[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 196 (Thursday, October 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57989-57990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19988]
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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-2007-29118
Applicant: Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company, Mr. John B.
Mitchell, Assistant Chief Engineer, C&S, 32 Cobble Hill Road, Suite 3,
Somerville, Massachusetts 02143-4431.
The Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company (MBCR) seeks
approval of the modification of existing signal system and proposed
discontinuance and removal of 26 automatic color light signals. The
signal modification on Track 1 and Track 2 of the Fairmont Commuter
Rail Line, also known as the Dorchester Branch, owned by the
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), extends from South
Bay Interlocking (Milepost 226.82) to Dana Interlocking (Milepost
220.0), Boston, Massachusetts.
The reason given for the proposed changes is to facilitate train
movements around an MBTA bridge rehabilitation project consisting of
three bridges on the Dorchester Branch, as well as to retire a signal
system comprised of phase selective track circuitry, mechanical relays,
and traffic control circuitry that runs through line wire and cables.
The project will modify the entire system from a Northeast Operating
Rules Advisory Committee (NORAC) Rule 261 system to a NORAC Rule 562
System (cab signals without fixed automatic block 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/her position by written statements, an application may be set for
public hearing.
All communications concerning this proceeding should identify the
appropriate docket number (FRA-2007-29118) 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 to the extent 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.
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
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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 October 3, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-19988 Filed 10-10-07; 8:45 am]
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