[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 56 (Thursday, March 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 16093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7069]


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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 
petitioners' arguments in favor of relief.

Battle Ground, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad

[Docket Number FRA-2000-8365]

    The Battle Ground, Yacolt & Chelatchie Prairie Railroad has 
petitioned for a permanent waiver of compliance for (4) four cabooses, 
specifically BYCX 991, 992, 993 and 994 (AAR designation pending) from 
the requirements of Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR Sec. 223.13 (c) 
and (d). Section 223.13(c) states, ``except for yard cabooses and 
cabooses equipped as described in paragraphs (a) and (b), cabooses 
built or rebuilt prior to July 1, 1880, shall be equipped with 
certified glazing in all windows after June 30, 1984.'' Section 
223.13(d) requires each caboose subject to the requirements of 
paragraph (c) of this section, which as a result of an act of 
vandalism, has a window that is broken or damaged so that the window 
fails to permit good visibility shall be equipped with certified 
glazing * * *
    The former BN cabooses were acquired for excursion service that 
will operate at speeds not to exceed 15 miles per hour through a rural 
wooded area with no highway overpasses. As a result of vandalism these 
cabooses have several windows missing or damaged that the petitioner 
intends to replace with automobile safety glazing.
    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-
2000-8365) 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 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 communication 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 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC. All documents in the public docket are 
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 March 14, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-7069 Filed 3-21-01; 8:45 am]
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