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The SOCAC was created under the
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Issued in Washington, DC, on October 30,
2020.
Brandon Roberts,
Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2020–0084]
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 by a document
dated September 11, 2020, CSX
Transportation (CSXT) petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
seeking approval to discontinue or
modify a signal system. FRA assigned
the petition Docket Number FRA–2020–
0084.
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Applicant: CSX Transportation, Mr.
Carl A. Walker, Chief Engineer
Communications & Signals, 500 Water
Street, Speed Code J–350, Jacksonville,
Florida 32202.
Specifically, CSXT requests
permission to discontinue the use of the
automatic train control (ATC) segment
of the cab signal systems (CSS) onboard
equipped CSXT locomotives that
operate on the RF&P subdivision,
located between Richmond, Virginia,
and Washington, DC.
CSXT states that discontinuing the
use of ATC when operating on the RF&P
will provide a standardized operation
across all CSS-equipped CSXT
locomotives, enhancing reliability and
safety. This standardization will
enhance safety by reducing maintenance
due to failures, train crew cutouts, and
line of road equipment failure.
CSS with the ATC segment removed
will still stop the train if the locomotive
operator does not acknowledge any
signal downgrade, even if the positive
train control (PTC) system is cutout.
CSXT implemented the I–ETMS PTC
system on the RF&P in October 2018.
Wayside signal cab generators,
locomotive cab signal equipment, and
automatic train stop will remain.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
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
(DOT), 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
December 21, 2020 will be considered
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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 https://
www.transportation.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–2005–21014]
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on October 1, 2020, Maine Narrow
Gauge Railroad Company and Museum
(MNGR) 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 230, Steam
Locomotive Inspection and
Maintenance Standards. FRA assigned
the petition Docket Number FRA–2005–
21014.
Specifically, MNGR, a 2-foot gage
tourist and museum railroad, seeks a
renewal of a waiver of compliance from
the requirements of 49 CFR 230.51,
Water glasses and gage cocks, number
and location. MNGR operates two steam
locomotives, No. 3 and No. 4, built in
1913 and 1918, respectively, by Vulcan
Iron Works. The locomotives pull
tourist trains on approximately two
miles of track located within the
waterfront district of Portland, Maine.
MNGR specifically requests that the
minimum reading for the water glasses
on these two locomotives be retained at
inches above the highest part of the
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crown sheet as originally designed,
constructed, and operated since the
early 1900s. Modifying the locomotives
to comply with the regulatory
requirement of a minimum water
reading of 3 inches would result in the
top or full reading of the water glasses
being of equal height with the top of the
boiler. Thus, when the water glass
indicates full, there is very little
remaining volume for steam to
accumulate, and water may carry over
into the dry pipe, creating an unsafe
condition. In addition, the boilers on
these two locomotives are 37–1/8 inches
in diameter, which is significantly
smaller than that found on standard
gage locomotives. MNGR states that due
to the difference in boiler diameters, an
equivalent level of safety exists.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
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
(DOT), 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
December 21, 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
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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
https://www.transportation.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
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2020–0127]
Deepwater Port License Application:
Blue Marlin Offshore Port, LLC (BMOP)
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of intent; Notice of
virtual public meeting; Request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),
in coordination with the Maritime
Administration (MARAD), will prepare
an environmental impact statement
(EIS) as part of the environmental
review of the Blue Marlin Offshore Port,
LLC (BMOP) Deepwater port license
application. The application proposes
the ownership, construction, operation
and eventual decommissioning of an
offshore oil export deepwater port that
would be located within and adjacent to
the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in
West Cameron Lease Blocks (WC) 509
and 508 and East Cameron (EC) Block
263. Following the existing Stingray
pipeline, the deepwater port will be
approximately 99 statute miles off the
coast of Cameron Parish, Louisiana,
with an approximate water depth of 162
feet. The deepwater port would allow
for the loading of Very Large Crude
Carriers (VLCCs) and other sized crude
oil cargo carriers via a Catenary Anchor
Leg Mooring (CALM). This Notice of
Intent (NOI) requests public
participation in the scoping process,
provides information on how to
participate, and announces an
informational (virtual) open house and
two public meetings for the
communities of Cameron Parish,
Louisiana and Jefferson and Orange
County, Texas. Pursuant to the criteria
provided in the Deepwater Port Act of
1974 (the Act), Louisiana and Texas are
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2020-0084]
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
by a document dated September 11, 2020, CSX Transportation (CSXT)
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval
to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA-2020-0084.
Applicant: CSX Transportation, Mr. Carl A. Walker, Chief Engineer
Communications & Signals, 500 Water Street, Speed Code J-350,
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
Specifically, CSXT requests permission to discontinue the use of
the automatic train control (ATC) segment of the cab signal systems
(CSS) onboard equipped CSXT locomotives that operate on the RF&P
subdivision, located between Richmond, Virginia, and Washington, DC.
CSXT states that discontinuing the use of ATC when operating on the
RF&P will provide a standardized operation across all CSS-equipped CSXT
locomotives, enhancing reliability and safety. This standardization
will enhance safety by reducing maintenance due to failures, train crew
cutouts, and line of road equipment failure.
CSS with the ATC segment removed will still stop the train if the
locomotive operator does not acknowledge any signal downgrade, even if
the positive train control (PTC) system is cutout. CSXT implemented the
I-ETMS PTC system on the RF&P in October 2018. Wayside signal cab
generators, locomotive cab signal equipment, and automatic train stop
will remain.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
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 (DOT), 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 December 21, 2020 will be considered
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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 https://www.transportation.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. 2020-24558 Filed 11-4-20; 8:45 am]
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