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, 27785-27786 [E6-7296]
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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 9, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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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.
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Docket Number FRA–2006–24563
Applicant: Long Island Rail Road, Mr.
Brian J. Finn, Chief Engineer, Hillside
Maintenance Complex, 93–59 183
Street, Hollis, New York 11423.
The Long Island Rail Road Company
(LIRR) seeks relief from the
requirements of the Rules, Standard and
Instructions, Title 49 CFR, Part 236,
§ 236.51, Track circuit requirements, to
the extent that the LIRR be permitted to
utilize single rail track circuits which do
not provide for broken rail protection, in
the vicinity of a new LIRR terminal
called East Side Access (ESA). The ESA
Project is a new rail and tunnel
connection being developed, which will
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operate from existing Harold
Interlocking, located in Long Island
City, Queens, New York, extending
approximately 3.5 miles into a new
eight track terminal at Grand Central
Terminal (GCT), in New York City, New
York. There is a total of 36 specified
track circuits involved.
Applicant’s justification for relief:
(1) The track speed for these circuits
will be restricted to 15 mph.
(2) The track in this area will be
inspected, a minimum of twice per
week, for evidence of broken rail.
(3) The cost to provide broken rail
protection in the area is estimated to
cost $30 million, due to the necessary
installation of reactors in the negative
return circuits. These reactors are
necessary for LIRR’s double rail track
circuits in DC propulsion territory, to
prevent leakage current from adjoining
track circuits from keeping track relays
energized, in the event of a broken rail.
(4) The installation of broken rail
reactors would have an effect on the
tunnel construction and the
environmental impact study (EIS), due
to increased ventilation plant
requirements for the reactors.
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 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
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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 9, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–7289 Filed 5–11–06; 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 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 No. FRA–2006–24326
Applicants: Union Pacific Railroad
Company, Mr. W.E. Wimmer, Vice
President—Engineering, 1400 Douglas
Street, Mail Stop 0910, Omaha,
Nebraska 68179.
Canadian Pacific Railway, Mr. Robert R.
Otis, Manager Signal and
Communication, Metro 94 Business
Center, 425 Etna Street—Suite 38, St.
Paul, Minnesota 55106.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP) and the Canadian Pacific Railway
jointly seek approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of the rail
locks on Bridge 15, located at milepost
2.4, on the UP Mankato Subdivision,
near St. Paul, Minnesota.
The reason given for the proposed
changes is that the remaining appliances
on Bridge 15 provide the required
protection.
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
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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 9, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety,
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–7296 Filed 5–11–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
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[NHTSA–2006–23700]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collections
and their expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on March 2, 2006
(71 FR 10753).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before June 12, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allison Rusnak, Office of Chief Counsel,
NCC–110, telephone (202) 366–1834,
fax (202) 366–3820; NHTSA, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Motorcyclist Safety Grant
Program.
OMB Control Number: N/A.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: Three years from the
approval date.
Type of Request: New collection.
Affected Public: State Governments.
Form Number: HS–217.
Abstract: Section 2010 of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA–LU), Public Law 109–
59, authorizes a grant program for States
that adopt and implement effective
motorcycle safety programs. Eligibility
for the section 2010 grants is based on
6 grant criteria: (1) Motorcycle Rider
Training Courses; (2) Motorcyclists
Awareness Program; (3) Reduction of
Fatalities and Crashes Involving
Motorcycles; (4) Impaired Driving
Program; (5) Reduction of Fatalities and
Accidents Involving Impaired
Motorcyclists; and (6) Fees Collected
from Motorcyclists. To qualify for a
section 2010 grant for the first fiscal
year the State seeks to qualify, it must
demonstrate compliance with at least 1
of the 6 grant criteria. To qualify for a
section 2010 grant for the second and
subsequent fiscal years it seeks to
qualify, a State must demonstrate
compliance with at least 2 of the 6 grant
criteria.
The information collected for this
grant program is to include application
submissions and various reporting
requirements. A State that seeks to
qualify in the first fiscal year must
submit an application containing
information demonstrating that it
satisfies 1 of the 6 grant criteria. For the
second and subsequent fiscal years that
it seeks to qualify, a State must submit
an application containing information
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demonstrating that it satisfies 2 of the 6
grant criteria.
A State’s application would identify
under which of the 6 grant criteria it
intends to qualify for a section 2010
grant. With respect to each of the
criteria selected, the proposed rule
would require certain submissions from
the State.
A State that receives grant funds also
must indicate to NHTSA how it intends
to expend grant funds for each fiscal
year and how grant funds were
expended each fiscal year. It is
important for NHTSA to be notified
about these activities so that it can
effectively administer the grant program
and account for the expenditure of
funds. To reduce burdens, A State will
document these activities largely by
making use of mechanisms that have
received PRA clearance for other similar
highway safety programs. A State will
first notify NHTSA of its obligation of
funds in accordance with the applicable
provisions of SAFETEA–LU by
submitting a Program Cost Summary
(HS–217), a form with existing PRA
clearance, within 30 days of the award
notification. A State will also report to
NHTSA, as part of its annual Highway
Safety Plan under 23 U.S.C. 402, on how
it intends to expend grant funds for each
fiscal year. This reporting requirement,
however, will not be a significant extra
burden for the States because they are
already required by statute to submit an
annual Highway Safety Plan. Finally, a
State that receives grants funds must
submit each fiscal year, as part of the
Annual Report for its highway safety
program pursuant to 23 CFR 1200.33, a
report indicating how grant funds were
expended and identifying the programs
carried out with the grant funds. Again,
this reporting requirement will not be a
significant extra burden for the States
because they are already required by
regulation to submit an Annual Report
for their highway safety program.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,560
hours.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52
(fifty States, the District of Columbia,
and Puerto Rico).
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
The comments are invited on:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Department’s
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[FR Doc No: E6-7296]
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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 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 No. FRA-2006-24326
Applicants: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. W.E. Wimmer, Vice
President--Engineering, 1400 Douglas Street, Mail Stop 0910, Omaha,
Nebraska 68179.
Canadian Pacific Railway, Mr. Robert R. Otis, Manager Signal and
Communication, Metro 94 Business Center, 425 Etna Street--Suite 38, St.
Paul, Minnesota 55106.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and the Canadian Pacific
Railway jointly seek approval of the proposed discontinuance and
removal of the rail locks on Bridge 15, located at milepost 2.4, on the
UP Mankato Subdivision, near St. Paul, Minnesota.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that the remaining
appliances on Bridge 15 provide the required protection.
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
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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 9, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety, Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-7296 Filed 5-11-06; 8:45 am]
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