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uncommon for locomotive pilots to

strike the retarder. If the waiver is

granted, CSX would increase the height

of the pilot plates on locomotives

assigned to hump yard service to nine

inches, these locomotives would be

restricted to trailing position outside

hump yard and when moving over the

railroad for service or re-assignment.

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–2000–

7701) and must be submitted in

triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401, 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 DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400

Seventh Street S.W., 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 October 1,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–25630 Filed 10–4–00; 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.

Detroit Connecting Railroad Company

[Docket Number FRA–2000–7928]

The Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road

Company of Madison Heights, Michigan

has petitioned on behalf of Detroit

Connecting Railroad Company (DCON)

for a permanent waiver of compliance

for one locomotive from the

requirements of the Railroad Safety

Appliance Standards, 49 CFR Part

231.30, which requires all locomotives

used in switching service to be

equipped with four corner stairway

openings and each stairway opening

must be equipped with two vertical

handholds. The waiver request is for a

65 ton mid-cab locomotive built by

General Electric in 1942. The

locomotive is equipped with one set of

ladder style steps on each side leading

to the cab. DCON indicates that the

locomotive is used in switching service

over 2.29 miles at a speed not to exceed

10 mph. All switching movements are

made with the locomotive attached and

air brakes cut in.

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–2000–

7928) and must be submitted in

triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401, Washington, D.C.,

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 DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400

Seventh 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 October 1,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–25625 Filed 10–4–00; 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 favour of relief.

Inman Service Company

[Docket Number FRA–2000–7586]

The Inman Service Company of

Baytown, Texas, has petitioned on

behalf of Watco Switching Company for

a temporary waiver of compliance for

one locomotive 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. The railroad indicates that the

locomotive is used in switching service

within the Greensport Industrial Park,

in Houston, Texas. They also indicate

that some of the cab windows meet the

FRA glazing requirements The

locomotive is scheduled to be re-built

within two years at which time all

windows will be replaced with FRA

compliant glazing.

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–2000–

7586) and must be submitted in

triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401, Washington, DC, 20590–