[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 145 (Monday, July 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 49056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19133]


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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 No. FRA-2002-12907.

Applicant: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Mr. DJ Mitchell II, 
Assistant Vice President, 2600 Lou Menk Drive, P.O. Box 961034, Fort 
Worth, Texas 76161-0034.

    Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) seeks temporary relief 
from the requirements of Part 236, Section 236.566, of the Rules, 
Standard and Instructions, to the extent that BNSF be permitted to 
operate the non-equipped steam locomotive ATSF 3751, as the lead 
locomotive in consist, in automatic train stop (ATS) territory between 
Barstow, California, milepost 745.9 and Needles, California, milepost 
578.0, on the Southern California Division, Needles Subdivision, and 
between Needles, California, milepost 578.0 and Williams, Arizona, 
milepost 374.3, on the Southwest Division, Seligman Subdivision, during 
August 19 through August 26, 2002, restricted to a maximum authorized 
speed of 70 mph.
    Applicant's justification for relief: The National Railroad 
Historical Society is planning to operate a special train, with Amtrak 
as the contract operator, from Los Angeles, California to Williams, 
Arizona and return, during August 19-26, 2002, routed over the ATS 
equipped trackage.
    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. Due to the short time constraints, communications must be 
received as soon as possible from the date of this notice and will be 
considered by the FRA as far as practicable before final action is 
taken. 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 July 23, 2002.
Edward W. Pritchard,
Acting Director, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 02-19133 Filed 7-26-02; 8:45 am]
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