[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 765-766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-314]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Petition for Waivers 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.

WATCO Companies, Inc.

[Docket Number FRA-2001-10593]

    WATCO Companies, Inc., (WATCO) has petitioned the FRA for a waiver 
of compliance from certain provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards 
(49 CFR part 223) for one locomotive, WAMX 804, which is operated at 
National Starch & Chemical, 1515 Drover Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 
46221.
    Locomotive WAMX 804 is covered by 49 CFR part 223.1 which states: 
223.1 Scope. ``This part provides minimum requirements for glazing 
materials in order to protect railroad employees and railroad 
passengers from injury as a result of objects striking the windows of 
locomotives, caboose and passenger cars.''
    Locomotive WAMX 804 is operated by WATCO Companies, Inc., Switching

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Services in an industrial/plant switching operation. The locomotive 
operates in two areas of speed restriction, one at 5 mph and one at 10 
mph. WATCO Companies, Inc., advises that all broken or damaged glazing 
will be replaced by FRA approved glazing material.
    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-2001-10593) and 
must be submitted to the DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 
(Plaza Level), 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590. 
Communications received within 45 days from 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 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 docket facility's web 
site at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 2, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-314 Filed 1-4-02; 8:45 am]
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