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it is not currently part of the general
railroad system of transportation, it will
begin operation of tourist trains on five
to ten miles of the 33 miles of track
owned by the Incorporated Town of
North Judson, Indiana between North
Judson and LaCrosse, IN. The
Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad (CKIN)
conducts freight operations on 23 miles
of this 33-mile rail line; however, the
only common track use would be a wye
track in LaCrosse. HVRM’s tourist train
operations would normally be
conducted on weekends and would not
operate at the same time as the CKIN
freight trains.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. 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 (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2006–
24647) and must be submitted to the
Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket
Management Facility, Room PL–401,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
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.
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.
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Issued in Washington, DC on May 26,
2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standard and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–8737 Filed 6–5–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) received
a request for a waiver 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.
Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter
Railroad Corporation
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2006–
24562]
The Northeast Illinois Regional
Commuter Railroad Corporation (Metra),
further identified herein as the railroad,
seeks approval for a waiver of
compliance with the requirements of the
Passenger Equipment Safety Standards
contained in 49 CFR 238.309(b)(3),
Periodic brake equipment maintenance,
which requires that brake equipment
receive periodic maintenance at 736
days. Metra requests an extension of the
time period to 1840 days for 26 new bilevel electric passenger MU’s.
The twenty-six new electric MU
locomotives for which the relief is being
requested are being built by Sumitomo
Corporation of America/Nippon Sharyo
and the air brake system is provided by
Knorr Brake Corporation in
Westminster, Maryland. The railroad
explains that the brake application is
transmitted electronically to each MU’s
Friction Brake Control Unit (FBCU). The
FBCU then provides the requested brake
application without drawing down
brake pipe pressure. An Emergency
Magnetic Valve (EMV) is provided on
each MU for an electronic emergency
brake application.
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
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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–2006–
24562) 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
30 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 available for
inspection and copying on the Internet
at the docket facility’s Web site: 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 26,
2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–8735 Filed 6–5–06; 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 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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) received a request for a waiver 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.
Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2006-24562]
The Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation
(Metra), further identified herein as the railroad, seeks approval for
a waiver of compliance with the requirements of the Passenger Equipment
Safety Standards contained in 49 CFR 238.309(b)(3), Periodic brake
equipment maintenance, which requires that brake equipment receive
periodic maintenance at 736 days. Metra requests an extension of the
time period to 1840 days for 26 new bi-level electric passenger MU's.
The twenty-six new electric MU locomotives for which the relief is
being requested are being built by Sumitomo Corporation of America/
Nippon Sharyo and the air brake system is provided by Knorr Brake
Corporation in Westminster, Maryland. The railroad explains that the
brake application is transmitted electronically to each MU's Friction
Brake Control Unit (FBCU). The FBCU then provides the requested brake
application without drawing down brake pipe pressure. An Emergency
Magnetic Valve (EMV) is provided on each MU for an electronic emergency
brake application.
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-2006-24562) 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 30 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 available for inspection and copying
on the Internet at the docket facility's Web site: 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 26, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-8735 Filed 6-5-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P