[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13934]


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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-2001-9420]

    Applicant: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. J.P. Young, Assistant 
Division Superintendent, Pittsburgh Division, 425 Holiday Drive, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15220.
    Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) seeks relief from the 
requirements of part 236, Sec. 236.566, of the Rules, Standard and 
Instructions to the extent that NS be permitted to operate non-equipped 
locomotives in automatic cab signal territory on the two main tracks 
between CP-Alliance, milepost RD 66.9, near Alliance, Ohio, and CP-
Rave, milepost RD 85.9, near Ravenna, Ohio, on the Pittsburgh Division 
and between milepost RD 102.0, near Macedonia, Ohio, and Drawbridge, 
milepost RD 123.6, near Cleveland, Ohio, on the Dearborn Division for 
the following operations:
    1. Wire trains, work trains, wreck trains, and ballast cleaners to 
and from work;
    2. Engines and rail diesel cars moving to and from shops; and
    3. Engines used in switching and transfer service, with or without 
cars, not exceeding 20 mph.
    Applicant's justification for relief: Exemptions have been 
previously granted for operation of non-equipped locomotives in cab 
signal territory at other locations on NS and the relief requested in 
this application would be consistent with currently granted exceptions.
    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 29, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-13934 Filed 6-1-01; 8:45 am]
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