62802 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 203 / Thursday, October 19, 2000 / Notices

Issued in Washington, DC on October 12,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–26816 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

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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–2000–7630]

Applicant: I & M Rail Link, LLC, Mr.

Scott F. Woodward, Chief Engineer, Post

Office Box 8689, Missoula, Montana

59807–8689.

I & M Rail Link, LLC seeks approval

of the proposed modification of the

traffic control system, on the single

main track, at Chula, Missouri, milepost

413.1, on the First Subdivision,

consisting of the discontinuance and

removal of controlled signals 22LA,

22LB, and 22R, conversion of the

associated power-operated switch to

hand operation, and installation of new

back to back, intermediate signals 4130

and 4131. The proposed changes are

scheduled in conjunction with the

siding extension project at Laredo, and

include the installation of electronic

coded track circuits between Laredo and

Chula.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that the siding at Chula was

converted to a house track by the

previous owner and is now used for

equipment storage, thereby eliminating

the need for a power-operated switch

and controlled signals.

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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 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. 00–26809 Filed 10–18–00; 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–2000–7931]

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, remotecontrolled, 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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