[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3985]


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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-2002-14116

Applicant: Canadian National Railway, Mr. Kenneth J. Bagby, Signals 
Supervisor, 3460 Bristol Road, Flint, Michigan 48507.

    The Canadian National Railway (CN) seeks relief from the 
requirements of the Rules, Standard and Instructions, Title 49 CFR, 
Part 236, Section 236.408, to the extent that route locking need not be 
provided for the ``32nd Street Crossover'' power-operated switches at 
milepost 333.28 in the existing traffic control system at Port Huron, 
Michigan, on the Flint Subdivision, Midwest Division.
    Applicant's justification for relief: The installation is not 
uncommon in the railroad industry and provides all of the requisite 
components and safety features of a standard interlocking or an 
electric lock location that would be found in TCS territory. CN has 
three similar installations.
    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, 400 7th Street, SW., Room PL-401 
(Plaza Level), 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 February 13, 2003.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-3985 Filed 2-18-03; 8:45 am]
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