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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://dms.dot.gov.

FRA wishes to inform all potential 

commenters that anyone is able to 

search the electronic form of all 

comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, 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; pages 19477–

78), or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

FRA expects to be able to determine 

these matters without an oral hearing. 

However, if a specific request for an oral 

hearing is accompanied by a showing 

that the party is unable to adequately 

present his or her position by written 

statements, an application may be set 

for public hearing.

Issued in Washington, DC on November 22, 

2004. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Acting Associate Administrator for Safety.

[FR Doc. 04–26350 Filed 11–29–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System or Relief From 

Requirements 

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 or relief from the 

requirements of 49 CFR Part 236 as 

detailed below. 

Docket No. FRA–2004–19602

Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad, 

Mr. T.T. Ogee, AVP Engineering Design, 

1400 Douglas Street, Stop 0910, Omaha, 

Nebraska 68179. 

The Union Pacific Railroad Company 

seeks approval of the proposed 

discontinuance and removal of the 

traffic control system, on the single 

main track between Irving, California, 

milepost 2.6 and Milpitas, California, 

milepost 8.5, on the Milpitas 

Subdivision, Roseville Area. The reason 

given for the proposed changes is that 

due to changes in operation and traffic, 

the signal system is no longer required. 

Any interested party desiring to 

protest the granting of an application 

shall set forth specifically the grounds 

upon which the protest is made, and 

include a concise statement of the 

interest of the party in the proceeding. 

Additionally, one copy of the protest 

shall be furnished to the applicant at the 

address listed above. 

All communications concerning this 

proceeding should be identified by the 

docket number and must be submitted 

to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket 

Management Facility, Room PI–401, 400 

7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001. Communications received within 

45 days of the date of this notice will 

be considered by the 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://dms.dot.gov.

FRA wishes to inform all potential 

commenters that anyone is able to 

search the electronic form of all 

comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, 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; Pages 19477–

78) or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

FRA expects to be able to determine 

these matters without an oral hearing. 

However, if a specific request for an oral 

hearing is accompanied by a showing 

that the party is unable to adequately 

present his or her position by written 

statements, an application may be set 

for public hearing.

Issued in Washington, DC on November 22, 

2004. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Acting Associate Administrator for Safety.

[FR Doc. 04–26348 Filed 11–29–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2004–19775] 

Information Collection Available for 

Public Comments and 

Recommendations

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Maritime 

Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention 

to request extension of approval for 

three years of a currently approved 

information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before January 31, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia Thomas, Maritime 

Administration, Office of Sealift 

Support, 400 Seventh St., SW., 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

202–366–2646; FAX: 202–493–2180, or 

E–MAIL 

patricia.thomas@marad.dot.gov. Copies 

of this collection also can be obtained 

from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of 

Collection: Regulations for Making 

Excess or Surplus Federal Property 

Available to the U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy, State Maritime Academies 

and Non-Profit Maritime Training 

Facilities. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0504. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Summary of Collection of 

Information: The Maritime 

Administration requires approved 

maritime training institutions seeking 

excess or surplus government property 

to provide a statement of need/

justification prior to acquiring the 

property. 

Need and Use of the Information:

This information is needed by MARAD 

to determine compliance with 

applicable statutory requirements 

regarding surplus government property. 

Description of Respondents: Maritime 

training institutions such as the U.S. 

Merchant Marine Academy, State 

Maritime Academies and non-profit 

maritime institutions. 

Annual Responses: 60 respondents. 

Annual Burden: 60 hours. 

Comments: Comments should refer to 

the docket number that appears at the