Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236, 29552-29553 [05-10282]
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Communications received within 45
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by the FRA before final
action is taken. Comments received after
that date will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet
at the docket facility’s Web site at
https://dms.dot.gov.
FRA wishes to inform all potential
commenters that anyone is able to
search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000
(Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–
78) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
FRA expects to be able to determine
these matters without an oral hearing.
However, if a specific request for an oral
hearing is accompanied by a showing
that the party is unable to adequately
present his or her position by written
statements, an application may be set
for public hearing.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17,
2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 05–10281 Filed 5–20–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System or Relief From
the Requirements of Title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations Part 236
Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49
U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad
has petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval
for the discontinuance or modification
of the signal system or relief from the
requirements of 49 CFR part 236 as
detailed below.
Docket Number FRA–2005–21017
Applicant: CSX Transportation,
Incorporated, Mr. N. Michael Choat,
Chief Engineer, Communications and
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Signal, 4901 Belfort Road, Suite 130,
Jacksonville, Florida 32256.
CSX Transportation, Incorporated
seeks approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of the
traffic control system, on the single
main track and sidings, between
Berkeley Run Jct., milepost BUC 0.0,
near Grafton, West Virginia and
Hampton Jct., milepost BUC 41.9, near
Adrian, West Virginia, on the
Huntington Division East, Cowen
Subdivision, a distance of
approximately 42 miles. The proposed
changes consist of the conversion of all
power-operated switches to hand
operation, conversion of the method of
operation to Other Than Main Track
(Rule 96), and authorization of the
speed of all trains under Rule 46. In
addition, all highway-rail grade crossing
warning systems will be retained.
The reason given for the proposed
changes is that current traffic density
does not warrant retention of the signal
system.
Any interested party desiring to
protest the granting of an application
shall set forth specifically the grounds
upon which the protest is made, and
include a concise statement of the
interest of the party in the proceeding.
Additionally, one copy of the protest
shall be furnished to the applicant at the
address listed above.
All communications concerning this
proceeding should be identified by the
docket number and must be submitted
to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket
Management Facility, Room PL–401
(Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Communications received within 45
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by the FRA before final
action is taken. Comments received after
that date will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet
at the docket facility’s Web site at
https://dms.dot.gov.
FRA wishes to inform all potential
commenters that anyone is able to
search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000
(Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–
78) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
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FRA expects to be able to determine
these matters without an oral hearing.
However, if a specific request for an oral
hearing is accompanied by a showing
that the party is unable to adequately
present his or her position by written
statements, an application may be set
for public hearing.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 17,
2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 05–10280 Filed 5–20–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System or Relief From
the Requirements of Title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations Part 236
Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and 49
U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad
has petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval
for the discontinuance or modification
of the signal system or relief from the
requirements of 49 CFR part 236 as
detailed below.
Docket Number FRA–2005–20898
Applicant: CSX Transportation,
Incorporated, Mr. N. Michael Choat,
Chief Engineer, Communications and
Signal, 4901 Belfort Road, Suite 130,
Jacksonville, Florida 32256.
CSX Transportation (CSXT) seeks
approval to extend the temporary
discontinuance of the automatic block
signal (ABS) system, near Winter Park,
Florida, between milepost MPA 784.7
and milepost MPA 791.7, on the
Jacksonville Division, Sanford
Subdivision, for a period not to exceed
one year. The request is associated with
the August 13 and September 5, 2004
catastrophic events, in which CSXT
experienced severe weather events,
Hurricane Charlie and Hurricane
Frances, which devastated most of the
existing pole line in the area. The
extensive pole line damage resulted in
the suspension of the ABS system, as
authorized by Title 49 CFR,
§ 235.7(a)(4), and the implementation of
Track Warrant Control/Direct Traffic
Control Rules, under the direction of the
train dispatcher, to govern train
movements.
The reason given for the proposed
changes is that all grade crossing
warning devices are now operational on
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the No. 2 main track, and electronic
track circuits have been installed,
placing the ABS signals back in service
under Current of Traffic rules. The No.
1 main track is currently out of service,
and the track inaccessible to rail traffic.
Currently, work is in progress to return
the damaged portion of the No.1 main
track to service, but an extension for the
temporary discontinuance is needed for
completion of the scope of work within
the submitted time line.
Any interested party desiring to
protest the granting of an application
shall set forth specifically the grounds
upon which the protest is made, and
include a concise statement of the
interest of the party in the proceeding.
Additionally, one copy of the protest
shall be furnished to the applicant at the
address listed above.
All communications concerning this
proceeding should be identified by the
docket number and must be submitted
to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket
Management Facility, Room PL–401
(Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Communications received within 45
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by the FRA before final
action is taken. Comments received after
that date will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the internet
at the docket facility’s Web site at
https://dms.dot.gov.
FRA wishes to inform all potential
commenters that anyone is able to
search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000
(Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–
78) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
FRA expects to be able to determine
these matters without an oral hearing.
