Petition for Special Approval of Alternate Standard, 29551 [05-10283]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 98 / Monday, May 23, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Special Approval of
Alternate Standard
In accordance with § 238.21 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) received
a request for approval of an Alternate
Standard of compliance with certain
requirements of its safety standards. The
individual petition is described below,
including the party seeking relief, the
regulatory provisions involved, the
nature of the relief being requested, and
the petitioner’s arguments in favor of
relief.
American Public Transportation
Association
[Special Approval Petition Docket Number
FRA–2005–20853]
American Public Transportation
Association (APTA) seeks approval for
use of an alternate standard required to
be used in accordance with the
Passenger Equipment Safety Standards,
49 CFR Part 238. Section 311, single car
test of passenger equipment brakes.
Section 311(a) requires single car air
brake test on all passenger cars and all
unpowered vehicles used in passenger
trains shall be performed in accordance
with either APTA Standard SS–M–005–
98, ‘‘Code of Tests for Passenger Car
Equipment Using Single Car Testing
Device,’’ published March, 1998; or an
alternative procedure approved by FRA
pursuant to § 238.21. APTA requests
that the requirement refer to a revised
standard dated April 12, 2003, the
revisions require a railroad to perform
the single car test procedure at the same
working pressure as the car being tested
utilizes in revenue service. The March
1998 standards requires that the test be
performed at 90 psi while some trains
operate their brake systems at 110 psi.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. Each comment shall set forth
specifically the basis upon which it is
made, and contain a concise statement
of the interest of the commenter in the
proceeding. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
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appropriate docket number (FRA–2005–
20853) and must be submitted to the
Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management
Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level),
400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590. Communications received within
45 days of the date of this notice will
be considered by 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.
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. 05–10283 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–2005–21015
Applicants: Central, New York Railroad
Corporation, Mr. Nathan R. Fenno,
Executive Vice President, 1 Railroad
Avenue, Cooperstown, New York
13326.
Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr.
Brian L. Sykes, Chief Engineer, C&S
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Engineering, 99 Spring Street, SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
The New York, Susquehanna and
Western Railway Corporation, Mr.
Richard J. Hensel, Vice President—
Engineering, 1 Railroad Avenue,
Cooperstown, New York 13326.
The Central New York Railroad
Corporation (CNYK), Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NS), and The New York,
Susquehanna and Western Railway
Corporation (NYSW) jointly seek
approval of the discontinuance and
removal of the interlocking, automatic
block signal, and traffic control systems,
on the single and double main tracks,
between CP Sparrow Bush, milepost
89.9, near Port Jervis, New York, and,
CP BD, milepost 213.0, near
Binghamton, New York, a distant of
approximately 123 miles. The proposed
changes consist of the following:
(1) Convert the all power-operated
and spring switches to hand operation;
(2) Modification of Signal 92E to fixed
approach for CP Sparrow Bush, and
modification of Signal 2SW at CP Coles
to a fixed approach for CP BD;
(3) Installation of a stick release timer
at River Lane MP 199.1; and
(4) Installation of a block signal
system to provide broken rail protection
on a five-mile section of track in the
area of Shohola.
The reason given for the proposed
change is that the online freight traffic
has dwindled to the point that there
were only seven active online shippers
in 2004. Since 1982, the line has been
used by NYSW solely for ‘‘overhead’’
traffic, i.e., the movement of rail cars
between NYSW’s New Jersey rail lines
and Central New York rail lines, and the
NYSW is a subsidiary of the Delaware
Otsego Corporation. In late in 2004, NS
and the Delaware Otsego Corporation
officials met to discuss the future of the
line. As a result of the discussion, NS
decided to lease the line to CNYK for
nominal consideration, if it undertook
the operation of the line, including
maintenance and payment of taxes, but
subject to a right to cancel if it is unable
to achieve its plan.
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.,
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Special Approval of Alternate Standard
In accordance with Sec. 238.21 of Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) received a request for approval of an Alternate
Standard of compliance with certain requirements of its safety
standards. The individual petition is described below, including the
party seeking relief, the regulatory provisions involved, the nature of
the relief being requested, and the petitioner's arguments in favor of
relief.
American Public Transportation Association
[Special Approval Petition Docket Number FRA-2005-20853]
American Public Transportation Association (APTA) seeks approval
for use of an alternate standard required to be used in accordance with
the Passenger Equipment Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 238. Section 311,
single car test of passenger equipment brakes. Section 311(a) requires
single car air brake test on all passenger cars and all unpowered
vehicles used in passenger trains shall be performed in accordance with
either APTA Standard SS-M-005-98, ``Code of Tests for Passenger Car
Equipment Using Single Car Testing Device,'' published March, 1998; or
an alternative procedure approved by FRA pursuant to Sec. 238.21. APTA
requests that the requirement refer to a revised standard dated April
12, 2003, the revisions require a railroad to perform the single car
test procedure at the same working pressure as the car being tested
utilizes in revenue service. The March 1998 standards requires that the
test be performed at 90 psi while some trains operate their brake
systems at 110 psi.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. Each comment shall set
forth specifically the basis upon which it is made, and contain a
concise statement of the interest of the commenter in the proceeding.
FRA does not anticipate scheduling a public hearing in connection with
these proceedings since the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing.
If any interested party desires an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (FRA-2005-20853) and must be submitted to the
Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza
Level), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Communications
received within 45 days of the date of this notice will be considered
by 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.
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. 05-10283 Filed 5-20-05; 8:45 am]
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