[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71355-71356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30535]


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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 Requirements

    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-2000-8108

    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 the two main tracks, 
near Lockwood, Texas, milepost 358.7, on the Terminal Subdivision, 
consisting of the discontinuance and removal of six controlled leaving 
signals at Tower 68.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the signals are 
redundant and only entering signals are used to control train 
movements. Removal of the leaving signals will simplify train operation 
and reduce possibility of confusing signals.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an 
application

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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, 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, D.C. on November 27, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-30535 Filed 11-29-00; 8:45 am]
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