Notice2022-24962
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
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November 16, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68793-68794]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24962]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2022-0091]
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System
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 on
September 20, 2022, Puget Sound & Pacific Railroad (PSAP) petitioned
the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to
discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA-2022-0091.
Specifically, PSAP requests permission to discontinue the signal
interlocking system on the Elma Mainline Subdivision in Aberdeen,
Washington, at the swing bridge at mile post (MP) 68.8. This permanent
change would include removing block signals at MP 68.5 and 68.7 and the
distant signal at 68.3. Additionally, the signals would be turned
facing the field and removed. PSAP requests the change because the
interlocking system is ``no longer essential for the safe movement of
traffic'' and the discontinuance will ``improve the efficient
operations of the railroad.'' In support of its petition, PSAP states
that ``there has been no navigational traffic requested for the bridge
to be turned in over two years'' and that ``the bridge stays lined for
mainline movement.''
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
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.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Communications received by January 16, 2023 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
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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), the U.S. Department of Transportation (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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>, as described in the
system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
<a href="https://www.transportation.gov/privacy">https://www.transportation.gov/privacy</a>. See also <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice">https://www.regulations.gov/privacy-notice</a> for the privacy notice of
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-24962 Filed 11-15-22; 8:45 am]
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