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, 14850-14851 [E7-5745]
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 60 / Thursday, March 29, 2007 / Notices
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 23,
2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7–5747 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Background
[Docket No. FRA 1999–6439, Notice No. 18]
The NSRT is simply an average of the
risk indexes for all of the gated crossings
nationwide where train horns are
routinely sounded. When communities
are determining whether a specific
crossing corridor can qualify as a quiet
zone pursuant to 49 CFR part 222, the
NSRT is used for comparison to the
Quiet Zone Risk Index calculated for
that specific crossing corridor to
determine if that crossing corridor’s
Quiet Zone Risk Index falls above or
below the nationwide average. In 2005,
when the final rule entitled ‘‘Use of
Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail
Grade Crossings’’ was published, FRA
calculated the NSRT to be 17,030 (an
increase from 15,424 as published in the
interim final rule (68 FR 70586,
December 18, 2003)) (70 FR 21844,
April 27, 2005). In the final rule, FRA
indicated that the NSRT would be
updated annually. This is the first
update to the NSRT since the final rule
was published on April 27, 2005.
Adjustment of Nationwide Significant
Risk Threshold
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Adjustment of the
Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with 49 CFR
part 222, appendix D, FRA is updating
the Nationwide Significant Risk
Threshold (NSRT). This action is
needed to ensure that the public has the
proper threshold of permissible risk for
calculating quiet zones established in
relationship to the NSRT. This is the
first update to the NSRT since the final
rule entitled ‘‘Use of Locomotive Horns
at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings’’ was
published on April 27, 2005 (70 FR
21844). This notice increases the
Nationwide Significant Risk Threshold
(NSRT) from 17,030 to 19,047.
DATES: The effective date is March 29,
2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Ries, Office of Safety, RRS–25,
Mail Stop 17, FRA, 1120 Vermont Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone
202–493–6299 or e-mail
Ronald.Ries@dot.gov); or Ann Landis,
Trial Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel,
RCC–10, Mail Stop 10, FRA, 1120
Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20590 (telephone 202–493–6064 or email Ann.Landis@dot.gov).
Fatality Rate =
Injury Rate =
Applying the fatality rate and injury
rate to the probable number of fatalities
and casualties predicted to occur at each
of the 38,577 crossings identified and
the predicted cost of the associated
injuries and fatalities, FRA calculates
the NSRT to be 19,047.
Almost two years have passed since
the NSRT was last updated. (70 FR
21844, April 27, 2005). Consequently,
FRA has recalculated the threshold
based on the formulas identified in 49
CFR part 222, appendix D. FRA used
collision data from 2001–2005.
The total number of gated, nonwhistle ban crossings was 38,577.
The total number of collisions at these
crossings was 2,388.
Fatalities
364
=
= 1.1592
Fatal Incidents 314
Injuries in Injury Only Incidents 795
=
= 1.3228
Injury Only Incidents
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601
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20,
2007.
Grady C. Cothen Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7–5617 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am]
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Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2461, note; 49 U.S.C.
20103, 20107, 20153, 21301, 21304; 49 CFR
1.49; 49 CFR part 222, Appendix D.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2007–27411]
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
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Petition Docket Number 2007–27413)
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
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.
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.
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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–2007–27411
Applicants: Union Pacific Railroad
Company, Mr. Thomas T. Ogee,
Assistant Vice President, Engineering
Design, 1400 Douglas Street, Mail Stop
0910, Omaha, Nebraska 68179.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP) seeks approval of the proposed
discontinuance of a traffic control
system on the Pocatello Yard Runner
Track and the removal of Absolute
Signal H1E, at approximately milepost
211.8, on UP’s Pocatello Subdivision, in
East Pocatello, Idaho. The proposed
changes consist of the discontinuance of
the signal system and removal of signal
H1E.
The reason given for the proposed
changes is that the signal is no longer
needed for train operations.
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
addresses listed above.
All communications concerning this
proceeding should be identified by the
docket number (FRA–2007–27411) 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.
