[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11158-11159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5803]


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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 the 
Requirements

    Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 
49 U.S.C. App. 26, 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 No. FRA-2002-11371]

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Inc., Mr. Gregory C. Martin, Ph.D., 
P.E., Chief Mechanical Officer, Engineering and Quality Assurance, 500 
Water Street J344, Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks relief from the requirements 
of the Rules, Standards and Instructions, Title 49 CFR part 236 
Sec. 236.586, to the extent that a visual inspection of the track 
receiver bars and associated conduit, in the winter months on 
locomotives equipped with Ultra Cab cab signal equipment, not be 
required if track receiver bars are packed with ice and snow.
    Applicant's justification for relief: Ultra Cab equipment has a cab 
signal self test feature which checks to see if the cab signal track 
receiver bars are in the circuit. It verifies the track receiver bars 
and associated wiring are not open or shorted and that it can pass 100 
Hz through them. Removal of snow and ice is very time consuming and 
labor intensive. In some instances, this is almost impossible, unless 
the locomotive is shopped in a warm shop to thaw. CSX does not believe 
having to go to this extreme to satisfy a rule was the intent of the 
FRA.
    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

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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 March 6, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-5803 Filed 3-11-02; 8:45 am]
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