65528 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 19, 2001 / Notices

1While the applicant initially indicated a

proposed consummation date of January 17, 2002,

because the verified notice was filed on November

29, 2001, consummation may not take place prior

to January 18, 2002. Applicant’s representative has

subsequently confirmed that the correct

consummation date is on or after January 18, 2002.

2The Board will grant a stay if an informed

decision on environmental issues (whether raised

by a party or by the Board’s Section of

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent

investigation) cannot be made before the

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any

Dated: December 11, 2001.

Keith D. Miller,

Executive Secretary, Overseas Schools

Advisory Council, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement: Utah

and Wasatch Counties, UT

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Amended Notice of Intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

additional component, a recreational

trail, will be added and the termini

changed for the supplement to a final

environmental impact statement being

prepared for a proposed highway project

in Utah and Wasatch Counties, Utah.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William R. Gedris, Environmental

Coordinator, Federal Highway

Administration, 2520 West 4700 South,

Suite 9A, Salt Lake City, Utah 84118,

Telephone: (801) 963–0078 ext, 243; or

Brent Schvaneveldt; Utah Department of

Transportation, Region 3, 658 North

1500 West, Orem, Utah 84057,

Telephone: (801) 222–3406.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

FHWA, in cooperation with the Utah

Department of Transportation (UDOT),

previously issued a Notice of Intent in

the Federal Register (February 24, 2000:

Volume 65, Number 371, Page 9305) to

prepare a supplement to the final

environmental impact statement (EIS)

for a portion of a U.S. Highway 189 from

the I–15 Interchange in Orem on the

west to Heber City on the east. A

recreational trail known as the Provo/

Jordan River Parkway, which is a

recognized priority in the current

Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor

Recreational Plan, will now be included

in the analysis for the project. Since

portions of the highway have been

completed and to avoid confusion with

another ongoing project in Orem, the

highway termini will be changed from

the previous designation on the west to

the Utah/Wasatch County line

(approximately the intersection of U.S.

Highway 189 with State Road 92 at

Wildwood) and the intersection of U.S.

Highway 189 with U.S. Highway 40

approximately 0.8 km (0.5 mile) south

of Heber City on the east. The trail

termini will extend from Vivian Park on

the west (1.9 km [1.2 miles] west of

Wildwood) to the Deer Creek Dam

(approximately 8 km [5 miles] east of

Wildwood) on the east. The purpose of

the project is to improve the safety and

traffic carrying capacity of the highway

by correcting substandard geometrics

and other unsafe conditions and to

provide a safe, aesthetically appealing

extension of the high priority

recreational trail with minimal

environmental impact.

The trail will extend from its present

termini at Vivian Park through the U.S.

Highway 189 /Provo River corridor to

the vicinity of the Deer Creek Dam

utilizing appropriate combinations of

abandoned highway, Heber Creeper

Railroad right of way, existing local

roads and bridges, water aqueduct right

of way, and new alignment. Future

extension of the trail is planned for the

west side of Deer Creek Reservoir to the

Soldier Hollow Olympic Venue in

Wasatch Mountain State Park and will

be addressed in a new environmental

document at a later date.

Comments are being solicited from

appropriate Federal, State, and local

agencies and from private organizations

and citizens who have previously

expressed or are known to have interest

in this proposal. A public scoping and

information meeting and a public

hearing will be held during the course

of the analysis. Public notice will be

given of the time and place of the

meetings and hearing. The draft SEIS

will be available for public and agency

review prior to the public hearing.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments and/or questions concerning

this proposed action and the EIS should

be directed to the FHWA or UDOT at

the addresses provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 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: December 13, 2001.

William R. Gedris,

Structural/Environmental Engineer, Salt Lake

City, Utah.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub–No. 233X)]

Norfolk Southern Railway Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in Pike

County, KY

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR) has filed a notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments to abandon a 1.61-mile

line of railroad between milepost LA–

0.0 at Leckie Junction and milepost LA–

1.61 at Aflex, in Pike County, KY. The

line traverses United States Postal

Service Zip Code 41501.

