[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48736-48737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23546]


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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-2001-10217

    Applicants:

Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. Brian L. Sykes, Chief Engineer C&S 
Engineering, 99 Spring Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
West Tennessee Railroad, Mr. Bruce Hohorst, President, One Depot 
Street,Trenton, Tennessee 38382.

    Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) and the West Tennessee Railroad 
jointly seek approval of the proposed discontinuance and removal of the 
automatic block signal system on the Alabama Division, Jackson 
District, between Fulton Junction, milepost IC-406.2, near Fulton, 
Kentucky and Ruslor Junction, milepost IC-526.0, near Corinth, 
Mississippi, a distance of approximately 120 miles. The proposed 
changes include the removal of all automatic block signals, conversion 
of the spring switches to hand operation, and retention of the 
interlocking signals at Milan, Tennessee, where the NS single main 
track crosses at grade the single main track of CSX Transportation, 
Incorporated.

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    The reason given for the proposed changes is that present and 
anticipated traffic density and train movements do not warrant 
retention of the signal system.
    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 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 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, D.C. on September 12, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-23546 Filed 9-20-01; 8:45 am]
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