-----------------------------***----------------------------- >From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C. -----------------------------***----------------------------- The Surface Transportation Board announced today that its Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) will hold a series of public information sessions, in South Dakota and Minnesota, to receive public comments on the proposed treatment of historic structures in South Dakota and Minnesota that will be affected by railroad line rehabilitation work related to the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad's (DM&E) Powder River Basin Expansion Project. The comments will be incorporated into a "Treatment Plan" required as part of the environmental mitigation imposed in the Board's decision authorizing the project. The sessions will be held in an open-house format with DM&E displays describing what the railroad proposes to do with the historic bridges and culverts that likely will need to be replaced or refitted. DM&E has developed these proposals in concert with the State Historic Preservation Officers of South Dakota and Minnesota. STB staff representatives will be available to answer questions and to receive public comments on the proposed treatment of the historic structures. DM&E technical experts also will be available. Information Sessions Schedule Monday, August 13 5:00pm - 8:00pm MDT Grand Hall, Wall Community Center, 501 Main Street, Wall, South Dakota Tuesday, August 14 6:00pm - 9:00pm CDT Pierre Chamber of Commerce, 800 W. Dakota Street, Pierre, South Dakota Wednesday, August 15 5:00pm - 8:00pm CDT Prairie Ballroom, Huron Event Center, 100 4th Street, Huron, South Dakota Thursday, August 16 6:00pm - 9:00pm CDT Shetek Bend, 1045 Craig Avenue, Tracy, Minnesota Monday, August 20 5:00pm - 8:00pm CDT Winona County Historical Society, 160 Johnson Street, Winona, Minnesota For further information concerning the historic review of the DM&E Powder River Basin Expansion Project, please contact STB Project Manager Catherine Glidden, at (202) 245-0293 or at gliddenc@xxxxxxxxxxxx Information also is available on the Board's Web site, at http://www.stb.dot.gov, under the "Environmental Matters" and "Key Cases" buttons. The Board gave final authorization for the Powder River Basin Expansion Project in the proceeding entitled Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation Construction into the Powder River Basin, STB Finance Docket No. 33407 (STB served Feb. 15, 2006), aff'd. Mayo Foundation et al v. STB, 472 F.3d 545 (8th Cir. 2006). ### -----------------------------***----------------------------- If you have received this e-mail in error or wish to unsubscribe from STB News, please send an e-mail message to stbnewslistserver@xxxxxxxxxxx and place "unsubscribe stbnews" as the body of the message.
