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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,

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 DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PI–401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 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 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 May 25,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–14059 Filed 6–5–00; 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

the Requirements of Title 49 Code of

Federal Regulations Part 236

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and 49

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads

have 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–2000–7038

Applicant: Burlington Northern and

Santa Fe Railway, Mr. William G.

Peterson, Director Signal Engineering,

4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City,

Kansas 66106.

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway seeks approval of the proposed

modification of the traffic control

system, on the single main track, at the

West End of Richland, Missouri,

milepost 159.6, on Springfield Division,

Cuba Subdivision, consisting of the

conversion of the power-operated

switch to hand operation, equipped

with and electric lock, and

discontinuance and removal of

associated controlled signals 42L, 42RA,

and 42RB.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that in conjunction with a

pole line elimination project, changing

the track designation from a siding to

storage track, and the East End of

Richland being changed to electric lock.

Any interested party desiring to

protest the granting of an application

shall set forth specifically the grounds

upon which the protest is made, and

contain a concise statement of the

interest of the Protestant 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,

Washington, D.C. 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 DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PI–401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 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 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, D.C. on May 25,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–14060 Filed 6–5–00; 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

the Requirements of Title 49 Code of

Federal Regulations Part 236

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads

have 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–2000–6890

Applicant: Colorado Department of

Transportation, Mr. Randy

Grauberger, Information

Management Branch Manager, 4201

east Arkansas Avenue, Denver,

Colorado 80222

Colorado Department of

Transportation seeks approval of the

proposed discontinuance of the

automatic block signal system, on the

single main track, on the Towner Rail

Line, between NA Junction, milepost

869.4 and Towner, milepost 747.5, on

the former Union Pacific Railroad’s

Kansas Division, Hoisington

Subdivision, a distance of

approximately 122 miles, in

southeastern Colorado. The proposal

stipulates that signals 8677, 8694, and

8695 will remain in service, while all

other discontinued signals will be

turned and bagged.

The reasons given for the proposed

changes are that the lease or operation

of the Towner Line, by a short line

railroad operator, will normally result in

the scheduling of only one train on the

line at any given time during the initial

years of operation, and that a Track

Warrant Control method of operation

will provide operational safety in the

event that it becomes necessary to

operate more than one train at a time on

the line.

Any interested party desiring to

protest the granting of an application

shall set forth specifically the grounds

upon which the protest is made, and

contain a concise statement of the

interest of the Protestant 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,

Washington, DC 20590–0001.

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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 DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PI–401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 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 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 May 25,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–14053 Filed 6–5–00; 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

the Requirements of Title 49 Code of

Federal Regulations Part 236

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads

have 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–2000–6923

Applicant: CSX Transportation,

Incorporated, Mr. E.G. Peterson,

Assistant Chief Engineer, Design

and Construction, 4901 Belfort

Road, Suite 130 (S/C J–350),

Jacksonville, Florida 32256.

CSX Transportation Incorporated

seeks approval of the proposed

discontinuance and removal of the

manual block system (DCS Operating

Rules), on the single secondary track,

between Weir, milepost 13.3 and Dock,

milepost 28.2, near New Bedford,

Massachusetts, New Bedford

Subdivision, Albany Service Lane, and

redesignation of the secondary track to

an industrial track.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that density of traffic no

longer warrants this type of train

operation.

Any interested party desiring to

protest the granting of an application

shall set forth specifically the grounds

upon which the protest is made, and

contain a concise statement of the

interest of the protestant 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,

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 DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PI–401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 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 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 May 25,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–14054 Filed 6–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

[USCG–2000–7444]

National Boating Safety Advisory

Council; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for applications.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks

applications for membership on the

National Boating Safety Advisory

Council (NBSAC). NBSAC advises the

Coast Guard on matters related to

recreational boating safety.

DATES: Application forms should reach

us on or before September 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You may request an

application form by writing to

Commandant (G-OPB–1), U.S. Coast

Guard, 2100 Second Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20593–0001; by calling

202–267–0950; or by faxing 202–267–

4285. Send your application in written

form to the above street address. This

notice and the application form are

available on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

A. J. Marmo, Executive Director of

NBSAC, telephone 202–267–0950, fax

202–267–4285.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Boating Safety Advisory

Council (NBSAC) is a Federal advisory

committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 2. It

advises the Coast Guard regarding

regulations and other major boating

safety matters. NBSAC members are

drawn equally from the following

sectors of the boating community: State

officials responsible for State boating

safety programs; recreational boat and

associated equipment manufacturers;

and national recreational boating

organizations and the general public.

Members are appointed by the Secretary

of Transportation.

NBSAC normally meets twice each

year at a location selected by the Coast

Guard. When attending meetings of the

Council, members are provided travel

expenses and per diem.

We will consider applications for the

following six positions that expire or

become vacant in December 2000: one

representative of State officials

responsible for State boating safety

programs; two representatives of

recreational boat and associated

equipment manufacturers; and three

representatives of national recreational

boating organizations. Applicants are

considered for membership on the basis

of their particular expertise, knowledge,

and experience in recreational boating

safety. Each member serves for a term of

3 years unless filling an unexpired term.

Some members may serve consecutive

terms.

In support of the policy of the

Department of Transportation on gender

and ethnic diversity, we encourage

qualified women and members of

minority groups to apply.