Tongue River Railroad Company, Construction and Operation of the Western Alignment in Rosebud and Big Horn Counties, Montana

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Finance Docket No. 30186 (Sub-No. 3)]

Tongue River Railroad Company, Construction and Operation of the

Western Alignment in Rosebud and Big Horn Counties, Montana

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: Final scope of the Supplement.

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SUMMARY: On April 27, 1998, the Tongue River Railroad Company (TRRC)

filed an application with the Surface Transportation Board (Board)

under U.S.C. 10901 and 49 CFR 1150.1 through 1150.10 seeking authority

to construct and operate a 17.3-mile line of railroad in Rosebud and

Big Horn Counties, Montana, known as the ``Western Alignment.'' The

line that is the subject of this application is an alternative routing

for the portion of the 41-mile Ashland to Decker, Montana rail line

that was approved by the Board on November 8, 1996 in Finance Docket

No. 30186 (Sub-No. 2), referred to as the ``Four Mile Creek

Alternative.''

On July 10, 1998, the Board's Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) served as Notice of Intent to prepare a Supplement to the Final

Environmental Impact Statement in Finance Docket No. 30186 (Sub-No. 2)

(Supplement) to evaluate and consider the potential environmental

impacts that might result from the construction and operation of the

Western Alignment, and requested comments on the scope of the

Supplement. SEA reviewed and considered all of the comments in

preparing the final scope of the Supplement, which is discussed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dana White, (202) 565-1552 (TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 565-

1695).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Action and Background

On April 27, 1998, TRRC filed an application with the Board in

Finance Docket No. 30186 (Sub-No. 3) seeking authority to construct and

operate a 17.3-mile line of railroad in Rosebud and Big Horn Counties,

Montana (MT), known as the Western Alignment and subsequently referred

to as Tongue River III. The line that is the subject of this

application is an alternative routing for the southernmost portion of

the 41-mile Ashland to Decker, MT rail line that was approved by the

Board on November 8, 1996 in Finance Docket No. 30186 (Sub-No. 2), via

the Four Mile Creek Alternative and subsequently referred to as Tognue

River II.\1\

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\1\ Petitions for review of Tongue River II are pending in the

Ninth Circuit. These cases are being held in abeyance until this

case is decided.

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The TRRC rail line project has been considered by the Board in two

separate proceedings. In its original application filed in 1983, TRRC

sought approval from the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC, the

Board's predecessor agency) to construct and operate 89 miles of

railroad between Miles City, MT and two termini located near Ashland,

MT in Finance Docket No. 30186 (Sub-No. 1), and subsequently referred

to as Tognue River I. In a decision served May 9, 1986, the ICC

approved Tongue River I. TRRC then sought in Tongue River II, approval

to extend the line another 41 miles from Ashland to Decker, MT. As

discussed above, the Board approved Tongue River II, via the Four Mile

Creek Alternative, in November 1996.

The ICC/Board's environmental staff, now the Section of

Environmental Analysis (SEA), prepared environmental impact statements

(EIS) for both Tongue River I and Tongue River II.\2\ TRRC has reported

to the Board that it has conducted various preconstruction activities

on both segments but actual construction has not yet begun.

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\2\ In Tongue River I, Tongue River Railroad Company--Rail

Construction And Operation--In Custer, Powder River, And Rosebud

Counties, Montana, Finance Docket No. 30186 (Miles City to Ashland),

the Draft Environmental Impact Statement was served July 15, 1983;

the Supplement to the Draft Environmnetal Impact Statement was

served January 19, 1984; and the Final Environmental Impact

Statement was served August 23, 1985. In Tongue River II, Tongue

River Railroad Company--Rail Construction and Operation Of An

Additional Rail line From Ashland To Decker, Montana, Finance Docket

No 30186 (Sub No. 2), the Draft Environmental Impact Statement was

served July 17, 1992; the Supplement to the Draft Environmental

Impact Statement was served March 17, 1994; and the Final

Environmental Impact Statement was served April 11, 1996.

