[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-313]


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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.

The Minnesota Northern Railroad

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2001-10214]

    The Minnesota Northern Railroad owns and operates a caboose, number 
MNN 019. This caboose is not used in regular service, but only on a 
limited basis in work train service, to transport railroad officials 
and private persons for typical railroad business purposes. The caboose 
will primarily be stored on a live rail siding. The car operates on the 
Minnesota Northern Railroad in a rural/suburban area which is 50% 
wooded and 50% cultivated farm land. The MNN 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 work and special train service, and the 
cost of installing compliant glazing.
    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-
2001-10214) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central 
Docket Management Facility, Room P1-401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh 
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. 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, DC, on January 2, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-313 Filed 1-4-02; 8:45 am]
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