[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35997-35998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14050]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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-2000-6888

[[Page 35998]]

    Applicant: Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad, Company, 
Incorporated, Mr. David L. Smoot, Vice President and Regional General 
Manager, 514 North Orner, P.O. Box 776, Carthage, Missouri 64836.

    Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad Company, Incorporated (MNA) 
seeks approval of the proposed discontinuance and removal of the 
automatic interlocking and associated signals, at Carthage, Missouri, 
milepost 526.85, where the single main track of the MNA Aurora 
Subdivision, cross at grade, the single main track of the MNA Carthage 
Industrial Track, including installation of a swing gate and stop signs 
normally lined and locked against the industrial track.
    The reasons given for the proposed changes are that the MNA now has 
control of both rail lines; all through train movements are north and 
southbound on the Aurora Subdivision; the east and west interlocking 
approaches are now part of the Carthage Industrial Track, and used to 
access industry switching locations and rail car storage tracks; and 
all trains operating through the interlocking limits are MNA trains.
    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. 00-14050 Filed 6-5-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P