[Federal Register: April 30, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 83)]
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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 Requirements
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.
Docket Number FRA-2003-14646
Applicant: Canadian National Railway, Mr. Dwight Tays, Chief Engineer,
1004--104th Avenue, Floor 16, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5J-0K2.
The Canadian National Railway (CN) seeks relief from the
requirements of the Rules, Standards and Instructions, 49 CFR, part
236, Sec. 236.110, to the extent that each test record need not be
signed by the person making the inspection or test. CN is implementing
an electronic system for recording and maintaining signal inspection
and test records. The system will provide inherent security measures,
which will uniquely identify the person entering the electronic record
by means of an encoded PIN number. Once a record is entered and
verified it cannot be modified. In conjunction with this relief, CN
also requests the utilization of an electronic system for recording and
maintaining applicable inspection and test records as defined in 49
CFR, part 234, subject to approval by the Associate Administrator for
Safety, as required by Sec. 234.273.
Applicant's justification for relief: CN believes that the
electronic system will serve the best interest of both CN and the
Federal and State Inspection authorities that are required to inspect
records. CN also anticipates this system will provide many benefits,
including:
[sbull] Improved availability of test records.
[sbull] Improved management reporting of compliance.
[sbull] Improved consistency for filing records.
[sbull] A reduction in the need for paper documentation.
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.
All communications concerning this proceeding should be identified
by the docket number and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PI-401, 400 7th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. Communications received within 45 days of
the date of this notice will be considered by the 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 http://dms.dot.gov.
FRA expects to be able to determine these matters without an oral
hearing. However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is
accompanied by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present
his or her position by written statements, an application may be set
for public hearing.
Issued in Washington, DC on April 23, 2003.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-10582 Filed 4-29-03; 8:45 am]
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