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ramps located on the east side of YBI 

with new westbound on- and off-ramps 

that replicate the functional role of the 

current ramps and also address seismic, 

traffic safety requirements, and design 

standards. The feasibility of improving 

the geometric configuration of the 

current eastbound off-ramp on the 

eastern side of YBI to Hillcrest Road 

will also be included. The YBI Ramps 

Improvement Project is separate and 

independent of both the SFOBB East 

Span Seismic Safety Project currently 

under construction, and the Treasure 

Island and Yerba Buena Island (TI/YBI) 

Redevelopment Plan, which is currently 

undergoing its own environmental 

review process. The proposed new 

ramps would improve traffic and 

seismic safety of the ramps and provide 

connections between YBI and the 

transition structure of the new SFOBB. 

The proposed project is located between 

Post Mile (PM) 7.8 and 8.1 starting at 

the east portal of the YBI tunnel and 

ending before the SFOBB Transition 

Structure. 

The purpose of the project is to 

address geometric and operational 

deficiencies of the existing on- and offramps, improve traffic operations to and 

from the SFOBB and improve traffic 

safety by increasing deceleration length 

for the eastbound and westbound offramps, and increasing merging distance 

for eastbound and westbound on-ramps. 

Preliminary alternatives under 

consideration for the EIS/EIR include: 

(1) No Build Alternative, which 

assumes that the existing on- and offramps would remain in place and no 

further action or improvements would 

occur; 

(2) Alternative 2B, which would 

include the removal of the existing 

westbound on- and off-ramps on the 

east side of YBI, construction of a 

westbound off-ramp to Macalla Court on 

the east side of YBI, construction of a 

westbound hook on-ramp from Macalla 

Court on the east side of YBI. The 

feasibility of incorporating 

improvements to the current eastbound 

off-ramp on the eastern side of YBI to 

Hillcrest Road will be studied; and, 

(3) Alternative 4, which would 

include the removal of the existing 

westbound on- and off-ramps on the 

east side of YBI, the construction of 

westbound on-ramp from Hillcrest 

Road, the construction of westbound 

off-ramp from Macalla Court on the east 

side of YBI. The feasibility of 

incorporating improvements to the 

current eastbound off-ramp on the 

eastern side of YBI to Hillcrest Road 

will be studied. 

Anticipated Federal approvals or 

permits include, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS) Section 7 Endangered 

Species Act, Consultation, Sections 401 

and 404 of the Clean Water Act, Section 

4(f) of the Transportation Act of 1966, 

Section 6(f) Land and Water 

Conservation Fund Act, Section 10 

Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE), 

Section 9 Coast Guard, and 

determination of consistency with the 

Federal Coastal Zone Management Act 

by the San Francisco Bay Conservation 

and Development Commission. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, participating 

agencies (including federally recognized 

Tribal governments, if any), local 

agencies, and private organizations and 

citizens who have previously expressed 

or are known to have interest in this 

proposal. The NEPA environmental 

process for the proposed project began 

in June 2008. A public scoping meeting 

is scheduled to be held at the Port of 

San Francisco office, in the Bayside 

Conference Room located at Pier 1, The 

Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111 

on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 

from 6:30 to 8 p.m. 

In addition, at least one public 

hearing will be held after the 

publication of the Draft EIS/EIR. Public 

notice will be given of the time and 

place of the meeting and hearing (as 

applicable). The Draft EIS/EIR will be 

available for public and agency review 

and comment prior to the public 

hearing. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comment or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to Eric Cordoba, Project 

Manager for the Authority, with a copy 

of comment sent to Melanie Brent, 

Caltrans Office Chief. Written comments 

must be received no later than 5 p.m. on 

October 6, 2008 and should be sent to 

Eric Cordoba at the Authority, with a 

copy of the comment sent to Melanie 

Brent at Caltrans at the addresses listed 

above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued on: September 5, 2008. 

Nancy E. Bobb, 

Director, State Programs, Federal Highway 

Administration, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. E8–20698 Filed 9–5–08; 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–2008–0094] 

Applicant: Wheeling & Lake Erie 

Railway Company, Mr. Dan Reinsel, 

Signal & Communications Supervisor, 

100 East First Street, Brewster, OH 

44613. 

The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway 

Company seeks approval of the 

proposed discontinuance of the signal 

system governing movements over the 

Maumee River turn span bridge at MP 

2.38, Toledo, Ohio. 

The reason given for the proposed 

changes is that a damaged mechanical 

circuit coupler located on the east end 

of the turn span is no longer in 

production and attempts to secure a 

replacement have been unsuccessful. 

Replacement of the entire system would 

be of excessive cost given the amount of 

rail traffic across the bridge. 

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–2008–0094 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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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 September 3, 

2008. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E8–20758 Filed 9–5–08; 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 from 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. 

Burlington Junction Railway 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2008–

0012] 

The Burlington Junction Railway 

(BJRY) of Burlington, Iowa, has 

petitioned for a permanent waiver of 

compliance for one diesel-electric 

locomotive built in March 1951, model 

SW–8 and numbered BJRY 900, from 

the requirements of the Railroad Safety 

Glazing Standards, Title 49 CFR Part 

223, which require certified glazing in 

all windows. The locomotive is 

presently located in Montgomery, 

Illinois. The railroad indicates that the 

locomotive is used to switch an 

industrial park next to the City of 

Rochelle, Illinois, over an 

approximately 3.0-mile long track 

surrounded by warehouses and 

underdeveloped rural agriculture fields. 

The top speed of operations is 10 mph. 

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 FRA–2008–

0012) and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, 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. 

Anyone is able to 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 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 September 3, 

2008. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E8–20729 Filed 9–5–08; 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 from 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. 

Squaw Creek Southern Railroad, Inc. 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2008–

0020] 

The Squaw Creek Southern Railroad, 

Inc. of Boonville, Indiana, has 

petitioned for a permanent waiver of 

compliance for one SD–38–2 model 

locomotive (numbered RRC–20) built by 

the Electromotive Division of General 

Motors from the requirements of the 

Railroad Safety Glazing Standards, 49 

CFR Part 223, which requires certified 

glazing in all windows. The railroad 

indicates that it operates between 

Yankeetown and Lynnville, Indiana, 

with trackage rights over approximately 

21 miles of Norfolk Southern (NS) 

systems track owned, operated and 

maintained by NS. The railroad implies 

economic hardship for the replacement 

of existing glazing with FRA certified 

glazing per requirements of 49 CFR Part 

223. 

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 

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