[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 101 (Friday, May 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29361-29362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10152]


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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-2007-28095

    Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. Mark Barnum, Senior 
Director of Operating Practices, 1400 Douglas Street, Stop 1050, Omaha, 
Nebraska 68179-1050.
    The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) seeks relief from the 
requirements of the Rules, Standards and Instructions of 49 CFR Section 
236.566, to the extent that UP be permitted to operate ``light'' 
locomotive consists, where the lead locomotive is either not equipped 
with an automatic cab signal apparatus or is equipped with an automatic 
cab signal apparatus that is inoperative, on two short segments of main 
tracks between Milepost 146.9 and Milepost 146.5 and between Milepost 
149.1 and Milepost 149.7 on the Marysville Subdivision near Marysville, 
Kansas.
    Applicant's justification for relief: The relief would be limited 
to light locomotive consists (i.e., locomotive consists without cars 
attached), and is solely for the purpose of allowing these locomotives 
to move to or from trains or yard movements. Movements made under the 
waiver would be at restricted speed, regardless of a more favorable 
signal indication.
    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-2007-28095 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, 400 7th Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001; or
     Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the 
Nassif Building, 400 7th Street, SW., 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

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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 May 21, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
 [FR Doc. E7-10152 Filed 5-24-07; 8:45 am]
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