[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 170 (Thursday, August 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22296]


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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-2000-7377]

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. E.G. Peterson, 
Assistant Chief Engineer, Signal Design and Construction, 4901 Belfort 
Road, Suite 130 (S/C J-370), Jacksonville, Florida 32256.
    CSX Transportation Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of the traffic control system, on the main and siding 
tracks, near Allen, Kentucky, on the Big Sandy Subdivision, Appalachian 
Division, consisting the discontinuance and removal of absolute 
controlled signals 178L, 178R, and 178RB, the hand-operated switch, and 
derail at E.E. Allen, milepost CMG 84.3, and the hand-operated switch 
and derail at milepost CMG 84.4, associated with the combining of the 
Allen Storage Track with the Adams Mine Storage Track.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to increase efficiency 
and eliminate facilities no longer needed in present day operations.
    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 (9:00 a.m.-
5:00 p.m.) at DOT Central Docket Management Facility, Room PI-401 
(Plaza Level), 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 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 August 25, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-22296 Filed 8-30-00; 8:45 am]
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