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, 4959-4960 [E6-1084]
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Department of Transportation, Region 2,
905 Erie Avenue, P.O. Box 536, Pueblo,
CO 81002, Telephone: (719) 546–5406.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA and the Colorado Department of
Transportation (CDOT), will prepare a
Tier 1 Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for transportation improvements
on U.S Highway 50 between Pueblo,
Colorado, and the vicinity of the Kansas
State line in southeastern Colorado.
U.S. is a coast-to-coast highway
recognized by the state of Colorado as a
vital link in the statewide transportation
system. The U.S. 50 corridor is
approximately 150 miles long and
connects four counties and ten
municipalities. The communities along
this corridor have primarily agricultural
based economies. The proposed
improvements to this section of U.S. 50
are intended to improve safety as well
as local, regional, and statewide
mobility. The proposed improvements
will also consider access management
strategies.
The Tier 1 EIS will incorporate the
results of a 2003 CDOT corridor
planning study that culminated in a
long-term community-developed vision
for the U.S. 50 corridor. The vision
called for a safer roadway, on or near
the exiting U.S. 50, that maintains a
reasonable traffic flow and speed for the
movement of people and goods along
and through the Lower Arkansas Valley
while providing flexibility to
accommodate future transportation
needs. Since 2003, additional
coordination with local agencies and the
public has resulted in resolutions of
support from all four counties and ten
communities and execution of a
Memorandum of Understanding with
local representatives defining
community roles and responsibilities in
the development of the Tier 1 EIS.
FHWA and CDOT have also consulted
with 11 other Federal and state agencies
that have agreed to participate
throughout the development of the Tier
1 EIS. These agencies have formally
adopted a Charter Agreement that
establishes clear expectations, identifies
roles and responsibilities, describes
procedures that support collaborative
problem-solving in a timely manner at
key project milestones, and defines an
issue resolution process. The corridor
planning study and agency charter
agreement will be made available for
review during the public and agency
scoping process described below.
The Tier 1 EIS will evaluate
alternative corridor locations and
improvements and the No-Action
alternative based upon the purpose and
need. Alternatives will be developed
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and analyzed through an extensive
agency and community outreach
process. Anticipated decisions to be
made during the Tier 1 EIS include
modal choice, selection of a preferred
general corridor location for U.S. 50,
evaluation of access management and
corridor preservations strategies, and a
plan for further action. The Tier 1 EIS
will also identify segments of
independent utility. Based on the
decisions reached during the Tier 1
process, FHWA and CDOT may proceed
with Tier 2 studies for specific projects
within those segments.
The public, as well as Federal, state,
and local agencies, will be invited to
participate in project scoping to ensure
that a full range of alternatives is
considered and that all appropriate
environmental issues and resources are
evaluated. The scoping process will
include opportunities to provide
comments on the purpose and need for
the project, potential alternatives, and
social, economic and environmental
issues of concern. Public scoping will be
accomplished through public meetings
and other community outreach
opportunities at locations throughout
the project corridor. The time and place
for these meetings will be announced in
the local media. It is anticipated that
public and agency scoping will occur in
early 2006.
Based upon input from the scoping
process, FHWA will evaluate social,
economic, and environmental impacts
of the corridor alternatives and the NoAction alternative. It is expected that
major issues to be evaluated include:
water quality, historic and other cultural
resources, economic impacts, and
farmland issues. The Tier 1 EIS will be
available for public and agency review
and comment. Information concerning
the availability of the EIS will be
published.
To ensure that the ful range of issues
related to this proposed action are
addressed and all significant issues
identified, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
Comments or questions concerning this
proposed action and the EIS should be
directed to the FHWA or the Colorado
Department of Transportation at the
addresses provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
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Issued on: January 24, 2006.
David A. Nicol,
Division Administrator, Colorado Division,
Federal Highway Administration, Lakewood,
Colorado 80228.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2006–23592]
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–2006–23592]
Applicant: CSX Transportation,
Incorporated, Mr. N. Michael Choat,
Chief Engineer, Communications and
Signal, 4901 Belfort Road, Suite 130,
Jacksonville, Florida 32256.
