49292 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 182 / Friday, September 19, 1997 / Notices

which states the industry’s position that

the front unit does not need calibration

since the manufacturers do not believe

front units require calibration. CSX

requests a temporary waiver from the

calibration and labeling requirement

only if FRA does not accept the AAR’s

position. FRA has not accepted AAR’s

position.

CSX indicates that they did not

receive specifications by which the

calibration procedure could be

performed on the front units until

August 11, 1997. Therefore, CSX is not

in a position to completely perform

such functions by September 1, 1997.

CSX also claims that they have placed

an order for the weather-resistant labels,

but will not receive them in time to

comply with the requirement. CSX

acknowledges that Pulse Electronics is

currently developing an on-board head

telemetry device (HTD) testing device to

perform the required procedures.

CSX feels there is absolutely no

reason to believe that any adverse effect

on safety would result from granting

this temporary waiver and that the

waiver is necessary in order to permit

implementation of a rational and

efficient system for testing and labeling

HTD’s.

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 (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number PB–97–2) and

must be submitted in triplicate to the

Docket Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel,

FRA, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Mail Stop 10, Washington,

DC 20590. Communications received

within 30 days of the date of this notice

will be considered by 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 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) at

FRA’s temporary docket room located at

1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Room

7051, Washington, DC 20005.

Issued in Washington, DC on September

10, 1997.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 97–24895 Filed 9–18–97; 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. App. 26, 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.

Block Signal Application (BS–AP)–No.

3435

Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad

Company, Mr. P. M. Abaray, Chief

Engineer-Signals/Quality, 1416 Dodge

Street, Room 1000, Omaha, Nebraska

68179–0001.

The Union Pacific Railroad Company

seeks approval of the proposed

temporary suspension of the signal

system, for approximately 90 days,

during the track construction project

between milepost 114.6 and milepost

115.0 on the Alexandria Subdivision,

and between milepost 620.9 and

milepost 621.0 on the Beaumont

Subdivision, near Livonia, Louisiana,

utilizing switch tenders to control

switches while the signal system is

suspended. The proposal consists of the

removal of all power-operated switches

and signals at the existing control points

and interlocking, removal of the

interlocking crossing frog, completion of

major track construction, installation of

two new control points, and restoration

of the signal system to service.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to perform major track

construction.

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. The original and two copies

of the protest shall be filed with the

Associate Administrator for Safety,

FRA, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Mail

Stop 25, Washington, D.C. 20590 within

45 calendar days of the date of

publication of this notice. Additionally,

one copy of the protest shall be

furnished to the applicant at the address

listed above.

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 September

10, 1997.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 97–24896 Filed 9–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Notice of Applications for Modification

of Exemption

AGENCY: Office of Hazardous Materials

Safety, Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of application for

modification of exemptions.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

procedures governing the application

for, and the processing of, exemptions

from the Department of Transportation’s

Hazardous Materials Regulations (49

CFR part 107, subpart B), notice is

hereby given that the Office or

Hazardous Materials Safety has received

the applications described herein. This

notice is abbreviated to expedite

docketing and public notice. Because

the sections affected, modes of

transportation, and the nature of

application have been shown in earlier

Federal Register publications, they are

not repeated here. Requests for

modifications of exemptions (e.g. to

provide for additional hazardous

materials, packaging design changes,

additional mode of transportation, etc.)

are described in footnotes to the

application number. Application

numbers with the suffix ‘‘M’’ denote a

modification request. These

applications have been separated from

the new applications for exemptions for

facilitate processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before October 6, 1997.

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Dockets Unit,

Research and Special Programs

Administration, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Washington, DC 20590.