[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 147 (Monday, July 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 46764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19234]


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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.

Detroit Connecting Railroad Company

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2000-6877]

    The Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road Company of Madison Heights, 
Michigan, has petitioned on behalf of Detroit Connecting Railroad 
Company for a permanent waiver of compliance for one locomotive from 
the requirements of the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR part 223, 
which requires certified glazing in all locomotive windows, except 
those locomotives used in yard service. The railroad indicates that the 
locomotive is used in switching service over 2.29 miles at a speed not 
to exceed 10 mph and is equipped with auto type safety glazing.
    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-
6877) 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 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 July 25, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-19234 Filed 7-28-00; 8:45 am]
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