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You may also submit comments

through the Internet to http://

dms.dot.gov. You may review the public

docket containing the petition, any

comments received, and any final

disposition in person in the Dockets

Office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. The Dockets Office (telephone

1–800–647–5527) is on the plaza level

of the NASSIF Building at the

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, Sandy

Buchanan-Sumter (202) 267–7271, 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.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 14,

2001.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: FAA–2001–9679.

Petitioner: Lufthansa Tecnik AG.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

25.785(j).

Description of Relief Sought: To

provide relief from that portion of 14

CFR 25.785(j) which requires a firm

handhold along each aisle to enable

persons to steady themselves while

using the aisles in moderately rough air.

The petitioner requests this exemption

for the Boeing Model 737–700IGW,

equipped with an executive interior, to

be used in a private, not for hire,

operation.

Docket No.: ANM–2001–6919.

Petitioner: Dassault Falcon Jet

Corporation.

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR

25.813(e).

Description of Relief Sought: To allow

the petitioner to install a latchable

sliding door which can be stored in a

cabin partition during takeoffs, landings

and emergency conditions on its Falcon

900 and 900EX aircraft operated in

accordance with part 91 and part 135.

When latched, the door permits totally

free access to the cabin aisle and

emergency exits.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Notice of Public Hearing

In accordance with 49 CFR 211.9 and

211.41, notice was published January

18, 2001 that the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) has received a

request for a waiver of compliance with

certain requirements of the Federal

safety laws and regulations. (See Docket

Number FRA–2000–8268, Item 3,

available for inspection on the Internet

at the docket facility’s Web site at http:/

/dms.dot.gov) It has subsequently been

determined that a Public Hearing should

be held relative to this request. The

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.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

Company

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2000–

8268]

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

(BNSF) seeks a permanent waiver of

compliance from certain requirements

of 49 CFR Part 229 (Railroad

Locomotive Safety Standards) for a

select group of C–44–9W locomotives,

road numbers BNSF 700–799, 960–

1123, 4300–4999, and 5370–5499.

Specifically, BNSF requests a waiver

from 49 CFR 229.23(a), which requires

that the interval between any two

periodic inspections may not exceed 92

days. BNSF proposes to extend this

interval to 122 days on this group of

locomotives.

In support of this proposal BNSF

states: ‘‘These locomotives contain the

industry’s latest technology in the areas

of safety and reliability, are

microprocessor controlled and equipped

with New York Air Brake Corporation

computer controlled brakes.’’ They cite

calender day inspections and other

inspections that are done every 3 to 4

days which will help ensure safe

operation. Since April 1, 1999 they have

been performing periodic inspections

every 61 days. They estimate that they

have had a 0.87 % defect rate after 61

days. In conclusion BNSF states:

‘‘Extending the periodic maintenance

interval from 92 to 122 days will not

adversely effect the safety or

performance of C44–9W locomotives.’’

Interested parties were invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data, or

comments. Although the formal

comment period closed on March 5,

2001, written comments received after

that date will be considered as far as

practicable. In addition, the FRA has

determined that a public hearing is

necessary before a final decision is

made on this proposal.

Accordingly, a public hearing is

hereby set for 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday,

July 18, 2001, at the National Weather

Service, National Training Center

Auditorium, 7220 NW 101st Terrace,

Kansas City, Missouri 64153. Interested

parties are invited to present oral

statements at the hearing.

The hearing will be an informal one

and will be conducted in accordance

with Rule 25 of the FRA Rules of

Practice (49 CFR 211.25), by a

representative designated by the FRA.

The hearing will be a nonadversary

proceeding and, therefore, there will be

no cross-examination of persons

presenting statements. The FRA

representative will make an opening

statement outlining the scope of the

hearing. After all initial statements have

been completed, those persons wishing

to make brief rebuttal statements will be

given the opportunity to do so in the

same order in which they made their

initial statements. Additional

procedures, if necessary for the conduct

of the hearing, will be announced at the

hearing.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number, (e.g.,

Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–

2000–8268) and must be submitted to

the DOT Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, D.C.

20590. 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 June 13,

2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

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