[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 8, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12315-12316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5539]


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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.

Mount Dora Scenic Railway Company

[Docket Number FRA-2000-6850]

    Mount Dora Scenic Railway Company seeks a permanent waiver of 
compliance from certain provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 
CFR 223.9, which requires certified glazing, for two locomotives (self 
propelled railway motor cars) utilized in excursion service on the 
Mount Dora Scenic Railway in Mount Dora, Florida. Mount Dora indicates 
that they would provide front and rear facing windows with FRA Type I 
glazing but would like to equip the side facing windows with safety 
glazing. They state that the two motor cars are not air conditioned, 
and the passenger compartment side windows can be opened.
    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 2000-
6850) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management 
Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20590. Communications received within 45 days of the date of this 
notice will

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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 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 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, D.C. on February 24, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-5539 Filed 3-7-00; 8:45 am]
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