Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 87 / Friday, May 5, 1995 / Notices 22431

The reason given for the proposed

changes is the abandonment of

passenger service and changes in freight

train service has altered operations, and

the maintenance and repair of the signal

system is very expensive.

Rules Standards and Instructions

Application (RS&I–AP) No. 1095

Applicant: CSX Transportation,

Incorporated, Mr. D.G. Orr, Chief

Engineer—Train Control, 500 Water

Street (S/C J–350), Jacksonville,

Florida 32202

CSX Transportation, Incorporated

(CSX) seeks permanent relief from the

requirements of the Rules, Standard and

Instructions, 49 CFR, Part 236, Section

236.566, to the extent that CSX be

allowed to operate non-equipped

locomotives for all CSX freight trains,

on all main tracks of the RF&P

Subdivision, between Richmond,

Virginia, milepost CFP 4.8, and

Alexandria, Virginia, milepost 110.1;

including the discontinuance and

removal of all on board automatic cab

signal and train control equipment from

all CSX freight locomotives.

The applicant’s justification for relief

is that the 106 mile RF&P Subdivision,

is the only subdivision on CSX that

requires the use of automatic cab signal

and train control equipped locomotives.

CSX desires to operate trains on the

RF&P Subdivision in exactly the same

safe manner as the balance of their

18,000 mile system. CSX has 2,754 road

locomotives of which only 51 are

equipped with automatic cab signal and

train control apparatus. Utilization of

these locomotives is severely restricted

and requires special locomotive

management procedures to ensure that

one of the equipped locomotives is in

the lead of every freight consist operated

over the RF&P Subdivision.

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. The original and two copies

of the protest shall be filed with the

Associate Administrator for Safety,

FRA, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590 within 45

calendar days of the date of issuance of

this notice. Additionally, one copy of

the protest shall be furnished to the

applicant at the address listed above.

FRA expects to be able to determine

these matters without 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 April 25,

1995.

Phil Olekszyk,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Compliance and Program Implementation.

[FR Doc. 95–11063 Filed 5–4–95; 8:45 am]

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Federal Railroad Administration

Notice of Application for Approval of

Discontinuance or Modification of a

Railroad Signal System or Relief from

the Requirements of 49 CFR Part 236.

Pursuant to 49 CFR Part 235 and 49

U.S.C. App. 26, 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.

Block Signal Application (BS-AP)-No.

3350

Applicant: Montana Rail Link,

Incorporated, Mr. Richard L. Keller,

Chief Engineer, PO Box 8779,

Missoula, Montana 59807.

The Montana Rail Link, Incorporated

seeks approval of the proposed

modification of the traffic control signal

system, on the single main track,

between West Toston, milepost 194.3

and East Louisville, milepost 228.1,

Montana, on the Second Subdivision;

consisting of the discontinuance and

removal of 21 automatic intermediate

block signals and installation of 14

automatic intermediate block signals,

associated with the installation of

electronic coded track circuits and pole

line elimination.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to upgrade the signal system

and improve train operations.

BS–AP-No. 3351

Applicants: National Railroad Passenger

Corporation, Ms. Alison ConwaySmith, Vice President/Chief Engineer,

30th and Market Streets, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19104

Southern Pacific Transportation

Company, Mr. J.A. Turner, Engineer—

Signals, Southern Pacific Building,

One Market Plaza, San Francisco,

California 94105

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board,

Mr. Jerome Kirzner, Director Rail

Services, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, PO

Box 3006, San Carlos, California

94105.

The National Railroad Passenger

Corporation, Southern Pacific

Transportation Company, and the

Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board

jointly seek approval of the proposed

discontinuance and removal of the

barricade detectors, from the signal

system, at Dumbarton Street, milepost

26.8 and Berkshire Street, milepost 26.9,

on the Peninsula Corridor, near San

Jose, California, involving the

installation of additional mechanical

protection to include Jersey Barricades.

The reasons given for the proposed

changes is to eliminate a chronic

vandalism problem of false activations,

resulting in train delays, and history of

these detectors reveals no known

activations that actually prevented an

accident.

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. The original and two copies

of the protest shall be filed with the

Associate Administrator for Safety,

FRA, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590 within 45

calendar days of the date of issuance of

this notice. Additionally, one copy of

the protest shall be furnished to the

applicant at the address listed above.

FRA expects to be able to determine

these matters without 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 April 25,

1995.

Phil Olekszyk,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Compliance and Program Implementation.

[FR Doc. 95–11062 Filed 5–4–95; 8:45 am]

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National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 93–02; Notice 9]

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards; Compressed Natural Gas

Vehicles Laboratory Test Procedure

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of public availability and

request for comment.

SUMMARY: On April 25, 1994, NHTSA

published a final rule establishing a new

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

No. 303, ‘‘Fuel System Integrity of

Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles,’’ that

specifies vehicle performance

requirements for the fuel system of