[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 203 (Thursday, October 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62801-62802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26816]


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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-2000-7643]

    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 signal system, on Main Tracks No. 1 and No. 2, at 
Sand Patch, Pennsylvania, milepost BF-211.2, on the Keystone 
Subdivision, Cumberland Division, consisting the discontinuance and 
removal of signals 9, 13A, 54, 55, 56, and 57, and conversion of the 
method of operation from interlocking signal system to a traffic 
control system. The proposal is in conjunction with the retirement of 
various power-operated switches and their associated signals; 
relocation of some other signals, and relocation of control for the 
remaining facilities to the Jacksonville, Florida dispatcher.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that under current 
operating conditions, the need for the hold out signals no longer 
exists, and removal of the signals will increase operating 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 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.


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    Issued in Washington, DC on October 12, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-26816 Filed 10-18-00; 8:45 am]
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