[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 4890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1559]


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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.

Battle Ground, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad

[Docket Number FRA-2000-8501]

    The Battle Ground, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad seeks a 
permanent waiver of compliance with the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 
CFR part 223.1(c) which requires certified glazing in all locomotive 
windows, with the exception of locomotives used in yard service.
    The Battle Ground, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad seeks 
relief for locomotive number 112 (AAR number designation pending), 
built in 1951 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the Longview, 
Portland and Northern Railroad. This locomotive is currently equipped 
with Duolite A25, Duolite A5 110, Safety Sheeting AS2 Laminated M91 and 
Laminated Auto Safety Glazing. The operating railroad indicates that 
the locomotive will be utilized in passenger excursion service between 
Battle Ground, Washington (MP 14) and Chelatchie, Washington (MP 33).
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the 
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2000-8501 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 January 10, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-1559 Filed 1-17-01; 8:45 am]
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