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, 70654-70655 [05-23026]
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Administration, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Transport Standards
Propulsion and Mechanical Systems
Branch, ANM–112, 1601 Lind Avenue
SW., Renton, WA 98055–4056;
telephone (425) 227–2147; fax (425)
227–1320; e-mail:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Disposition of Comments
A notice of proposed policy was
published in the Federal Register on
February 19, 2003 (68 FR 8073). Seven
(7) commenters responded to the
request for comments.
Background
The final policy further simplifies the
certification process pertaining to the
acceptable amount of smoke penetration
permitted into the cabin during a below
deck cargo compartment smoke
penetration test. It clarifies the test
criteria for the means of compliance
addressed in AC 25–9A and
supplements that material.
The final policy as well as the
disposition of comments received is
available on the Internet at the following
address: https://www.airweb.faa.gov/rgl.
If you do not have access to the Internet,
you can obtain a copy of the policy by
contacting the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on
November 4, 2005.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2005–
21964]
Long Island Railroad; Supplemental
Notice of Public Hearing and Extension
of Comment Period
On September 16, 2005, FRA
published a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the Long Island
Railroad’s (LIRR) intent to be granted a
waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Railroad Operating
Practices regulations, 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part 218,
regarding blue signal protection of
workers. See 70 FR 54801. Specifically,
LIRR requests relief from the
requirements of 49 CFR 218.29
Alternate methods of protection, at its
Diesel Service Facilities in Richmond
Hills, NY, and Long Island City, NY.
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According to LIRR, both facilities are
stub-end yards jointly used by both its
transportation and mechanical forces.
These yards function to service,
maintain, inspect, and dispatch the
diesel passenger fleet for the LIRR. Each
facility has a speed limit of 5 mph, with
fixed derails on each service track, and
manually operated switches. Yard
movement is controlled by a
yardmaster. Due to the configuration
and service demands, the yard cannot
facilitate the placement of a derail at the
150-foot interval as prescribed in
§ 218.29. Additionally, LIRR believes
that lining and locking the manual
switches increases potential error of
proper switch alignment, and is a safety
concern for all employees working in
the area. Therefore, LIRR requests that
employees at these two facilities be
allowed to place derails at a distance of
50-feet from the equipment. LIRR states
that they will post signage to reinforce
the 5-mph speed restriction, as well as
paint physical clearance lines denoting
the 50-foot distance.
As a result of the comments received
by FRA concerning this waiver petition,
FRA has determined that a public
hearing is necessary before a final
decision is made on this petition.
Accordingly, a public hearing is hearby
set to begin at 9 a.m. on December 21,
2005, in Conference Room 820 at the
Hunters Point Plaza, 47–40 21st Street,
Long Island City, New York 11101.
Interested parties are invited to present
oral statements at this hearing.
The hearing will be informal and will
be conducted in accordance with FRA’s
Rules of Practice (49 CFR part 211.25)
by a representative designated by FRA.
FRA’s representative will make an
opening statement outlining the scope
of the hearing, as well as any additional
procedures for the conduct of the
hearing. The hearing will be a nonadversarial proceeding in which all
interested parties will be given the
opportunity to express their views
regarding this waiver petition, without
cross-examination. After all initial
statements have been completed, those
persons wishing to make a brief rebuttal
statements will be given an opportunity
to do so in the same order in which
initial statements were made.
In addition, FRA is extending the
comment period in this proceeding until
December 30, 2005. FRA reserves the
right to announce a further extension of
the comment period for the purpose of
receiving post-hearing submissions
should that appear appropriate in the
judgment of the Board based on
testimony received at the public
hearing. All communications
concerning these proceedings should
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identify the appropriate docket number
(Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–
2005–21964) 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 November 15,
2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 05–23027 Filed 11–21–05; 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–2005–22824
Applicant: National Railroad
Passenger Corporation, Mr. William
Crosbie, Senior Vice President,
Operations, 60 Massachusetts Avenue,
NE., Washington, DC 20002.
The National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak) with the
concurrence from Connecticut
Department of Transportation (CDOT)
and the Providence and Worcester
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Railroad Company (P&W), seeks
approval of the proposed modification
of five remote-controlled interlockings
protecting movable bridges on Amtrak’s
Northeast Corridor, New England
Division, in Connecticut, on Main
Tracks No. 1 and No. 2, as follows:
1. The discontinuance and removal of
the four power-operated derails at
‘‘Conn,’’ milepost 106.8, at the
Connecticut River, in Old Saybrook,
Connecticut;
2. The discontinuance and removal of
the four power-operated derails at
‘‘Nan,’’ milepost 116.7, at the Niantic
River, in Niantic, Connecticut;
3. The discontinuance and removal of
the four power-operated derails at
‘‘Shaws Cove,’’ milepost 122.5, in New
London, Connecticut;
4. The discontinuance and removal of
the four power-operated derails at
‘‘Groton,’’ milepost 124.2, at the Thames
River, Groton, Connecticut; and
5. The discontinuance and removal of
the four power-operated derails at
‘‘Mystic River,’’ milepost 131.9, in
Mystic, Connecticut;
The changes proposed consist of the
removal of four derails at each
interlocking, one for each track in each
direction. Each of the interlocking home
signals protecting these derails and the
associated movable bridges have been
equipped with the Northeast Corridor
100 Hz coded cab signal system with
speed control, or Automatic Train
Control (ATC). The interlockings have
also been equipped with Amtrak’s
Advanced Civil Speed Enforcement
System (ACSES) Positive Train Stop
(PTS), in addition to ATC.
