[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 51497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25222]



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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.

Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc.

[Docket Number FRA-2001-10255]

    The Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc. seeks a 
waiver of compliance with the Inspection and Maintenance Standards for 
Steam Locomotives, 49 CFR part 230, published November 17, 1999. 
Section 230.3(c) of the standards requires steam locomotives having 
flue tubes replaced prior to September 25, 1995, have a one thousand 
four hundred seventy-two service day inspection (49 CFR 230.17) 
performed prior to being allowed to operate under the requirements. The 
Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc. seeks this waiver 
for one locomotive number 1225, which had the flue tubes replaced and 
was returned to service August 5, 1995, fifty-one days prior to the cut 
off date published in the requirements.
    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-
2001-10255 ) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central 
Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-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 October 2, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-25222 Filed 10-5-01; 8:45 am]
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