Document ID: FRA-2015-0073-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Posted Date: 2015-07-31T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45707-45708]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18744]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2015-0073]

Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or 
Modification of a Railroad Signal System

    In accordance with Part 235 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the 
public notice that by a document dated July 14, 2015, Pan Am Railways 
(PAR) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking 
approval for the discontinuance or modification of a signal system. FRA 
assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2015-0073.
    Applicant: Pan Am Railways, Mr. Timothy Kunzler, Chief Engineer, 
C&S, 1700 Iron Horse Park, North Billerica, MA 01862.
    PAR seeks approval of the discontinuance of the traffic control 
system on the Freight Main Line (FML) of the Maine Central Railroad 
Company (MEC). The Springfield Terminal Railway Company (ST) is the 
operator of the line, as lessor from the owner, MEC. Both ST and MEC 
are wholly-owned subsidiaries of PAR.
    The proposed discontinuance is located on the FML between control 
point freight (CPF) main 66 at Milepost (MP) 65.50, in Hermon, ME, and 
CPF-109 at MP 109.85, in Benton, ME.
    The tracks involved include single main track from CPF-66 to CPF-90 
at MP 90.37, double main track from CPF-90 to CPF-92 at MP 92.87, 
single main track from CPF-92 to CPF-107 at MP 107.42, and double main 
track from CPFI07 to CPF-109.
    The proposed changes are as follows:
     Discontinue interlockings and associated appliances at 
CPF-66, CPF-78, CPF-80, CPF-90, CPF-92, CPF-93, CPF-107, and CPF-109.
     Replace power-operated switches with hand-operated 
switches at CPF-90, CPF-92, CPF-107, and CPF-109.
     Discontinue block signal Numbers 1279, 1257, 1256, 1218, 
1207, 1192, 1129, 1100, 1087, 1068, 1030, Sl030, 995, 986, 956, 955, 
932, 927, 898, and 899.
     Install distant signal at MP l07.42, governing westward 
movements to CPF-110.
    This territory is under direct control of the district one train 
dispatcher, located at PAR offices in North Billerica.
    The reason given for the proposed discontinuance is that traffic 
volumes do not warrant a traffic control system.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications 
concerning the petition, is available for review online at 
www.regulatons.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations 
Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal Holidays.
    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 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 by September 14, 2015 will be considered by 
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date 
will be considered as far as practicable.
    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 document, 
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). 
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 
public to better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, 
without edit, including any personal information the commenter 
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records 
notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
    See also http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy 
notice of regulations.gov or interested parties may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477).

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    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-18744 Filed 7-30-15; 8:45 am]
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