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submitting written views, data, or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings,

since the facts do not appear to warrant

a hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA, in writing, before

the end of the comment period and

specify the basis for their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number FRA–2001–

8961) 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 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 the

above facility. 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.

Issued in Washington, DC. on May 7, 2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–11953 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–2001–9020

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 proposed

discontinuance and removal of the

automatic block signal system, on the

single main track of the Gulf Division,

between milepost 394.7 and milepost

397.5, on the Memphis Subdivision, and

between milepost 397.5 and milepost

398.2, on the Grenada Subdivision, near

Memphis, Tennessee.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that the signal system is no

longer necessary, because the signal

system is located wholly within the

Memphis Terminal Yard Limits, where

all movements must be coordinated

with the person in charge of the yard.

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. 01–11948 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–2001–9021

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 proposed

discontinuance and removal of the

power-operated switch and associated

signal arrangement, at milepost 362.5,

on the Gulf Division, Baton Rouge

Subdivision, near Baton Rouge,

Louisiana.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that the switch and 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 Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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 Pl–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