NSR has certified that: (1) No local

traffic has moved over the line for at

least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic, if

there is any, can be rerouted over other

lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by

a user of rail service on the line (or by

a state or local government entity acting

on behalf of such user) regarding

cessation of service over the line either

is pending with the Surface

Transportation Board (Board) or with

any U.S. District Court or has been

decided in favor of complainant within

the 2-year period; and (4) the

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8

(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental

agencies) have been met.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee adversely affected by the

abandonment shall be protected under

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979). To address whether this

condition adequately protects affected

employees, a petition for partial

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

must be filed. Provided no formal

expression of intent to file an offer of

financial assistance (OFA) has been

received, this exemption will be

effective on January 18, 2002, unless

stayed pending reconsideration.1

Petitions to stay that do not involve

environmental issues,2 formal

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request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible

so that the Board may take appropriate action before

the exemption’s effective date.

3Each offer of financial assistance must be

accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is

set at $1000. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

1The Board will grant a stay if an informed

decision on environmental issues (whether raised

by a party or by the Board’s Section of

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent

investigation) cannot be made before the

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible

so that the Board may take appropriate action before

the exemption’s effective date.

2Each offer of financial assistance must be

accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is

set at $1000. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

expressions of intent to file an OFA

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and trail

use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR

1152.29 must be filed by December 31,

2001. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by January 8,

2002, with: Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20423.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to applicant’s

representative: James R. Paschall,

General Attorney, Norfolk Southern

Corporation, Three Commercial Place,

Norfolk, VA 23510.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

NSR has filed an environmental

report which addresses the

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment and historic resources.

SEA will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by December 21, 2001.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,

Surface Transportation Board,

Washington, DC 20423) or by calling

SEA, at (202) 565–1552. Comments on

environmental and historic preservation

matters must be filed within 15 days

after the EA becomes available to the

public.

Environmental, historic preservation,

public use, or trail use/rail banking

conditions will be imposed, where

appropriate, in a subsequent decision.

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR

1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of

consummation with the Board to signify

that it has exercised the authority

granted and fully abandoned the line. If

consummation has not been effected by

NSR’s filing of a notice of

consummation by December 19, 2002,

and there are no legal or regulatory

barriers to consummation, the authority

to abandon will automatically expire.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our Web site at

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: December 10, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub–No. 234X)]

Norfolk Southern Railway Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in Mingo

County, WV

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR) has filed a notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments to abandon a 2.3-mile

line of railroad between milepost TR–

0.0 at Thacker and milepost TR–2.3 at

Colonel, in Mingo County, WV. The line

traverses United States Postal Service

Zip Code 25694.

NSR has certified that: (1) No local

traffic has moved over the line for at

least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic, if

there is any, can be rerouted over other

lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by

a user of rail service on the line (or by

a state or local government entity acting

on behalf of such user) regarding

cessation of service over the line either

is pending with the Surface

Transportation Board (Board) or with

any U.S. District Court or has been

decided in favor of complainant within

the 2-year period; and (4) the

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8

(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental

agencies) have been met.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee adversely affected by the

abandonment shall be protected under

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment-Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979). To address whether this

condition adequately protects affected

employees, a petition for partial

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

must be filed. Provided no formal

expression of intent to file an offer of

financial assistance (OFA) has been

received, this exemption will be

effective on January 18, 2002, unless

stayed pending reconsideration.

Petitions to stay that do not involve

environmental issues,1 formal

expressions of intent to file an OFA

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail

use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR

1152.29 must be filed by December 31,

2001. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by January 8,

2002, with: Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20423.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to NSR’s

representative: James R. Paschall,

General Attorney, Norfolk Southern

Corporation, Three Commercial Place,

Norfolk, VA 23510.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

NSR has filed an environmental

report which addresses the

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment and historic resources.

SEA will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by December 21, 2001.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,

Surface Transportation Board,

Washington, DC 20423) or by calling

SEA, at (202) 565–1552. Comments on

environmental and historic preservation

matters must be filed within 15 days

after the EA becomes available to the

public.

Environmental, historic preservation,

public use, or trail use/rail banking

conditions will be imposed, where

appropriate, in a subsequent decision.

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR

1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of

consummation with the Board to signify

that it has exercised the authority

granted and fully abandoned its line. If

consummation has not been effected by

NSR’s filing of a notice of

consummation by December 19, 2002,

and there are no legal or regulatory

barriers to consummation, the authority

to abandon will automatically expire.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: December 11, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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