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impact statement on the proposed Lone

Star to Rimini Connector from S.C.

Route 267 near Lone Star in Calhoun

County across Lake Marion to S–52 near

Rimini and Pinewood in Clarendon and

Sumter Counties, South Carolina. The

proposed route would be approximately

9.3 miles in length and would consist of

one travel lane for each direction of

traffic with shoulder widths of eight

feet. Alternatives under consideration

include: (1) Taking no action (no-build;

(2) locating the proposed roadway

immediately adjacent to the northwest

side of the existing CSX railroad trestle;

and, (3) locating the proposed roadway

immediately adjacent to the southeast

side of the existing CSX railroad trestle.

The FHWA and SCDOT are seeking

input as a part of the scoping process to

assist in determining and clarifying

issues relative to this project. Letters

describing the proposed action and

soliciting comments have been sent by

the SCDOT to appropriate Federal,

State, and local agencies, and to private

organizations and citizens who have

previously expressed or are known to

have interest in this proposal. Formal

public scoping meetings are planned for

early 2001. Early coordination with

State and Federal permit and resource

agencies will be completed in the

development of the draft EIS. The U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, and the National

Marine Fisheries Service are being

requested to be cooperating agencies

due to the likely involvement of the

proposal with wetlands and wildlife

habitat in the Lake Marion flood plain

area. At least one location public

hearing will be held for which public

notice will be given of the time and

place of the hearings. The draft EIS will

be available for public and agency

review and comment prior to the public

hearing.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments or questions concerning this

proposed action and the EIS should be

directed to the FHWA at the address

provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning

and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program)

Issued on: November 20, 2000.

Robert L. Lee,

Division Administrator, Columbia, South

Carolina.

[FR Doc. 00–30512 Filed 11–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

In accordance with Part 211 of Title

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

notice is hereby given that the Federal

Railroad Administration (FRA) received

a request for a waiver of compliance

with certain requirements of its safety

standards. The individual petition is

described below, including the party

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions

involved, the nature of the relief being

requested, and the petitioner’s

arguments in favor of relief.

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company

[Docket Number FRA–2000–7782]

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company (BNSF) seeks a

permanent waiver of compliance with a

provision of the Locomotive Safety

Standards, 49 CFR 229.21(a), as it

pertains to the record keeping

requirement for locomotive daily

inspection reports. If the petitioner’s

request is granted, BNSF would file the

required report electronically in a

secure centralized database that would

be set up to track and store the records

for the required ninety-two days. The

railroad states that each employee

performing the inspections has been

provided a unique electronic

identification which will be utilized in

place of the signature. All requirements,

date, time location, person conducting

inspection, and any non-complying

conditions will be reported

electronically. BNSF utilizes an onboard

record of daily inspection and will

continue to do so if their request is

granted.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data, or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, that

party should notify FRA, in writing,

before the end of the comment period

and specify the basis for their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number and must be

submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room Pl–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. Communications received within

45 days of the date of this notice will

be considered by 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 the

above facility. 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.

Issued in Washington, DC. on November

27, 2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–30539 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–2000–8174

Applicants: Conrail, Mr. R.E. Inman,

Assistant Chief Engineer—C. & S., 1000

Howard Boulevard, Room 470, Mount Laurel,

New Jersey 08054–2355.

Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. E. L.

Sweeney, Chief Engineer C&S Engineering 99

Spring Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

Conrail and Norfolk Southern

Corporation (NS), jointly seek approval

of the proposed discontinuance and

removal of signals X14 and X15 from

Conrail’s Junction Yard Secondary

Track, removal of the mechanical gates

with attached stop signs and circuit

controllers from NS’s Salt Industrial

Track, and the installation of stop signs

at all four quadrants of the rail crossing

at grade, at milepost 1.5, in Detroit,

Michigan.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that both Conrail and NS

maximum authorized timetable speeds

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are under 20 mph and the operating

signals are not needed.

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. 00–30538 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–2000–8134

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 traffic

control system, on the two main tracks,

between CP 175, milepost QD–174.7

and CP 181, milepost QD–181.0, near

Cleveland, Ohio, on the Chicago Line,

Great Lakes Division, consisting of the

discontinuance and removal of the

traffic control system on the No. 2 Main

Track between CP 175 and CP 181 and

conversion of that section of trackage to

an industrial track, governed by NORAC

Rules 80 and 98. The proposed changes

include the discontinuance and removal

of absolute controlled signals 15E and

15W at CP 176; intermediate signals

1772E, 1772W, 1802E and 1802W

between mileposts QD–174.7 and QD–

181.0; and the two electric locks from

the hand-operated switches near

milepost QD–179.0.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to increase operating

efficiency and 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. 00–30536 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–2000–8036

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 requests

reconsideration of BS-AP-No. 3462,

seeking approval of the proposed

discontinuance and removal of the

automatic block signal system, on the

single main track and sidings, between

Howell, milepost OOH–323.5 and

Mount Vernon, milepost OOH–344.9,

Indiana, St. Louis Subdivision,

Nashville Service Lane. The proposed

method of operation will be by a Direct

Traffic Control Block system, and will

provide for the installation of

inoperative approach signals at Howell

and the Mt. Vernon rail crossing at

grade.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to eliminate facilities no

longer needed in present day

operations. The recent acquisition of

portions of Conrail and its effects on

this segment of trackage has reduced

traffic from eight to four trains daily

since the original application was

submitted in January 1998, and traffic is

not expected to increase in the future.

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