[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32312]


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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 49 CFR 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.

Rules Standards & Instructions Application (RS&I-AP)-No. 1102

Applicants

New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Incorporated, Mr. Robert A. 
Randall, Vice President and General Manager--Rail, One Penn Plaza East, 
Newark, New Jersey 07105-2246.
Morristown and Erie Railway, Incorporated, Mr. Benjamin Friedland, 
President and General Manager, P. O. Box 2206, Morristown, New Jersey 
07962-2206.

    New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Incorporated (NJTR) and the 
Morristown and Erie Railway, Incorporated (ME), jointly seek temporary 
relief from Section 236.566 of the Rules, Standards, and Instructions 
(49 CFR 236.566), to the extent that NJTR be permitted to operate two 
non-equipped ME locomotives in automatic cab signal territory, on the 
Morristown Line between Lower Hack, milepost 2.7 and Netcong, milepost 
48.0; the Bergen County Line between Bergen Junction, milepost 3.1 and 
``BT,'' milepost 14.2; and the Boonton Line between Mountain View, 
milepost 21.3 and Denville, milepost 34.4, until such time as the 
locomotives can be equipped with automatic cab signal and automatic 
train control equipment, on or before June 30, 1998.
    Applicant's justification for relief: NJTR is currently installing 
an automatic cab system on the associated trackage, and temporary 
relief is requested so that the other freight and passenger service can 
benefit at the earliest time, from the additional safety afforded by 
the cab signal and automatic train control systems.
    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., Washington, D.C. 20590 within 45 
calendar days of the date of issuance 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 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 December 1, 1997.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 97-32312 Filed 12-9-97; 8:45 am]
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