Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System

• Published date: 19 November 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 63958
• Record Number: 2019-25023
• Section: Notices
• Court: Federal Railroad Administration,Transportation Department

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 63958-63959]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-25023]
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                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                Federal Railroad Administration
                [Docket Number FRA-2019-0092]
                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 provides the public notice that by a
                document dated October 29, 2019, Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR)
                petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval
                to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA assigned the petition
                Docket Number FRA-2019-0092.
                 Applicant: UPRR, Mr. Neal E. Hathaway, AVP--Signal Maintenance &
                Construction, 1400 Douglas Street, MS/RM 0910, Omaha, NE 68179.
                 Specifically, UPRR requests permission to retire the signals at
                Bell Interlocker, as well as the D-signals leading into Bell
                Interlocker, including signals, track wire, insulated joints, cabins,
                and pole line associated with the signals for these locations. The
                signals are located in or near Bell, California, on the La Habra
                Subdivision, between milepost (MP) 6.02 and MP 7.92, and on the San
                Pedro Subdivision, between MP 4.56 and MP 5.90.
                 UPRR states the reason for the removal of the signal equipment is
                that the track is no longer being utilized for through train traffic.
                 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 Ave.
                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 Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
                 Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12-140,
                Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                except Federal Holidays.
                 Communications received by January 3, 2020 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.
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                 Issued in Washington, DC.
                John Karl Alexy,
                Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
                [FR Doc. 2019-25023 Filed 11-18-19; 8:45 am]
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