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

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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-2002-12313.
    Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Mr. Phil M. Abaray, 
Chief Engineer--Signals, 1416 Dodge Street, Room 1000, Omaha, Nebraska 
68179-1000.
    Union Pacific Railroad Company seeks approval of the proposed 
modification of the automatic block signal system, at milepost 2.1 on 
the Altoona Subdivision, in East St. Paul, Minnesota, consisting of the 
discontinuance and removal of automatic signal 21, and extension of the 
approach signal 31 block to include the track presently protected 
signal 21.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is that the Arcade Street 
overpass near the signal is to be reconstructed, and the new overpass 
will encroach on the present location of signal 21, necessitating its 
removal or relocation. The low speed of 10 mph, the reduced train 
traffic, and the short protected block mitigate the necessity of the 
signal.
    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. 02-17571 Filed 7-11-02; 8:45 am]
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