67 FR 214 pgs. 67440-67441 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 214Pages: 67440 - 67441
Docket number: [Docket Number FRA-2002-13310]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-28095 Filed 11-4-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) received a request for a waiver of compliance with certain requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the petitioner's arguments in favor of relief.
Virginia Truckee Railroad
[Docket Number FRA-2002-13310]
The Virginia Truckee Railroad (VTRR) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a permanent waiver of compliance from one 1953 General Electric 80-ton locomotive from the requirements of the Railroad Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR Part 223, which requires certified glazing in all windows and a minimum of four emergency windows. The railroad indicates that the locomotive operates as a tourist railroad with three miles of track in Virginia City, Nevada, approximately six months per year. It crosses one fully protected rail highway crossing. The locomotive is currently equipped with safety glazing.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party desires an opportunity for oral comment, they should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the appropriate docket number ( e.g. , Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2002-13310) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice will be considered by 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 the above facility. 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.
Issued in Washington, DC on October 29, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 02-28095 Filed 11-4-02; 8:45 am]
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