[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63727-63728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26126]


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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-2002-13325

Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. Phil M. Abaray, Chief 
Engineer--Signals, 1416 Dodge Street, Room 1000, Omaha, Nebraska 68179-
1000.

    Union Pacific Railroad Company seeks approval of the proposed 
reduction to the limits of the automatic block signal (ABS) system, 
from milepost 349.3 to 347.4, at South St. Paul, Minnesota, on the 
Albert Lea Subdivision. The proposed changes consist of the 
discontinuance and removal of southbound automatic signal 3493, 
relocation of End ABS and Begin ABS signs from milepost 349.3 to 347.4, 
and conversion of the northbound signal leaving the ABS territory from 
yellow to stationary lunar.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the application 
area is within yard limits and the signal system is no longer required, 
as it presently inhibits switching operations.
    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 PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 
Seventh Street, SW., 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 the above facility. 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.


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    Issued in Washington, DC on October 3, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-26126 Filed 10-11-02; 8:45 am]
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