Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System, 64175-64176 [2018-27009]
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Notice of petition for exemption
received.
ACTION:
This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of Federal
Aviation Regulations. The purpose of
this notice is to improve the public’s
awareness of, and participation in, the
FAA’s exemption process. Neither
publication of this notice nor the
inclusion or omission of information in
the summary is intended to affect the
legal status of the petition or its final
disposition.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this petition must
identify the petition docket number and
must be received on or before January 2,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
by docket number FAA–2018–1043
using any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
comments to Docket Operations in
Room W12–140 of the West Building
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking
process. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
https://www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
Docket: Background documents or
comments received may be read at
https://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket or go to the Docket
Operations in Room W12–140 of the
West Building Ground Floor at 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deana Stedman, AIR–673, Federal
Aviation Administration, 2200 South
216th Street, Des Moines, WA 98198,
phone and fax 206–231–3187, email
deana.stedman@faa.gov; or Alphonso
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Pendergrass, ARM–200, Office of
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591,
phone 202–267–4713, email
Alphonso.Pendergrass@faa.gov.
This notice is published pursuant to
14 CFR 11.85.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on
December 10, 2018.
Victor Wicklund,
Manager, Transport Standards Branch.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2018–1043.
Petitioner: Textron Aviation Inc.
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected:
§§ M25.1 and M25.2(b).
Description of Relief Sought: Textron
Aviation Inc. is seeking relief from
Appendix M to 14 CFR part 25, Fuel
Tank System Flammability Reduction
Means. Specifically, the petitioner is
seeking relief from the fuel tank
flammability exposure requirements of
§§ M25.1 and M25.2(b) for the Textron
Model 700 airplane fuel system design.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Opportunity for Public
Comment on Surplus Property Release
at the Cullman Regional-Folsom Field
Airport, Vinemont, Alabama
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on land
release request.
AGENCY:
The FAA is considering a
request from the Cullman Regional
Airport Board to waive the requirement
that 1.23± acres of airport property
located at the Cullman Regional-Folsom
Field Airport in Vinemont, Alabama, be
used for aeronautical purposes.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 14, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice
may be mailed or delivered in triplicate
to the FAA to the following address:
Jackson Airports District Office Attn:
Wesley E. Mittlesteadt, Program
Manager, 100 West Cross Street, Suite B,
Jackson, MS 39208–2307.
In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed or delivered to Cullman
Regional-Folsom Field Airport, Attn:
Ben Harrison, General Manager, 231
County Road 1360, Vinemont, AL
35179.
SUMMARY:
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Wesley E. Mittlesteadt, Program
Manager, Jackson Airports District
Office, 100 West Cross Street, Suite B,
Jackson, MS 39208–2307, (601) 664–
9884. The land release request may be
reviewed in person at this same
location.
The FAA
is reviewing a request by Cullman
Regional Airport Board to release 1.23±
acres of airport property at the Cullman
Regional-Folsom Field Airport (CMD)
under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C.
Section 47107(h). The property will be
purchased by Vinemont/Providence
Volunteer Fire Department for nonaeronautical purposes. The property is
adjacent to residential property on the
west quadrant of airport property just
off County Road 1371. The net proceeds
from the sale of this property will be
used for eligible airport improvement
projects for general aviation facilities at
the Cullman Regional-Folsom Field
Airport.
Any person may inspect the request
in person at the FAA office listed above
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
In addition, any person may, upon
request, inspect the request, notice and
other documents germane to the request
in person at the Cullman RegionalFolsom Field Airport (CMD).
Issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on
December 7, 2018.
William J. Schuller,
Acting Manager, Jackson Airports District
Office Southern Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2018–0078]
Notice of Application for Approval of
Discontinuance or Modification of a
Railroad Signal System
Under part 235 of Title 49 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49
U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides
the public notice that on September 19,
2018, Pan Am Railways (PAR)
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) seeking approval
to discontinue or modify a signal
system. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2018–0078.
Applicant: Pan Am Railways, Mr.
Timothy R. Kunzler, AVP, Engineering,
1700 Iron Horse Park, No. Billerica, MA
01862.
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The applicant’s corporate name is
Springfield Terminal Railway Company
(ST). The applicant is the operator of the
line as lessor from Boston and Maine
Corporation (BM), owner. Both the
applicant and BM are wholly owned
subsidiaries of PAR.
