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, 32630-32631 [E6-8736]
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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]
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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 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]
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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.
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[Docket Number FRA–2006–24706]
Applicant: MTA Long Island Rail
Road, Mr. Brian J. Finn, Chief Engineer,
Jamaica Station, Jamaica, New York
11435–4380.
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 Vanderbilt Yard (VD Yard). The
LIRR is working to rebuild the existing
VD Yard and replace it with a modern
interlocked yard. The location of the
project is in Brooklyn, New York, on the
LIRR’s Atlantic Branch line, between
existing Brook 1 and 2 Interlockings.
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Applicant’s Justification for Relief
(1) The track speed for these circuits
will be restricted to 5 mph.
(2) The signal aspect proposed for the
affected tracks will be ‘‘Restricting.’’
(3) The existing Brook 1 Interlocking
at Flatbush Avenue contains existing
single rail track circuits, permitted by
the granting of a previous waiver
application.
(4) Passenger service will not be
provided on the yard tracks except for
an emergency detour route that will
allow a passenger train to bypass the
main tracks if both main tracks are
blocked.
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.
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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 26,
2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–8736 Filed 6–5–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–03–15852]
RIN 2137–AD96
Request for Public Comments and
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Approval of a New Information
Collection as Required by the Final
Rule Titled ‘‘Pipeline Safety: Public
Awareness Programs for Hazardous
Liquid and Gas Pipeline Operators.’’
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
SUMMARY: This notice requests public
participation in the OMB approval
process for a new PHMSA information
collection related to a final rule
requiring pipeline operators to establish
public awareness programs. In
compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) described
below has been forwarded to OMB for
an approval of a new collection. The
ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and the expected
burden. PHMSA received no comments
in response to a request for comment on
the information collection during the
rulemaking. The final rule was
published on May 19, 2005. The
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purpose of this notice is to allow the
public an additional 30 days from the
date of this notice to submit comments
in the information collection.
Comments must be submitted on
or before July 6, 2006.
DATES:
Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT
Desk Officer.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Blaine Keener by phone at (202) 366–
0970, or by e-mail at
blaine.keener@dot.gov.
PHMSA
invites comments on whether the
collection of information related to the
final rule requiring pipeline operators to
establish public awareness programs 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 estimate of the burden
of the information collection; ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
PHMSA solicited comments on this
information collection request as part of
the rulemaking but received no
comments. PHMSA published a Final
Rule on May 19, 2005 (70 FR 28833).
As used in this notice, ‘‘information
collection’’ includes all work related to
preparing and disseminating
information related to this
recordkeeping requirement including
completing paperwork, gathering
information and conducting telephone
calls.
Type of Information Collection
Request: New Collection.
Title of Information Collection: Public
Awareness Program.
Respondents: 22,500 Hazardous
liquid and natural gas pipeline
operators.
Estimated Total Burden on
Respondents: 517,480 hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Issued in Washington, DC on May 31,
2006.
Florence L. Hamn,
Director of Regulations, Office of Pipeline
Safety.
[FR Doc. E6–8696 Filed 6–5–06; 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.
[[Page 32631]]
[Docket Number FRA-2006-24706]
Applicant: MTA Long Island Rail Road, Mr. Brian J. Finn, Chief
Engineer, Jamaica Station, Jamaica, New York 11435-4380.
The Long Island Rail Road Company (LIRR) seeks relief from the
requirements of the Rules, Standard and Instructions, Title 49 CFR,
Part 236, Sec. 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 Vanderbilt Yard (VD Yard). The LIRR is working to
rebuild the existing VD Yard and replace it with a modern interlocked
yard. The location of the project is in Brooklyn, New York, on the
LIRR's Atlantic Branch line, between existing Brook 1 and 2
Interlockings.
Applicant's Justification for Relief
(1) The track speed for these circuits will be restricted to 5 mph.
(2) The signal aspect proposed for the affected tracks will be
``Restricting.''
(3) The existing Brook 1 Interlocking at Flatbush Avenue contains
existing single rail track circuits, permitted by the granting of a
previous waiver application.
(4) Passenger service will not be provided on the yard tracks
except for an emergency detour route that will allow a passenger train
to bypass the main tracks if both main tracks are blocked.
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 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 26, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-8736 Filed 6-5-06; 8:45 am]
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