[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 24177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11951]


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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-2001-9238
    Applicants: Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board

Mr. Darrell J. Maxey, P.E., Chief Engineer, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, 
P.O. Box 3006, San Carlos, California 94070-1306
Mr. David Obedoza, Manager of Signals, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, P.O. Box 
3006, San Carlos, California 94070-1306

    The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board seeks approval of the 
proposed modification of the automatic block signal system, on the two 
main tracks, near milepost 31.9, on the Peninsula Division, at Palo 
Alto, California, consisting of the removal of the electric lock from 
the hand-operated switch, on Main Track 2, of the north crossover.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to eliminate 
facilities no longer needed in present day operation; the electric lock 
is no longer necessary due to the previous removal of the Permanente 
Branch Line.
    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 
party 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 7, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator forSafety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-11951 Filed 5-10-01; 8:45 am]
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