[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 70297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29656]


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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) 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-2002-13494

    Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. Eric G. Peterson, 
Assistant Chief Engineer, Signal Design and Construction, 4901 Belfort 
Road, Suite 130 (S/C J-370), Jacksonville, Florida 32256.
    CSX Transportation, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of the signal system, between milepost CTT-19.8 and 
milepost CTT-22.O, ``WR Tower,'' on the Toledo Terminal Subdivision, 
Detroit Division, near Toledo, Ohio. The proposed changes are 
associated with the removal of the manually controlled location at ``WR 
Tower,'' conversion of the method of operation between milepost CTT-
19.8 and CTT-21.2 from Interlocking Rules 255-259 to Traffic Control 
System Rules 265-272, and relocation of control of the area to the 
dispatch center in Jacksonville, Florida. The proposed changes include 
removal of signals 44R, 44RC, and 44L, conversion of the power-operated 
No. 43 switch to hand operation, and removal of the power-operated 
derail switch between the outer yard and the Walbridge Yard.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to eliminate 
facilities no longer needed in present day operation.
    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 7th 
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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 13, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-29656 Filed 11-20-02; 8:45 am]
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