[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 129 (Thursday, July 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35498-35499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16832]


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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.

Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad

[Docket Number FRA-2001-9607]

    The Iowa Railroad Historical Society has petitioned on behalf of 
Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad for a permanent waiver of compliance 
from the requirements of the Railroad Safety Glazing Standards--
Locomotives, Passenger Cars and Cabooses, Title 49 Code of Federal 
Regulations Sec. 223.11 which requires locomotives, other than yard 
locomotives, built or rebuilt prior to July 1, 1980, to be equipped 
with glazing which meets the requirements of appendix ``A'' of this 
part by June 30, 1984.
    The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad is a nonprofit railroad 
operating four locomotives, all of which are historic in nature. The 
locomotives will be used to switch approximately four freight cars a 
month to service two industries. The locomotives presently operate an 
excursion train over 11.95 miles of right-of-way northwest of Boone, 
Iowa and 1.66 miles of right-of way through Boone to the Boone 
Industrial Park. The Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad is connected to the 
Union Pacific Railroad

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by a transfer that is guarded by a Union Pacific derail. 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., Docket Number FRA-2001-9607) and must 
be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket Management 
Facility, Room PL-401, Washington, D.C., 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 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 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, D.C. on June 29, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-16832 Filed 7-3-01; 8:45 am]
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