Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System, 2489 [2020-00502]
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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 provides the public
notice that on December 23, 2019,
representatives of the Florida, Gulf &
Atlantic Railroad LLC (FGA) petitioned
the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) seeking approval to discontinue
or modify a signal system. FRA assigned
the petition Docket Number FRA–2019–
0108.
Applicant: Florida, Gulf & Atlantic
Railroad LLC, Mr. Thomas G. Healey,
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker
Drive, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60606–
3208.
Specifically, FGA requests permission
to discontinue its existing centralized
traffic control system (TCS) on ‘‘the
Line’’, which is the only portion of the
FGA that has TCS installed. The Line
(148.7 miles) originates at the
connection with CSX Transportation
(CSXT) milepost (MP) SP 653.3 at
Baldwin, Florida, and terminates in
connections with FGA’s remaining rail
system MP SP 802.0 at Tallahassee,
Florida.
Upon discontinuance of the TCS,
operations will be governed by track
warrant control (TWC) which is
currently the system of operations on
the remainder of FGA’s rail system.
The stated reason for the
discontinuance is that TWC, in lieu of
TCS, will substantially reduce operating
costs, allow for investment in critical
capital projects, and not reduce the
overall safety of operations.
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
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(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Ave. 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 Ave. SE, W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
Communications received by March
2, 2020 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.).
Under 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.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2012–0096]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides
the public notice that on December 30,
2019, DPS Electronics, Inc. (DPS)
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 232. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2012–0096.
DPS is a Montana-based corporation
that specializes in designing and
manufacturing train telemetry and test
equipment. DPS seeks to extend its
waiver of compliance from the
requirements put forth in 49 CFR
232.409(d), Inspection and Testing of
End-of-Train Devices, for several end-of
train (EOT) and head-of-train (HOT)
device models. DPS previously received
a waiver for EOT device models DPS
2020 and DPS 2020-He on March 20,
2013. On July 10, 2015, DPS received a
waiver for HOT device models DPS
3030 HTD–CM and DPS 3030 I–HTD.
Subsequently, on January 10, 2017, DPS
received a waiver for an additional EOT
device model DPS 2020-He2. These
previous waivers were tied to Ritron,
Inc.’s waiver (Docket Number FRA–
2009–0015) covering three models of
their DTX radios.
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 Ave. 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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2019-0108]
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 provides the public notice that on
December 23, 2019, representatives of the Florida, Gulf & Atlantic
Railroad LLC (FGA) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA assigned
the petition Docket Number FRA-2019-0108.
Applicant: Florida, Gulf & Atlantic Railroad LLC, Mr. Thomas G.
Healey, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800,
Chicago, IL 60606-3208.
Specifically, FGA requests permission to discontinue its existing
centralized traffic control system (TCS) on ``the Line'', which is the
only portion of the FGA that has TCS installed. The Line (148.7 miles)
originates at the connection with CSX Transportation (CSXT) milepost
(MP) SP 653.3 at Baldwin, Florida, and terminates in connections with
FGA's remaining rail system MP SP 802.0 at Tallahassee, Florida.
Upon discontinuance of the TCS, operations will be governed by
track warrant control (TWC) which is currently the system of operations
on the remainder of FGA's rail system.
The stated reason for the discontinuance is that TWC, in lieu of
TCS, will substantially reduce operating costs, allow for investment in
critical capital projects, and not reduce the overall safety of
operations.
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 Ave.
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 Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received by March 2, 2020 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.).
Under 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.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-00502 Filed 1-14-20; 8:45 am]
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