Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 107 / Monday, June 4, 2001 / Notices 30043

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.

Connecticut Department of

Transportation

[Docket Number FRA–1999–6167]

Connecticut Department of

Transportation (CDOT) seeks an

extension of time for a previously

granted temporary waiver of compliance

with the Passenger Equipment Safety

Standards, 49 CFR 238.235, which

requires that by December 31, 1999,

each power operated door that is

partitioned from the passenger

compartment shall be equipped with a

manual override adjacent to that door.

The previously granted extension

expired on April 15, 2001. CDOT

requests that a waiver extension be

granted until October 31, 2001, for ten

passenger coaches equipped with power

operated side doors outside the

passenger compartment. CDOT has

stated that the parts needed to equip the

ten cars were not received from the

manufacturer until April 19, 2001. FRA

has conditionally extended the time

period to equip the cars until October

31, 2001. FRA has, however, reserved

the right to withdraw such approval

upon receipt by FRA of public comment

raising substantial issues of safety.

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–1999–

6167) 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 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 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 May 29,

2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–13928 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Notice of Application for Approval of

Discontinuance or Modification of a

Railroad Signal System or Relief From

Requirements

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads

have petitioned the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) seeking approval

for the discontinuance or modification

of the signal system or relief from the

requirements of 49 CFR part 236 as

detailed below.

[Docket No. FRA–2001–9417]

Applicant: CSX Transportation, Mr.

Eric G. Peterson, Assistant Chief

Engineer, Signal Design and

Construction, 4901 Belfort Road, Suite

130 (S/C J–370), Jacksonville, Florida

32256.

CSX Transportation seeks approval of

the proposed modification of the traffic

control system on Main Track No. 2,

near Union City, Ohio, milepost

QI197.64, on the Indianapolis Line

Subdivision, Great Lakes Division. The

proposed changes consist of the

discontinuance and removal of absolute

controlled signals 4E and 4W associated

with the previous removal of the No. 1

switch.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to eliminate facilities no

longer needed in present day operation.

Any interested party desiring to

protest the granting of an application

shall set forth specifically the grounds

upon which the protest is made, and

contain a concise statement of the

interest of the party in the proceeding.

Additionally, one copy of the protest

shall be furnished to the applicant at the

address listed above.

All communications concerning this

proceeding should be identified by the

docket number and must be submitted

to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket

Management Facility, Room PI–401,

Washington, D.C. 20590–0001.

Communications received within 45

days of the date of this notice will be

considered by the 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 (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) at

DOT Central Docket Management

Facility, Room PI–401 (Plaza Level), 400

Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20590–0001. 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.

FRA expects to be able to determine

these matters without an oral hearing.

However, if a specific request for an oral

hearing is accompanied by a showing

that the party is unable to adequately

present his or her position by written

statements, an application may be set

for public hearing.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on May 29,

2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–13931 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Notice of Application for Approval of

Discontinuance or Modification of a

Railroad Signal System or Relief From

Requirements

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) part 235 and 49

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads

have petitioned the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) seeking approval

for the discontinuance or modification

of the signal system or relief from the

requirements of 49 CFR part 236 as

detailed below.

[Docket No. FRA–2001–9418]

Applicant: CSX Transportation,

Incorporated, Mr. Eric G. Peterson,

Assistant Chief Engineer, Signal Design

and Construction, 4901 Belfort Road,

Suite 130 (S/C J–370), Jacksonville,

Florida 32256.

CSX Transportation, Incorporated

seeks approval of the proposed