[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 4891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1558]


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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.

Carthage, Knightstown & Shirley Railroad Company

[Docket Number FRA-2000-8364]

    The Carthage, Knightstown & Shirley Railroad Company (CKSI) seeks 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 number CKSI 468 and CKSI 215 are General Electric 45 ton 
center cab locomotives used passenger excursion service through mostly 
rural areas, 10 mile round trip in the Knightstown, Indiana area. The 
railroad operates May through October, on weekends, Friday, Saturday, 
and Sunday.
    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-
2000-8364 ) 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 January 10, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-1558 Filed 1-17-01; 8:45 am]
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