[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 214 (Monday, November 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65030-65031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18618]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. FRA-2006-25980]

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.
    Applicant: Springfield Terminal Railway Company, Mr. T. Kunzler, 
Chief Engineer, C&S, Iron Horse Park, North Billerica, Massachusetts 
01862-1688.
    The Springfield Terminal Railway Company seeks approval of the 
proposed modification of the traffic control system on the Boston and 
Maine Corporation's single main track ``Freight Main Line,'' consisting 
of the relocation of the back-to-back intermediate signal Nos. 1628 and 
1629, located near milepost K-443, to a new location approximately 
3,700 feet westward, near milepost K-444, in Hoosick, New York.
    The reason given for the proposed change is to eliminate the need 
for multiple tunable couplers that could adversely affect AHCP 
reliability.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an 
application shall set forth specifically the grounds

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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 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 communications concerning these 
proceedings should identify the appropriate docket number (Docket No. 
FRA-2006-25980) and may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
     Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the 
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    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 evidence that the party is unable to adequately present 
his or her position in writing, an application may be set for a public 
hearing.

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 1, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety, Standards and Program 
Development.
 [FR Doc. E6-18618 Filed 11-3-06; 8:45 am]
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