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• Alternative 2: Realign and Widen 

(South). This alternative realigns and 

widens SR–58 from two lanes to a fourlane expressway/freeway about one-half 

mile south of the existing SR–58. 

• Alternative 3: Widen the Existing. 

This alternative follows the existing SR–

58 alignment or a slightly offset 

alignment throughout the project limits. 

• Alternative 4: Realign and Widen 

(North). This alternative consists of a 

realignment of SR–58 to a four-lane 

expressway/freeway just north of the 

existing SR–58. 

The alternatives described above will 

be further refined through efforts 

conducted under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508, and 23 CFR part 771), the 

1990 Clear Air Act Amendments, 

section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 

Executive Order 12898 regarding 

environmental justice, the National 

Historic Preservation Act, the 

Endangered Species Act, the section 4(f) 

of the U.S. Department of 

Transportation Act, and other federal 

environmental protection laws, 

regulations, policies, and executive 

orders. The EIS will incorporate 

comments from the public scoping 

process as well as analysis in technical 

studies. Other alternatives suggested 

during scoping process would be 

considered during the development of 

the EIS. The EIS will consider any 

additional reasonable alternatives 

identified during scoping process. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, regional and 

local agencies, and to private 

organizations and citizens who 

previously have expressed, or are 

known to have, an interest in this 

project. Location and details of the 

public scoping meeting for the proposed 

project will be advertised in local 

newspapers and other media and will be 

hosted by the California Department of 

Transportation, District 8. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued On: May 2, 2007. 

Maiser Khaled, 

Director, Project Development & 

Environment, California Division, Federal 

Highway Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–8939 Filed 5–9–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: San 

Bernardino County, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public of its intent 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

widening and realignment of State 

Route 58 (SR–58) Kramer Junction 

Expressway from two to four lanes 

located between the Kern/San 

Bernardino County line and a point 12.9 

miles east on SR–58 in San Bernardino 

County, California. This will be a gap 

closure project. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tay 

Dam, Senior Project Development 

Engineer, Federal Highway 

Administration, 888 South Figueroa, 

Suite 1850, Los Angeles, CA 90017. 

Telephone: (213) 202–3954. Marie Petry, 

California Department of Transportation 

District 8, 464 W. Fourth Street, San 

Bernardino, CA 92401. Telephone: (909) 

383–6379. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

California Department of 

Transportation, will prepare an EIS for 

the proposed widening and realignment 

of SR–58 Kramer Junction Expressway 

in San Bernardino County, California. 

This 13-mile long project would take 

place entirely within San Bernardino 

County and is centered on the Kramer 

Junction where SR–58 intersects with 

US–395 west of the City of Barstow. 

This section of SR–58 is currently a 

nonstandard two-lane highway between 

a four-lane freeway to the west and a 

four-lane expressway to the east. The 

proposed project would close this gap. 

The existing two-lane segment includes 

an at-grade signalized intersection at 

SR–58/US–395 (Kramer Junction), an 

overhead crossing of Burlington 

Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad west 

of that intersection, and numerous 

uncontrolled at-grade driveway and 

street access points. There is also an atgrade railroad crossing on US–395 north 

of the SR–58/US–395 intersection that 

slows traffic and contributes to 

accidents when traffic backs up during 

train crossings. SR–58 is a major eastwest transportation corridor with a high 

percentage of truck traffic transporting 

goods in and out of the state. The 

purpose of this project is to provide for 

increased separation of slow moving 

vehicles, to separate local and regional 

traffic, to reduce accidents, and to 

eliminate the convergence of SR–58 and 

US–395 traffic. The project would also 

provide congestion relief and improve 

traffic operations and access to local 

services. 

A preferred alternative has not been 

selected at this point. One No Build 

(Alternative A) and three Build 

Alternatives (Alternatives B, C, and D) 

will be addressed in the EIS document. 

