Document ID: FRA-2011-0022-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Rule
Title: Discontinuances or Modifications of Railroad Signal Systems; Applications for Approval
Posted Date: 2011-04-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 21943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9386]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

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

    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, as detailed below.

Docket Number FRA-2011-0022

    Applicant: Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc., Mr. Steve 
Hefley, General Manager, 333 S.E. Mosher Avenue, P.O. Box 1083, 
Roseburg, Oregon 97470.
    The Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc. (CORP) seeks approval 
of the proposed discontinuance and removal of the automatic block 
signal system (ABS) on three sections of the Roseburg Subdivision and 
on one section of the Siskiyou Subdivision. The proposal consists of:
    1. On the Roseburg and Siskiyou Subdivisions between milepost (MP) 
438.7 and MP 451, near Medford, OR, the removal of ABS signal numbers 
427.4D; 4284/4283; 4298/4297; 4328/4327; 4358/4357; 4388/4389; 4406/
4407; 4424/4423; 4444/4443; 4456/4457 and 4482/4483. An aspect change 
would be made in signal 4505.
    2. On the Roseburg Subdivision between MP 471 and MP 475, near 
Grants Pass, OR, the removal of ABS signal numbers 4724/4725 and 4734/
4735. Aspect changes would be made in signals 4783; 4751; 4684 and 
4712.
    3. On the Roseburg Subdivision between MP 507 and MP 509, near 
Glendale, OR, the removal of ABS signal numbers 5076/5077; 5082/5083 
and 5089. Aspect changes would be made in signals 5034 and 5060.
    4. On the Roseburg Subdivision between MP 559 and MP 563, near 
Dillard, OR, the removal of ABS signal numbers 5604/5605 and 5614/5615. 
Aspect changes would be made in signals 563.3; 565.5; 559.2 and 557.4.
    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-
2011-0022) 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 document (or signing the 
document, 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; 
Page 19477) or at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 13, 2011.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-9386 Filed 4-18-11; 8:45 am]
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