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Issued on: April 11, 2012.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2012–9160 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2012–0019]
Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System
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. FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA–2012–
0019.
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Applicant
Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. B. L.
Sykes, Chief Engineer, C&S Engineering,
1200 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, GA
30309.
The Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
seeks approval of the proposed
modification of a traffic control system.
The modifications consist of the
replacement of a power-operated switch
with a hand-operated switch and the
shortening of the control point limits by
replacing the 4E–1 and 4E–2 signals
with the 4E signal, which will be moved
east of the Horseheads Industrial Track
at Control Point Horseheads on the
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Southern Tier (Milepost SR–276.9 in
Horseheads, NY). The reason given for
the replacement is that the poweroperated switch is no longer needed in
today’s operation.
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.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
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.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should be identified by
Docket Number FRA–2012–0019 and
may be submitted by any 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 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 by June 1,
2012 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
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docket facility’s Web site at https://
www.regulations.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 (65 FR
19477, or online at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11,
2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012–9138 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–1999–6135]
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) has
received a request for a waiver of
compliance from certain requirements
of its safety standards from New Jersey
Transit (NJT). NJT seeks a modification
to the original terms and conditions of
its waiver of compliance that was
granted in 1999. As part of NJT’s
construction of a future Pennsauken
transfer station (allowing transfers
between Atlantic City commuter trains
and the River Line), NJT is lengthening
the Pennsauken siding at Control Point
(CP) 55 to now include Minson siding;
incorporating trackwork improvements
and changes to the signal and train
control (S&TC) system. NJT submits that
this request is consistent with the
waiver process for shared use. (See
Statement of Agency Policy Concerning
Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad
Passenger Operations and Waivers
Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of
the General Railroad System by Light
Rail and Conventional Equipment, 65
FR 42529 (July 10, 2000); see also Joint
Statement of Agency Policy Concerning
Shared Use of the Tracks of the General
Railroad System by Conventional
Railroads and Light Rail Transit
Systems, 65 FR 42626 (July 10, 2000).)
Specifically, in April 2007, FRA
approved NJT’s S&TC improvements
between CP45 and CP70 (which
includes CP Ross, Minson siding, and
Pennsauken siding) along its River Line
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rail fixed guideway light-rail transit
system. NJT calls this ‘scripted temporal
separation,’ which maintains the
required temporal separation, but
provides for superior use of the existing
infrastructure by expanding the
passenger period, and allowing Conrail
some increased flexibility in and out of
the Minson siding to Pavonia Yard. The
addition of a future Pennsauken transfer
station on the single track south of CP
Ross at Milepost 4.9 will add time to
trains operating northbound and
southbound that meet at CP Ross, thus
resulting in significant headway
degradation. NJT claims that by
lengthening Pennsauken siding to
include Minson siding, headway
degradation will be mitigated. This
petition serves to notify FRA of NJT’s
plan to modify the trackwork, S&TC,
and operational plans as part of this
Pennsauken siding lengthening and
Pennsauken transfer station
construction.
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.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–1999–
6135) 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 by June 1,
2012 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
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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 the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Page 19477), or online
at https://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11,
2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012–9127 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2011–0033]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), this document provides the
public notice that by a document dated
April 22, 2011, Columbia Star Dinner
Train (CSDT) of Columbia, MO, has
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for a waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of
the Federal railroad safety regulations
contained at 49 CFR part 223. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2011–0033.
CSDT has petitioned FRA for a
permanent waiver of compliance for two
locomotives, CESX 1950 and CESX
1951, from a portion of the railroad
safety glazing standards, 49 CFR Section
223.11(b), which require FRA Type II
material in all side-facing windows of
the locomotive cab. CSDT states that
both locomotives are currently equipped
with fully compliant FRA Type I frontfacing glazing per 49 CFR 223.11(a), and
that the locomotives do not have rearfacing glazing. CSDT further states that
these Electro-Motive Division F–7
locomotives, manufactured in 1950
(CESX 1950) and 1953 (CESX 1951), are
of such design that impedes installation
of thicker FRA Type II glass without
significant modifications in the side and
wing windows. As an alternative, the
side-facing windows currently consist of
safety type glass that is in good
condition, clear and unscratched.
Additionally, CSDT operates on
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approximately 18 miles of the Columbia
Terminal Railroad (COLT) trackage,
through generally rural countryside, at
speeds between 10 and 15 mph despite
the fact that the maximum authorized
speed on this COLT trackage is 25 mph
for freight. CSDT states that there has
been no known incident of broken
windows as a result of vandalism on the
COLT and, therefore, no worker has
been injured in the past. CSDT is
requesting this relief because of the
prohibitive cost involved in retrofitting
the two locomotives with certified
glazing. CSDT believes that the retained
funds can best be used for other
maintenance projects on their railroad.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
https://www.regulations.gov and in
person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) Docket
Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., W12–140, Washington, DC
20590. The Docket Operations Facility
is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
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.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number 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 by June 1,
2012 will be considered by FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received
after that date will be considered as far
as practicable.
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
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[FR Doc No: 2012-9127]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-1999-6135]
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) has received a request for a waiver of compliance from certain
requirements of its safety standards from New Jersey Transit (NJT). NJT
seeks a modification to the original terms and conditions of its waiver
of compliance that was granted in 1999. As part of NJT's construction
of a future Pennsauken transfer station (allowing transfers between
Atlantic City commuter trains and the River Line), NJT is lengthening
the Pennsauken siding at Control Point (CP) 55 to now include Minson
siding; incorporating trackwork improvements and changes to the signal
and train control (S&TC) system. NJT submits that this request is
consistent with the waiver process for shared use. (See Statement of
Agency Policy Concerning Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad
Passenger Operations and Waivers Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of
the General Railroad System by Light Rail and Conventional Equipment,
65 FR 42529 (July 10, 2000); see also Joint Statement of Agency Policy
Concerning Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by
Conventional Railroads and Light Rail Transit Systems, 65 FR 42626
(July 10, 2000).)
Specifically, in April 2007, FRA approved NJT's S&TC improvements
between CP45 and CP70 (which includes CP Ross, Minson siding, and
Pennsauken siding) along its River Line
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rail fixed guideway light-rail transit system. NJT calls this `scripted
temporal separation,' which maintains the required temporal separation,
but provides for superior use of the existing infrastructure by
expanding the passenger period, and allowing Conrail some increased
flexibility in and out of the Minson siding to Pavonia Yard. The
addition of a future Pennsauken transfer station on the single track
south of CP Ross at Milepost 4.9 will add time to trains operating
northbound and southbound that meet at CP Ross, thus resulting in
significant headway degradation. NJT claims that by lengthening
Pennsauken siding to include Minson siding, headway degradation will be
mitigated. This petition serves to notify FRA of NJT's plan to modify
the trackwork, S&TC, and operational plans as part of this Pennsauken
siding lengthening and Pennsauken transfer station construction.
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.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
1999-6135) 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 by June 1, 2012 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 the U.S. Department of Transportation's complete Privacy
Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000
(Volume 65, Number 70; Page 19477), or online at https://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-9127 Filed 4-16-12; 8:45 am]
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