[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8075-8076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3986]


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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.

Wilton Scenic Railroad

[Docket Number FRA-2002-14085]

    The Wilton Scenic Railroad seeks a permanent waiver of compliance 
for two MU passenger type locomotives from the requirements of the 
Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR Part 223, which requires certified 
glazing in all windows, and the requirement to equip the passenger 
compartments with emergency window exits. The railroad indicates that 
the MU locomotives numbered RDC 1 and RDC 3 are equipped with glazing 
material approved for use in Canada. If approved the MU locomotives 
would be utilized in tourist and scenic train operations between Wilton 
and Greenfield, New Hampshire, over track owned by the State of New 
Hampshire and maintained by the Milford Bennington 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-
14085) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket 
Management Facility, 400 7th Street, SW., Room PL-401 (Plaza Level),

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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 February 13, 2003.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-3986 Filed 2-18-03; 8:45 am]
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