Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 194 / Thursday, October 5, 2000 / Notices 59497

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.

Appalachian Rail Car Services, Inc.

[Docket Number FRA–2000–7947]

Appalachian Rail Car Services, Inc, on

behalf of Big Eagle Rail LLC, has

petitioned for a permanent 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

petitioner indicates that the locomotive

is used in captive service hauling coal

from a mine to a coal dock a distance

of six miles in Winifrede, West Virginia.

The petitioner states that the

locomotive, a SW 1500 switcher, is only

partially equipped with FRA certified

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–

7947) 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. 00–25624 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.

Charlotte Southern Railroad

[Docket Number FRA–2000–7929]

The Adrian & Blissfield Rail Road

Company of Madison Heights, Michigan

has petitioned on behalf of Charlotte

Southern Railroad Company (CHS) 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

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 1956. The

locomotive is equipped with one set of

ladder style steps on each side leading

to the cab. CHS indicates that the

locomotive is used in switching service

over 3.22 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–

7929) 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. 00–25627 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.

CSX Transportation

[Docket Number FRA–2000–7701]

The CSX Transportation (CSX) seeks

a waiver of compliance for locomotives

that operate (move over) hump yard

retarders from the requirements of the

Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR

Part 229.123, which requires each lead

locomotive be equipped with an end

plate, pilot plate, or snow plow, that

extends across both rails at a maximum

clearance of six inches. CSX indicates

that due to the height of the retarders

(2 3⁄4 inches over top of rail) it is not