Surface Transportation Board
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. FD 36847] On December 8, 2025, Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway, LLC (LGIR), a noncarrier subsidiary of Kraus Development (Kraus), filed a petition for exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 to construct and operate a new rail line in Webb County, Tex. (the Line). According to LGIR, the Line would extend approximately 13,707 feet from a switch off the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) Laredo Subdivision and terminate within the Gateway Industrial Park (the Park), a new industrial park being developed by Kraus. LGIR explains that although it is seeking operating authority over the Line, it intends to hold only a residual common carrier obligation, as it has entered into an agreement with Iron Horse Resources, Inc. (IHR), to operate the Line. LGIR states that IHR will separately seek Board authority to operate on the Line. On March 5, 2026, the Board instituted a proceeding under 49 U.S.C. 10502(b) . Laredo Gateway Indus. Ry.—Constr. & Operation Exemption—in Webb Cnty., Tex, FD 36847 (STB served Mar. 5, 2026). The Board's Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing the potential environmental impacts of construction and operation of the Line, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370m-11 . OEA issued a Draft EA on April 10, 2026, providing a 30-day period for public comments, and a Fina…
Citation: 91 FR 37209
