[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 71350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30539]


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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.

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company

[Docket Number FRA-2000-7782]

    The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) seeks a 
permanent waiver of compliance with a provision of the Locomotive 
Safety Standards, 49 CFR 229.21(a), as it pertains to the record 
keeping requirement for locomotive daily inspection reports. If the 
petitioner's request is granted, BNSF would file the required report 
electronically in a secure centralized database that would be set up to 
track and store the records for the required ninety-two days. The 
railroad states that each employee performing the inspections has been 
provided a unique electronic identification which will be utilized in 
place of the signature. All requirements, date, time location, person 
conducting inspection, and any non-complying conditions will be 
reported electronically. BNSF utilizes an onboard record of daily 
inspection and will continue to do so if their request is granted.
    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, that party 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 and must be submitted 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 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 November 27, 2000.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 00-30539 Filed 11-29-00; 8:45 am]
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