[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 24175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11947]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 219 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.

Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company

[Docket Number FRA-2001-9014]

    The Indiana Northeastern Railroad Company (IN) seeks a permanent 
waiver of compliance, docket number FRA-2001-9014, from the 
requirements of the Control of Alcohol and Drug Use, 49 CFR Part 219, 
Subpart G, which requires the railroad to have a random alcohol and 
drug testing program. In seeks a waiver for total relief from the 
requirement to have a random alcohol and drug testing program because 
of the serious financial burdens the costs of both the training and the 
hours involved to implement this program will place on the railroad 
operation as a small entity.
    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-
2001-9014) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central 
Docket Management Facility, Room PI-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 May 7, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards, and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-11947 Filed 5-10-01; 8:45 am]
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