[Federal Register: July 12, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 134)]
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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 railroads

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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 Number: FRA-2002-12269.

Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. N. Michael Choat, 
Assistant Chief Engineer of Signal Maintenance, 4901 Belfort Road, 
Suite 130 (S/C J-370), Jacksonville, Florida 32256.

    CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSXT) seeks relief from the 
requirements of the Rules, Standard and Instructions, 49 CFR, part 236, 
section 236.110, to the extent that each test record need not be signed 
by the person making the inspection or test, in lieu of implementing an 
electronic system to record and maintain Signal inspection records that 
provide inherent security measures that uniquely identify the person as 
the author of the record. Once a record is entered and verified, it 
cannot be modified. In conjunction with this relief, CSXT also requests 
the utilization of an electronic system for recording and maintaining 
applicable inspection and test records as defined in 49 CFR, part 234, 
subject to approval by the Associate Administrator for Safety, as 
required by section 234.273.
    Applicant's justification for relief: CSXT believes that the 
electronic system will serve the best interest of CSXT and the Federal 
and State Inspection authorities that are required to inspect records, 
and anticipate the system will provide many benefits, including:
     Improved availability of test records
     Improved management reporting of compliance
     Improved consistency for filing records
     A reduction in the need for paper documentation
    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, 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 July 8, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-17569 Filed 7-11-02; 8:45 am]
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