[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 71351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30536]


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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-2000-8134

    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]
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