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In Tongue River I and Tongue River II, the Board determined that

the public convenience and necessity required or permitted TRRC's

proposed rail line construction and operation, in accordance with

former 49 U.S.C. 10901, and the Board does not intend to reopen the

merits of the authority granted in these proceedings. The action

proposed to be taken here is predicated on TRRC's proposed change to

its previously approved construction authorizations, which necessitates

SEA's review of associated potential environmental impacts and a

subsequent decision by the Board as to whether the proposed Western

Alignment satisfies the criteria of current 49 U.S.C. 10901.

Environmental Review Process

On July 10, 1998, the Board served a Notice of Intent (NOI) to

prepare a Supplement to the Final EIS (Supplement) in Tongue River III

to consider the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Western

Alignment. The NOI also sought comments on the scope of the Supplement

from TRRC and all interested persons, and specifically requested

comments on whether the analysis of the Supplement should be limited to

the Western Alignment. SEA received 34 comments from Federal, state,

and local agencies, as well as TRRC, individual property owners, and

community representatives. SEA has prepared this scope for the

Supplement based on a careful review of all the comments to the NOI,

consultations with appropriate Federal and state agencies, and review

of the environmental documents and studies previously prepared in

Tongue River I and Tongue River II. Assisting in the preparation of the

Supplement is SEA's independent third-party contractor, Public Affairs

Management of San Francisco, CA.

The scope of this Supplement in Tongue River III has been developed

in consultation with three agencies that have requested cooperating

agency status: (1) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps); (2) U.S.

Department

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of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM); and (3) the Montana

Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (MT DNRC), acting as

lead agency for other Montana state agencies. These three agencies also

have decision making authority independent of the Board and are the

three principal agencies from whom TRRC must obtain separate approvals.

To help these agencies fulfill their regulatory responsibilities and

functions, and to avoid duplicative environmental analysis, SEA will

include in this Supplement environmental review of certain issues

specifically requested by the cooperating agencies and outlined below.

SEA met with these agencies and sought their comments on the scope of

this Supplement. A detailed description of the Supplement, which the

three cooperating agencies have generally agreed upon and which

includes the scope of the analysis for the Western Alignment and those

portions of Tongue River I and Tongue River II that will be analyzed,

is set forth below.

SEA will serve a Draft Supplement on all the names on its service

list and on appropriate Federal, state, and local agencies, and will

publish notice of this document in the Federal Register. The public

will be invited to comment. SEA will carefully consider all the

comments received on the Draft Supplement, conduct any further

environmental review that may be necessary, and will then prepare a

Final Supplement that will also be served on the parties to the

proceeding. A notice of the Final Supplement will also be published in

the Federal Register. The Board will then take into account the Draft

Supplement, the Final Supplement, and all comments received in issuing

its final written decision in Tongue River III.

Proposed Scope for the Supplement

Tongue River III

The scope of the Supplement for the Western Alignment in Tongue

River III will involve a detailed environmental review of the proposed

17.3 miles of new rail line. The Supplement will assess environmental

impacts associated with construction and operation of the proposed

Western Alignment and will recommend environmental mitigation where

feasible and appropriate. The Supplement will discuss alternatives to

the proposal and will compare the effects of the Western Alignment to

the approved Four Mile Creek Alternative, and the No-Build Alternative.

The analysis will include discussion of the following topics:

biological and aquatic resources, land use, cultural resources, water

quality, socioeconomics, environmental justice, transportation and

safety, soils and geology, air quality, aesthetics, noise and vibration

effects, recreation, and cumulative effects. Impacts on Native

Americans, including sites of importance to them, will be addressed.

Tongue River I and Tongue River II

The scope of the Supplement will also include a limited review of

certain portions of the environmental documents prepared in Tongue

River I and Tongue River II. Based on careful review of all the

comments to the NOI and consultation will the three cooperating

agencies, SEA and the cooperating agencies believe additional analysis

beyond the Western Alignment is justified in these areas: (1) where

environmental circumstances or requirements have changed in a manner

warranting the updating and augmenting of analysis for Tongue River I

or Tongue River II; (2) where there have been refinements to the

alignment previously considered in the Tongue River I and Tongue River

II EISs requiring additional environmental analysis because they might

result in significant environmental impacts not addressed in those

previous EISs; and (3) where further environmental analysis is

appropriate to assist the cooperating agencies in their environmental

review and permitting processes, as specifically requested by these

agencies.

