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1These segments were the subjects of 

abandonment proceedings and notices of interim 

trail use (NITUs) in BNSF Railway Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in King County, Wash., 

AB 6 (Sub-No. 463X) and BNSF Railway 

Company—Abandonment Exemption—in King 

County, Wash., AB 6 (Sub-No. 465X). 

2The Port of Seattle—Acquis. Exemption— 

Certain Assets of BNSF Ry., FD 35128 (STB served 

June 20, 2008). 

Dated: September 14, 2010. 

Willem H. Brakel, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23425 Filed 9–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35407] 

GNP Rly, Inc.—Acquisition and 

Operation Exemption—Redmond Spur 

and Woodinville Subdivision 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of exemption, request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: On August 24, 2010, GNP Rly, 

Inc. (GNP), a Class III rail carrier, filed 

a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 

exemption from the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 10902 to acquire and resume rail 

service over 2 segments of railbanked 

railroad right-of-way (ROW) totaling 9.1 

miles, consisting of: (1) A ROW 

extending from milepost 0.0, at 

Woodinville, Wash., to approximately 

milepost 7.30 at Redmond, Wash. 

(Redmond Spur); and (2) a ROW 

extending from milepost 23.8 to 

milepost 22.0, at or near Woodinville 

(Woodinville Subdivision).1 The 

petition for exemption was filed 

concurrently with GNP’s petition to 

vacate in part the NITUs issued for the 

Redmond Spur and a longer segment of 

the Woodinville Subdivision (extending 

from milepost 23.8 to milepost 11.25). 

Those NITUs permitted railbanking/ 

interim trail use negotiations under the 

Trails Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d). The Board 

seeks comments from interested persons 

on GNP’s request to resume rail service 

and partially vacate the NITUs. 

DATES: Written comments must be filed 

with the Board by October 20, 2010. 

Replies must be filed by November 19, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted either via the Board’s e-filing 

format or in the traditional paper 

format. Any person using e-filing should 

attach a document and otherwise 

comply with the instructions at the EFILING link on the Board’s Web site, at 

http://www.stb.dot.gov. Any person 

submitting a filing in the traditional 

paper format should send an original 

and 10 copies to: Surface Transportation 

Board, Attn: Docket No. FD 35407, 395 

E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001. 

In addition, send one copy of any 

comments to: (1) John Heffner, 1750 K 

Street, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 

20006; (2) Charles A. Spitulnik, Kaplan 

Kirsch & Rockwell LLP, 1001 

Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 800, 

Washington, DC 20036; (3) Craig 

Watson, Port of Seattle, Pier 69, P.O. 

Box 1209, Seattle, WA 98111; and (4) 

Kristy Clark, BNSF Railway Company, 

2500 Lou Menk Drive, AOB–3, Fort 

Worth, TX 76131. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Farr at 202–245–0359. Assistance for the 

hearing impaired is available through 

the Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

24, 2010, GNP filed a petition under 49 

U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10902 to acquire 

the ‘‘residual common carrier rights and 

obligations,’’ including the right to 

reinstate rail service over the Redmond 

Spur and a portion of the Woodinville 

Subdivision. These segments are 

currently subject to an interim trail use 

agreement between BNSF Railway 

Company (BNSF) and King County, a 

political subdivision of the State of 

Washington. The Port of Seattle (Port) 

owns the real estate associated with the 

lines, which it acquired from BNSF.2 In 

King County, Wash.—Acquisition 

Exemption—BNSF Railway Company, 

FD 35148 (STB served Sept. 18, 2009), 

the Board granted the request by King 

County for exemption from 49 U.S.C. 

10901 to acquire BNSF’s rights and 

obligations, including the right to 

reinstate rail service in the future. 

GNP’s petition presents this issue: 

Under what circumstances will the 

Board grant a carrier’s request to vacate 

a NITU to permit reactivation of rail 

service, when the petitioning carrier 

does not own or have any other interest 

in the ROW? An interim trail use 

arrangement is subject to being cut off 

at any time by the reinstitution of 

service. Here, the abandoning railroad 

(BNSF) has transferred its rights and 

obligations, including the right to 

reinstate rail service, to King County 

(the trail sponsor), and a different 

carrier, GNP, seeks to reinstitute service. 

GNP states that 2 customers have 

requested service: Drywall Distributors, 

a supplier of drywall products, which 

anticipates receiving 40 carloads per 

year; and Building Specialties, a 

distributor of building products, located 

in the industrial park formerly served by 

BNSF, which also anticipates receiving 

40 carloads per year. GNP includes a 

statement in support of its petition from 

Wallace/Knutsen L.L.C., owner of the 

industrial park located on the Redmond 

Spur. In anticipation of reactivation of 

rail service on the Redmond Spur, 

Wallace/Knutsen L.L.C. has leased to 

GNP an unused rail spur that crosses the 

industrial park and connects to the 

Redmond Spur. 

