[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 55304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21976]


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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.

Hampton & Branchville Railroad Company

[Docket Number FRA-2002-12938]

    The Hampton & Branchville Railroad Company (H&B), located in 
Hampton, North Carolina, seeks a waiver of compliance, docket number 
FRA-2002-12938, with the requirements of the Locomotive Safety 
Standards, 49 CFR part 229. Section 229.125(d) of the standards 
requires each lead locomotive operated at a speed greater then 20 miles 
per hour over one or more public highway-rail crossings be equipped 
with operative auxiliary lights in addition to the required headlight. 
The Hampton & Branchville Railroad states that the speed over their 
entire line is 20 mph. If the waiver is granted H&B would operate over 
one crossing at a speed not greater then 25 mph on class II track from 
mile post 8.75 to mile post 9.25 where ruling grade slows trains speed, 
without equipping their locomotives with auxiliary lights. H&B states 
that the crossing is always flagged by a crew member.
    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-
2002-12938) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central 
Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401, 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 23, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-21976 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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