[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4196]



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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-2001-11368]

    Applicants: Norfolk Southern Corporation, Mr. Brian L. Sykes, Chief 
Engineer C&S Engineering, 99 Spring Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 
30303.
National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Mr. Gary Reinoehl, Senior 
Director of Contract Management, 60 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 
Washington, DC 20002.
    Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) and the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) jointly seek approval of the proposed 
discontinuance and removal of the power switches and restricting 
signals on the depot tracks in Toledo, Ohio, at CP-287; M.P. CD-287.9. 
The proposed changes consist of removal of Signals 4EA, 4EB, 4EC, 4ED, 
4W and Power Switches 1, 2, and 3.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the switches and 
signals proposed to be removed are primarily used to allow Amtrak to 
switch in the depot. By removing the power switches and signals, Amtrak 
would be able to make their switching moves without contacting the NS 
Dearborn dispatcher, thus reducing radio traffic as well.
    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 February 14, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-4196 Filed 2-20-02; 8:45 am]
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