission Executive Director.

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