Document ID: FRA-2003-15754-0020
Agency: fra
Document Type: Notice
Title: Public Hearings: Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad
Posted Date: 2012-08-01T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45715-45716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18804]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2003-15754]

Notice of Public Hearing: Reading Blue Mountain and Northern 
Railroad

    The Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad (RBMN) has 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking the 
approval of the proposed

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discontinuance and removal of Automatic Block System (ABS) signals 
between Milepost (MP) 119.3, Lehighton, and MP 130.6, Independence, on 
the Lehigh Line.
    This proceeding is identified as FRA Block Signal Application 
Docket Number FRA-2003-15754. A copy of RBMN's full petition is 
available for review online at www.regulations.gov under the docket 
number identified above.
    FRA has conducted a field investigation in this matter and has 
issued a public notice seeking comments from interested parties. See 77 
FR 2774-2775 (January 19, 2012). After examining the carrier's proposal 
and the available facts, FRA has determined that a public hearing is 
necessary before a final decision is made on this proposal. 
Accordingly, FRA invites all interested persons to participate in a 
public hearing on August 22, 2012. The hearing will be conducted at the 
Tilden Township Municipal Building, 874 Hex Highway, Hamburg, PA 19526. 
The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. Interested parties are invited to 
present oral statements at the hearing. For information on facilities 
or services for persons with disabilities or to request special 
assistance at the hearing, contact FRA's Docket Clerk, Jerome Melis-
Tull, by telephone, email, or in writing, at least 5 business days 
before the date of the hearing. Mr. Melis-Tull's contact information 
is: FRA, Office of Chief Counsel, Mail Stop 10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 202-493-6058; email: 
Jerome.Melis-Tull@dot.gov.
    The hearing will be conducted in accordance with Rule 25 of the FRA 
Rules of Practice (Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Section 211.25) 
by a representative designated by FRA. The hearing will be a non-
adversarial proceeding; therefore, there will be no cross-examination 
of persons presenting statements. The FRA representative will make an 
opening statement outlining the scope of the hearing. After all initial 
statements have been completed, those persons wishing to make brief 
rebuttal statements will be given the opportunity to do so in the same 
order in which they made their initial statements. Additional 
procedures, if necessary for the conduct of the hearing, will be 
announced at the hearing.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 26, 2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-18804 Filed 7-31-12; 8:45 am]
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