[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2214-2215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-960]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[BS-AP-No. 3393]


The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad; Public Hearing

    The New Orleans Public Belt Railroad has petitioned the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval of the proposed 
discontinuance and removal of 15 signals (No.'s 48, 47, 46, 45, 40, 39, 
38, 37, 33, 2, 14, 16, 18, 20, and 22) on the two Running tracks, 
between Lampert Junction, milepost J.O.2 and East Bridge Junction, 
milepost J.3.0, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
    This proceeding is identified as FRA Block Signal Application 
Number (BS-AP-No.) 3393.
    The FRA has issued a public notice seeking comments of interested 
parties and conducted a field investigation in this matter. 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, a public hearing is hereby set for 9:00 a.m. on 
Wednesday, February 19, 1997, in the New Orleans Union Passenger 
Terminal, Room 201, located at 1001 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, 
Louisiana. 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.


[[Page 2215]]


    Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 8, 1997.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 97-960 Filed 1-14-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P