[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 46242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17568]


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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.

Gadsden Switching Service, Inc.

[Docket Number FRA-2002-12315]

    The Gadsden Switching Service, Inc. of Scottsboro, Alabama has 
petitioned on behalf of the Everett Railroad Company for a waiver of 
compliance for two locomotives from the requirements of the Railroad 
Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR part 223. The two locomotives are 
operated by remote control and work primarily within the confines of 
the former Gulf States Steel facility on approximately three miles of 
track at Gadsden, Alabama. The Gadsden Switching Service, Inc. 
operation has no public grade crossings.
    The two locomotives are presently equipped with ordinary commercial 
safety glass. On occasion, locomotives EV 913 and EV 921 move over yard 
tracks owned by CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern for pick up and 
delivery of railcars.
    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 2002-
12315) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management 
Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), and 400 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Communications received within 45 days of the 
date of this notice 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 July 8, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-17568 Filed 7-11-02; 8:45 am]
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