[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 208 (Thursday, October 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 64277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27516]


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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.

Minnesota Northern Railroad

[Docket Number FRA-2000-7948]

    The Minnesota Northern Railroad (MNN) of Crookston, Minnesota, has 
petitioned for a permanent waiver of compliance for two locomotives 
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 
locomotives are most often used in yard service at Crookston and Thief 
River Falls, Minnesota, but may occasionally be utilized in road 
service. MNN states that the railroad operates in a rural area of 
northwestern Minnesota with the largest cities being Crookston 
(population 8,100) and Thief River Falls (population 8,400).
    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 FRA-
2000-7948) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT 
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. 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 DOT 
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 
Seventh Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. 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 October 18, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-27516 Filed 10-25-00; 8:45 am]
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