[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19426-19427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8856]


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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.

Buffalo Southern Railroad, Inc.

Docket Number FRA-1999-6069

    The Buffalo Southern Railroad, Inc. (BSOR) seeks a permanent waiver 
of compliance with the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR 223.11(c), 
which requires certified glazing in all locomotive windows, except 
those locomotives used in yard service. BSOR seeks this waiver for five 
locomotives, numbers 5010, 107, 100, 93 and 105. BSOR states that they 
operate on 30 miles of track at speeds not to exceed 20

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mph between Buffalo and Gowanda, New York. They also state that all 
locomotives are equipped with shatterproof type safety glazing and have 
never experienced any problems with window breakage or vandalism.
    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-
6069) 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, D.C. on April 4, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-8856 Filed 4-10-00; 8:45 am]
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