Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 203 / Thursday, October 19, 2000 / Notices 62801

Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 12,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–26811 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–U

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.

Applicant: CSX Transportation,

Incorporated.

[Docket No. FRA–2000–7631]

Mr. E. G. Peterson, Assistant Chief

Engineer, Signal Design and

Construction, 4901 Belfort Road, Suite

130 (S/C J–370), Jacksonville, Florida

32256

Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. E. L.

Sweeney, Chief Engineer S&E

Engineering, 99 Spring Street, S.W.,

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

CSX Transportation, Incorporated and

Norfolk Southern Corporation jointly

seek approval of the proposed

modification of the signal system, on all

tracks, at Millard Avenue, milepost

CTT–26.5, near Toledo, Ohio, on the

Toledo Terminal Subdivision, Detroit

Service Lane, consisting of the

discontinuance and removal of all

absolute controlled signals and

conversion of all power-operated

switches to hand operation. The

proposal states that access to the Millard

Avenue Yard will be through the

Ironville Interlocking, controlled by

Norfolk Southern.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that under current operating

conditions, the need for these signals no

longer exists, and their removal will

increase operating efficiency.

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, DC 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. 00–26815 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–2000–7643]

Applicant: CSX Transportation,

Incorporated, Mr. E.G. Peterson,

Assistant Chief Engineer, Signal Design

and Construction, 4901 Belfort Road,

Suite 130 (S/C J–370), Jacksonville,

Florida 32256.

CSX Transportation Incorporated

seeks approval of the proposed

modification of the signal system, on

Main Tracks No. 1 and No. 2, at Sand

Patch, Pennsylvania, milepost BF–

211.2, on the Keystone Subdivision,

Cumberland Division, consisting the

discontinuance and removal of signals

9, 13A, 54, 55, 56, and 57, and

conversion of the method of operation

from interlocking signal system to a

traffic control system. The proposal is in

conjunction with the retirement of

various power-operated switches and

their associated signals; relocation of

some other signals, and relocation of

control for the remaining facilities to the

Jacksonville, Florida dispatcher.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that under current operating

conditions, the need for the hold out

signals no longer exists, and removal of

the signals will increase operating

efficiency.

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, DC 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, 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.