[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 35998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14051]


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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. 20502(a), 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-2000-6889]

Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. Phil Abaray, Chief 
Engineer--Signals, 1416 Dodge Street, Room 1000, Omaha, Nebraska 68179-
1000

    Union Pacific Railroad Company seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of the traffic control system, on two main and running 
tracks, between milepost 3.6 and milepost 4.0, in Omaha, Nebraska, 
consisting of the the following:
    1. Removal of the power-operated crossover at milepost 3.6, between 
Main Tracks No. 1 and No. 2;
    2. Conversion of the power-operated crossover at milepost 3.9, 
between Main Track No. 1 and the North Running Track, to hand 
operation, equipped with an electric switch lock for the main track;
    3. Removal of the power-operated derail on the North Running Track 
near milepost 3.9; and
    4. Discontinuance and removal of eastbound controlled signals No's 
112, 124, 126, 132, and 142, and westbound controlled signals No's 130, 
136, 144, and 146.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that due to changes in 
operation the power crossovers are no longer used, and their associated 
signals are no longer needed; the proposed changes will increase 
efficiency and improve train handling by increasing block lengths.
    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, D.C. 
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 25, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-14051 Filed 6-1-00; 8:45 am]
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