[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43953-43954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21079]


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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.

Great Miami & Scioto Railway Company

[Docket Number FRA-2000-7349]

    The Great Miami & Scioto Railway Company owns and operates a 
caboose, number GMRY 783, which was built in 1954. This caboose is not 
used in regular service, but only on a limited basis to transport 
railroad officials and private persons for typical railroad business 
purposes. The caboose will primarily be stored on a live rail siding 
for display. The car operates on the Great Miami & Scioto Railway in 
Ross, Jackson, and Vinton Counties in Southeast Ohio, a rural/suburban 
area. The current window glazing in this caboose has become frosted and 
requires replacement. The GMRY requests relief from the requirements of 
Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sec. 223.13 Requirements for 
existing cabooses due to the infrequent use of the caboose, the planned 
usage for private party transportation, and the cost of installing 
compliant glazing. The GMRY proposes to install an automotive type 
safety glazing as an alternative to the FRA Types I & II.
    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-
2000-7349) and must be submitted to: Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket 
Management Facility, Room P1-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, 
DC 20590-0001. Communications received within

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45 days of the date will be considered as far as practical. 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 facility's Web site at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 15, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-21079 Filed 8-20-01; 8:45 am]
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