Document ID: FRA-2013-0114-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Applications for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Posted Date: 2013-11-29T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 71709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28688]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2013-0114]

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 September 26, 2013, Norfolk Southern Corporation 
(NS) and Bay Coast Railroad (BCR) jointly petitioned the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance 
or modification of a signal system. FRA assigned the petition Docket 
Number FRA-2013-0114.
    Applicant: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. Brian L. Sykes, Chief 
Engineer C&S Engineering, 1200 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, GA 30309.

Bay Coast Railroad, Mr. Larry Lemond, Vice President Operations, 202 
Mason Avenue, Cape Charles, VA 23310.

    NS and BCR seek approval of the proposed modification of the 
Coleman Place Interlocking, Milepost (MP) A1.4, Sewells Point Branch, 
Virginia Division, Norfolk, VA. The Coleman Place Interlocking will be 
redesigned and renewed with electronic control equipment and new 
signals arranged to the existing track configuration. Due to previous 
removal of the diamond crossing at the interlocking, the westbound home 
signal and the start of traffic control territory will move west 
approximately 1,000 feet. The existing No. 2 power-crossover switch 
will be converted to hand operation.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the need for the 
power-crossover switch no longer exists with the removal of the diamond 
crossing.
    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 (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 January 13, 2014 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).

Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-28688 Filed 11-27-13; 8:45 am]
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