ST seeks approval to discontinue the
signal system on the single main track
on the Northern Main Line between
control point number (CPN) 1 in
Chelmsford, MA, and milepost number
(MPN) 28.70 in Manchester, NH.
ST proposes to discontinue the
interlockings and associated appliances
at CPN–9; CPN–13; CPN–18; CPN–20
and CPN–28. ST intends to replace the
power-operated switch with a handoperated switch at CPN–20 and replace
the spring switch with a hand-operated
switch at CPN–9. ST seeks to
discontinue block signals 306/307; 352/
353; 144/145; 160/161; 400/500; 539/
540; and the block signal at MPN 28.70.
ST plans to install holding signal, CPN–
3, at MPN 28.70 and distant signal at
MPN 5.
ST states the reasons for the proposed
changes are that (1) no passenger service
operates on the line; (2) traffic volumes
do not warrant a traffic control system;
(3) there are no active interchange
points on this portion of the main line;
and (4) to employ resources more
effectively elsewhere.
Operation over this territory will be
conducted in accordance with Northeast
Operating Rules Advisory Committee
Form D Control System rules.
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 parties desire
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, 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:
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• Website: 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 January
28, 2019 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Anyone can 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
document, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the
commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also https://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2018–0070]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides
the public notice that by letter dated
August 21, 2018, the Union Pacific
Railroad Company (UP) 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
236. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA–2018–0070.
UP seeks a waiver of compliance from
49 CFR 236.1006, Equipping
locomotives operating in PTC territory.
Specifically, UP requests relief to
operate UP Heritage Steam Locomotives
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UP 844, 4–8–4 Type—1944; UP 4014, 4–
8–8–4 Type—1941; and UP 3985, 4–6–
6–4 Type—1943 for excursion trips in
positive train control (PTC) territory. UP
states these units are specifically
designated and utilized on an extremely
limited number of excursion trips
annually. Excursions utilizing this
equipment historically and continually
involve the highest level of preparation
in planning and operational safety
during operation, giving special
designation to each move. No less than
two operators are present at any given
time ensuring continual functional
safety awareness during operational
moves. UP explains they have been
operating steam powered excursions
without PTC-initiated application and
have found no adverse mechanical
effect on operational safety.
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
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:
• Website: 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 January
28, 2019 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Anyone can search the electronic
form of any written communications
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2018-0078]
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Under part 235 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the public notice that
on September 19, 2018, Pan Am Railways (PAR) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to discontinue or modify
a signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2018-0078.
Applicant: Pan Am Railways, Mr. Timothy R. Kunzler, AVP,
Engineering, 1700 Iron Horse Park, No. Billerica, MA 01862.
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The applicant's corporate name is Springfield Terminal Railway
Company (ST). The applicant is the operator of the line as lessor from
Boston and Maine Corporation (BM), owner. Both the applicant and BM are
wholly owned subsidiaries of PAR.
ST seeks approval to discontinue the signal system on the single
main track on the Northern Main Line between control point number (CPN)
1 in Chelmsford, MA, and milepost number (MPN) 28.70 in Manchester, NH.
ST proposes to discontinue the interlockings and associated
appliances at CPN-9; CPN-13; CPN-18; CPN-20 and CPN-28. ST intends to
replace the power-operated switch with a hand-operated switch at CPN-20
and replace the spring switch with a hand-operated switch at CPN-9. ST
seeks to discontinue block signals 306/307; 352/353; 144/145; 160/161;
400/500; 539/540; and the block signal at MPN 28.70. ST plans to
install holding signal, CPN-3, at MPN 28.70 and distant signal at MPN
5.
ST states the reasons for the proposed changes are that (1) no
passenger service operates on the line; (2) traffic volumes do not
warrant a traffic control system; (3) there are no active interchange
points on this portion of the main line; and (4) to employ resources
more effectively elsewhere.
Operation over this territory will be conducted in accordance with
Northeast Operating Rules Advisory Committee Form D Control System
rules.
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 parties
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, 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:
Website: 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 January 28, 2019 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable.
Anyone can 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 document, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public
to better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit,
including any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. See also
https://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-27009 Filed 12-12-18; 8:45 am]
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