[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33899]
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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. App. 26, the following railroads have 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-1998-4628.
Applicant: Central Kansas Railway, L.L.C., Mr. L. R. Mitchell,
Superintendent, 1825 West Harry Street, Wichita, Kansas 67213.
The Central Kansas Railway, L.L.C. seeks approval of the proposed
discontinuance and removal of the automatic interlocking signal system,
on the single main track, Hoisington Subdivision, at Scott City,
Kansas, milepost 681.8, associated with the installation of two
connecting tracks, one north and one south of the Hoisington main
track, which will enable eastward or westward train movements from the
crossing at grade.
The reasons given for the proposed changes is that the pole line
affecting the interlocking was severely damaged during an ice storm in
March 1998, and only one train movement is operated over the
interlocking daily.
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
Protestant in the proceeding. The original and two copies of the
protest shall be filed with the Associate Administrator for Safety,
FRA, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Mail Stop 25, Washington, D.C. 20590
within 45 calendar days of the date of publication of this notice.
Additionally, one copy of the protest shall be furnished to the
applicant at the address listed above.
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, D.C. on December 15, 1998.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 98-33899 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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