[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 14769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7354]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Petition for Waivers of Compliance

    In accordance with 49 CFR 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby given 
that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received a request 
for a waiver of compliance with certain requirements of the Federal 
safety laws and regulations. The 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.

Southern Indiana Railway, Inc.

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2002-11669]

    Southern Indiana Railway, Inc. of Sellersburg, Indiana seeks a 
permanent waiver of compliance from the requirements of 49 CFR part 223 
(Safety Glazing Standards) for two diesel-electric locomotives, SIND 
103 and SIND 104. The subjects of this petition are Model S-3 
locomotives built by American Locomotive Company (Alco) in 1950.
    These locomotives are used on five (5) miles of single track 
through mostly rural or lightly populated areas, interchanging with CSX 
and the Louisville and Indiana Railroad. Southern Indiana Railway 
reports that they have never had an employee injury due to broken 
locomotive glazing and have no history of previous glazing related 
accidents or injuries. They describe the current glazing as single pane 
safety plate glass in good condition.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings 
by submitting written reviews, 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-
2002-11669) and must be submitted to the DOT Docket Management 
Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, D.C. 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 
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 March 19, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-7354 Filed 3-26-02; 8:45 am]
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