[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 1945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-711]


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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.

Chesaning Central & Owosso Railroad; Waiver Petition Docket Number 
FRA-1999-5793

    Chesaning Central & Owosso Railroad seeks a permanent waiver of 
compliance from certain provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 
CFR part 223, which requires certified glazing, for its road switcher, 
locomotive CC&O 1508, ALCO RS-3, built in 1954.
    Locomotive CC&O 1508 is utilized as a locomotive for a tourist 
train operation, which operates strictly in a captive rural farm area 
and does not exceed 25 mph at any time during its operation, which is 
seasonal.
    The reason for this request for relief is economical. The cost to 
retrofit the locomotive with updated window frames and glazing would 
cause an economical burden that this rail operation is unable to bear.
    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 1999-
5793) 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 January 3, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-711 Filed 1-11-00; 8:45 am]
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