[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 222 (Thursday, November 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 69365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29317]


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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.

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<Register>'' 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]
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