[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 15 (Thursday, January 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3307-3308]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1470]


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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-2002-13881

    Applicant: Safe Handling Rail, Incorporated, Mr. Jonathan F. Shute, 
General Manager, P.O. Box 1567, Auburn, Maine 04211-1567.
    Safe Handling Rail, Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed 
temporary discontinuance and removal from service, the Carlton 
Drawbridge Interlocking, milepost 30.0 on the Rockland Branch near 
Bath, Maine for a period of approximately six months associated with on 
going construction and upgrades.
    The reasons given for the proposed changes are due to the 
activities of an outside contractor, the delivery schedule of cable, 
and the necessity of

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burying new signal and track circuit cables. Thus, it is not possible 
to perform the work safely and efficiently during winter conditions.
    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., 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 January 15, 2003.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-1470 Filed 1-22-03; 8:45 am]
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