67 FR 59 pg. 14771 - Midwest Generation, LLC—Exemption From 49 U.S.C. 10901—for Construction in Will County, IL
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 59Page: 14771
Docket number: [STB Finance Docket No. 34060]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-7244 Filed 3-26-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Surface Transportation Board
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 34060]
Midwest Generation, LLC-Exemption From 49 U.S.C. 10901-for Construction in Will County, IL
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION:
Notice of conditional grant of exemption.
SUMMARY:
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board conditionally exempts from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 the construction by Midwest Generation, LLC (Midwest) of a line of railroad, approximately 4,007 feet long, to serve its coal-fired generating plant in Joliet, Will County, IL.1
Footnotes:
1 On June 19, 2001, Midwest filed a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10901(d) to require the Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC) to allow Midwest's proposed construction to cross IC's track. The proceeding is docketed as STB Finance Docket No. 34060 (Sub-No. 1), Midwest Generation, LLC-Petition for Line Crossing Authority Under 40 U.S.C. 10901(d). The crossing proceeding remains pending.
DATES:
The exemption is subject to our further consideration of the anticipated environmental impacts of the proposal and will not become effective until the environmental review process is completed. The Board will then issue a further decision addressing the environmental issues and establishing an effective date for the exemption, if warranted, subject to any necessary conditions. Petitions to reopen must be filed by April 16, 2002.
ADDRESSES:
Send pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34060, to: (1) Surface Transportation Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001; (2) Michael F. McBride, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene MacRae, LLP, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20009-5728 (Midwest counsel); and (3) Paul A. Cunningham, Harkins Cunningham, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20004-2664 (IC counsel).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Dettmar, (202) 565-1600. [TDD for the hearing impaired: 1-800-877-8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional information is contained in the Board's full decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to, call, or pick up in person from: Da-2-Da Legal, Room 405, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 293-7776. [TDD for the hearing impaired: 1-800-877-8339.]
Board decisions and notices are available at our Web site at www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: March 20, 2002.
By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice Chairman Burkes.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-7244 Filed 3-26-02; 8:45 am]
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