[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67440-67441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28095]


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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.

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Virginia & Truckee Railroad

[Docket Number FRA-2002-13310]

    The Virginia & Truckee Railroad (VTRR) has petitioned the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) for a permanent waiver of compliance from 
one 1953 General Electric 80-ton locomotive from the requirements of 
the Railroad Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR Part 223, which requires 
certified glazing in all windows and a minimum of four emergency 
windows. The railroad indicates that the locomotive operates as a 
tourist railroad with three miles of track in Virginia City, Nevada, 
approximately six months per year. It crosses one fully protected rail 
highway crossing. The locomotive is currently equipped with safety 
glazing.
    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-
2002-13310) 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 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 October 29, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-28095 Filed 11-4-02; 8:45 am]
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