Long Island Railroad; Supplemental Notice of Public Hearing and Extension of Comment Period, 70654 [05-23027]
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Issued in Renton, Washington, on
November 4, 2005.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 05–23016 Filed 11–21–05; 8:45am]
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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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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.
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 Sec. 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 non-
adversarial 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 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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