71354 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 231 / Thursday, November 30, 2000 / Notices

Issued in Washington, D.C. on November

27, 2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–30531 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–2000–8041

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 No. 2 main track,

near Elk, West Virginia, milepost CA

455.5, Kanawha Subdivision, C&O

Business Unit, consisting of the

discontinuance and removal of absolute

controlled signals 34R and 34L,

associated with the previous removal of

the No. 3 switch.

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. 00–30532 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–2000–8042

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]

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–2000–8135

Applicants: Norfolk Southern Corporation,

Mr. E.L. Sweeney, Chief Engineer C&S