[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 29407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13788]
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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-1999-5432.
Applicant: Belt Railway Company of Chicago, Mr. Charles S.
Ridgeway, Signal Supervisor/Manager, 6900 South Central Avenue, Bedford
Park, Illinois 60638.
The Belt Railway Company of Chicago seeks approval of the proposed
temporary discontinuance of the signal system, on all tracks within
interlocking limits, at East End Switches Interlocking Plant, in
Chicago Illinois, for approximately three months, during construction
associated with the complete upgrading and replacement of the power-
operated switches and interlocking signal system.
The reason given for the proposed changes is the need to replace
the 1950's, installed electro-pneumatic switch machines and all-relay
interlocking, with new dual-control, electric switch machines and new
microprocessor-based interlocking, associated with significant track
changes.
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 a.m.-5 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 May 21, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-13788 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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