[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63726-63727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26128]


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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 railroad has 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-2002-13239]

    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 
discontinuance and removal of the interlocking protection, on the 
single main track, Harvey Canal Drawbridge, milepost 4.3, on the 
Livonia Subdivision, at Harvey, Louisiana. The proposed changes consist 
of the discontinuance and removal of controlled signals 3 and 11 and 
the associated power-operated derails, and installation of stop signs 
on both approaches to the drawbridge.
    The reasons given for the proposed changes are that signals are no 
longer required due to removal of one track and reduction in traffic to 
one local train in each direction daily over the bridge, and there is a 
10 mph speed restriction governing movements over the bridge.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an 
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the 
protest is made, and include 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.,

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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.

    Issued in Washington, DC on October 3, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-26128 Filed 10-11-02; 8:45 am]
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