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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:// 

dms.dot.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://dms.dot.gov. 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, 

2007. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E7–3480 Filed 2–27–07; 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–2007–26965] 

Applicant: CSX Transportation, Mr. J. 

Wesley Wheeler, Chief Mechanical 

Officer, Locomotives, 500 Water Street, 

Speed Code J–340, Jacksonville, Florida 

32202. 

CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) 

seeks relief from the requirements of the 

rules, standards, and instructions set out 

in 49 CFR 236.586, to the extent that a 

visual inspection not be required as part 

of the daily or after-trip test on 

locomotives equipped with 

microprocessor equipment during a 

proposed test period. The proposed test 

period would have the participation of 

CSXT, FRA, Cab Signal Original 

Equipment Manufacturer’s, Brotherhood 

of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, 

and the United Transportation Union. 

CSXT believes that the test will 

demonstrate how the newer systems 

will allow safe train operation in train 

control territory without needing to 

perform a daily visual inspection of the 

cab signal and train control apparatus. 

The test is intended to also exhibit how 

microprocessor-based systems can 

continuously monitor themselves with 

onboard self diagnostics and take the 

appropriate safe action if a failure is 

detected. During the proposed test 

period, CSXT will keep these 

locomotives on a 92-day periodic 

inspection interval and will not perform 

daily visual inspections of its cab signal 

and train control equipment. 

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. 

All communications concerning this 

proceeding should be identified by 

Docket Number (FRA–2007–26965) and 

must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, 

DOT Central Docket Management 

Facility, Room PI–401, 400 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Communications received within 45 

days of the date of this notice will be 

considered by the 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:// 

dms.dot.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://dms.dot.gov. 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, 

2007. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E7–3450 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) has 

received a request for a waiver of 

compliance with certain requirements of 

its safety standards. The individual 

petition is described below, including 

the party seeking relief, the regulatory 

provisions involved, the nature of the 

relief being requested, and the 

petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief. 

Saint Louis Metro 

[Docket Number FRA–2007–27207] 

Saint Louis Metro (Metro), the 

provider of bus, paratransit, and light 

rail transit in the St. Louis Metropolitan 

Area, seeks a permanent waiver of 

compliance from sections of Title 49 of 

the CFR for operation of its MetroLink 

Light Rail over two at-grade rail 

diamond crossings that constitute a 

‘‘limited connection’’ with the general 

railroad system. (See Statement of 

Agency Policy Concerning Jurisdiction 

Over the Safety of Railroad Passenger 

Operations and Waivers Related to 

Shared Use of the Tracks of the General 

Railroad System by Light Rail and 

Conventional Equipment, 65 FR 42529 

(July 10, 2000). See also Joint Statement 

of Agency Policy Concerning Shared 

Use of the Tracks of the General 

Railroad System by Conventional 

Railroads and Light Rail Transit 

Systems, 65 FR 42526 (July 10, 2000).) 

MetroLink consists of 44.8 miles of 

light rail tracks located in St. Louis 

County and the City of St. Louis, 

Missouri; and St. Clair County, Illinois, 

for the purpose of providing rapid 

transit operations within the St. Louis 

Metropolitan area. The MetroLink 

alignment is a double-track light rail 

alignment running at grade, above 

grade, below grade, and in tunnels with 

two-car consists. Revenue hours are 

from 3:45 a.m. to 1:15 a.m. daily. 


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MetroLink currently crosses a single 

existing freight railroad industry lead 

known as the Grand Freight Diamond, 

thus constituting a limited connection 

to the general railroad system. Freight 

movements are conducted by Metro’s 

contractor, Squaw Creek Southern 

Railroad, Inc., across this diamond 

crossing and are temporally separated, 

occurring only during MetroLink’s 

nonrevenue hours of 1:15 a.m. to 3:45 

a.m. 

For this limited connection, Metro 

seeks permanent waiver of compliance 

from the following Parts of 49 CFR: Part 

217—Railroad Operating Rules, Part 

219—Control of Alcohol and Drug Use, 

Part 220—Railroad Communications, 

Part 221—Rear End Marking Devices, 

Part 223—Safety Glazing Standards, Part 

238—Passenger Equipment Safety 

Standards, and Part 239—Passenger 

Emergency Preparedness. Metro offers 

that it is similarly governed by the 

System Safety Program Plan as required 

by the Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA) and administered by the Missouri 

Department of Transportation (Momot). 

