[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55304-55305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21923]


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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 Number FRA-2002-12509]

    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 (BNSF) seeks approval of 
the proposed discontinuance and removal of the traffic control system, 
on the main tracks, between milepost 430.5, near Sapulpa, Oklahoma and 
milepost 644.1, South Joe Texas, on the Texas Division, Creek and 
Madill Subdivision, a distance of approximately 213.6 miles, and govern 
train movements by Track Warrant Control.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the signal 
infrastructure on this line is in need of large amounts of replacement 
capital to fund major rehabilitation. BNSF believes that this

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scarce capital would be much better spent on other lines with greater 
track density. Changing traffic patterns due to merger and track 
agreements have left this line with locals, rock trains, and only one 
manifest train daily. The manifest train trains will soon be rerouted 
over another Subdivision, and the traffic density does not justify the 
high cost of associated with rehabilitating the signal infrastructure.
    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 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. 02-21923 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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