All three proposed Build Alternatives 

would increase capacity and be 

reclassified from a conventional 

highway to an expressway. As 

proposed, Alternative B would be a 

realignment north of the existing 

highway. Alternative C would be 

generally along the existing highway 

alignment, and Alternative D would be 

a realignment south of the existing 

highway. Furthermore, construction of a 

new freeway-to-freeway interchange 

where SR–58 intersects with US–395 is 

proposed for Alternatives B, C, and D. 

This new interchange would have to 

span the existing at-grade railroad under 

Alternatives B and C, but this would not 

be necessary under Alternative D 

because the new interchange is far 

enough south of the railroad. In 

addition, Alternatives B and D would 

include a second grade separation 

(overhead) structure to span the railroad 

further east and west, respectively, of 

the proposed SR–58/US–395 

interchange. 

The alternatives described above will 

be further refined through efforts 

conducted under the National 

Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508, and 23 CFR part 771), the 

1990 Clear Air Act Amendments, 

section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 

Executive Order 12898 regarding 

environmental justice, the National 

Historic Preservation Act, the 

Endangered Species Act, the section 4(f) 

of the U.S. Department of 

Transportation Act, and other federal 

environmental protection laws, 

regulations, policies, and executive 

orders. The EIS will incorporate 

comments from the public scoping 

process as well as analysis in technical 

studies. Other alternatives suggested 

during scoping process would be 

considered during the development of 

the EIS. The EIS will consider any 

additional reasonable alternatives 

identified during scoping process. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, regional and 

local agencies, and to private 

organizations and citizens who 

previously have expressed, or are 

known to have, an interest in this 

project. Location and details of the 


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public scoping meeting for the proposed 

project will be advertised in local 

newspapers and other media and will be 

hosted by the California Department of 

Transportation, District 8. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued On: May 2, 2007. 

Maiser Khaled, 

Director, Project Development & 

Environment, California Division, Federal 

Highway Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–8940 Filed 5–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–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–2007–27762] 

Applicant: Canadian National 

Railway Company, Mr. Timothy R. 

Luhm, Senior Manager of S&C, Southern 

Region, Chicago Division, 17641 

Ashland Avenue, Homewood, Illinois 

60430. 

The Canadian National Railway 

Company (CN) seeks approval of the 

permanent discontinuance and removal 

of the automatic block signal (ABS) 

system on Track Numbers 3 and 4, from 

Milepost 15.68 to Milepost 20.25, on the 

Chicago Division, Chicago Subdivision, 

between Riverdale and Harvey, Illinois. 

The ABS system was suspended on 

August 14, 2001, due to a derailment. 

The reason given for the proposed 

change is that the ABS system impedes 

train operations on Track Numbers 3 

and 4. Due to the congestion in the area 

from the Intermodal facility, GTW, 

Harvey Yard, IHB, CSX, and Cook 

County Lumber, cars are continually 

stored and interchanged in this area. 

Any interested party desiring to 

protest the granting of an application 

shall set forth specifically the grounds 

upon which the protest is made, 

including 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–2007–27762 and 

may be submitted by one of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.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, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001; or 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., 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://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 in a written 

statement, an application may be set for 

public hearing. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2007. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E7–9030 Filed 5–9–07; 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–2007–27767] 

Applicant: Marquette Rail, LLC, Mr. 

Donald J. Davis, Roadmaster, 5550 West 

First Street, Ludington, Michigan 49431. 

Marquette Rail, LLC seeks approval of 

the proposed discontinuance and 

removal of the interlocked signal system 

on the Manistee River moveable bridge, 

Milepost CBA 113.5, on the Manistee 

Subdivision near Manistee, Michigan. 

The proposed changes include the 

permanent elimination of the two 

controlled signals, the replacement of 

the power-operated switches at the 

derail locations with hand throw 

switches, and the display of permanent 

red signals. 

The reason given for the proposed 

changes is to eliminate the costly 

upkeep and maintenance of the 

equipment and place a person on the 

site to visually inspect the operation of 

all equipment each time a train crosses. 

Any interested party desiring to 

protest the granting of an application 

shall set forth specifically the grounds 

upon which the protest is made, 

including 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–2007–27767 and 

may be submitted by one of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.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, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001; or 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 


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