[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 4892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1556]


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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.

Blacklands Railroad

[Docket Number FRA-2000-8366]

    The Blacklands Railroad (BLR) of Sulphur Springs, Texas, has 
petitioned for a permanent waiver of compliance for one locomotive from 
the requirements of Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR part 223, which 
requires certified glazing. The BLR is located in Sulphur Springs, 
Texas. The BLR states that this locomotive is used in light switching 
service and operates over 65 miles of track, from Greenville, TX, 
through Commerce, Sulphur Springs, TX. It also states that it has an 
additional 10 miles of trackage rights over the Union Pacific Railroad 
for interchange in their Mt. Pleasant yard. The average track apeed is 
10-15 miles per hour with a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour.
    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-
2000-8366) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT 
Central Docket Management Facility, Room P1-401, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. Communications received within 45 days of the 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 DOT Central Docket Management Facility, 
Room P1-401 (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 facility's Web site at http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on January 11, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-1556 Filed 1-17-01; 8:45 am]
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