[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 13918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7426]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[BS-AP-No. 3381 and BS-AP-No. 3382]


Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad; Public Hearing

    The Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad has petitioned the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval of the proposed 
discontinuance and removal of the automatic block signal system, on the 
single main track, between Ashland, Oregon, milepost 429.1 and 
Glendale, Oregon, milepost 510.0, on the Siskiyou Line, a distance of 
approximately 81 miles, and between Cornutt, Oregon, milepost 538.8 and 
Springfield Junction, Oregon, milepost 644.3, on the Siskiyou Line, a 
distance of approximately 105.5 miles.
    These proceedings are identified as FRA Block Signal Application 
Numbers 3381 and 3382 respectively.
    FRA has issued a public notice seeking comments of interested 
parties and is conducting a field investigation in this matter. After 
examining the proposal FRA has determined that a public hearing is 
necessary before a final decision is made on this proposal.
    Accordingly, a public hearing is hereby set for 9:00 a.m. on 
Thursday, April 25, 1996, in the Roseburg City Hall, City Council 
Chambers, located at 900 South East Douglas, Roseburg, Oregon. 
Interested parties are invited to present oral statements at the 
hearing.
    The hearing will be an informal one and will be conducted in 
accordance with Rule 25 of the FRA Rules of Practice (Title 49 CFR Part 
211.25), by a representative designated by the FRA.
    The hearing will be a nonadversary proceeding and, 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, D.C. on March 21, 1996.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 96-7426 Filed 3-27-96; 8:45 am]
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