[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 35993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14062]



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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 
provisions of the Hours of Service Law (108 Stat. 888, Pub. L. 103-272, 
49 U.S.C. 21102(b)). The Hours of Service Law currently makes it 
unlawful for a railroad to require specified employees to remain on 
duty in excess of 12 hours. However, the Hours of Service Law contains 
a provision permitting a railroad, which employs not more than 15 
employees subject to the statute, to seek an exemption from the 12 hour 
limitation.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad (KBS)

[Waiver Petition Docket No. FRA-2000-7254]

    KBS seeks a continuance of a previous exemption which permitted KBS 
train crew employees to remain on duty not more than 16 hours in any 
24-hour period during unusual circumstances. KBS stated that it is not 
its intention to employ a train crew over 12 hours per day under normal 
circumstances, but this exemption, if continued, would help its 
operation if other unusual operating conditions are encountered. KBS 
provides service on 144 miles of trackage between Iroquois and 
Kankakee, Illinois; Iroquois and Danville, Illinois; and Iroquois and 
Lafayette, Indiana.
    The petitioner indicates that granting the exemption is in the 
public interest and will not adversely affect safety. Additionally, the 
petitioner asserts it employs not more than 15 employees that are 
subject to the statute and has demonstrated good cause for granting 
this exemption.
    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-
7254) 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 May 25, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-14062 Filed 6-5-00; 8:45 am]
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