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

• Published date: 02 July 2020
• Citation: 85 FR 39970
• Record Number: 2020-14274
• Section: Notices
• Court: Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 128 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 128 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 39970-39971]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-14274]
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                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                Federal Railroad Administration
                [Docket Number FRA-2020-0050]
                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 May 11, 2020, Pacific Harbor Line (PHL) petitioned the
                Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to discontinue
                or modify a signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-
                2020-0050.
                Applicant: Pacific Harbor Line, Inc. Mr. Otis Cliatt II, President 705
                North Henry Ford Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744.
                 Specifically, PHL requests permission to discontinue a traffic
                control system on two signaled main tracks on the Long Beach
                Subdivision, from, but not including, Control Point (CP) Gaspur,
                milepost (MP) 17.7x, to CP Ocean Boulevard, MP 19.2x, in Long Beach,
                California.
                 PHL will remove intermediate automatic signals at MP 18.5x and all
                switches, with the exception of one crossover within the limits of CP
                Ocean Boulevard. Remote throw non-signaled territory switches will be
                installed. Tracks will be designated as Other Than Mainline, General
                Code of Operating Rules 6.28.
                 The reason for the proposed changes is that the owner, Port of Long
                Beach, is implementing a rail improvement project on the Long Beach
                Subdivision. Operators on the trackage are PHL, Union Pacific Railroad
                Company, and BNSF Railway.
                 A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
                concerning the petition, is available for review online at
                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 August 17, 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 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. 2020-14274 Filed 7-1-20; 8:45 am]
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