[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 15667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7821]


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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-2002-11501]

    Applicant: Rail America, Incorporated, Saginaw Valley Railway and 
Huron & Eastern Railway, Mr. Larry Ross, General Manager, 101 
Enterprise Drive, Vassar, Michigan 48768.
    Rail America Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
discontinuance and removal of the automatic interlocking near Vassar, 
Michigan, were the single main track of the Saginaw Valley Railway's 
Brown City Line, at milepost 19.70, crosses at grade with the Huron and 
Eastern Railway's Millington Industrial Spur, at milepost 85.95. The 
proposed changes include the discontinuance and removal of all 
associated signals, and installation of a swing gate with two stop 
signs and locks governed by operating rules.
    The reasons given for the proposed changes is the severe reduction 
in traffic and it is not feasible to justify the high maintenance costs 
required of the antiquated equipment used.
    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, DC on March 26, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-7821 Filed 4-1-02; 8:45 am]
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