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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The Surface Transportation Board (Board) announced today that its Section
of Environmental Analysis (SEA) has issued an Environmental Assessment (EA)
for public review and comment concerning the proposal by the Norfolk
Southern Railway Company, Pan Am Railways, Inc. (a noncarrier holding
company), and two of Pan Am's railroad subsidiaries, the Boston and Maine
Corporation and the Springfield Terminal Railway Company, to acquire, and
to jointly control and own, Pan Am Southern LLC, a new railroad to be
formed.
The EA identifies and analyzes the potential
environmental impacts (both beneficial and
adverse) that could occur as a result of the
transaction. The EA also sets forth
preliminary recommended mitigation measures,
should the Board approve the proposal. At
the conclusion of the comment period, SEA
will prepare a Post Environmental Assessment
(Post EA) in response to comments received.
The Board will then issue a final decision,
based on all comments received in the public
record in this proceeding, addressing the
transportation merits of the proposal and
the entire environmental record, including
the EA and the Post EA.
The EA has been distributed to all parties
on the Board's service list for this
proceeding, including key governmental
agencies, elected officials, and those
participating in the environmental review
process. SEA invites public comment on all
aspects of the EA. The Board is providing
the public 30 days—until December 15, 2008
—for the filing of comments on the EA.
Those wishing to file comments regarding the
EA must send an original and one copy to:
ATTN: Ken Blodgett (FD 35147)
Case Control Unit
Surface Transportation Board
395 E Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20423-0001
Environmental comments also may be filed
electronically, via the Board's Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking the "E-FILING"
link on the home page. Please refer to "
Finance Docket No. 35147" in all
correspondence addressed to the Board.
The EA was issued today, November 14, 2008,
in Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Pan Am
Railways, Inc., et al.—Joint Control and
Operating/Pooling Agreements—Pan Am Southern
LLC, STB Finance Docket No. 35147(
http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/39520?OpenDocument
)
. The EA is available for viewing and
downloading via the Board's Web site, under
"E-LIBRARY" on the home page, then under "
Decisions & Notices," beneath the date "
11/14/08."
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