Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the Requirements of Regulations, 43973-43974 [E8-17294]
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Eduardo Aguilar, Branch Chief, Division
of Environmental Planning, (213) 897–
8492, eduardo_aguilar@dot.ca.gov.
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Nancy E. Bobb,
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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 Regulations
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–2008–0079]
Applicant: Portland and Western
Railroad, Inc., Mr. Paul A. Zalec, Vice
President Passenger Operations, 650
Hawthorne Avenue, SE., Suite 220,
Salem, Oregon 97301.
The Portland and Western Railroad,
Inc. (PWRR) 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 Wilsonville to Beaverton
commuter rail project, to the extent that
PWRR be permitted to utilize a cab
signal in place of a roadway approach
signal. The location of the request is
from Wilsonville, Oregon, on the former
Oregon Electric Railway, Oregon
Electric Subdivision milepost 42.8 to
Beaverton, Oregon, Tillamook District,
milepost 755.50, a distance of
approximately 15.3 route miles.
Applicant’s justification for relief: It is
proposed that the visibility of cab
signals is superior to that of roadway
signals and that cab signals also permit
automatic enforcement of speed limits
and govern the proper approach to the
home signal.
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.
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All communications concerning these
proceedings should be identified by
Docket Number FRA–2008–0079 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
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.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and 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).
Issued in Washington, DC on July 23, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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Federal Railroad Administration
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Notice of Informational Filing
In accordance with Section 236.913 of
Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby
given that the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) has received an
informational filing from the Marquette
Rail, LLC to permit field testing of the
TrackAccess System. The informational
filing is described below, including the
requisite docket number where the
informational filing and any related
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information may be found. The
document is also available for public
inspection; however, FRA is not
accepting public comments.
Marquette Rail, LLC
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2008–
0081]
The Marquette Rail, LLC has
submitted an informational filing to
permit field testing of the softwarebased dispatch system for low density
lines identified as TrackAccess System.
The informational filing addresses the
requirements under 49 CFR
236.913(j)(1). Specifically, the
informational filing contains a
description of the TrackAccess product
and an operational concept document,
pursuant to 49 CFR 36.913(j)(1).
TrackAccess is an electronic track
occupancy system similar to the
conventional block register. It is
designed to protect the area of exclusive
track occupancy given to roadway
workers or train crew members by
excluding the possibility of electronic
issuance of the conflicting track
occupancy authorities. TrackAccess
aims to reduce the potential for human
errors associated with issuance of track
occupancy authorities to roadway
workers and train crews by the
dispatcher. In its autonomous mode of
operation, the TrackAccess System
assumes electronic delivery of track
occupancy authorities to roadway
workers and train crews.
The Marquette Rail, LLC desires to
commence factory testing of the product
on or about August 15, 2008, and
conduct a field testing as soon as
practicable, thereafter, contingent upon
FRA’s acceptance and approval of their
informational filing. The Marquette Rail,
LLC intends to test TrackAccess
Systems on it railroad in Michigan.
Interested parties are invited to
review the informational filing and
associated documents at DOT’s Docket
Management facility during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590. All
documents in the public docket are
available for inspection and copying on
the Internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications received into any of
our dockets by name of the individual
submitting the document (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review the DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000
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(Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–
78).
Issued in Washington, DC July 23, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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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) 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.
City of Menasha, Wisconsin
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2008–
0082]
The City of Menasha, Wisconsin
(City), seeks a permanent waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of
the Use of Locomotive Horns at
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, 49 CFR
Part 222. The City intends to establish
Pre-Rule Quiet Zones that it had
previously continued under the
provisions of 49 CFR Part 222.41(c)(1).
The City is seeking a waiver to extend:
(1) The mailing date for a Notice of
Intent as provided in 49 CFR Part
222.41(c)(2)(i)(a) which states that the
Notice of Intent must be mailed by
February 24, 2008 and (2) the filing date
for a Detailed Plan as provided in 49
CFR Part 222.41(c)(2)(i)(b) which states
that the Detailed Plan must be filed with
FRA by June 24, 2008. The waiver
petition requests that the City be
allowed an unspecified amount of
additional time to submit its Notice of
Intent and Detailed Plan due to
confusion regarding its five existing prerule quiet zones which the City is trying
to consolidate into two quiet zones.
The City states that when it started to
review the requirements for
continuation of its Pre-Rule Quiet
Zones, it discovered that the
descriptions and locations of the five
quiet zones were somewhat confusing.
For example, there was a single crossing
quiet zone on a mainline that was
between two other crossings identified
in a separate quiet zone. Two other
quiet zones included crossings that were
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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 Regulations
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-2008-0079]
Applicant: Portland and Western Railroad, Inc., Mr. Paul A. Zalec,
Vice President Passenger Operations, 650 Hawthorne Avenue, SE., Suite
220, Salem, Oregon 97301.
The Portland and Western Railroad, Inc. (PWRR) 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 Wilsonville to Beaverton commuter rail project,
to the extent that PWRR be permitted to utilize a cab signal in place
of a roadway approach signal. The location of the request is from
Wilsonville, Oregon, on the former Oregon Electric Railway, Oregon
Electric Subdivision milepost 42.8 to Beaverton, Oregon, Tillamook
District, milepost 755.50, a distance of approximately 15.3 route
miles.
Applicant's justification for relief: It is proposed that the
visibility of cab signals is superior to that of roadway signals and
that cab signals also permit automatic enforcement of speed limits and
govern the proper approach to the home signal.
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.
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All communications concerning these proceedings should be
identified by Docket Number FRA-2008-0079 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 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.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and 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).
Issued in Washington, DC on July 23, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-17294 Filed 7-28-08; 8:45 am]
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