
[Federal Register: October 25, 2011 (Volume 76, Number 206)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2011-0022]

 
Notice of Public Hearing

    The Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad (CORP) has petitioned the 
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking the approval of the 
proposed discontinuance and removal of automatic block signal systems 
on three sections of the Roseburg Subdivision and on one section of the 
Siskiyou Subdivision.
    This proceeding is identified as FRA block signal application 
Docket Number FRA-2011-0022. A copy of CORP's full petition is 
available for review online at http://www.regulations.gov.
    FRA has conducted a field investigation in this matter and has 
issued a public notice seeking comments from interested parties (See 75 
Federal Register 21943 (April 19, 2011)). After examining the carrier's 
proposal and the available facts, FRA has determined that a public 
hearing is necessary before a final decision is made on this proposal. 
Accordingly, FRA invites all interested persons to participate in a 
public hearing on December 1, 2011. The hearing will be conducted at 
the Douglas County Courthouse, Room 310, 1036 Southeast Douglas Avenue, 
Roseburg, Oregon 97470. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. Interested 
parties are invited to present oral statements at the hearing. For 
information on facilities or services for persons with disabilities or 
to request special assistance at the hearing, contact FRA's Docket 
Clerk Jerome Melis-Tull by telephone, email, or in writing, at least 5 
business days before the date of the hearing. Mr. Melis-Tull's contact 
information is as follows: FRA, Office of Chief Counsel, Mail Stop 10, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone: 202-493-
6058; and e-mail: Jerome.Melis-tull@dot.gov.
    The hearing will be informal and conducted in accordance with Rule 
25 of the FRA Rules of Practice (Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
Section 211.25) by a representative designated by FRA. The hearing will 
be a nonadversary proceeding; therefore, there will be no cross-
examination of persons presenting statements. An FRA representative 
will make an opening statement outlining the scope of the hearing. 
After all initial statements have been completed, those persons wishing 
to make brief rebuttal statements will be given the opportunity to do 
so in the same order in which they made their initial statements. 
Additional procedures, if necessary for the conduct of the hearing, 
will be announced at the hearing.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 19, 2011.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-27508 Filed 10-24-11; 8:45 am]
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