Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 109 / Tuesday, June 6, 2000 / Notices 35993

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 provisions of the Hours of Service

Law (108 Stat. 888, Pub. L. 103–272, 49

U.S.C. 21102(b)). The Hours of Service

Law currently makes it unlawful for a

railroad to require specified employees

to remain on duty in excess of 12 hours.

However, the Hours of Service Law

contains a provision permitting a

railroad, which employs not more than

15 employees subject to the statute, to

seek an exemption from the 12 hour

limitation.

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern

Railroad (KBS)

[Waiver Petition Docket No. FRA–2000–

7254]

KBS seeks a continuance of a previous

exemption which permitted KBS train

crew employees to remain on duty not

more than 16 hours in any 24-hour

period during unusual circumstances.

KBS stated that it is not its intention to

employ a train crew over 12 hours per

day under normal circumstances, but

this exemption, if continued, would

help its operation if other unusual

operating conditions are encountered.

KBS provides service on 144 miles of

trackage between Iroquois and

Kankakee, Illinois; Iroquois and

Danville, Illinois; and Iroquois and

Lafayette, Indiana.

The petitioner indicates that granting

the exemption is in the public interest

and will not adversely affect safety.

Additionally, the petitioner asserts it

employs not more than 15 employees

that are subject to the statute and has

demonstrated good cause for granting

this exemption.

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 2000–7254) 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 May 25,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–14062 Filed 6–5–00; 8:45 am]

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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.

Ouachita Railroad (Waiver Petition

Docket Number FRA–2000–7253)

The Ouachita Railroad seeks to add

two locomotives to a permanent waiver

of compliance, docket RSGM–92–13,

with the Safety Glazing Standards, 49

CFR part 223, which requires certified

glazing in all locomotive windows,

except those locomotives used in yard

service. The Ouachita Railroad seeks

this waiver for locomotives OUCH 1151

and OUCH 1159. The original waiver

(RSGM–92–13) was approved October

29, 1992, and is in effect for three

locomotives.

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 2000–7253) 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 30

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 May 25,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–14061 Filed 6–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

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.

Peninsula Terminal Company; (Waiver

Petition Docket Number FRA–2000–

7269)

The Peninsula Terminal Company

seeks a permanent waiver of compliance

from the requirements of the Safety

Glazing Standards, 49 CFR Part 223,

which requires certified glazing in all

locomotive windows, except those

locomotives used in yard service, for

one locomotive. The railroad indicates

that the locomotive, number LPN 130, is

an Electro Motive Division SW–15

switch engine equipped with laminated

glazing in all windows. The locomotive

is utilized in the Portland, Oregon, area