20041112Fish and Game Comments.pdf

Barb Barrows
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Don Howell
Wednesday, November 10, 20044:57 PM
Barb Barrows; Ron Law
Fish & Game comments re UP Dry Valley abandonment
FYI Don
-----Original Message-----From: Burkhalter, W. Dallas (mail to: dburkhal ~ I DFG. STATE. I D. US
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 8:18 AM
To: Don Howell
Subj ect: FW: Proposed abandonment of a portion of the UP Dry Valley line
The IDFG Regional Supervisor s response is below, wildlife neutral.
W. Dallas Burkhalter
Deputy Attorney GeneralPhone [phone]Fax [phone]dburkhal~idfg. state. ide us
-----Original Message-----
From: Pitman, Dexter
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 1:43 PMTo: Burkhalter, W. Dallas
Cc: Mende, Jim
Subj ect: RE: Proposed abandonment of a portion of the UP Dry Valley line
It appears this is a wildlife neutral action. No new track. No lesstrack. I f the abandonment results in less track and the track is
removed with veg rehab and no water quality issue swell. One-quarter
mile, and this particular one quarter mile, is of no special
significance to wildlife of fish.
-----Original Message-----
From: Burkhalter, W. Dallas
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 4:35 PM
To: Pitman, Dexter
Subj ect: FW: Proposed abandonment of a portion of the UP Dry Valley line
I believe this may be in your bailiwick. Any Department concerns with
the proposed abandonment?
W. Dallas Burkhalter
Deputy Attorney GeneralPhone [phone]Fax [phone]
dburkhal~idfg. state. id.
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Howell (mail to: dhowell ~puc. state. id. us
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 2:43 PMTo: Burkhalter, W. Dallas; Emily Kane (E-mail); Karl Vogt (E-mail); KayManweiler (E-mail); Lorna Jorgensen (E-mail); Nick Krema (E-mail); PhilRassier (E-mail); Steve Schuster (E-mail); Doug Conde (E-mail)
Cc: Terry Coffin (E-mail); Barb Barrows; Ron Law; Ron Kerr (E-mail)
Subj ect: Proposed abandonment of a portion of the UP Dry Valley line
As indicated in the attached scoping letter, Union Pacific Railroad is
preparing the background materials to support its abandonment of a short
piece of rail line in Caribou County. The rail line in question is the
Dry Valley subdivision line that currently serves a phosphate mine. The
PUC's understanding is that UP wants to abandon about a quarter of a
mile of track. Once it receives permission from the US SurfaceTransportation Bd (STB) to abandon the line, UP will sell the track tothe mine. UP will continue to provide rail service to the mine. There
is a poor quality map showing the location of the subj ect rail line
attached to UP's letter.
Please send me a copy of any correspondence your agency might send toUP. Call me if you or your agency has any questions.
~~UPRR Dry Valley. pdf??