[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 29407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13788]



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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-1999-5432.
    Applicant: Belt Railway Company of Chicago, Mr. Charles S. 
Ridgeway, Signal Supervisor/Manager, 6900 South Central Avenue, Bedford 
Park, Illinois 60638.
    The Belt Railway Company of Chicago seeks approval of the proposed 
temporary discontinuance of the signal system, on all tracks within 
interlocking limits, at East End Switches Interlocking Plant, in 
Chicago Illinois, for approximately three months, during construction 
associated with the complete upgrading and replacement of the power-
operated switches and interlocking signal system.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is the need to replace 
the 1950's, installed electro-pneumatic switch machines and all-relay 
interlocking, with new dual-control, electric switch machines and new 
microprocessor-based interlocking, associated with significant track 
changes.
    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 available 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 May 21, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-13788 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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