[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49449-49450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24245]


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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-2001-10594
    Applicant: Pioneer Valley Railroad, Mr. Jonathan S. Lasko, General 
Manager, PO Box 995, Westfield, Massachusetts 01086.
    The Pioneer Valley Railroad seeks approval of the proposed 
discontinuance of the manual block system on the entire Pioneer Valley 
Railroad system, encompassing the stations of Westfield and Holyoke, 
Massachusetts, and governed train operations by yard limit rules.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is the railroad's 
decision to return to a true yard limit operation.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an 
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the 
protest is made, and

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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 September 21, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-24245 Filed 9-26-01; 8:45 am]
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