However, if a specific request for an oral
hearing is accompanied by a showing
that the party is unable to adequately
present his or her position by written
statements, an application may be set
for public hearing.
VerDate jul<14>2003
16:20 May 20, 2005
Jkt 205001
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17,
2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 05–10282 Filed 5–20–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2004–18894]
Union Pacific Railroad Company;
Notice of Public Hearing and Extension
of Comment Period
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
has petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval
of the proposed discontinuance and
removal of the automatic block signal
system, on the single main track,
between Wellton, Arizona, milepost
770.8 and Arlington, Arizona, milepost
861.3, on the Gila and Phoenix
Subdivisions, in the El Paso area, a
distance of approximately 91 miles.
This block signal application
proceeding is identified as Docket No.
FRA–2004–18894.
The FRA has issued a public notice
seeking comments of interested parties
and has conducted its own field
investigation in this matter. After
examining the carrier’s proposal and the
field report, FRA has determined that a
public hearing is necessary before a
final decision is made on this proposal.
FRA is also extending the comment
period to one week beyond the date of
the public hearing. If information
received at the public hearing warrants
the need to extend the comment period
further, a separate notice will be
published indicating such extension.
Accordingly, a public hearing is
hereby set for 9 a.m. mountain standard
time, on Wednesday, June 29, 2005, in
the Arizona Corporation Commission
Conference Room, Suite 300, of the
Southwest Gas Building, located at 2200
North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona
85004. Interested parties are invited to
present oral statements at the hearing.
The hearing will be an informal one
and will be conducted in accordance
with Rule 25 of the FRA Rules of
Practice (49 CFR 211.25), by a
representative designated by the FRA.
The hearing will be a non adversary
proceeding and, therefore, there will be
no cross-examination of persons
presenting statements. The FRA
representative will make an opening
statement outlining the scope of the
hearing. After all initial statements have
been completed, those persons wishing
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to make brief rebuttal statements will be
given the opportunity to do so in the
same order in which they made their
initial statements. Additional
procedures, if necessary for the conduct
of the hearing, will be announced at the
hearing.
In addition, FRA is extending the
comment period to July 7, 2005. All
communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2004–
18894) and must be submitted to the
Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management
Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level),
400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet
at the docket facility’s Web site at
https://dms.dot.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). The
Statement may also be found at https://
dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 17,
2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety,
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 05–10279 Filed 5–20–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket: RSPA–98–4957]
Request for Public Comments and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Approval of an Existing
Information Collection (2137–0594)
Office of Pipeline Safety,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, Department of
Transportation (DOT).
SUMMARY: This notice seeks comments
from the public regarding notices that
gas pipeline operators must send
customers about buried customer piping
located downstream from service lines
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the
Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236
Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and
49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad has petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance
or modification of the signal system or relief from the requirements of
49 CFR part 236 as detailed below.
Docket Number FRA-2005-20898
Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. N. Michael Choat,
Chief Engineer, Communications and Signal, 4901 Belfort Road, Suite
130, Jacksonville, Florida 32256.
CSX Transportation (CSXT) seeks approval to extend the temporary
discontinuance of the automatic block signal (ABS) system, near Winter
Park, Florida, between milepost MPA 784.7 and milepost MPA 791.7, on
the Jacksonville Division, Sanford Subdivision, for a period not to
exceed one year. The request is associated with the August 13 and
September 5, 2004 catastrophic events, in which CSXT experienced severe
weather events, Hurricane Charlie and Hurricane Frances, which
devastated most of the existing pole line in the area. The extensive
pole line damage resulted in the suspension of the ABS system, as
authorized by Title 49 CFR, Sec. 235.7(a)(4), and the implementation
of Track Warrant Control/Direct Traffic Control Rules, under the
direction of the train dispatcher, to govern train movements.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that all grade
crossing warning devices are now operational on
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the No. 2 main track, and electronic track circuits have been
installed, placing the ABS signals back in service under Current of
Traffic rules. The No. 1 main track is currently out of service, and
the track inaccessible to rail traffic. Currently, work is in progress
to return the damaged portion of the No.1 main track to service, but an
extension for the temporary discontinuance is needed for completion of
the scope of work within the submitted time line.
Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the
protest is made, and include a concise statement of the interest of the
party in the proceeding. Additionally, one copy of the protest shall be
furnished to the applicant at the address listed above.
All communications concerning this proceeding should be identified
by the docket number and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Communications received within
45 days of the date of this notice will be considered by the FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable. All written communications concerning
these proceedings are available for examination during regular business
hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for inspection and copying on the
internet at the docket facility's Web site at https://dms.dot.gov.
FRA wishes to inform all potential commenters that anyone is able
to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
FRA expects to be able to determine these matters without an oral
hearing. However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is
accompanied by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present
his or her position by written statements, an application may be set
for public hearing.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-10282 Filed 5-20-05; 8:45 am]
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