[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55306-55307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21922]


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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 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236

    Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 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-2002-12435]

    Applicant: Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Mr. William G. 
Peterson, Director Signal Engineering, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City, 
Kansas 66106.
    Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway seeks approval of the 
proposed discontinuance and removal of the traffic control system on 
Main Track No. 1 between Jarales, milepost 894.8 and El Paso Junction, 
milepost 895.6, New Mexico, on the Southwest Division, Clovis 
Subdivision. The proposed changes include the establishment of 
``restricted limits,'' with restricted aspects into Main Track No. 1 at 
Jarales and El Paso Junction, and the installation of a hand-operated 
switch from Main Track No. 1 to the yard.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the installation 
of a hand-operated switch into Main Track No. 1 will provide a new 
route out of the yard as well as a switching lead, and when switching 
at East End of yard or fueling, access to the yard is closed with the 
switch in its present location.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an 
application

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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 August 20, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-21922 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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