CSX Transportation, Incorporated
seeks approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of the
interlocking signal system on the single
main track, Lower Savannah River
Bridge, milepost AK456.3, near
Augusta, Georgia, on the Florence
Division, Augusta Subdivision. The
proposed changes consist of the removal
of the interlocked signals at the bridge,
all associated signal equipment, and the
associated inoperative approach signals.
The authority for movements will
remain Main Track Yard Limits (Rule
193) with a maximum authorized of 15
mph.
The reason given for the proposed
changes is that the bridge has been
straight-railed, and was last opened in
1992.
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://www.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://
www.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 January 23,
2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–1084 Filed 1–27–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
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Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System or Relief From
Requirements
Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49
U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads
have 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–2006–23593
Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad
Company, Mr. Doug W. Wills, Senior
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Director Operating Practices/Safety,
1400 Douglas Street, Mail Stop 1020,
Omaha, Nebraska 68179–1020.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP) seeks temporary relief from the
requirements of part 236, section
236.566, of the Rules, Standard and
Instructions, to the extent that UP be
permitted to operate foreign nonequipped locomotives in detour
movements, over UP automatic cab
signal/automatic train stop territory, on
the Portland Subdivision, between
Crates, Oregon, milepost 81.6 and East
Portland, milepost 0.6, a distance of
approximately 81 miles, from February
14, 2006 through April 14, 2006. The
detour movements will consist of four
Burlington Northern and Sante Fe
(BNSF) freight trains daily.
Applicant’s justification for relief:
BNSF has requested the detour
arrangement to accommodate track
improvements on one of their 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
contain 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 will be
considered as far as practicable by the
FRA before final action is taken. 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
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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 January 23,
2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket Number: MARAD 2005—22519]
Availability of a Finding of No
Significant Impact
Department of Transportation,
Maritime Administration.
ACTION: Notice of the availability of a
finding of no significant impact and
finding of no practicable alternative.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The purpose of this Notice is
to make available to the public the
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) derived from the
Environmental Assessment (EA)
regarding the Cherry Hill Material
Extraction and Transport Project on
Elmendorf Air Force Base. Included in
the FONSI is a Finding of No Practicable
Alternative that addresses wetland loss.
The objective of this Project is to
extract and transport suitable fill
material for the Port of Anchorage
Intermodal Expansion (Expansion). The
Expansion will improve and enhance
the existing dock and terminal
capability at the Port to facilitate the
transportation of goods and people
within the State of Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel E. Yuska, Jr., Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of
Environmental Activities, U.S. Maritime
Administration, 400 7th Street, SW.,
Room 7209, Washington, DC 20590;
telephone (202) 366–0714, fax (202)
366–6988.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Maritime Administration, in
cooperation with the Port of Anchorage,
completed an EA that studied potential
environmental effects associated with
the extraction and transport of suitable
fill material from the Cherry Hill Borrow
Site on Elmendorf Air Force Base. The
EA considered potential effects to the
natural and human environment
including: air quality; water quality;
geology and soils; coastal resources;
terrestrial resources; aquatic resources;
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2006-23592]
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-2006-23592]
Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. N. Michael Choat,
Chief Engineer, Communications and Signal, 4901 Belfort Road, Suite
130, Jacksonville, Florida 32256.
CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of the interlocking signal system on the
single main track, Lower Savannah River Bridge, milepost AK456.3, near
Augusta, Georgia, on the Florence Division, Augusta Subdivision. The
proposed changes consist of the removal of the interlocked signals at
the bridge, all associated signal equipment, and the associated
inoperative approach signals. The authority for movements will remain
Main Track Yard Limits (Rule 193) with a maximum authorized of 15 mph.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that the bridge has
been straight-railed, and was last opened in 1992.
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://www.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://www.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 January 23, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-1084 Filed 1-27-06; 8:45 am]
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