Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 154 / Wednesday, August 12, 2009 / Notices 40637 

(49 U.S.C. 30113; delegations of authority at 

49 CFR 1.50. and 501.8) 

Issued on: July 30, 2009. 

Ronald L. Medford, 

Acting Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E9–19380 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

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–2009–0069] 

Applicant: Norfolk Southern 

Corporation, Mr. B. T. Fennell, Division 

Superintendent, Harrisburg Division, 

4600 Deer Path Road, Harrisburg, 

Pennsylvania 17111. 

The Norfolk Southern Corporation 

(NS) requests a waiver from the 

requirements of 49 CFR 236.566; 

Locomotive of each train operating in 

train stop, train control, or cab signal 

territory; equipped. 

The request is to permit NS to use 

non-equipped, remote-controlled 

locomotives to operate as controlling 

units on the NS Morrisville Line, in 

261–CSS territory, between CP–MA, 

Milepost (MP) MV 4.7 and CP–Lang, MP 

MV 6.3. 

The reason given for the proposed 

waiver is to provide head room out of 

the Morrisville Yard for remotely 

operated non-equipped locomotives 

onto the Main Track and Signaled 

Siding for switching operations. It is 

limited to switching movements West of 

CP–MA into equipped territory and 

reversing back into Morrisville Yard. 

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–2009–0069 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 

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 August 6, 

2009. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–19279 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

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–2009–0079] 

Applicant: Norfolk Southern 

Corporation. Mr. B. L. Sykes, Chief 

Engineer C&S Engineering, 1200 

Peachtree Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 

30309. 

The Norfolk Southern Corporation 

(NS) seeks approval of the proposed 

discontinuance and removal of the 

control signals and the conversion of a 

power-operated crossover to handoperation at CP–111, Milepost EP–73.4, 

on the NS Harrisburg Division, Port 

Road Branch, Running Tracks B & C, 

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Four signals 

are to be removed and the poweroperated crossover is to be converted to 

hand-operation. 

The reason given for the proposed 

changes is to eliminate facilities no 

longer needed for present day operation. 

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–2009–0079 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 


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40638 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 154 / Wednesday, August 12, 2009 / Notices 

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 

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). 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 6, 

2009. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–19278 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Fiscal Year 2010 Safety Grants 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to inform the 

public of FMCSA’s Fiscal Year (FY) 

2010 safety grant opportunities and 

FMCSA’s changes to its application and 

award processes for grant programs. The 

Agency instituted procedural changes in 

an effort to simplify and streamline its 

grants application and award processes. 

The 11 safety programs include the 

Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program 

(MCSAP) Basic grants; MCSAP 

Incentive grants; MCSAP New Entrant 

Safety Audit grants; MCSAP High 

Priority grants; Commercial Motor 

Vehicle (CMV) Operator Safety Training 

grants; Border Enforcement grants 

(BEG); Commercial Driver’s License 

Program Improvement (CDLPI) grants; 

Commercial Driver’s License 

Information System (CDLIS) 

Modernization grants; Performance and 

Registration Information Systems 

Management (PRISM) grants; Safety 

Data Improvement Program grants 

(SaDIP); and the Commercial Vehicle 

Information Systems and Networks 

(CVISN) grants. Each grant program was 

provided for in the Agency’s most 

recent authorization, the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU). The purpose of 

this notice is to provide grantees with 

information on the Agency’s FY 2010 

safety grant application deadlines. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact the following FMCSA 

staff with questions or needed 

information on the Agency’s grant 

programs: 

MCSAP New Entrant Safety Audit 

Grants—Arthur Williams, 

arthur.williams@dot.gov, 202–366– 

3695, Border Enforcement Grants—Carla 

Vagnini, carla.vagnini@dot.gov, 202– 

366–3771, MCSAP High Priority 

Grants—Cim Weiss, cim.weiss@dot.gov, 

202–366–0275, CMV Operator Safety 

Training Grants—Julie Otto, 

julie.otto@dot.gov, 202–366–0710, 

CDLPI Grants—Brandon Poarch, 

brandon.poarch@dot.gov, 202–366– 

3030, CDLIS Modernization Grants— 

Brandon Poarch, 

brandon.poarch@dot.gov, 202–366– 

3030, SaDIP Grants—Betsy Benkowski, 

betsy.benkowski@dot.gov, 202–366– 

4808, PRISM Grants—Tom Lawler, 

tom.lawler@dot.gov, 202–366–3866, 

CVISN Grants—Julie Lane, 

julie.lane@dot.gov, 202–385–2391. 

All staff may be reached at FMCSA, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulatory History 

On March 24, 2009, FMCSA 

published a notice with request for 

comments in the Federal Register (74 

FR 12437) regarding the establishment 

of Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 grant 

application due dates and other grant 

program changes. 

Background and Purpose 

FMCSA recognizes that State 

governments and other grantees are 

dependent on its safety grants to 

develop and maintain important 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety 

programs. FMCSA further acknowledges 

that delays in awarding grant funds may 

have an adverse impact on these 

important safety programs. As a result, 

FMCSA conducted a grants process 

review, in an effort to identify ways to 

streamline the application, award, and 

grants management processes, and to 

award grant funds earlier each fiscal 

year. In addition, FMCSA made changes 

in the grants application, award and 

oversight processes to standardize 

application forms, increase the use of 

electronic documents, standardize 

quarterly reports and reduce the number 

of needed grant amendments. 

Discussion of Comments 

Five comments were received in the 

docket. All commenters supported 

FMCSA’s changes, especially any efforts 

to award funds earlier in the fiscal year. 

One commenter suggested delaying on 

the proposed application dates until FY 

2011. Another commenter suggested one 

due date for all grants. Other comments 

included suggestions beyond the scope 

of FMCSA’s current changes. This 

information will be considered during 

future grant program modifications. 

FY 2010 Safety Grants Program 

First, the schedule for the FY 2010 

grant applications is as follows: 

MCSAP Basic and Incentive Grants— 

August 1, 2009. 

New Entrant Safety Audit Grants— 

September 1, 2009. 

Border Enforcement Grants— 

September 15, 2009. 

CMV Operator Safety Training 

Grants—October 1, 2009. 

SaDIP Grants—October 2, 2009. 

MCSAP High Priority Grants— 

October 15, 2009. 

CDLPI Grants—November 1, 2009. 

CDLIS Modernization Grants— 

November 15, 2009. 

PRISM Grants—December 1, 2009. 

CVISN Grants—December 1, 2009. 

Second, consistent with its contract 

authority, FMCSA will enter into grant 

agreements beginning October 1 or as 

soon thereafter as administratively 

practicable. FMCSA intends to enter 

into grant agreements no later than 90 

days from the date the application is 

due but not prior to October 1. 

Third, for all grants other than 

MCSAP Basic and Incentive, FMCSA 

will use a standard grant application 

form and a new quarterly reporting 

process. In its grant announcements on 

grants.gov, FMCSA will use Standard 

Form 424 (‘‘Application for Federal 

Assistance’’) and its attachments for all 

of its grant programs. While each grant 


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