[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 203 (Thursday, October 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 62802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26814]


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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 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-2000-7931]

    Applicant: Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company, Mr. C.H. Allen, 
General Manager 2721--161st Street, Hammond, Indiana 46323-1099.
    The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company seeks approval of the 
proposed modification of the signal system at State Line Interlocking, 
in Hammond, Indiana. The proposed changes are associated with the 
elimination of State Line Tower, a 100-year-old mechanical 
interlocking, and consist of splitting of the existing interlocking 
into two separate, remote-controlled, state of the art, microprocessor-
based, interlockings. The proposal also includes removal of Switch No. 
171 from interlocking limits, and its conversion to hand operation.
    The reasons given for the proposed changes are the low usage of 
Switch No. 171, and to increase efficiency of train operations in the 
area.
    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 (9:00 a.m.-
5:00 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 October 12, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-26814 Filed 10-18-00; 8:45 am]
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