[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 204 (Thursday, October 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 56692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28367]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[BS-AP-No. 3445]
Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Incorporated; Public Hearing
The Buffalo & Pittsburgh Railroad, Incorporated has petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of the traffic control and automatic block
signal system, on the main tracks, between Ashford Junction, New York,
milepost 43.3 and Riker, Pennsylvania, milepost 223.5, on the Main Line
Subdivision, a distance of approximately 180.2 miles, consisting of the
removal of all governing signals, 16 power-operated switches, and 3
electric switch locks within the above milepost limits.
This proceeding is identified as FRA Block Signal Application
Number (BS-AP-No. 3445).
The FRA has issued a public notice seeking comments of interested
parties and has conducted a field investigation in this matter. After
examining the carrier's proposal, letters of protest, and field report,
the FRA has determined that a public hearing is necessary before a
final decision is made on this proposal.
Accordingly, a public hearing is hereby set for 9:00 a.m. on
Tuesday, November 24, 1998, in City Council Chambers, located at 16
West Scribner Avenue, DuBois, Pennsylvania. Interested parties are
invited to present oral statements at the hearing.
The hearing will be an informal one and will be conducted in
accordance with Rule 25 of the FRA Rules of Practice (49 Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 211.25), by a representative designated by
the FRA.
The hearing will be a nonadversary proceeding and, therefore, there
will be no cross-examination of persons presenting statements. The FRA
representative will make an opening statement outlining the scope of
the hearing. After all initial statements have been completed, those
persons wishing to make brief rebuttal statements will be given the
opportunity to do so in the same order in which they made their initial
statements. Additional procedures, if necessary for the conduct of the
hearing, will be announced at the hearing.
Issued in Washington, DC on October 13, 1998.
Edward R. English,
Director, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 98-28367 Filed 10-21-98; 8:45 am]
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