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, 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 (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number 2007–27207) 

and must be submitted to the Docket 

Clerk, DOT Docket Management 

Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 

400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590. Communications received within 

30 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:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

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). The 

Statement may also be found at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on February 23, 

2007. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E7–3449 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No: FTA–2006–25365] 

Formula Grants for Other Than 

Urbanized Areas Program (49 U.S.C. 

5311): Notice of Final Circular 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final 

Circular. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

publication of final guidance in the form 

of a circular to assist grantees in 

implementing the Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) Formula Grants 

for Other Than Urbanized Areas 

Program (commonly referred to as 

Section 5311). This notice provides a 

summary of the Section 5311 program 

circular, and addresses comments 

received in response to the July 31, 

2006, Federal Register notice (71 FR 

43280) announcing the availability of 

the proposed circular for comment. 

DATES: The effective date of this final 

circular is April 1, 2007. 

AVAILABILITY OF THE FINAL CIRCULAR: You 

may download the circular from the 

Department’s Docket Management 

System (http://dms.dot.gov) by entering 

docket number 25365 in the search 

field. You may also download an 

electronic copy of the circular from 

FTA’s Web site, at www.fta.dot.gov. You 

may obtain paper copies of the circular 

by calling FTA’s Administrative 

Services Help Desk, at 202–366–4865. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lorna R. Wilson, Office of Program 

Management, Federal Transit 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 9114, Washington, DC 

20590, phone: 202–366–2053, fax: 202–

366–7951, or e-mail: 

lorna.wilson@dot.gov. Legal questions 

may be addressed to Shauna J. Coleman, 

Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit 

Administration, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 9316, Washington, DC 

20590, phone: 202–366–4063, fax: 202–

366–3809, or e-mail: 

shauna.coleman@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. Chapter-by-Chapter Analysis 

A. Chapter I—Introduction and 

Background 

B. Chapter II—Program Overview 

C. Chapter III—General Program 

Information 

D. Chapter IV—Program Development 

E. Chapter V—Locally Developed, 

Coordinated Public Transit-Human 

Services Transportation Plan 

F. Chapter VI—Program Management and 

Administrative Requirements 

G. Chapter VII—State Management Plan 

H. Chapter VIII—Intercity Bus 

I. Chapter IX—Rural Transit Assistance 

Program 

J. Chapter X—Other Provisions 

K. Appendices 

Appendix 1.—Implementation of Two-Year 

Pilot of In-Kind Match for Intercity Bus 

I. Background 

On July 31, 2006, the Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) published a 

Notice of Proposed Program Guidance 

and Request for Comments on the 

proposed revisions to FTA Circular 

9040.1E, ‘‘Nonurbanized Area Formula 

Program Guidance and Grant 

Application Instructions,’’ dated 10–01–

98. The proposed circular contained 

guidance on how to administer the 

Section 5311 program. The proposed 

circular also contained summaries of 

cross-cutting provisions such as Charter 

Bus, Buy America, Title VI, and EEO 

requirements. FTA did not seek specific 

comments on these cross-cutting 

provisions, however, because these are 

subjects of separate rulemaking or 

circular efforts. 

The comment period remained open 

until September 29, 2006. FTA received 

17 comments to the docket. FTA 

reviewed and considered all comments 

submitted. In addition to changes made 

in response to comments received, FTA 

also edited the proposed circular for 

clarity and accuracy. Based upon 

comments received, FTA hereby 

announces issuance of the final circular, 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

Circular 9040.1F, ‘‘Nonurbanized Area 

Formula Program Guidance and Grant 

Applications Instructions,’’ which 

supersedes the 1998 FTA Circular 

9040.1E. FTA reserves the right to make 

changes to this circular in the future and 

to update references to requirements 

contained in other revised or new 

guidance and regulations that undergo 

notice and comment procedures without 

further notice and comment on this 

circular. 


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