Although the comments in response to the NOI referred to possible

changes to the alignment previously considered, they did not identify

significant changed physical circumstances within the project area that

would warrant a complete environmental re-analysis of either Tongue

River I or Tongue River II. However, TRRC submitted information in

response to the NOI indicating that the alignment of the railroad has

been refined somewhat from that analyzed in Tongue River I and Tongue

River II. In addition, the Montana state agencies have raised the issue

of whether or not a particular corridor was analyzed and approved as

part of the previous Board approvals. In response to this information,

SEA and the cooperating agencies have determined that the scope of the

Supplement should be broadened to include a comparative analysis to

determine if any of the changes from the previously considered

alignments in Tongue River I and Tongue River II would result in

significant environmental effects not previously considered.

Cooperating Agencies' Jurisdiction

The proposed TRRC rail construction and operation project in Tongue

River I and Tongue River II has spanned a number of years and has been

considered by the Board in separate proceedings. TRRC has sought

various separate easements and/or permits that are required by other

Federal and state agencies before it can begin to construct and operate

its proposed rail line, some of which have been granted but have now

expired. As stated earlier, principal among these other permitting

agencies are the three agencies that have asked for cooperating agency

status in the preparation of this Supplement. In processing their

easements and/or permits, the three cooperating agencies will utilize

the Supplement to reach their own conclusions regarding the

environmental effects of the proposed rail line and have advised SEA

that they will now view TRRC's proposed project as a single line from

Miles City to Decker, MT for these permitting purposes. After

consulting with these agencies, SEA has agreed to provide specific

additional analysis in the Supplement regarding environmental issues

related to Tongue River I and Tongue River II to assist them in their

permitting processes. The agencies may require an independent

assessment to validate any data in question.

The Board has already taken actions approving the construction of a

rail line pursuant to the applications of Tongue River I and Tongue

River II. However, the cooperating agencies have not completed their

separate review processes. Each of the cooperating agencies will issue

their own Record of Decision, and any necessary easements and permits

\3\ that would be required by their separate processes as a condition

to the construction of the rail line in

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Tongue River I, Tongue River II, and Tongue River III.

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\3\ Permits to be issued by cooperating agencies.

Army Corps of Engineers: Section 404 permit for the placement of

fill in wetlands and waters of the U.S.

Bureau of Land Management: Granting of easements across BLM

owned and/or managed lands.

State of Montana: Temporary Water Use (Form 600), Floodplain

Development Permit, Navigable Rivers LUL/Easement (Form DS-432), LUL

for Access to State Lands (Form DS-401), Right-of-Way Easement for

Crossing State Land, Notice of Settlement of Damages Form (DS-457),

MDT Encroachment Permits, Storm Water Discharge (MPDES)--General

Permit MTR 100000, MPDES (construction related discharge)--Project

specific permit, 310 Permit (county permit), Short Term Exemption

from Surface Water Quality Standards (3A), 401 Certification to the

Army Corps of Engineers, Easement for Crossing Fish Hatchery,

Approval for private easements across existing DFWP conservation

easements.

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BLM and the MT DNRC will hold public scoping meetings on TRRC's

application for construction and operation TRRC's proposed rail line

from Miles City to Decker, MT. Both agencies stated that these public

scoping meetings are necessary in order to fulfill their separate

permitting requirements. To the extent possible, SEA will address any

new environmental issues raised at these scoping meetings that are

relevant to the scope outlined here, and incorporate these issues in

the Supplement.

Cumulative Effects

SEA will include in the Supplement a discussion of cumulative

environmental impacts for the entire line from Ashland to Decker, MT

for both the Four Mile Creek Alternative and the Western Alignment.

This cumulative impacts discussion will update the previous information

contained in Tongue River I and Tongue River II to include Custer

Forest timber sales projections, as well as a discussion of reasonably

foreseeable developments. In addition, more general information will be

provided regarding future development of the coal mines in the Ashland,

MT area and air quality effects of the use of low sulfur coal in power

production. Impacts to Native Americans will also be addressed.

