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, 73381 [E8-28568]
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2008.
Joe Hebert,
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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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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 a signal system, or relief from the
requirements of 49 CFR part 236 as
detailed below.
Docket Number FRA–2008–0134
Applicant: Southern California
Regional Rail Authority, Mr. Darrell J.
Maxey, P. E., Director, Engineering and
Construction, 700 S. Flower Street, 26th
Floor, Los Angeles, California 90017.
The Southern California Regional Rail
Authority (SCRRA) seeks relief from the
requirements of the Rules, Standards,
and Instructions, title 49 CFR part 236,
section 236.504, Operation
interconnected with automatic blocksignal system; and Section 236.566,
Locomotive of each train operating in
train stop, train control, or cab signal
territory equipped.
The application seeks approval to
expand the locations of the intermittent
inert ATS inductor territory both within
the Orange Subdivision and beyond the
Orange and River Subdivision to
SCRRA’s four other Subdivisions with
passenger operations. SCRRA is
proposing to modify the previous ATS/
BNSF criteria for installing inert ATS
inductors on the approach to 4 degree
or greater curves. The new criteria
would be to install inert inductors in
approach of 20 miles per hour (mph) or
greater permanent speed reductions.
Freight train locomotives would not be
equipped per the current operating
convention.
The new criteria would result in the
following additional 43 inert ATS
inductor installations for eastward and
westward movements:
Valley Subdivision—14 (7 West and 7
East).
Ventura Subdivision—4 (2 West and 2
East).
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Olive Subdivision—1 (1 East).
San Gabriel Subdivision—12 (7 West
and 5 East).
Orange Subdivision—12 (7 West and
5 East).
Applicant’s justification for relief:
SCRRA feels that the justification for
installing additional inert inductors is
as follows:
1. Provides increased situational
awareness for passenger train engine
men approaching (20 mph or greater)
civil speed reductions.
2. Compatible with existing SCRRA
and Amtrak passenger train ATS
equipped fleet.
3. Wayside inert ATS inductors can
be designed, procured, and installed in
9 months or less.
4. Minimal changes required to
existing SCRRA operating practices.
5. Simplified design, procurement
and installation process allows SCRRA
resources to be devoted to deploying
Positive Train Control (PTC).
6. Inert inductors can be easily
removed when PTC with active civil
speed enforcement is deployed.
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–2008–0134 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 30
days of the date of this notice will be
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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 November 25,
2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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[Docket No. FMCSA–2008–0362]
Medical Review Board Public Meeting
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ACTION: Notice of Medical Review Board
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January 12, 2009. Please refer to the
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FMCSA–2008–0362 using any of 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 a signal system, or relief from the requirements of
49 CFR part 236 as detailed below.
Docket Number FRA-2008-0134
Applicant: Southern California Regional Rail Authority, Mr. Darrell
J. Maxey, P. E., Director, Engineering and Construction, 700 S. Flower
Street, 26th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90017.
The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) seeks
relief from the requirements of the Rules, Standards, and Instructions,
title 49 CFR part 236, section 236.504, Operation interconnected with
automatic block-signal system; and Section 236.566, Locomotive of each
train operating in train stop, train control, or cab signal territory
equipped.
The application seeks approval to expand the locations of the
intermittent inert ATS inductor territory both within the Orange
Subdivision and beyond the Orange and River Subdivision to SCRRA's four
other Subdivisions with passenger operations. SCRRA is proposing to
modify the previous ATS/BNSF criteria for installing inert ATS
inductors on the approach to 4 degree or greater curves. The new
criteria would be to install inert inductors in approach of 20 miles
per hour (mph) or greater permanent speed reductions. Freight train
locomotives would not be equipped per the current operating convention.
The new criteria would result in the following additional 43 inert
ATS inductor installations for eastward and westward movements:
Valley Subdivision--14 (7 West and 7 East).
Ventura Subdivision--4 (2 West and 2 East).
Olive Subdivision--1 (1 East).
San Gabriel Subdivision--12 (7 West and 5 East).
Orange Subdivision--12 (7 West and 5 East).
Applicant's justification for relief: SCRRA feels that the
justification for installing additional inert inductors is as follows:
1. Provides increased situational awareness for passenger train
engine men approaching (20 mph or greater) civil speed reductions.
2. Compatible with existing SCRRA and Amtrak passenger train ATS
equipped fleet.
3. Wayside inert ATS inductors can be designed, procured, and
installed in 9 months or less.
4. Minimal changes required to existing SCRRA operating practices.
5. Simplified design, procurement and installation process allows
SCRRA resources to be devoted to deploying Positive Train Control
(PTC).
6. Inert inductors can be easily removed when PTC with active civil
speed enforcement is deployed.
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-2008-0134 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 30 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 November 25, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-28568 Filed 12-1-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
