Appendix B to Part 1155 - Form Federal Register Notice
49:8.1.1.2.68.3.7.9.5 : Appendix B
Appendix B to Part 1155 - Form Federal Register Notice
Docket No. FD __ (Sub-No. __)
Notice of Application for a land-use-exemption permit for a
solid waste rail transfer facility.
On (insert date application was filed with the Board) (name of
applicant) filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20423, an application for a
land-use-exemption permit for a solid waste rail transfer facility.
The solid waste rail transfer facility, owned by (name of owner),
and operated by (name of operator), is located at (full address,
or, if not available, provide city, state, and United States Postal
Service ZIP code). The solid waste rail transfer facility is
located on a line of (name of rail carrier) railroad known as ____
at milepost ____ between (station name) at milepost ____ and
(station name) at milepost ____. The application explains why
applicant believes its request for a land-use-exemption permit
should be granted.
(Include this paragraph for facilities not in existence on
October 16, 2008). The facility is not proposed to be located on
land within any unit of or land affiliated with the National Park
System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the National
Wilderness Preservation System, the National Trails System, the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, a National Reserve, or a
National Monument. The facility is not proposed to be located on
lands referenced in The Highlands Conservation Act, Public Law No.
108-421, for which a state has implemented a conservation
management plan (or, The facility is consistent with the
restrictions implemented by (state) under The Highlands
Conservation Act, Public Law 108-421, placed on its proposed
location). Any relevant documentation in the railroad's possession
will be made available promptly to those requesting it.
(For facilities already in existence on October 16, 2008,
address the extent to which the facility is or is not located in
any of these types of lands, and to the extent that it is so
located address any relevant criteria, and so certify.)
Any interested person may file with the Surface Transportation
Board initial comments concerning the application within 45 days of
the filing of the application. Persons seeking information
concerning the filing of initial comments should refer to 49 CFR
1155.23.
All comments should indicate the proceeding designation Finance
Docket No. __ (Sub-No. __). Initial comments must be filed with the
Chief, Section of Administration, Office of Proceedings, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423, no
later than (insert the date 45 days after the date applicant
intends to file its application). A copy of each comment shall be
served upon the representative of the applicant (insert name,
address, and phone number). Except as otherwise set forth in 49 CFR
part 1155, each document filed with the Board must be served on all
parties to the land-use-exemption-permit proceeding. 49 CFR
1104.12(a).
Persons seeking further information concerning
land-use-exemption-permit procedures may contact the Surface
Transportation Board or refer to 49 U.S.C. 10908, 10909, 10910, and
the Board's implementing land-use-exemption-permit regulations at
49 CFR part 1155.
A copy of the application is available for public inspection.
The applicant shall furnish a copy of the application to any
interested person proposing to file a comment, upon request.
Questions concerning the environmental review process or
potential environmental issues may be directed to the Board's
Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA). After the close of the
environmental review, interested parties may file final comments on
how the information developed during the environmental review
should be weighed by the Board in determining whether to grant the
requested land-use-exemption permit. See 49 CFR part 1155
for details on these processes.