Format of the Supplement

The Supplement will be organized into three separate sections. The

first section will evaluate the potential impacts associated with the

proposed Western Alignment in Tongue River III. The second section will

provide, as appropriate, updated analysis relating to Tongue River I

and Tongue River II. A third section will discuss cumulative effects

that would be associated with the construction and operation of the

entire line from Miles City to Decker, MT from both the Four Mile Creek

Alternative and the Western Alignment. At their request, and to assist

the cooperating agencies in their permitting processes, SEA will

provide appendices that address further environmental issues for the

individual cooperating agencies. The information outlined in this scope

will be found either in the body of the Supplement or in an appendix

provided for each cooperating agency.

Assumptions

To avoid duplication, the Supplement will refer to and

utilize the environmental analyses prepared for Tongue River I and

Tongue River II, if appropriate.

The Supplement will evaluate the impacts of the proposed

Western Alignment in Tongue River III, and will compare those impacts

to the impacts related to the Four Mile Creek Alternative, the No-Build

Alternative.

Section I

Tongue River III

Potential Environmental Impacts Associated With the Construction and

Operation of the Western Alignment

1. Land Use

The Supplement will:

A. Evaluate impacts to property owners along the Western Alignment

in terms of property acquisition, agricultural productivity, and

recreational activities.

B. Evaluate the impact to parcels with a future potential for

mechanical irrigation.

C. Evaluate indirect or secondary impacts to land uses such as

homes located upstream from creek and river crossing.

D. Evaluate the impact of sidings as well as the rail line itself.

E. Develop appropriate mitigation to address issues such as

fencing, weed protection, cattle passes, and compensation for livestock

killed by trains.

2. Biological and Aquatic Resources

The Supplement will:

A. Establish a baseline for water quality and diversity of species

for the Tongue River Region. The Supplement will map existing habitats

using aerial photography and will describe the existing resources in

the Tongue River Valley including vegetative communities, wildlife and

wildlife movement (especially pronghorn and deer migration, and also

the impact to the movement of smaller species such as turtles and other

amphibians), fisheries, and Federally threatened or endangered species.

B. Include a biological assessment of species, updating information

from Tongue River II as appropriate. Specifically, the assessment will

investigate species identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in

the species list provided for this project.

C. Include a delineation of all prairie dog colonies to assist in

determining the presence of Black-Footed Ferret.

D. Include a survey of sensitive plant species including the Woolly

Twinpod, and Barr's Milkvetch.

E. Include wetland analysis for all wetlands and waters of the U.S.

including creek and river crossings.

F. Develop appropriate mitigation to ensure adequate protection

from the introduction and spread of noxious weeds.

G. Develop an appropriate mitigation plan for all wetlands and

waters of the United States.

H. Develop appropriate mitigation plans for erosion control,

riverbank stabilization, and the reclamation and replanting of cut/fill

slopes.

3. Soils and Geology

The Supplement will:

A. Evaluate the potential for soil erosion during construction and

long-term operation.

B. Evaluate soil composition and the need for blasting.

C. Evaluate the effect of blasting on the Tongue River Reservoir

dam, and require a mitigation blasting plan if such activity is found

to be necessary.

D. Evaluate the effect of topography changes on runoff and

flooding.

E. Evaluate proposed engineering of bridges and culverts.

F. Develop any appropriate mitigation.

4. Water Quality

The Supplement will:

A. Include a hydrological analysis of the Tongue River and the

potential impact of the construction and operation of Tongue River III

upon it.

B. Evaluate the specific potential of erosion from cut/fill slopes

to degrade the current water quality of the Tongue River and tributary

streams.

C. Develop any appropriate mitigation.

5. Cultural Resources

The Supplement will:

A. Evaluate potential impacts to cultural and paleontological

resources.

B. Include the final terms of the Programmatic Agreement currently

under review by the Montana State Historic Preservation Office, the

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, BLM, MT DNRC, Corps, the

Board, and TRRC. The Programmatic Agreement will provide a means for

identifying and addressing impacts on cultural resources, including

Native American resources.

