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, 27019-27020 [E8-10476]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 92 / Monday, May 12, 2008 / Notices
Issued on: May 2, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8–10529 Filed 5–9–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2008–0039]
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory
Committee Public Meeting
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Motor Carrier Safety
Advisory Committee Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that the
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory
Committee (MCSAC) will hold a
committee meeting. The meeting is open
to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4,
2008. Written comments must be
received by July 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Media Center, West
Building, Ground Floor, 1200 New
Jersey, Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590.
Mr.
Jeffrey Miller, Chief, Strategic Planning
and Program Evaluation Division, Office
of Policy Plans and Regulation, Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, (202) 366–1258,
mcsac@dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
Section 4144 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU,
Pub. L. 109–59) required the Secretary
of the U.S. Department of
Transportation to establish in FMCSA, a
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory
Committee. The advisory committee
provides advice and recommendations
to the FMCSA Administrator on motor
carrier safety programs and motor
carrier safety regulations. The advisory
committee operates in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App 2). The FMCSA
Administrator appointed 15 members to
serve on the advisory committee on
March 5, 2007.
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II. Meeting Participation:
The meeting is open to the public and
FMCSA invites participation by all
interested parties, including motor
carriers, drivers, and representatives of
motor carrier associations. Please note
that participants will need to be precleared in advance of the meeting in
order to enter the building. By May 30,
2008, e-mail mcsac@dot.gov if you plan
to attend the meeting to facilitate the
pre-clearance process. For information
on facilities or services for individuals
with disabilities or to request special
assistance at the meeting, e-mail
mcsac@dot.gov. As a general matter, the
committee will make one hour available
for public comments on Wednesday,
June 4, 2008, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Individuals wishing to address the
committee should send an e-mail to
mcsac@dot.gov by noon on Tuesday,
June 3, 2008. The time available will be
reasonably divided among those who
have signed up to address the
committee, but no one will have more
than 15 minutes. Individuals wanting to
present written materials to the
committee should submit written
comments identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMC) Docket
Number FMCSA–2008–0039 using any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building,
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Issued on: May 1, 2008.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8–10524 Filed 5–9–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–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
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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–2008–0041
Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad
Company, Mr. John J. Hovanec, AVP
Engineering Design,1400 Douglas
Street, Stop 0910, Omaha, Nebraska
68179.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP) seeks approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of the
electric locks and circuit controllers on
the Conley frogs on the moveable span
bridge over the White River at Milepost
298.5, on the UP Memphis Subdivision,
near Augusta, Arkansas.
The reason given for the proposed
changes is that the Conley frogs are selfaligning and require no locking device.
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.
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.
All communications concerning this
proceeding should be identified by
Docket Number FRA–2008–0041 and
may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Web site: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the DOT electronic site;
Fax: 202–493–2251;
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590; or
Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 of the
U.S. Department of Transportation West
Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
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
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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://www.regulations.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://
www.regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8–10476 Filed 5–9–08; 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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Docket Number FRA–2008–0031
Applicant: CSX Transportation,
Incorporated, Mr. C. M. King, Chief
Engineer, Communications and Signals,
500 Water Street, SC J–350, Jacksonville,
Florida 32202.
The CSX Transportation, Incorporated
seeks approval of the proposed
conversion of two dispatcher controlled
power-operated switches to two T–21
hand-operated clearing switches,
switches 486.15, and 486.12, on the
Huntington Division East, Kanawha
Subdivision, at CP Milton, Milepost CA
486.05.
The reason given for the proposed
changes is pole line elimination and
that the power-operated switches are no
longer needed to provide service to
industry in present day operation.
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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.
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.
All communications concerning this
proceeding should be identified by
Docket Number FRA–2008–0031 and
may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Web site: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the DOT electronic site;
Fax: 202–493–2251;
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590; or
Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 of the
U.S. Department of Transportation West
Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
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://www.regulations.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://
www.regulations.gov.
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Issued in Washington, DC on May 6, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8–10477 Filed 5–9–08; 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.
Docket Number FRA–2008–0050
Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad
Company, Mr. John J. Hovanec, AVP
Engineering Design, 1400 Douglas
Street, Stop 0910, Omaha, Nebraska
68179.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP) seeks approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of the
electric locks and circuit controllers on
the Conley frogs on the moveable span
bridge over the White River at Milepost
264.1, on the UP Hoxie Subdivision,
near Newport, Arkansas.
The reason given for the proposed
changes is that the Conley frogs are selfaligning and require no locking device.
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.
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.
All communications concerning this
proceeding should be identified by
Docket Number FRA–2008–0050 and
may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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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-2008-0041
Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. John J. Hovanec, AVP
Engineering Design,1400 Douglas Street, Stop 0910, Omaha, Nebraska
68179.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) seeks approval of the
proposed discontinuance and removal of the electric locks and circuit
controllers on the Conley frogs on the moveable span bridge over the
White River at Milepost 298.5, on the UP Memphis Subdivision, near
Augusta, Arkansas.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that the Conley frogs
are self-aligning and require no locking device.
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.
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.
All communications concerning this proceeding should be identified
by Docket Number FRA-2008-0041 and may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Web site: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic site;
Fax: 202-493-2251;
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; or
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 of the U.S. Department of
Transportation West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
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
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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://
www.regulations.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://
www.regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-10476 Filed 5-9-08; 8:45 am]
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