Document ID: FRA-2013-0037-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications: Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of Railroad Signal System
Posted Date: 2013-04-30T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 25344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-10076]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2013-0037]

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

    In accordance with Part 235 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides the public notice that 
by a document dated March 26, 2013, the Western New York & Pennsylvania 
Railroad, LLC (WNYP) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance or modification of a 
signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2013-0037.
    Applicant: Western New York & Pennsylvania Railroad, LLC, Mr. Carl 
P. Belke, President and Chief Operating Officer, 3146 Constitution 
Avenue, Olean, New York 14760.
    WNYP seeks approval of the proposed discontinuance of the remaining 
automatic block signal, interlocking, and traffic control system from 
Control Point (CP) South Olean at Milepost (MP) BR73.0 up to and 
including CP North Olean at MP BR66.49 on WNYP's Buffalo Line, as well 
as on WNYP's Main Line from MP JC-393 to MP JC-397.86, which crosses 
the Buffalo Line at grade at CP Olean in Olean, NY. All power-operated 
switches in the application area will be converted to hand operation. 
Operation will be governed by the General Code of Operating Rules track 
warrant control limit rules, using a computer-aided dispatching system.
    In its petition, WNYP states that it requests the proposed changes 
due to the reduction in train service activity and a need to eliminate 
unused and unnecessary track and track appurtenances.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications 
concerning the petition, is available for review online at 
www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation's 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 June 14, 2013 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.). 
See 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).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2013.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-10076 Filed 4-29-13; 8:45 am]
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