[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 149 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43322-43323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15133]


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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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