Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 203 / Thursday, October 19, 2000 / Notices 62803

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–2000–7930]

Applicants:

Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad

Company, Mr. John F. Marshall,

President and General Manager, 105

East Washington Street, Marquette,

Michigan 49855–4385;

Wisconsin Central Limited, and Sault

Ste. Marie Bridge Company, Mr. J.R.

McCarren, President and Chief

Executive Officer, P.O. Box 5062,

Rosemont, Illinois 60017–5062.

The Lake Superior and Ishpeming

Railroad Company, Wisconsin Central

Limited (WC), and Sault Ste. Marie

Bridge Company (SSAM) jointly seek

approval of the proposed

discontinuance and removal of the

traffic control system (CTC), on the

single main track and siding, between

Diamond Jct., WC milepost 162.9 to and

including Soo Jct., WC milepost 170.9,

and West Wye, WC milepost 164.8 to

and including South Wye, SSAM

milepost 176.2, near Ishpeming,

Michigan. The proposed changes

include the following:

1. Retire all CTC control points and

associated appurtenances;

2. Install fixed approach signals for

Eagle Mills Jct.;

3. Retire power-operated switches,

electric locks, and associated signals at

South Wye, West Wye, East Wye,

Diamond Jct., Negaunee, Landing Jct.,

and Soo Jct.; and

4. Abandon the track from Diamond

Jct. to Marquette, and the connection

between South Wye and East Wye.

The reasons given for the proposed

changes are the reduction in train

traffic, closure of the ore mine, and the

abandonment of tracks, no longer

warrants the traffic control system.

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, 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. 00–26813 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–2000–7781]

Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad

Company, Mr. Phil Abaray, Chief

Engineer—Signals, 1416 Dodge Street,

Room 1000, Omaha, Nebraska 68179–

1000.

Union Pacific Railroad Company

seeks approval of the proposed

discontinuance and removal of the

automatic block signal system, on the

main tracks, between Hudson Bridge,

Wisconsin, milepost 18.6, on the

Altoona Subdivision and Necedah,

Wisconsin, milepost 189.1, on the

Wynville Subdivision, a distance of

approximately 170.5 miles.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that traffic in the area has

decreased due to changes in shipping

and upgrading of alternate routes, and

no longer justifies maintenance of an

automatic block signal system in the

region.

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, 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. 00–26807 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

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