[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 41571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15283]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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.

Tioga Central Railroad

[Docket No. FRA-2002-11991]

    The Tioga Central Railroad (TCR) seeks a waiver of compliance from 
certain provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR 223.11 and 
223.15, which requires certified glazing for three (3) locomotives, 
TIOC 14, TIOC 62 and TIOC 606, and six (6) coaches, specifically, TIOC 
263, TIOC 365, TIOC 370, TIOC 410, TIOC 500 and TIOC 2930.
    Additionally, this railroad operates in a rural area and there are 
no records showing any incidents of vandalism involving glazing. The 
TIOC operates at a speed not exceeding 20 miles per hour. The TIOC 
operates solely as a tourist, excursion railroad.
    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-
2002-11991) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket 
Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 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 June 12, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-15283 Filed 6-17-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P