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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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2008–0047]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance;
Correction
SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) published a
document in the Federal Register on
April 28, 2008 announcing receipt of a
joint request for waiver of compliance
from the City of Seattle, Washington and
the BNSF Railway Company. This
notice corrects that document by
acknowledging that the request for
waiver of compliance from a certain
provision of 49 CFR Part 222 was solely
filed by the City of Seattle, Washington.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Ries, Office of Safety, FRA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: 202–493–6299 or
e-mail: Ronald.Ries@dot.gov); or
Kathryn Shelton, Office of Chief
Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
202–493–6038 or e-mail:
Kathryn.Shelton@dot.gov).
On April
28, 2008, FRA published a document
announcing its receipt of a joint request
for permanent waiver of compliance
from a certain provision of 49 CFR Part
222 pertaining to the establishment of
Pre-Rule Quiet Zones. However, BNSF
Railway Company subsequently filed
written correspondence asserting that it
did not consent to the filing of the
request for waiver of compliance that
was allegedly submitted on its behalf by
the City of Seattle, Washington. In light
of this additional information, FRA will
treat the request for waiver of
compliance as having been solely filed
by the City of Seattle, Washington.
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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–2008–0056
Applicant: Utah Transit Authority,
Ms. Jennifer Rigby, General Counsel,
3600 South 700 West, P.O. Box 30810,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84130.
The Utah Transit Authority (UTA)
seeks relief from the requirements of the
Rules, Standards, and Instructions, Title
49 CFR Part 236, Section 236.310,
Signal governing approach to home
signal, for its planned commuter rail
system ‘‘FrontRunner’’, to the extent
that UTA be permitted to utilize cab
signals in place of wayside approach
signals to home signals. The location of
the request is the entire current and
planned FrontRunner system. Phase 1
will be approximately 44 miles between
Pleasant View, in Weber County, and
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Applicant’s justification for relief:
(1) The wayside portion of the
automatic train control system
continually monitors the track
conditions ahead of a train. These
conditions are continually transmitted
to the train by the cab signals and
impose the proper speed limit based
upon the conditions that exist in
advance of the train.
(2) There are 21 control points located
on phase 1 of the FrontRunner system.
There are no roadway signals in
approach to these control point
locations. Rather, the cab signal system
will register the approach to a control
point and display a cab signal to the
operator. Visibility of cab signals is
superior to that of roadway signals
because the signal aspects are located
within the operating cab in clear view
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of the operator where visibility is not
hampered by weather or debris. The cab
signal system permits automatic
enforcement of adherence to speed
limits and to the proper approach to the
home signal. If the operator does not
respond to the cab signal appropriately,
an irrevocable penalty brake application
will be provided.
(3) The cab signal system design as
implemented provides an equivalent, if
not higher, level of safety than that
required under Section 236.310 because
the visibility of cab signals is superior
to that of roadway signals. Moreover,
the cab signal system continually
monitors the adherence to the speed
limit and automatically warns the
operator when the limit is exceeded and
implements a penalty brake application
if the operator fails to take appropriate
action. Accordingly, relief from the
requirements of Section 236.310 is
justified.
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.
Any interested party desiring to
protest the granting of an application
shall set forth specifically the grounds
upon which the protest is made, and it
shall 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 these
proceedings should be identified by
Docket Number FRA–2008–0056 and
may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, 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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2008-0047]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance; Correction
SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) published a document
in the Federal Register on April 28, 2008 announcing receipt of a joint
request for waiver of compliance from the City of Seattle, Washington
and the BNSF Railway Company. This notice corrects that document by
acknowledging that the request for waiver of compliance from a certain
provision of 49 CFR Part 222 was solely filed by the City of Seattle,
Washington.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Ries, Office of Safety, FRA,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-493-
6299 or e-mail: Ronald.Ries@dot.gov); or Kathryn Shelton, Office of
Chief Counsel, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590
(telephone: 202-493-6038 or e-mail: Kathryn.Shelton@dot.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 28, 2008, FRA published a document
announcing its receipt of a joint request for permanent waiver of
compliance from a certain provision of 49 CFR Part 222 pertaining to
the establishment of Pre-Rule Quiet Zones. However, BNSF Railway
Company subsequently filed written correspondence asserting that it did
not consent to the filing of the request for waiver of compliance that
was allegedly submitted on its behalf by the City of Seattle,
Washington. In light of this additional information, FRA will treat the
request for waiver of compliance as having been solely filed by the
City of Seattle, Washington.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 28, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-12410 Filed 6-3-08; 8:45 am]
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