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, 9061 [E7-3450]
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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://
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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 February 23,
2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7–3480 Filed 2–27–07; 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–2007–26965]
Applicant: CSX Transportation, Mr. J.
Wesley Wheeler, Chief Mechanical
Officer, Locomotives, 500 Water Street,
Speed Code J–340, Jacksonville, Florida
32202.
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT)
seeks relief from the requirements of the
rules, standards, and instructions set out
in 49 CFR 236.586, to the extent that a
visual inspection not be required as part
of the daily or after-trip test on
locomotives equipped with
microprocessor equipment during a
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proposed test period. The proposed test
period would have the participation of
CSXT, FRA, Cab Signal Original
Equipment Manufacturer’s, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen,
and the United Transportation Union.
CSXT believes that the test will
demonstrate how the newer systems
will allow safe train operation in train
control territory without needing to
perform a daily visual inspection of the
cab signal and train control apparatus.
The test is intended to also exhibit how
microprocessor-based systems can
continuously monitor themselves with
onboard self diagnostics and take the
appropriate safe action if a failure is
detected. During the proposed test
period, CSXT will keep these
locomotives on a 92-day periodic
inspection interval and will not perform
daily visual inspections of its cab signal
and train control equipment.
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
Docket Number (FRA–2007–26965) and
must be submitted to the Docket Clerk,
DOT Central Docket Management
Facility, Room PI–401, 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
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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 February 23,
2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7–3450 Filed 2–27–07; 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) has
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.
Saint Louis Metro
[Docket Number FRA–2007–27207]
Saint Louis Metro (Metro), the
provider of bus, paratransit, and light
rail transit in the St. Louis Metropolitan
Area, seeks a permanent waiver of
compliance from sections of Title 49 of
the CFR for operation of its MetroLink
Light Rail over two at-grade rail
diamond crossings that constitute a
‘‘limited connection’’ with the general
railroad system. (See Statement of
Agency Policy Concerning Jurisdiction
Over the Safety of Railroad Passenger
Operations and Waivers Related to
Shared Use of the Tracks of the General
Railroad System by Light Rail and
Conventional Equipment, 65 FR 42529
(July 10, 2000). See also Joint Statement
of Agency Policy Concerning Shared
Use of the Tracks of the General
Railroad System by Conventional
Railroads and Light Rail Transit
Systems, 65 FR 42526 (July 10, 2000).)
MetroLink consists of 44.8 miles of
light rail tracks located in St. Louis
County and the City of St. Louis,
Missouri; and St. Clair County, Illinois,
for the purpose of providing rapid
transit operations within the St. Louis
Metropolitan area. The MetroLink
alignment is a double-track light rail
alignment running at grade, above
grade, below grade, and in tunnels with
two-car consists. Revenue hours are
from 3:45 a.m. to 1:15 a.m. daily.
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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.
[Docket Number FRA-2007-26965]
Applicant: CSX Transportation, Mr. J. Wesley Wheeler, Chief
Mechanical Officer, Locomotives, 500 Water Street, Speed Code J-340,
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) seeks relief from the requirements
of the rules, standards, and instructions set out in 49 CFR 236.586, to
the extent that a visual inspection not be required as part of the
daily or after-trip test on locomotives equipped with microprocessor
equipment during a proposed test period. The proposed test period would
have the participation of CSXT, FRA, Cab Signal Original Equipment
Manufacturer's, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and
the United Transportation Union. CSXT believes that the test will
demonstrate how the newer systems will allow safe train operation in
train control territory without needing to perform a daily visual
inspection of the cab signal and train control apparatus. The test is
intended to also exhibit how microprocessor-based systems can
continuously monitor themselves with onboard self diagnostics and take
the appropriate safe action if a failure is detected. During the
proposed test period, CSXT will keep these locomotives on a 92-day
periodic inspection interval and will not perform daily visual
inspections of its cab signal and train control equipment.
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 Docket Number (FRA-2007-26965) and must be submitted to the Docket
Clerk, DOT Central Docket Management Facility, Room PI-401, 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 February 23, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-3450 Filed 2-27-07; 8:45 am]
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