[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55305-55306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21925]


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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.

Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad

[Docket Number FRA-2001-12512]

    The Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad seeks a waiver of compliance from 
the Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives, 49 CFR 
Part 230, published November 17, 1999. Section 230.3(c) of the 
standards requires steam locomotives having flue tubes replaced prior 
to September 25, 1995, have a one thousand four hundred seventy-two 
service day inspection [49 CFR 230.17] performed prior to being allowed 
to operate under the requirements. The Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad 
seeks this waiver for one locomotive number HLC Number 17 which had the 
flue tubes replaced and was returned to service in January 1995. The 
Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad was not eligible to file a Petition for 
Special Consideration because their locomotive

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was placed into service prior to the September 25, 1995 cutoff date.
    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-
2001-12512) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central 
Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. 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 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 August 20, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-21925 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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