[Federal Register: May 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 92)]
[Notices]
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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-2008-0041
Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. John J. Hovanec, AVP
Engineering Design,1400 Douglas Street, Stop 0910, Omaha, Nebraska
68179.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) seeks approval of the
proposed discontinuance and removal of the electric locks and circuit
controllers on the Conley frogs on the moveable span bridge over the
White River at Milepost 298.5, on the UP Memphis Subdivision, near
Augusta, Arkansas.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that the Conley frogs
are self-aligning and require no locking device.
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 or her position by written statements, an application may be set
for public hearing.
All communications concerning this proceeding should be identified
by Docket Number FRA-2008-0041 and may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Web site: http://www.regulations.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 as far as practicable. All
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for
examination during regular
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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://
www.regulations.gov.
FRA wishes to inform all potential commenters that 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 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://
www.regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-10476 Filed 5-9-08; 8:45 am]
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