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>From the Surface Transportation Board, Washington, D.C.
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The federal Surface Transportation Board announced today that its Office of
Environmental Analysis (OEA) has issued a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for the R.J. Corman Railroad Company/Pennsylvania Lines
Inc. (RJCP) proposed construction, operation, and reactivation of a 20-mile
railroad line between Wallaceton and Gorton, in Clearfield and Centre
Counties, Pennsylvania.
The FEIS reflects OEA's evaluation
of six alternatives during the
environmental review of RJCP's
proposal: the Proposed Action, an
alternative to the Proposed Action
(known as the Modified Proposed
Action), three "no-build"
alternatives, and a "no-action"
alternative. Based on consultation
with federal, state, and local
agencies, public input, and its own
independent environmental analysis,
OEA found that the Modified
Proposed Action would be the
environmentally preferable
alternative and recommends that,
should the Board authorize the
project, it should authorize the
Modified Proposed Action, subject
to OEA's final recommended
environmental mitigation.
The FEIS was prepared to address
public and agency comments received
in response to two prior documents,
the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) issued on July 23,
2010, and the Supplemental Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(SDEIS) issued on March 4, 2011.
Issuance of the FEIS completes the
environmental review process. The
Board now will decide whether or
not to grant final approval to the
proposal. In reaching a final
decision, the Board will take into
consideration the DEIS, SDEIS,
FEIS, and OEA's final
recommendations on environmental
mitigation.
The FEIS was issued today in the
proceeding entitled R.J. Corman
Railroad Company/Pennsylvania Lines
Inc.—Construction and Operation
Exemption—In Clearfield County, PA,
Docket No. FD 35116
( http://www.stb.dot.gov/decisions/readingroom.nsf/WebDecisionID/41994?OpenDocument )
. The entire FEIS is available for
viewing and downloading via the
Board's Website, at
http://www.stb.dot.gov, under "
E-LIBRARY" on the home page, then
under "Decisions & Notices,"
beneath the date "11/18/11." The
FEIS also is available under "
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS" on the home
page, then under "Key Cases."
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