[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 35992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14058]


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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.

Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Inc.

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2000-7001]

    Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad, Inc. (DGVR) seeks a permanent 
waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Safety Glazing 
Standards, 49 CFR 223.9, which requires certified glazing, for one 
locomotive (self propelled railway motor cars) utilized in excursion 
service on DGVR in Durbin, West Virginia. DGVR 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 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-
7001) 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 30 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 May 25, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-14058 Filed 6-5-00; 8:45 am]
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