[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15667-15668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7822]


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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-2002-11743]

    Applicant: South Central Florida Express, Incorporated, Ms. Sally 
C. Conley, General Manager, 900 South W.C. Owen, Clewiston, Florida 
33440.
    The South Central Florida Express, Incorporated seeks approval of 
the proposed discontinuance of the Automatic Block Signal Rules which 
are currently in effect and supplement the Direct Traffic Control Rules 
between mileposts K39.28 and K40.95, near Port Mayaca, Florida. The 
proposed changes include conversion of the operative approach signals 
to inoperative type with ``APP Markers'', and the speed between the 
home signals has been reduced to 20 mph.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that present day 
operation does not warrant retention of the signal system, and the 
Drawbridge remains up for water traffic.
    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

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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, D.C. 
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, D.C. on March 22, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-7822 Filed 4-1-02; 8:45 am]
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