[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32630-32631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8736]


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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.

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[Docket Number FRA-2006-24706]

    Applicant: MTA Long Island Rail Road, Mr. Brian J. Finn, Chief 
Engineer, Jamaica Station, Jamaica, New York 11435-4380.
    The Long Island Rail Road Company (LIRR) seeks relief from the 
requirements of the Rules, Standard and Instructions, Title 49 CFR, 
Part 236, Sec.  236.51, Track circuit requirements, to the extent that 
the LIRR be permitted to utilize single rail track circuits which do 
not provide for broken rail protection, in the vicinity of a new LIRR 
terminal called Vanderbilt Yard (VD Yard). The LIRR is working to 
rebuild the existing VD Yard and replace it with a modern interlocked 
yard. The location of the project is in Brooklyn, New York, on the 
LIRR's Atlantic Branch line, between existing Brook 1 and 2 
Interlockings.

Applicant's Justification for Relief

    (1) The track speed for these circuits will be restricted to 5 mph.
    (2) The signal aspect proposed for the affected tracks will be 
``Restricting.''
    (3) The existing Brook 1 Interlocking at Flatbush Avenue contains 
existing single rail track circuits, permitted by the granting of a 
previous waiver application.
    (4) Passenger service will not be provided on the yard tracks 
except for an emergency detour route that will allow a passenger train 
to bypass the main tracks if both main tracks are blocked.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an 
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the 
protest is made, and contain 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 PL-401 (Plaza Level), 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 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.
    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 May 26, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
 [FR Doc. E6-8736 Filed 6-5-06; 8:45 am]
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