[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 52626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22471]


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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) has 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.

Sumpter Valley Railroad Restoration, Inc.

[Docket Number FRA-2003-15641]

    The Sumpter Valley 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)(1) of the standards 
requires steam locomotives having flue tubes replaced after September 
25, 1995 to request Special Consideration to come under the new 
requirements by January 18, 2001 or undergo a one thousand four hundred 
seventy-two service day inspection (49 CFR 230.17) prior to being 
allowed to operate under the requirements. The Sumpter Valley Railroad 
Restoration, Inc. (SVRY) seeks an extension of time beyond January 18, 
2001 to file for Special Consideration for SVRY steam locomotive number 
19 which had the flue tubes replaced and was returned to service in May 
of 1996.
    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 (FRA-2003-15641) 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.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or at http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 27, 2003.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-22471 Filed 9-3-03; 8:45 am]
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