Document ID: FRA-2019-0081-0009
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Posted Date: 2020-07-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 42975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15189]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2019-0081]

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

    Under 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 3, 2020, Grenada Railroad, LLC (GRYR) 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval 
to discontinue or modify a signal system. FRA assigned the petition 
Docket Number FRA-2019-0081.
    Applicant: Grenada Railroad, LLC, Barbara W. Wilson, President & 
CFO, 1515 S. Federal Highway, Suite 404, Boca Raton, FL 33432.
    Specifically, GRYR seeks reconsideration of FRA's May 7, 2020, 
decision to deny GRYR's September 18, 2019, proposed discontinuance and 
removal of the automatic block signal (ABS) system located from 
milepost (MP) 403.0 near Southaven, MS, to MP 617.4 near Grenada, MS.
    In its July 3, 2020, petition, GRYR states that reactivation of the 
ABS system, which has been out of service since 2014, is not justified 
by current rail operations, and the prohibitive costs of reactivation 
will require the use of capital which could be better spent on other 
projects to yield stronger safety benefits.
    GRYR further states that under the ownership of RailUSA, GRYR has 
worked diligently and invested significantly to revitalize this long-
neglected rail line, re-establish operations on the southern half of 
its system, and improve the safety and operations of the northern half 
of its system. The committed focus on rail safety and continued 
investment in infrastructure is expected to continue to improve the 
safety and operations of GRYR's main line and adjacent rail facilities.
    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 Ave. 
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 parties 
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, 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:
     Website: 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 Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received by August 31, 2020 will be considered by 
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date 
will be considered if practicable.
    Anyone can 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.). 
Under 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-15189 Filed 7-14-20; 8:45 am]
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