The reason given for the proposed
changes is that removal of the derails is
to eliminate maintenance and operation
of obsolete hardware no longer needed,
and to reduce delays to trains caused by
failures of the derails and the associated
movable bridges. The derails have been
rendered obsolete by ATC and ACSES
technologies, which enforce slowing
and stopping of trains prior to passing
the interlocking home signals in stop
position, rather than derail the train
after it passes the stop signal.
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
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(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 November 15,
2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2004–19549; Notice 2]
Decision That Nonconforming 2001
Chevrolet Blazer (Plant Code ‘‘K’’ or
‘‘2’’) Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles
Are Eligible for Importation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of decision by National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
that nonconforming 2001 Chevrolet
Blazer (plant code ‘‘K’’ or ‘‘2’’)
multipurpose passenger vehicles are
eligible for importation.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document announces a
decision by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
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that certain 2001 Chevrolet Blazer (plant
code ‘‘K’’ or ‘‘2’’) multipurpose
passenger vehicles (MPVs) that were not
originally manufactured to comply with
all applicable Federal motor vehicle
safety standards (FMVSS) are eligible
for importation into the United States
because they are substantially similar to
vehicles originally manufactured for
sale in the United States and that were
certified by their manufacturer as
complying with the safety standards
(the U.S. certified version of the 2001
Chevrolet Blazer (plant code ‘‘K’’ or ‘‘2’’)
MPV), and they are capable of being
readily altered to conform to the
standards.
DATES: This decision was effective
January 27, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–3151).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), a
motor vehicle that was not originally
manufactured to conform to all
applicable FMVSS shall be refused
admission into the United States unless
NHTSA has decided that the motor
vehicle is substantially similar to a
motor vehicle originally manufactured
for sale in the United States, certified as
required under 49 U.S.C. 30115, and of
the same model year as the model of the
motor vehicle to be compared, and is
capable of being readily altered to
conform to all applicable FMVSS.
Where there is no substantially
similar U.S.-certified motor vehicle, 49
U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B) permits a
nonconforming motor vehicle to be
admitted into the United States if its
safety features comply with, or are
capable of being altered to comply with,
all applicable FMVSS based on
destructive test data or such other
evidence as NHTSA decides to be
adequate.
Petitions for eligibility decisions may
be submitted by either manufacturers or
importers who have registered with
NHTSA pursuant to 49 CFR Part 592. As
specified in 49 CFR 593.7, NHTSA
publishes notice in the Federal Register
of each petition that it receives, and
affords interested persons an
opportunity to comment on the petition.
At the close of the comment period,
NHTSA decides, on the basis of the
petition and any comments that it has
received, whether the vehicle is eligible
for importation. The agency then
publishes this decision in the Federal
Register.
Wallace Environmental Testing
Laboratories, Inc. (WETL) (Registered
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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-2005-22824
Applicant: National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Mr. William
Crosbie, Senior Vice President, Operations, 60 Massachusetts Avenue,
NE., Washington, DC 20002.
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) with the
concurrence from Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) and
the Providence and Worcester
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Railroad Company (P&W), seeks approval of the proposed modification of
five remote-controlled interlockings protecting movable bridges on
Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, New England Division, in Connecticut, on
Main Tracks No. 1 and No. 2, as follows:
1. The discontinuance and removal of the four power-operated
derails at ``Conn,'' milepost 106.8, at the Connecticut River, in Old
Saybrook, Connecticut;
2. The discontinuance and removal of the four power-operated
derails at ``Nan,'' milepost 116.7, at the Niantic River, in Niantic,
Connecticut;
3. The discontinuance and removal of the four power-operated
derails at ``Shaws Cove,'' milepost 122.5, in New London, Connecticut;
4. The discontinuance and removal of the four power-operated
derails at ``Groton,'' milepost 124.2, at the Thames River, Groton,
Connecticut; and
5. The discontinuance and removal of the four power-operated
derails at ``Mystic River,'' milepost 131.9, in Mystic, Connecticut;
The changes proposed consist of the removal of four derails at each
interlocking, one for each track in each direction. Each of the
interlocking home signals protecting these derails and the associated
movable bridges have been equipped with the Northeast Corridor 100 Hz
coded cab signal system with speed control, or Automatic Train Control
(ATC). The interlockings have also been equipped with Amtrak's Advanced
Civil Speed Enforcement System (ACSES) Positive Train Stop (PTS), in
addition to ATC.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that removal of the
derails is to eliminate maintenance and operation of obsolete hardware
no longer needed, and to reduce delays to trains caused by failures of
the derails and the associated movable bridges. The derails have been
rendered obsolete by ATC and ACSES technologies, which enforce slowing
and stopping of trains prior to passing the interlocking home signals
in stop position, rather than derail the train after it passes the stop
signal.
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 November 15, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-23026 Filed 11-21-05; 8:45 am]
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