[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 66007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31520]


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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-2001-10816

Applicant: Montana Rail Link, Incorporated, Mr. Richard L. Keller, 
Chief Engineer, Post Office Box 16390, Missoula, Montana 59808-6390.

    Montana Rail Link, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of the signal system, on the Eastward Main Track, at 
milepost 224.5, on the First Subdivision Division, near Billings, 
Montana, consisting of the discontinuance and removal of intermediate 
signal 2245.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to upgrade the signal 
system and improve train operations between East Billings and milepost 
224.6 on the Eastward Main Track.
    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 December 17, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards, and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-31520 Filed 12-20-01; 8:45 am]
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