[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 28884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-13067]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2019-0044]
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Under part 235 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the public notice that
by a document dated May 30, 2019, the Belt Railway Company of Chicago
(BRC) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking
approval to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA-2019-0044.
Applicant: The Belt Railway Company of Chicago, Mr. Harold T.
Kirman, Director Strategic Planning & Compliance, 6900 South Central
Avenue, Bedford Park, IL 60638-6397.
Specifically, BRC requests permission to permanently remove signals
8R and 24RC within the interlocking at Lemoyne, Chicago, IL, located on
BRC's Kenton Line at milepost 6.7. Signals 8R and 24RC share a common
mast and are a legacy configuration from the Canadian National Railway
adopting centralized traffic control on the Joliet Subdivision.
BRC states the removal of these signals will eliminate superfluous
signals with a commensurate reduction in the cost of maintaining the
signals. The balance of the interlocking functionality will remain the
same.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at http://www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations
Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested parties
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
Website: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received by August 5, 2019 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/privacy. See
also http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice
of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Railroad Safety.
[FR Doc. 2019-13067 Filed 6-19-19; 8:45 am]
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