By issuance of this notice, the Board 

is instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by June 15, 

2011. 

Decided: September 14, 2010. 

By the Board. 

Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Kulunie L. Cannon, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23370 Filed 9–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement; Pinal 

County, AZ 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

Environmental impact Statement will be 

prepared for a proposed transportation 

project in Pinal County, Arizona. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth H. Davis, Senior Engineering 

Manager for Operations, Federal 

Highway Administration, 4000 N. 

Central Avenue, Suite 1500, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85012–1906, Telephone (602) 

382–8970, Fax (602) 382–8998, e-mail: 

Ken.davis@dot.gov; or Mary Frye, 

Environmental Coordinator, Federal 

Highway Administration, Arizona 

Division, 4000 N. Central Avenue, Suite 

1500, Phoenix, Arizona 85012–1906, 

Telephone (602) 382–8979, Fax (602) 

382–8998, e-mail: Mary.Frye@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the Arizona 

Department of Transportation (ADOT), 

will prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) on a proposed 40-milelong project along a new route located 

between US 60 on the north and 

Interstate 10 (I–10) on the south. The 


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project is considered necessary to 

achieve a transportation objective 

identified in Pinal County’s 2008 

Regionally Significant Routes for Safety 

and Mobility. The project would 

address current and future 

transportation needs in an area that 

currently exceeds existing road capacity 

and is expected to continue to worsen 

with the projected increase in traffic 

demand associated with regional 

growth. 

The proposed project evaluation will 

include, but not be limited to, potential 

impacts to adopted local and regional 

land use plans, Tribal lands, the existing 

and proposed Maricopa, Pinal, and 

Pima County regional transportation 

network, Central Arizona Project canals, 

railroads, residential and commercial 

development, cultural resources, 

Threatened and Endangered species, 

jurisdictional waters of the United 

States, air and noise quality, hazardous 

materials, and secondary and 

cumulative impacts. A full range of 

reasonable alternatives will be 

evaluated, including taking no action, 

using alternative transportation modes, 

making transportation system 

management improvements, a 

combination of arterial and freeway 

improvements, a new freeway, and 

combinations of these alternatives. 

The EIS will conform to the 

environmental review process 

established in Section 6002 of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU). The Section 6002 

environmental review process requires 

the following activities: the 

identification and invitation of 

cooperating and participating agencies; 

the development of a coordination plan 

and management plan; and provision of 

opportunities for additional agency and 

public comment on the project’s 

purpose and need, alternatives and 

methodologies for assessing alternatives. 

Additionally, the public hearing 

following the release of the draft EIS 

will also be provided. Public notice 

advertisements and direct mailings will 

notify interested parties of the time and 

place of public meetings and public 

hearing. A formal agency scoping 

meeting is planned between federal, 

state, city, county, and Tribal 

stakeholders. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies, including the U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, U.S. Department of the Interior 

Bureau of Reclamation, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, U.S. 

Department of the Interior Bureau of 

Land Management, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Federal Transit 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Energy Western Area Power 

Administration, Arizona Game and Fish 

Department, Arizona State Land 

Department, Arizona Department of 

Environmental Quality, Arizona State 

Parks, Arizona Department of 

Emergency and Military Affairs, Arizona 

Department of Public Safety, Arizona 

Department of Corrections, Arizona 

Attorney General’s Office, Gila River 

Indian Community, Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community, Ak-Chin 

Indian Community, Tohono O’odham 

Nation, Hopi Tribe, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, 

San Carlos Apache Nation, White 

Mountain Apache Tribe, YavapaiPrescott Indian Tribe, Yavapai-Apache 

Nation, Salt River Project, Phoenix-Mesa 

Gateway Airport Authority, Town of 

Florence, City of Coolidge, City of Eloy, 

City of Queen Creek, Town of Gilbert, 

City of Mesa, City of Apache Junction, 

City of Casa Grande, Town of Marana, 

Pima County, Maricopa Association of 

Governments, Pima Association of 

Governments, Pinal County, Central 

Arizona Project, and Central Arizona 

Association of Governments. Letters 

will also be sent to interested parties, 

including the Union Pacific Railroad, 

San Carlos Irrigation District and 

Resolution Copper Mining. 

To insure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action is 

addressed and all significant issues are 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments, suggestions, or questions 

concerning this proposed action and the 

EIS should be directed to the FHWA at 

the address provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program No. 20.205, Highway Planning and 

Construction. The regulations implementing 

Executive Order 12372 regarding 

intergovernmental consultation on Federal 

programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued on: September 10, 2010. 

Kenneth H. Davis, 

Senior Engineering Manager for Operations, 

Federal Highway Administration, Arizona 

Division Office, Phoenix, Arizona. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23296 Filed 9–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2010–41] 

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of 

Petitions Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petitions for 

exemption received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

any petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on petitions received 

must identify the petition docket 

number involved and must be received 

on or before October 12, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2010–0287 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For more information on the rulemaking 

process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 


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