[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 55631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22756]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. FD 35141]


U. S. Rail Corporation--Construction and Operation Exemption--
Brookhaven Rail Terminal

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of Board Action.

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SUMMARY: Subject to environmental mitigation conditions, the Board is 
granting an exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval 
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 for U. S. Rail Corporation (U. S. Rail) 
to construct and operate a line of railroad at a 28-acre site to be 
known as the Brookhaven Rail Terminal (BRT), in Brookhaven, Suffolk 
County, N.Y. According to U. S. Rail, the total length of the track to 
be constructed is about 18,000 feet. The purpose of the proposed 
construction is to enable U. S. Rail to serve the BRT as a common 
carrier and to deliver up to 500,000 tons of aggregate annually from 
sources in upstate New York to Sills Road Realty, LLC (Sills), the 
owner of the underlying property, and its affiliates and related 
companies on Long Island. The project is intended to reduce Sills' 
reliance on truck transport of aggregate through the New York City 
metropolitan region.

DATES: The exemption will be effective on September 20, 2010. Petitions 
to reconsider must be filed on September 20, 2010.

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to FD 
35141, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, one copy of all 
pleadings must be served on petitioner's representative: James Savage, 
John D. Heffner, PLLC, 1750 K Street, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 
20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Dettmar, (202) 245-0395. 
Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the 
Board's decision. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web 
site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: September 8, 2010.

    By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice Chairman Mulvey, and 
Commissioner Nottingham.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-22756 Filed 9-10-10; 8:45 am]
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