[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 131 (Friday, July 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31108-31109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12943]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2025-0042]
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document provides the public notice that BNSF Railway
(BNSF) petitioned FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a
signal system.
DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by August 11, 2025.
FRA will consider comments received after that date to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES:
Comments: Comments related to this docket may be submitted by going
to https://www.regulations.gov and following the online instructions
for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. All comments received will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov; this includes any personal information.
Please see the Privacy Act heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document for Privacy Act information related to any
submitted comments or materials.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for accessing the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Johnson, Railroad Safety
Specialist, FRA Signal, Train Control, and Crossings Division,
telephone: 406-210-3608, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under part 235 of title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C.
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20502(a), this document provides the public notice that by letters
dated March 13, 2025, and May 23, 2025, BNSF petitioned FRA seeking
approval to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA-2025-0042.
Specifically, BNSF requests to discontinue the automatic train stop
(ATS) system and remove associated roadway elements (inductors) on the
Glorieta (Southwest Division, from milepost (MP) 770.1 to 834.6) and
Raton (Kansas Division, from MP 557.0 to 770.1) Subdivisions.
In support of its request, BNSF states that, since the
implementation of positive train control (PTC), railroad signaling
suppliers have discontinued production of essential components to
maintain ATS systems. BNSF also notes that Amtrak is a tenant on the
track and includes Amtrak's letter of support for the application.\1\
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\1\ See https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2025-0042-0002.
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A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
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 party
desires 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.
Communications received by August 11, 2025 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date
will be considered if practicable.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of FRA's 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 https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice for the
privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-12943 Filed 7-10-25; 8:45 am]
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