[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71352-71353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30529]


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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-2000-8038

    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. 3488, 
seeking approval of the proposed discontinuance and removal of the 
automatic block signal system, between FD Cabin, milepost CLS-65.2 and 
Huff Junction, milepost CLS-78.9, West Virginia, on the Logan 
Subdivision, C&O Business Unit. The proposed method of operation will 
be by a Direct Traffic Control Block System between milepost CLS-67.1 
and milepost CLS-78.9, and Rule 105 between milepost CLS-65.2 and 
milepost CLS-67.1.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to eliminate 
facilities no longer needed for present day operation. Presently there 
are three freight train movements daily in each direction, and while 
there have been discussions to increase traffic over the past few 
years, nothing has or is expected to materialize. In addition, no 
hazardous materials are transported over the trackage, and there are no 
current plans to use this trackage as a connection to the Norfolk 
Southern (NS). The old NS connection at West Gilbert has been paved 
over.
    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

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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. 00-30529 Filed 11-29-00; 8:45 am]
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