[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7042]
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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 railroad 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-1998-4762.
Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. R.M. Kadlick,
Chief Engineer Train Control, 500 Water Street (S/C J-350),
Jacksonville, Florida 32202.
CSX Transportation Incorporated seeks approval of the proposed
reduction of the traffic control system (TCS) limits, on the single
main track, near W. Peach Creek, West Virginia, Logan Subdivision, C&O
Business Unit, consisting of the discontinuance and removal of absolute
controlled signals 8L and 8R, removal of the TCS between milepost CLS-
61.3 and milepost CLS-63.4, and govern train operations by Yard Limit
Rule 93.
The reason given for the proposed changes is to increase operating
efficiency.
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. 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 PI-401, 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 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) at DOT
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PI-401 (Plaza Level), 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 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 March 17, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-7042 Filed 3-22-99; 8:45 am]
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