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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.

Canadian National/Illinois Central

Railroad (CN/IC) (Waiver Petition

Docket Number FRA–1999–6143)

CN/IC is seeking a permanent waiver

of compliance with the Railroad Safety

Appliance Standards, 49 CFR part

231.27(b)(4)(ii), which requires that

‘‘When made of material other than

wood, the tread surface shall be of antiskid design and constructed with

sufficient open space to permit the

elimination of snow and ice from the

tread surface.’’ In FRA’s Technical

Bulletin MP&E 98–17, issued on June

15, 1998 (originally issued in 1990 as

Technical Bulletin MP&E 90–11) the

floor most closely resemble cars

described in Part 231.27, ‘‘House and

other box cars without hatch covers

built or put in service after October 1,

1966.’’ CN/IC states that its 350 cars

(reporting marks ICG 978650 to and

including 978999) were built between

1981 and 1982. CN/IC further states that

the original specifications for the car’s

construction required that all safety

appliances will be in accordance with

the United States Safety Appliance

Standards and Power Brake

Requirements as issued by FRA. CN/IC

was under the assumption that the cars

would have been grandfathered as

having an excepted design. CN/IC cited

its records which indicate that the car’s

end platform arrangements have never

been stipulated as the primary or

secondary cause in a personnel injury.

CN/IC maintains that the demand for

the bulkhead flatcars has been minimal,

and thirty-one percent of the cars are

either retired, bad ordered, not

operating in the U.S., or in storage.

Therefore, CN/IC requests that a waiver

of compliance be granted for this series

of cars.

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 1999–6143) and

must be submitted in triplicate to the

Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket

Management Facility, Room Pl–401,

Washington, DC 20590–001.

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 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) at

the DOT Central Docket Management

Facility, Room Pl–401 (Plaza Level), 400

7th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590.

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 June 22,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–16352 Filed 6–27–00; 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.

Columbia Business Center (Waiver

Petition Docket Number FRA–2000–

7301)

Columbia Business Center of

Vancouver, Washington, seeks a

permanent waiver of compliance from

the requirements of 49 CFR part 223,

Safety Glazing Standards, for its two

locomotives. This request was formerly

handled under FRA docket number

RSGM–98–1. The subjects of this

petition are a GE 80-ton center cab (940

HP) locomotive and a GE 25-ton (150

HP) locomotive. Both units currently

have laminated glass throughout the

cabs showing the following information:

Safety Duolite A52,95

Viracon-1 Lam.DOT129,16CFR,1201

M40 CAT. II/A5–1,09,88

Hi-test Safety Sheet AS,FV.

These locomotives are used

exclusively by Columbia Business

Center on 2.81 miles of Columbia

Business Center owned track within the

Columbia Business Center Industrial

Park. The railroad has had no accidents,

incidents, or acts of vandalism relative

to the proposed relief.

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 2000–7301) 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 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 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 June 22,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–16355 Filed 6–27–00; 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.

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Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range

Railway Company (Waiver Petition

Docket Number FRA–2000–7297)

The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range

Railway Company (DMIR) seeks a twoyear extension of a previously granted

waiver of compliance (formerly handled

under Docket Number F–90–3B) from

the provisions of the Railroad Freight

Car Safety Standards, 49 CFR Section

215.115(b)(1)(ii), regarding inspection of

roller bearings involved in a derailment.

This waiver applies to DMIR cars which

may be derailed at taconite pellet load

out pockets at Minntac, Minorca,

EVTAC, and Fairlane. These cars have

been prone to derailments during the

unloading process and are directed back

onto the rails by being pulled over

permanently mounted automatic

rerailers.

DMIR states that no mainline

derailments due to bearing related

failures have occurred during the period

of the current waiver. Bearings that have

been involved in derailments have been

visually inspected for external damage

and allowed to return to unrestricted

service when none was found.

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 2000–7297) 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 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 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 June 22,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–16354 Filed 6–27–00; 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.

Lake Superior Railroad Museum

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–1999–

6072]

Lake Superior Railroad Museum of

Duluth, Minnesota, is requesting a

waiver from the requirements of 49 CFR

Part 223, Safety Glazing Standards, for

Great Northern locomotive #192 which

was built in 1946. This locomotive has

FRA Type II glazing in all side facing

locations and is partially equipped with

FRA Type I glazing in end facing

locations. The remainder of the end

facing glazing is identified as

‘‘shatterproof.’’

This locomotive is primarily used on

26 miles of the North Shore Scenic

Railroad between Duluth and Two

Harbors, Minnesota.

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 1999–6072) and

must be submitted to the Docket Clerk,

DOT Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 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 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 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, D.C. on June 22,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–16353 Filed 6–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Announcing the Second Quarterly

Meeting of the Crash Injury Research

and Engineering Network

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Meeting announcement.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

Second Quarterly Meeting of members

of the Crash Injury Research and

Engineering Network. CIREN is a

collaborative effort to conduct research

on crashes and injuries at nine Level 1

Trauma Centers which are linked by a

computer network. Researchers can

review data and share expertise, which

could lead to a better understanding of

crash injury mechanisms and the design

of safer vehicles.

DATE AND TIME: The meeting is

scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on

July 21, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Room 6200–04 of the U.S. Department

of Transportation Building, which is

located at 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, DC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

CIREN System has been established and

crash cases have been entered into the

database by each Center. NHTSA has

held three Annual Conferences (two in

Detroit and one in conjunction with

STAPP in San Diego) where CIREN

research results were presented. Further

information about the three previous

CIREN conferences is available through

the NHTSA website at: http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/bio_and_trauma/

ciren-final.htm. NHTSA held the first

quarterly meeting on May 5, 2000, with

a topic of lower extremity injuries in

motor vehicle crashes. Information from