[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 16915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06846]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2024-0121]
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 by letter
received October 18, 2024, Union Pacific Railroad (UP) petitioned FRA
seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system.
DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by June 23, 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. 20502(a), this document provides the
public notice that by letter received October 18, 2024, UP petitioned
FRA seeking approval to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2024-0121.
Specifically, UP requests to remove circuitry and signal equipment
for the Atchison Bridge (at milepost 330.8) on the Atchison Industrial
Lead near Atchison, Kansas. UP states that ``[p]ersonnel will be
instructed to visually inspect'' the bridge before occupying it, and
``stop signs will be placed in lieu of signals for any movements made
onto the bridge.''
In support of the request, UP states that no freight traffic moves
across the bridge, as the ``associated track on the east side of the
river and bridge is no longer usable.'' The only movements onto
Atchison Bridge would be an occasional ``poke move'' made by a local
team that will stop and inspect the bridge. In its petition, UP also
notes that the ``safety of the system will be retained.''
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 June 23, 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. 2025-06846 Filed 4-21-25; 8:45 am]
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