[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7045]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or 
Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the 
Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236

    Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and 
49 U.S.C. App. 26, 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-1998-4923.
    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated Mr. R. M. Kadlick, 
Chief Engineer Train Control 4901 Belfort Road, Suite 130 (S/C J-350), 
Jacksonville, Florida 32256.
    CSX Transportation Incorporated (CSXT) seeks approval of the 
proposed modification of the traffic control system, on the two main 
tracks, at North Wilson, North Carolina, milepost A-134.9, on the South 
End Subdivision, Florence Service Lane, consisting of the 
discontinuance and removal of controlled absolute signals 26R, 26L, 
28R, and 28L.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to improve operations 
and increase efficiency.
    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 
Protestant 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 availabe 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 March 17, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-7045 Filed 3-22-99; 8:45 am]
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