C. Discuss the results of consultation with Native American tribes,

specifically the Northern Cheyenne and the Crow, taking into

consideration the following regulatory provisions and directives: The

National Historic Preservation Act (amended 1992); The American Indian

Religious Freedom Act (amended 1993); The Religious Freedom Restoration

Act (enacted in 1993); The Sacred Sites Executive Order (released in

1996).

D. Provide the results of consultation with representatives from

the Northern

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Cheyenne and Crow tribes to solicit information about known properties,

burials, or traditional use areas on or adjacent to Tongue River III.

E. Discuss the eligibility of the Spring Creek Archaeological

District for the National Register of Historic Places, and potential

impacts to this resource resulting from construction and operation of

Tongue River III.

6. Transportation and Safety

The Supplement will:

A. Evaluate the safety aspects of proposed crossings of the County

Road at Four Mile Creek (proposed as a grade separated crossing), and

where the Western Alignment would connect with the approved Tongue

River II route at the north end (proposed as an at-grade crossing).

B. Assess the potential for hazardous materials transport through

the corridor, and the potential for the movement of more trains and

coal than was envisioned in the prior EIS for Tongue River II.

C. Assess the potential for train derailments and grade crossing

accidents.

D. Assess the safety, operational, and maintenance advantages

submitted by TRRC regarding the Western Alignment when compared to the

Four Mile Creek Alternative including TRRC's improved overall grade,

shorter travel distance, reduced long-term operating and maintenance

costs, and reduced need for helper engines.

E. Assess the opportunities for access by local property owners.

F. Evaluate concerns regarding fire prevention and suppression.

G. Discuss the terms of the Memorandum of Agreement between the

Montana Department of Transportation and TRRC that relate to potential

environmental impacts and the implementation of mitigation measures.

H. Develop any appropriate mitigation.

7. Energy

The Supplement will evaluate potential impacts to energy resources,

and develop any appropriate mitigation.

8. Air Quality

The Supplement will:

A. Evaluate construction-permit dust emissions from project

construction.

B. Evaluate the effect of dust emissions from the long-term

operation of the railroad on local recreation areas, farms, and homes.

C. Evaluate particulate emission from locomotive operation.

D. Develop any appropriate mitigation.

9. Noise and Vibration Effects

The Supplement will:

A. Evaluate the project's effect on local property owners,

residences, and ranch operations.

B. Evaluate the project's effect on local recreational activities.

C. Evaluate the project's effect on livestock and wildlife.

D. Evaluate the effect of blasting and vibration for the project on

the Tongue River Reservoir dam if blasting is necessary for

construction.

E. Develop any appropriate mitigation.

10. Socioeconomics

The Supplement will:

A. Evaluate potential impacts of Tongue River III on local social

and economic patterns derived from physical changes. More detailed

analysis of socioeconomics can be addressed by the cooperating agencies

in their own review process. This could include, as appropriate,

potential impacts of the project on local population changes in terms

of short-term and long-term employment; impacts of new students

generated as a result of construction workers moving into the region;

increase in Taxable Value for each of the alternatives; any additional

analysis conducted by BLM.

B. Develop any appropriate mitigation.

11. Recreation

The Supplement will evaluate impacts to the Tongue River State

Recreation Area, and develop any appropriate mitigation.

12. Aesthetics

The Supplement will:

A. Evaluate the visibility of the project from the Tongue River

State Recreation Area.

B. Evaluate the visibility of the project from county roads in the

area.

C. Evaluate the visibility of the project to local residents,

Native Americans, hunters, recreational users, sightseers, etc.

D. Develop any appropriate mitigation.

13. Environmental Justice

The Supplement will include analysis as required of potential

environmental justice effects from construction and operation of the

Western Alignment, particularly focused on impacts to Native Americans,

including the Northern Cheyenne, and develop any appropriate

mitigation.

Section II

Tongue River I and Tongue River II

Additional Environmental Review

As discussed earlier, the following section outlines additional

analysis of certain limited portions of the environmental analysis in

Tongue River I and Tongue River II that will be undertaken in the

Supplement. Based on careful review of all the comments to the NOI and

consultation with the three cooperating agencies, SEA and the

cooperating agencies believe that additional analysis beyond Tongue

River III is justified in three areas: (1) Where environmental

circumstances or requirements have changed in a manner warranting the

updating and augmenting of analysis for Tongue River I or Tongue River

II; (2) where there have been refinements to the alignment previously

considered in the Tongue River I and Tongue River II EISs requiring

additional environmental analysis because they might result in

significant environmental impacts not addressed in those previous EISs;

and (3) where further environmental analysis is appropriate to assist

the cooperating agencies in their environmental review and permitting

processes, as specifically requested by these agencies.

