[Federal Register: August 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 149)]
[Notices]
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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 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-2007-28575]
Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. C.M. King, Chief
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Engineer, Communications and Signals, 500 Water Street, SC J-350,
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSX) seeks approval of the
proposed modification of an interlocking, discontinuance and removal of
traffic control system signals, and the conversion of power-operated
switches to hand-throw operation, from Gladstone (Milepost CAB-119.2)
to Clifton Forge, Virginia (Milepost CAB-229.4), on the Huntington
Division, James River Subdivision. The 168L Signal on
1 Main Track will be discontinued and removed. The
interlocking at Lynchburg (Milepost CAB-146.1) was originally
configured of two tracks crossing one track at-grade and two turnouts;
the crossings at-grade, along with the turnout off of 2 Main
Track have been removed. The 165 power-operated switch off
1 Main Track will be converted to hand-throw operation, and
the governing signals will be discontinued and removed. The
116L and 116R controlled signals at major Milepost
CAB-167.3 will be discontinued and removed. The 109 power-
operated switch off of 1 Main Track at Balcony Falls (Milepost
CAB-175.0) will be converted to hand-throw operation, and the governing
signals will be discontinued and removed. The 107 power-
operated switch off of 1 Main Track at K Cabin (Milepost CAB-
175.3) will be converted to hand-throw operation and the governing
signals will be discontinued and removed. The 68R and
66L controlled signals at WAS Springwood (Milepost CAB-198.9)
will be discontinued and removed. The 58L and 58R
controlled signals at Lyle (Milepost CAB-202.3) will be discontinued
and removed. The electric lock switch off of single main track at
Milepost CAB-212.93 will be converted to a no clear location and the
electric lock mechanism will be removed.
Pole line elimination and the installation of a microprocessor-
based signal system are the reasons given for the proposed changes.
Furthermore, CSX contends that present-day operations do not warrant
retaining the power-operated switches and controlled signals.
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.
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 Docket Number FRA-2007-28575 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 July 30, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-15133 Filed 8-2-07; 8:45 am]
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