[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 215 (Monday, November 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66580-66581]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28442]


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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.

Blue Ridge Scenic Railway Company

[Docket Number FRA-2000-8132]

    The Blue Ridge Scenic Railway Company of Blue Ridge, Georgia, has 
petitioned for a permanent waiver of compliance for one passenger coach 
from the requirements of the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR Part 223, 
which requires certified glazing in all windows and a minimum of four 
emergency windows. The railroad indicates that the car is used in 
tourist service over 13 miles of track between Blue Ridge and 
McCaysville, Georgia, at a speed not to exceed 15 mph. The railroad 
indicates that there is no freight operated over this line, which is in 
a rural area along the Toccoa River.
    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

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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-
2000-8132) 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 SW, Washington, DC. 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 November 1, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-28442 Filed 11-3-00; 8:45 am]
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