Notice2023-00688
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
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Published
January 17, 2023
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00688]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2022-0096]
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
November 2, 2022, and December 1, 2022, Amtrak petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval to discontinue or modify
a signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2022-0096.
Specifically, Amtrak requests permission to retire fixed wayside
signals between Bridge Interlocking at milepost (MP) 98.2, Baltimore,
Maryland, and Grove Interlocking at MP 112.4, Severn, Maryland, on
Amtrak's Mid-Atlantic Division, from Main Line Philadelphia to
Washington, Northeast Corridor. In its petition, Amtrak states that it
plans to ``convert approximately [14] miles of its cab signal with
fixed automatic block signal system to a signal system having cab
signals without fixed automatic block signals, operated under NORAC
Rule 562.'' Therefore, Amtrak determined that ``the automatic block
signals are not necessary and require additional maintenance.'' Amtrak
seeks permission to remove wayside signals at automatic block points in
three locations: 1) 994 and 1014 on Track Nos. 1, 2, 3, and A Track; 2)
1031 and 1034 on Track Nos. 2 and 3; and 3) 1054, 1078, and 1102 on
Track Nos. 1, 2, and 3. Amtrak adds that all locations will remain in
service as block points without wayside signals.
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 March 20, 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 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. 2023-00688 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
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