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, 36166 [E6-9969]
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the ALS Gateway Yard in East St. Louis,
Illinois, a distance of no more than 11⁄4
mile. This move is made entirely within
yard limits and does not cross any
public road crossings. The interchange
cut in question is a complete train that
has had a Class I brake test, but has had
the locomotive power removed and is
‘‘off-air’’ for more than four hours.
ALS states that the reason for this
request is due to the conditions of the
crime and violent acts that have
happened at this location and the
surrounding neighborhood in the past
two years. ALS has had two employees
accosted on a locomotive and one
employee assaulted while performing
work at this interchange. One employee
was assaulted and killed from a gun
shot in this same area. ALS has a policy
to only pull cars from this area during
daylight hours.
Due to the reasons stated above, ALS
would like to be able to perform a Class
III brake test—trainline continuity
inspection, in lieu of performing a Class
I brake test for this short move.
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–2005–
23458) 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 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
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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 June 19,
2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–9971 Filed 6–22–06; 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 Number FRA–2006–24987]
Applicants: Union Pacific Railroad
Company, Mr. W.E. Wimmer, Vice
President—Engineering, 1400 Douglas
Street, Mail Stop 0910, Omaha,
Nebraska 68179.
BNSF Railway Company, Mr. Ralph E.
Young, Director Signal Engineering,
4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City,
Kansas 66106–1199.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP) and the BNSF Railway Company,
jointly seek approval of the proposed
modification of the traffic control
system on the two main tracks, between
milepost 232 and milepost 235 on the
UP’s Houston West Belt Subdivision,
near Houston, Texas. The proposed
changes consist of the removal of four
control points, conversion of the
remaining industry lead switches to
hand operation with leaving signals,
and removal of several intermediate
signals.
The reason given for the proposed
changes is that the removal of
unnecessary switches and signals will
allow more trains to move through the
corridor efficiently without undue
delay, while maintaining safety.
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.
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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 June 19,
2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–9969 Filed 6–22–06; 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
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
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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 Number FRA-2006-24987]
Applicants: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. W.E. Wimmer, Vice
President--Engineering, 1400 Douglas Street, Mail Stop 0910, Omaha,
Nebraska 68179.
BNSF Railway Company, Mr. Ralph E. Young, Director Signal Engineering,
4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66106-1199.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) and the BNSF Railway
Company, jointly seek approval of the proposed modification of the
traffic control system on the two main tracks, between milepost 232 and
milepost 235 on the UP's Houston West Belt Subdivision, near Houston,
Texas. The proposed changes consist of the removal of four control
points, conversion of the remaining industry lead switches to hand
operation with leaving signals, and removal of several intermediate
signals.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that the removal of
unnecessary switches and signals will allow more trains to move through
the corridor efficiently without undue delay, while maintaining safety.
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 June 19, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-9969 Filed 6-22-06; 8:45 am]
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