23466 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 19, 2009 / Notices 

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–2009–0040 

Applicant: Western New York & 

Pennsylvania Railroad, LLC, Mr. Carl P. 

Belke, President and Chief Operating 

Officer, 3146 Constitution Avenue, 

Olean, New York 14760. 

The Western New York & 

Pennsylvania Railroad, LLC (WNYP) 

seeks approval of the proposed 

discontinuance and removal of signal 

systems on three sections of the Buffalo 

Line between North Driftwood, 

Pennsylvania, and Machias, New York. 

The three sections are: 

1. The discontinuance and removal of 

the Block Signal System, Interlocking 

and Traffic Control System between 

Machias (MP BR44.5) and CP North 

Olean (MP BR66.4). 

2. The discontinuance and removal of 

the Block Signal System, Interlocking 

and Traffic Control System between CP– 

South Olean (MP BR 73.0 and CP–Kean 

(MP BR97.0). 

3. The discontinuance and removal of 

the Block Signal System, Interlocking 

and Traffic Control System between CP– 

Kean (MP BR97.0) and North Driftwood 

(MP BR 134.0). 

The reason given for the proposed 

changes is the low traffic density on all 

three sections. 

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 these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2009– 

0040) 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 May 13, 

2009. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–11592 Filed 5–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2009–0045] 

Capital Assistance for High Speed Rail 

Corridors and Intercity Passenger Rail 

Service: Public Input on Recovery Act 

Guidance to Applicants 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public docket. 

SUMMARY: The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) 

became law on February 17, 2009. 

ARRA provides $8 billion to the 

Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) 

for grants for capital assistance for high 

speed rail corridors and intercity 

passenger rail service. In April 2009, in 

accordance with ARRA, the Secretary 

submitted a strategic plan Vision for 

High Speed Rail in America (http:// 

www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/31) that 

describes how the Secretary will use 

these funds to improve and deploy high 

speed passenger rail systems to the 

House and Senate Committees on 

Appropriations. ARRA also requires 

FRA to issue on or before June 17, 2009 

interim guidance regarding grant terms, 

conditions, and procedures until final 

regulations are issued. This interim 

guidance will address the high speed 

rail corridor program, capital assistance 

for intercity passenger rail service 

grants, and congestion grants. FRA seeks 

input from the public on issues that 

should be addressed in the interim 

guidance and specific recommendations 

on the criteria to be used in evaluating 

grant applications. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

June 5, 2009. FRA will consider late 

filed comments to the extent 

practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods. 

• Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• U.S. Post or Express Mail: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: The West Building 

of the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name (Federal Railroad 

Administration) and the Docket number 

(FRA–2009–0045) at the beginning of 

your comment. You should include two 

copies of your comment if you submit 

it by mail. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that FRA received your 

comment, you must include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that 

FRA will post all comments that it 

receives, including any personal 

information provided therein, without 

change, to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Due to security procedures in effect 

since October 2001 regarding mail 

deliveries, mail received through the 

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