[Federal Register: October 22, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 204)]
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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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