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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 March 23,
2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7–5745 Filed 3–28–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA–2006–24037]
Elderly Individuals and Individuals
With Disabilities, Job Access and
Reverse Commute, and New Freedom
Programs: Final Circulars
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final
Circulars.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) has placed in the
docket and on its website final guidance
in the form of circulars to assist grantees
in implementing the Elderly Individuals
and Individuals with Disabilities
(Section 5310), Job Access and Reverse
Commute (JARC), and New Freedom
Programs.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date
of these circulars is: May 1, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Henrika Buchanan-Smith or Bryna
Helfer, Office of Program Management,
Federal Transit Administration, 400
Seventh Street SW., Room 9114,
Washington, DC, 20590, phone: 202–
366–4020, fax: 202–366–7951, or e-mail,
Henrika.Buchanan-Smith@dot.gov;
Bryna.Helfer@dot.gov; or Bonnie Graves,
Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit
Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Room 9316, Washington, DC, 20590,
phone: 202–366–4011, fax: 202–366–
3809, or e-mail, Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Final Circulars
You may download the circulars from
the Department’s Docket Management
System (https://dms.dot.gov) by entering
docket number 24037 in the search
field, and then clicking on ‘‘reverse
order.’’ The circulars are the most
recently posted documents. You may
also download an electronic copy of the
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circulars from FTA’s Web site, at
www.fta.dot.gov. Paper copies of the
circulars may be obtained by calling
FTA’s Administrative Services Help
Desk, at 202–366–4865.
Table of Contents
I. Overview
II. Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis
A. Chapter I—Introduction and
Background
B. Chapter II—Program Overview
C. Chapter III—General Program
Information
1. Elderly Individuals and Individuals with
Disabilities (Section 5310)
2. Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC)
and New Freedom
D. Chapter IV—Program Development
1. Elderly Individuals and Individuals with
Disabilities (Section 5310)
2. Job Access and Reverse Commute (JARC)
and New Freedom
E. Chapter V—Coordinated Planning
F. Chapter VI—Program Management and
Administrative Requirements
G. Chapter VII—State and Program
Management Plans
H. Chapter VIII—Other Provisions
I. Appendices
I. Overview
This notice provides summaries of the
Section 5310, JARC, and New Freedom
program circulars, and addresses
comments received in response to the
September 6, 2006, Federal Register
notice (71 FR 52610). These programs
are affected by the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU,
Pub. L. 109–59), signed into law on
August 10, 2005.
The Section 5310 program provides
funding, allocated by a formula, to
States for capital projects to assist in
meeting the transportation needs of
older adults and persons with
disabilities. The States administer this
program. FTA is updating the existing
Section 5310 circular, last revised in
1998, to reflect changes in the law.
The JARC program was authorized as
a discretionary program under the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st
Century (TEA–21, Pub. L. 105–178, June
9, 1998), changed to a formula program
under SAFETEA–LU and codified at 49
U.S.C. 5316. The JARC program
provides formula funding to States and
designated recipients to support the
development and maintenance of job
access projects designed to transport
welfare recipients and eligible lowincome individuals to and from jobs and
activities related to their employment.
The JARC program also supports reverse
commute projects designed to transport
residents of urbanized areas and other
than urbanized areas to suburban
employment opportunities. FTA is
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2007-27411]
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
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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-2007-27411
Applicants: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. Thomas T. Ogee,
Assistant Vice President, Engineering Design, 1400 Douglas Street, Mail
Stop 0910, Omaha, Nebraska 68179.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) seeks approval of the
proposed discontinuance of a traffic control system on the Pocatello
Yard Runner Track and the removal of Absolute Signal H1E, at
approximately milepost 211.8, on UP's Pocatello Subdivision, in East
Pocatello, Idaho. The proposed changes consist of the discontinuance of
the signal system and removal of signal H1E.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that the signal is no
longer needed for train operations.
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 addresses listed above.
All communications concerning this proceeding should be identified
by the docket number (FRA-2007-27411) 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 March 23, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-5745 Filed 3-28-07; 8:45 am]
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