Sierra Northern Railway Proposal to Advance Domestic Hydrogen Rail Switcher Locomotive Conversion
Summary
SCH Number
2024060153
Public Agency
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Document Title
Sierra Northern Railway Proposal to Advance Domestic Hydrogen Rail Switcher Locomotive Conversion
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/6/2024
Document Description
The construction of 2,000 feet of test trackage consisting of minor grading operations to stabilize the existing ground, placement of wooden rail ties and steel rail extending from the SNR mainline tracks in the northwest corner of the Subject Property and diverging into two parallel test tracks extending to the east side of the Subject Property, followed by the placement of gravel ballast around the test tracks. Project will facilitate the deployment of zero-emission locomotive technology.
Contact Information
Name
Paul Philley
Agency Name
Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District
Job Title
Program Supervisor
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
West Sacramento
Counties
Yolo
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
067-980-004
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304(a)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is relatively flat with no discernable slope or grade, healthy, mature, and scenic trees do not have have not existed on the site, the site is not listed as a wetland, riparian area, or historic wetland, and the site does not lie within an official Seismic Hazard Zone nor an area mapped as a sever geologic hazard.
County Clerk
Yolo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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