[Federal Register: August 20, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 160)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 the
Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236
Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and
49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads have 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-2007-28885
Applicants: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. C.M. King, Chief
Engineer, Communications and Signals, 500 Water Street, SC J-350,
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
Virginia Railway Express, Mr. Dale Zehner, Suite 202, 1500 King Street,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSXT) and Virginia Railway
Express (VRE) jointly seek approval of the proposed discontinuance and
removal of the signal system on VRE Yard Lead Track (Milepost CFP-53.2)
on CSXT's Baltimore Division, RF&P Subdivision, at Massaponax,
Virginia. The proposed changes consist of the discontinuance and
removal of the bidirectional automatic block signal system (Rules 261-
ABS), a traffic control system on approximately 2,000 feet of VRE Yard
Lead Track, and the conversion of this section of trackage into an
``other than main track'' operation (Rule 96). Authorized train speeds
will be governed by Rule 46.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that present-day
operations do not warrant retention of the signal system.
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 applicants at the address listed above.
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.
All communications concerning this proceeding should be identified
by
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Docket Number FRA-2007-28885 and may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic site;
Fax: 202-493-2251;
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; or
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 of the U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice
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 http://dms.dot.gov.
FRA wishes to inform all potential commenters that 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 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78), or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 13, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-16266 Filed 8-17-07; 8:45 am]
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