[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 43050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-16255]


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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 No. FRA-2004-18485

Applicants

CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. N. M Choat, Chief Engineer, 
Communications and Signal, 4901 Belfort Road, Suite 130, Jacksonville, 
Florida 32256.
Allegheny Valley Railroad Company, Mr. Russell A. Peterson, 25 South 
Broadway, Scottdale, Pennsylvania 15683.
Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, Incorporated, Mr. David J. Collins, 
President, New York/Pennsylvania Region, 1200-C Scottsville Road, Suite 
200, Rochester, New York 14624.

    CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Allegheny Valley Railroad Company 
(AVR), and Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad, Incorporated (BPRR), 
jointly seek approval of the proposed discontinuance and removal of the 
traffic control system, on the single main track and sidings, between 
milepost BG-1.3, near Etna, Pennsylvania and milepost BG-55.4, near New 
Castle, Pennsylvania, on the Baltimore Division, P&W Subdivision. The 
proposed changes include the conversion of all power-operated switches 
to hand operation, installation of operative approach signals at 
mileposts BG-3.0 and BG-50.95, and designation of the method of 
operation to Rule 105, Other than Main Track. The proposal also 
includes retention of all highway-rail grade crossing warning system in 
the application area.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to eliminate 
facilities no longer needed in present day operation. AVR will take 
over operations between Glenwood, Pennsylvania and milepost BG-10.4, 
and BPRR will take over operations between mileposts BG-10.4 and BG-
51.2.
    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 wishes to inform all potential commenters that anyone is able 
to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our 
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or 
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 
65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 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 July 7, 2004.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 04-16255 Filed 7-16-04; 8:45 am]
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