Traffic control systems; discontinuance or modification: CSX Transportation, Inc.,

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Federal Register: December 23, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 246)NoticesPage 71186From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

DOCID:fr23de98-142

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 railroads 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 No. FRA-1998-4625.

Applicant: CSX Transportation, Incorporated, Mr. Franklin E. Pursley, Vice President Operations Support, Safety Integration Officer, 500 Water Street, SC J250, Jacksonville, Florida 32202.

CSX Transportation, Incorporated (CSXT) seeks permanent relief from the requirements of Section 236.502, Section 236.553, and Section 236.563 of the Rules, Standards, and Instructions (49 CFR), to the extent that CSXT be permitted to operate Conrail and new CSXT locomotives equipped with the LSL, braking profile, automatic train control (ATC) system, on the RF&P Subdivision.

Applicant's justification for relief: To expeditiously and effectively utilize the approximately 300 acquired Conrail locomotives equipped with the LSL, braking profile, ATC system; to avoid unnecessary costs; and to achieve operational benefits offered by the LSL, braking profile system.

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 filedwith the Associate Administrator for Safety, FRA, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 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, DC on December 15, 1998. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development.

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