The information required to address these three areas will be

included either in the body of the Supplement, or in an appendix

provided for each cooperating agency. The additional analysis will

include appropriate mitigation.

Again, the applicable assumptions are:

To avoid duplication, the Supplement will refer to and

utilize the environmental analyses contained in the prior environmental

documents for Tongue River I and Tongue River II, where possible.

The Supplement will evaluate refinements to the alignment

previously considered in Tongue River I and Tongue River II to

determine if environmental impacts would occur that were not identified

in the prior EISs for Tongue River I and Tongue River II.

Tongue River I

Tongue River I is TRRC's original application for construction and

operation of 89 miles of railroad between Miles City, MT, and two

termini in Ashland, MT, which was approved by the Board's predecessor

in 1986.

The Supplement will:

A. Include a wetland analysis for all wetlands and waters of the

U.S. including creek and river crossings

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because there was no requirement that one be done when the EIS in

Tongue River I was prepared.

B. Update biological assessment information based on consultation

with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

C. In consultation with the Montana State Historic Preservation

Office, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, BLM, MT DNRC,

the Corps, and TRRC finalize and implement an appropriate Programmatic

Agreement which will apply to the entire line from Miles City to

Decker, MT.

D. As requested by MT DNRC, the Northern Cheyenne, and the Northern

Plains Resource Council, provide a limited additional analysis of water

quality to include a discussion of the designation of Otter Creek, and

the upper and lower Tongue River as impaired water bodies by the state

of Montana.

E. Evaluate effects on BLM property in the areas of wildlife

habitat; vegetation; riparian/wetlands; livestock grazing; soil, water,

and air; cultural resources; recreation; socioeconomic; access;

wilderness; and, environmental justice.

F. Include an analysis of potential impacts to the Sturgeon Chub,

and the Sicklefin Chub, and include mitigation to avoid construction

during spawning/incubation periods.

G. Include additional analysis related to the proposed changes in

the alignment that may result in potential impacts to the Miles City

Fish Hatchery.

Tongue River II

TRRC sought in Tongue River II to extend the rail line approved in

Tongue River I another 41 miles from Ashland to Decker, MT. In 1996,

the Board approved Tongue River II via the Four Mile Creek Alternative.

The Supplement will:

A. Based on consultation with the Corps, update the existing

wetland delineation and functional analysis information for all creek

and river crossings to the extent necessary in connection with the

Corps' permitting process.

B. Based on consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

update biological assessment information to the extent deemed

necessary.

C. In consultation with the Montana State Historic Preservation

Office, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, BLM, MT DNRC,

the Corps, and TRRC, finalize and implement an appropriate Programmatic

Agreement which will apply to the entire line from Miles City to

Decker, MT.

D. As requested by the MT DNRC, the Northern Cheyenne, and the

Northern Plains Resource Council, provide a limited analysis of water

quality to include a discussion of the designation of Hanging Woman

Creek, and the upper and lower Tongue River as impaired water bodies by

the state of Montana.

E. Include additional analysis as required of potential

environmental justice effects from construction and operation of Tongue

River II on Tongue River III and the Four Mile Creek Alternative,

particularly focused on impacts to Native Americans, including the

Northern Cheyenne.

Section III

Cumulative Effects

Cumulative effects of the construction and operation of the entire

line from Miles City to Decker, MT will be discussed. This cumulative

impacts discussion will update the previous information contained in

Tongue River I and Tongue River II to include Custer Forest timber

sales projections, as well as a discussion of reasonably foreseeable

developments. In addition, more general information will be provided

regarding future coal mine development in the Ashland, MT area and the

air quality effects of the use of low sulfur coal in power production.

Impacts to Native Americans will also be addressed.

By the Board, Elaine K. Kaiser, Chief, Section of Environmental

Analysis.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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