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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 71354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30533]

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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 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-2000-8042

    Applicant: 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.

    CSX Transportation seeks approval of the proposed modification of 
the signal system, on the Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Fast Tracks, in Cleveland, 
Ohio, milepost QD-171.60, Western Region, Great Lakes Division, Chicago 
Line. The proposed changes consist of the discontinuance and removal of 
the automatic block signal system and approach signals 1733E, 1734E, 
and 1735E, on the Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Fast Tracks, and operate by NORAC 
Rules 80 and 93.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that under current 
operating conditions the need for the signal system no longer exists.
    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, DC, on November 27, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-30533 Filed 11-29-00; 8:45 am]
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