Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 231 / Thursday, November 30, 2000 / Notices 71355

Engineering, 99 Spring Street, S.W., Atlanta,

Georgia 30303.

CSX Transportation, 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 (NS)

and CSX Transportation, jointly seek

approval of the proposed

discontinuance and removal of the

traffic control system and associated

approach signal, on the single main

track, between Gulf Junction, milepost

WG0.0 and Tams, milepost WG12.1,

West Virginia, on the Gulf Winding

Branch, NS Pocahontas Division. The

proposed changes are associated with

the removal of the rail at milepost

WG0.0 and the complete branch from

milepost WG0.0 to milepost WG29.3,

will be out of service and inaccessible

to train movements.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to eliminate facilities no

longer needed in present day operation.

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 November

27, 2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–30537 Filed 11–29–00; 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

Requirements

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–2000–8104

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

modification of the traffic control

system, on the two main tracks, near

East Browder, Texas, milepost 214.9, on

the Dallas Subdivision, consisting of the

discontinuance and removal of leaving

signals 2147 and 2149, at North Junction

Control Point.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that the signals are redundant

and only entering signals are used to

control train movements. Removal of

the leaving signals will simplify train

operation and reduce possibility of

confusing 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 November

27, 2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–30534 Filed 11–29–00; 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

Requirements

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–2000–8108

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

modification of the traffic control

system, on the two main tracks, near

Lockwood, Texas, milepost 358.7, on

the Terminal Subdivision, consisting of

the discontinuance and removal of six

controlled leaving signals at Tower 68.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that the signals are redundant

and only entering signals are used to

control train movements. Removal of

the leaving signals will simplify train

operation and reduce possibility of

confusing signals.

Any interested party desiring to

protest the granting of an application