[Federal Register: February 19, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 33)]
[Notices]
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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 Requirements
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 Number FRA-2002-14116
Applicant: Canadian National Railway, Mr. Kenneth J. Bagby, Signals
Supervisor, 3460 Bristol Road, Flint, Michigan 48507.
The Canadian National Railway (CN) seeks relief from the
requirements of the Rules, Standard and Instructions, Title 49 CFR,
Part 236, Section 236.408, to the extent that route locking need not be
provided for the ``32nd Street Crossover'' power-operated switches at
milepost 333.28 in the existing traffic control system at Port Huron,
Michigan, on the Flint Subdivision, Midwest Division.
Applicant's justification for relief: The installation is not
uncommon in the railroad industry and provides all of the requisite
components and safety features of a standard interlocking or an
electric lock location that would be found in TCS territory. CN has
three similar installations.
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
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, 400 7th Street, SW., Room PL-401
(Plaza Level), 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 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 February 13, 2003.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-3985 Filed 2-18-03; 8:45 am]
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