[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 46912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15953]


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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.

Red River Valley & Western Railroad

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2005-21037]

    The Red River Valley & Western Railroad (RRVW), seeks a waiver of 
compliance from certain provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards, 
Title 49, CFR 223.11(c) (safety glazing for existing locomotives) on 
locomotive RRVW 1276. The RRVW 1276 operates from the RRVW switching 
yard to Red River Grain Cooperative under yard limits on approximately 
5 miles of track at a speed not to exceed 25 miles per hour.
    The FRA field investigation reveals the glazing material for 
locomotive RRVW 1276 is equipped with automotive type safety glass. 
There is no evidence of any personal injuries and no incidents of 
vandalism in the history of the RRVW. The RRVW also operates over Class 
I track at all times.
    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 2005-
21037) 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). The Statement 
may also be found at http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 8, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-15953 Filed 8-10-05; 8:45 am]
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