Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 92 / Friday, May 11, 2001 / Notices 24175

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.

Heber Valley Historic Railroad

Authority

[Docket Number FRA–2000–7413]

The Heber Valley Historic Railroad

Authority 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 of part 230. The Heber

Valley Historic Railroad Authority seeks

this waiver for one locomotive number

618 which had the flue tubes replaced

and was returned to service May 13,

1995, one hundred-fifty-five days prior

to the cut off date published in part 230.

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–

7413) and must be submitted 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 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, DC on May 7, 2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator forSafety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–11952 Filed 5–10–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

In accordance with Part 219 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.

Indiana Northeastern Railroad

Company

[Docket Number FRA–2001–9014]

The Indiana Northeastern Railroad

Company (IN) seeks a permanent waiver

of compliance, docket number FRA–

2001–9014, from the requirements of the

Control of Alcohol and Drug Use, 49

CFR Part 219, Subpart G, which requires

the railroad to have a random alcohol

and drug testing program. In seeks a

waiver for total relief from the

requirement to have a random alcohol

and drug testing program because of the

serious financial burdens the costs of

both the training and the hours involved

to implement this program will place on

the railroad operation as a small entity.

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–

9014) and must be submitted to the

Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket

Management Facility, Room PI–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 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, DC on May 7, 2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards, and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–11947 Filed 5–10–01; 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.

North Star Rail

[Docket Number FRA–2001–8961]

The North Star Rail 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. North

Star Rail seeks this waiver for one

locomotive number 261 which was built

in 1944. The railroad’s records indicate

the locomotive was overhauled and had

the flue tubes replaced in 1993. Since

the overhaul the locomotive has

operated under steam a total of 240

days. North Star Rail states that the

locomotive is stored year round indoors

in a modern shop facility.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by