Document ID: FRA-2010-0157-0002
Agency: fra
Document Type: Rule
Title: Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System
Posted Date: 2010-11-18T05:00Z

[Federal Register: November 18, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 222)]
[Notices]               
[Page 70771-70772]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

 [Docket Number FRA-2010-0157]

 
Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or 
Modification of a Railroad Signal System

    Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and 
49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad has petitioned the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance 
or modification of the signal system, as detailed below.
    Applicant: Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company, Mr. Mark Wegner, 
President, 2925 12th Street East, Glencoe, Minnesota 55336.
    The Twin Cities & Western Railroad Company (TC&W) seeks approval of 
the proposed modification of the interlocking at milepost 543.0, in 
Granite Falls, Minnesota. The modification consists of the movement of 
the west bound home signal, 98LA, to a point west of the west siding 
switch; the conversion of the west siding switch from push-button 
control to hand-operation; the discontinuance and removal of the 98LB 
signal; and the removal of the ``B'' head from the 98R signal.
    The reason given for the proposed change is to eliminate components 
that are not necessary for present day operations.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an 
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the 
protest is made, and include a concise statement of the interest of the 
party in the proceeding. Additionally, one copy of the protest

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shall be furnished to the applicant at the address listed above.
    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.
    All communications concerning this proceeding should be identified 
by Docket Number FRA-2010-0157 and may be submitted by one of the 
following methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic site;
     Fax: 202-493-2251;
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; or
     Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 of the U.S. Department of 
Transportation West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.
    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://www.regulations.gov.
    FRA wishes to inform all potential commenters that anyone is able 
to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our 
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 
19477) or at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2010.
Michael Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 2010-29102 Filed 11-17-10; 8:45 am]
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