Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 222 / Thursday, November 16, 2000 / Notices 69365

Department of Transportation at the

above address. Also, you may review

public dockets on the Internet at

http://dms.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Forest Rawls (202) 267–8033, or

Vanessa Wilkins (202) 267–8029, Office

of Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

14 CFR §§ 11.85 and 11.91 of Part 11.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on November

9, 2000.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: FAA–2000–7996.

Petitioner: Gortner Pilots Association.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

135.251, 135.255, 135.353 and

appendixes I and J to part 121

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition:

To permit GPA to conduct local

sightseeing flights at Greater Gortner

Airport, Garrett County, Maryland, for

the one-day Greater Gortner Airport FlyIn/Open House in October 2000, for

compensation or hire, without

complying with certain anti-drug and

alcohol misuse prevention requirements

of part 135. Grant, 10/13/2000,

Exemption No. 7369

Docket No.: FAA–2000–8085.

Petitioner: Carolinas Historic Aviation

Commission.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

135.251, 135.255, 135.353 and

appendixes I and J to part 121

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition:

To permit CHAC to conduct local

sightseeing flights at Charlotte/Douglas

International Airport, Charlotte, North

Carolina, for a two-day charitable event

in October 2000, for compensation or

hire, without complying with certain

anti-drug and alcohol misuse prevention

requirements of part 135. Grant, 10/13/

2000, Exemption No. 7368

[FR Doc. 00–29322 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

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.

Canadian National Illinois Central

Railroad

[Docket Number FRA–2000–8089]

Canadian National Illinois Central

Railroad (CN/IC) seeks a permanent

waiver of compliance from certain

provisions of the Railroad Safety

Appliance Standards, 49 CFR Part 231,

and the Railroad Power Brakes and

Drawbars regulations, 49 CFR Part 232,

concerning RoadRailer’’ train

operations over their system.

Specifically, CN/IC requests relief from

those sections of 49 CFR Part 231 which

stipulates the number, location and

dimensions for handholds, ladders, sill

steps, uncoupling levers and

handbrakes. CN/IC also seeks relief from

49 CFR Part 232.2 which sets the

standard height for drawbars.

CN/IC states that this waiver is

necessary to permit them to begin

operation of RoadRailer equipment

between Chicago, Illinois, and Port

Huron, Michigan. CN/IC requests that

this petition, if approved, be modeled

on conditions contained in waiver FRA–

1999–5895 which was granted to the

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

in May 2000.

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 2000–8089) 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, D.C. on November 9,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–29317 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

[Docket No. RSPA–00–8026 (PDA–26(R))]

Application by Boston & Maine

Corporation for a Preemption

Determination as to Massachusetts’

Definitions of Hazardous Materials

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA), DOT.

ACTION: Public notice and invitation to

comment.

SUMMARY: Interested parties are invited

to submit comments on an application

by Boston & Maine Corporation for an

administrative determination whether

Federal hazardous materials

transportation law preempts the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts’

definitions of ‘‘hazardous materials’’ as

applied to hazardous materials

transportation.

DATES: Comments received on or before

January 2, 2001, and rebuttal comments

received on or before February 14, 2001,

will be considered before an

administrative ruling is issued by

RSPA’s Associate Administrator for

Hazardous Materials Safety. Rebuttal

comments may discuss only those

issues raised by comments received

during the initial comment period and

may not discuss new issues.

ADDRESSES: The application and all

comments received may be reviewed in

the Dockets Office, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590–0001. The application and all

comments are also available on-line

through the home page of DOT’s Docket

Management System, at ‘‘http://

dms.dot.gov.’’

Comments must refer to Docket No.

RSPA–00–8026 and may be submitted

to the docket either in writing or

electronically. Send three copies of each

written comment to the Dockets Office

at the above address. If you wish to

receive confirmation of receipt of your

written comments, include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard. To submit