[Federal Register: September 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 173)]
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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 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.

BS-AP-No. 3490
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 
temporary discontinuance of the signal system, on the main tracks, 
between Ensel, milepost CH-90.4 and Trowbridge, milepost CH-84.1, near 
Lansing, Michigan, on the Saginaw Subdivision, Detroit 2 Service Lane, 
for approximately 30 days. The proposal is associated with major 
modifications in track and signal arrangements, and all train movements 
will be governed under the direction of a dispatcher, utilizing a 
switch tender to operate power-operated switches within the 
construction area.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to provide a safe and 
reliable method of operation during construction, and to expedite track 
and signal modifications and cut over.
    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. The original and two copies of the 
protest shall be filed with the Associate Administrator for Safety, 
FRA, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Mail Stop 25, Washington, D.C. 20590 
within 30 calendar days of the date of publication of this notice. 
Additionally, one copy of the protest shall be furnished to the 
applicant at the address listed above.
    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, D.C. on September 2, 1998.
Edward R. English,
Director, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 98-24001 Filed 9-4-98; 8:45 am]
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