[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 160 (Monday, August 20, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46531-46532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16266]


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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 railroads have 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-2007-28885

Applicants: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. C.M. King, Chief 
Engineer, Communications and Signals, 500 Water Street, SC J-350, 
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
Virginia Railway Express, Mr. Dale Zehner, Suite 202, 1500 King Street, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSXT) and Virginia Railway 
Express (VRE) jointly seek approval of the proposed discontinuance and 
removal of the signal system on VRE Yard Lead Track (Milepost CFP-53.2) 
on CSXT's Baltimore Division, RF&P Subdivision, at Massaponax, 
Virginia. The proposed changes consist of the discontinuance and 
removal of the bidirectional automatic block signal system (Rules 261-
ABS), a traffic control system on approximately 2,000 feet of VRE Yard 
Lead Track, and the conversion of this section of trackage into an 
``other than main track'' operation (Rule 96). Authorized train speeds 
will be governed by Rule 46.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that present-day 
operations do not warrant retention of the signal system.
    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 applicants 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

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Docket Number FRA-2007-28885 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 August 13, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-16266 Filed 8-17-07; 8:45 am]
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