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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 May 7, 2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator forSafety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–11949 Filed 5–10–01; 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–2001–9022

Applicant: Canadian National/Illinois

Central, Mr. L.W. Winn, Manager-Signal

& Communications, 2921 Horn Lake

Road, Memphis, Tennessee 38109.

The Illinois Central Railroad seeks

approval of the discontinuance and

removal of the existing signal

arrangement, consisting of two signals,

at milepost 148.6, on the Gulf Division,

Central Subdivision, near Natchez,

Mississippi.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that the signal arrangement is

no longer necessary, because it is within

yard limits where all movements must

be coordinated with the person in

charge of the yard at Natchez,

Mississippi.

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 party 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, DC 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, SW., Washington, DC 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 May 7, 2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator forSafety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–11950 Filed 5–10–01; 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–2001–9238

Applicants: Peninsula Corridor Joint

Powers Board

Mr. Darrell J. Maxey, P.E., Chief

Engineer, 1250 San Carlos Avenue,

P.O. Box 3006, San Carlos, California

94070–1306

Mr. David Obedoza, Manager of Signals,

1250 San Carlos Avenue, P.O. Box

3006, San Carlos, California 94070–

1306

The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers

Board seeks approval of the proposed

modification of the automatic block

signal system, on the two main tracks,

near milepost 31.9, on the Peninsula

Division, at Palo Alto, California,

consisting of the removal of the electric

lock from the hand-operated switch, on

Main Track 2, of the north crossover.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to eliminate facilities no

longer needed in present day operation;

the electric lock is no longer necessary

due to the previous removal of the

Permanente Branch Line.

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 party 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, DC 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, SW., Washington, DC 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 May 7, 2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator forSafety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–11951 Filed 5–10–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P