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5 AGENCY COMMENTS AND MITIGATION ................................ 5-1 5.1 Summary of Agency Comments....................................... 5-1 5.1.1 Land Use................................................... 5-1 5.1.2 Socioeconomics and Environmental Justice ....................... 5-1 5.1.3 Transportation .............................................. 5-2 5.1.4 Safety ..................................................... 5-2 5.1.5 Water Resources............................................. 5-3 5.1.6 Biological Resources ......................................... 5-3 5.1.7 Air Quality ................................................. 5-3 5.1.8 Noise...................................................... 5-3 5.1.9 Cultural Resources........................................... 5-4 5.1.10 Energy Resources............................................ 5-4 5.2 Agency Suggested Mitigation ......................................... 5-4 5.3 SEA Recommended Mitigation ....................................... 5-5 5.3.1 General Mitigation Measures ................................... 5-6 5.3.2 Specific Mitigation Measures .................................. 5-8 5.4 Request for Comments .............................................. 5-8 TOC-3
LIST OF TABLES Page ES-1 Summary of Potential Environmental Impacts Proposed Rail Connection at Bucyrus, Ohio..................................................................ES-2 1-1 Design Specifications for the Bucyrus, Ohio Connection ......................... 1-4 2-1 Comparison of the “Build” Alternatives for Bucyrus, Ohio Rail Connection.......... 2-3 3-1 Population of Bucyrus, Ohio ............................................... 3-2 3-2 Population, Employment and Income Trends for Crawford County and the State of Ohio ............................................................ 3-3 3-3 1990 Employment by Industry for Crawford County, Ohio ....................... 3-3 3-4 1990 Racial and Economic Composition of the City of Bucyrus and the Area Surrounding the Proposed Connection ....................................... 3-4 3-5 Norfolk Southern Train Accident Rates per Million Train Miles ................... 3-6 4-1 Estimated Air Emissions for the Proposed Connection in Bucyrus (tons per year) ...... 4-9 4-2 Estimated Systemwide Decreases in Emissions as a Result of the Proposed Connection in Bucyrus (tons per year) ...................................... 4-10 LIST OF FIGURES Follows Page 1.1 General Location of the Proposed Construction ................................. 1-2 1.2 Typical Cross-Section ..................................................... 1-4 2.1 Location of Alternative Alignments .......................................... 2-1 TOC-4
Page 1 and 2: STB Decision ID #28335 Service Date
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Page 7 and 8: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Environmenta
Page 9 and 10: SEA concludes that the construction
Page 11 and 12: The proposed action at Bucyrus, Ohi
Page 13 and 14: Table 1-1 Design Specifications for
Page 15 and 16: As part of NS’ track maintenance
Page 17 and 18: The Board has adopted the former In
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Page 21 and 22: Table 2-1 Comparison of the “Buil
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Page 35 and 36: 4.1.2.1 Evaluation Criteria The fol
Page 37 and 38: The Quinn Brothers Construction Com
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Page 43 and 44: Operation Approximately eight train
Page 45 and 46: 4.1.11 Cumulative Impacts Cumulativ
Page 47 and 48: CHAPTER 5 Agency Comments and Mitig
Page 49 and 50: Comment: The Buffalo District of th
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APPENDIX A PETITIONER’S REQUEST F
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APPENDIX C AGENCIES AND OTHER PARTI
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APPENDIX E REFERENCES
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APPENDIX E REFERENCES Cowardin, Lew
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