[Federal Register: September 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 183)]
[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 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. 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-2004-18962
Applicant: Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway, Mr. William G.
Peterson, Director Signal Engineering, 4515 Kansas Avenue, Kansas City,
Kansas 66106.
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway seeks approval of the
proposed modification of the traffic control system, on the two main
tracks at Albia, Iowa, milepost 303.7, on the Nebraska Division,
Ottumwa Subdivision. The proposed changes consist of the conversion of
the Appanoose County Railroad power-operated switch lead to hand
operation, equipped with an electric lock; relocation of westward
absolute signal 1WA-1WB to the west of the electric lock and railroad
bridge; and removal of absolute signal 5WA-5WB and its associated
approach signal. The electric lock and its unlock circuit will be
located outside of the remaining OS circuit.
The reason given for the proposed changes is that train crews
always take power-operated switch on hand when switching with the
Appanoose, and by removing the power switch and installing an electric
lock in its place, it will create a more efficient operation.
Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the
protest is made, and include 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, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th
Street, SW., 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 wishes to inform all potential commenters that anyone is able
to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or
signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 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 September 15, 2004.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 04-21241 Filed 9-21-04; 8:45 am]
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