[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 22283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11085]


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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.

United States Department of the Interior

[Docket Number FRA-2001-9012]

    The United States Department of the Interior on behalf of Steam 
Town National Historic Site seeks a waiver of compliance with the 
Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives, 49 CFR Part 
230, published November 17, 1999. Section 230.3(c) of the standards 
requires steam locomotives having flue tubes replaced prior to 
September 25, 1995, have a one thousand four hundred seventy-two 
service day inspection [49 CFR 230.17] performed prior to being allowed 
to operate under the requirements. The Steam Town National Historic 
Site seeks this waiver for one locomotive number CP 2317, which had the 
flue tubes replaced and was returned to service in July of 1998. Steam 
Town National Historic Site was unaware of the requirement to file for 
special consideration and failed to meet the cut off filing date of 
January 18, 2001.
    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-
2001-9012) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT 
Central Docket Management Facility, Room P1-401, 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 P1-401 (Plaza Level), 400 
Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC. 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 April 23, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-11085 Filed 5-2-01; 8:45 am]
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