[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 28943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13283]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Petition for a Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 
sections 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby given that the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) has received a request for a waiver of 
compliance with certain requirements of Federal railroad safety 
regulations. The individual petitions are 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.

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

[Docket Number FRA-2001-8888]

    Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) seeks to renew a waiver 
from compliance with 49 CFR Part 240.201(d), which was originally 
granted and became effective on November 19, 1993, for a period of one 
year. Specifically, the original waiver allowed TVRM to operate without 
complying with the requirement of 49 CFR Part 240.201(d), which 
provides that only certified persons may operate trains or locomotives. 
The waiver affects only persons who participate in the engineer charter 
``Engineer for a Day'' program. The TVRM plans to conduct this program 
on its own trackage from Mile Post No. 0.00 East Chattanooga Depot to 
Mile Post No. 3.0 Grand Junction Depot, a distance of three miles. 
Individuals participating in the program would be allowed to operate 
the train and experience the hands-on duties of a locomotive engineer.
    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 No. FRA-2001-
8888) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket 
Management Facility, Room PL-401, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Communications received within 45 days of 
the date of the 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 at the 
above address. All written communications are also accessible on the 
Internet at http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington D.C. on May 22, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-13283 Filed 5-24-01; 8:45 am]
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