[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43954-43955]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21081]


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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 Number FRA-2001-10158]

Applicants

CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. Eric G. Peterson, Assistant Chief 
Engineer, Signal Design and Construction, 4901 Belfort Road, Suite 130 
(S/C J-370), Jacksonville, Florida 32256
Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. Phil M.. Abaray, Chief Engineer--
Signals, 1416 Dodge Street, Room 1000, Omaha, Nebraska 68179-1000
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSX) and the Union Pacific 
Railroad Company (UP) jointly seek approval of the proposed 
discontinuance and removal of the automatic interlocking at Nashville, 
Illinois, on CSX's Nashville Division, St. Louis Subdivision, milepost 
00H434.7, where the CSX single main track crosses at grade the single 
main track of UP's St. Louis Service Unit, Sparta Subdivision at 
milepost 32.6. The proposed changes include the discontinuance and 
removal of the four automatic interlocking signals at the rail grade 
crossing, installation of stop boards at all four quadrants, and 
retention of inoperative approach signals for each route.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the signal 
facilities are no longer needed in present day operation, as only one 
local train operates daily, Sunday through Friday, with no hazardous 
materials.
    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

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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 August 15, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and, Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-21081 Filed 8-20-01; 8:45 am]
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