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OMB wants to receive comments within

30 days of publication of this notice in

order to act on the ICR quickly.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Title: Driver Qualification Files.

OMB Number: 2126–0004.

Background: The FMCSA requires

motor carriers to maintain a driver

qualification file for each commercial

motor vehicle (CMV) driver that they

employ. The file contains the minimum

amount of information necessary to

document that a driver is qualified to

drive a CMV in interstate commerce.

Motor carriers and the FMCSA

primarily use the driver’s qualification

file to ensure that a person: (1) Is

physically qualified to safely operate a

CMV; (2) has the experience and/or

training to safely operate the type(s) of

CMV he or she will be assigned to drive;

(3) has the appropriate driver’s license;

and (4) has not been disqualified to

operate a CMV.

Respondents: Motor carriers and CMV

drivers.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

941,856 hours.

2. Title: Controlled Substance and

Alcohol Use and Testing.

OMB Number: 2126–0012.

Background: The FMCSA requires

motor carriers to conduct alcohol and

controlled substances testing on their

commercial motor vehicle (CMV)

drivers who drive larger CMVs (over

26,000 lbs.) requiring a commercial

driver’s license. The FMCSA uses the

information collected to determine

whether the motor carriers are using

drivers who are alcohol-free and drugfree while driving trucks, buses, and

other commercial motor vehicles. The

reporting survey of the management

information system (MIS) allows the

agency to adjust the random testing

rates for the industry when the industry

shows performance improvements. The

agency bases the adjustment upon the

results of a small, statistically

significant sample of motor carriers.

Respondents: 650,000 Motor carriers.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

573,490 hours.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;

and 49 CFR 1.73.

Dated: February 27, 2001.

Stephen E. Barber,

Acting Assistant Administrator and Chief

Safety Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–5411 Filed 3–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–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 provision

involved, the nature of the relief being

requested, and the petitioner’s

arguments in favor of relief.

Canadian Pacific Railway

[Docket Number FRA–2000–7927]

Canadian Pacific Railway Company

(CPR), on behalf of itself, its Delaware

and Hudson (D&H) subsidiary, and its

Soo Line (Soo) subsidiary is seeking a

waiver of compliance with the Railroad

Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR

229.71 (clearance above the rail).

CPR jointly with General Electric

Transportation Systems is exploring

methods for improving locomotive

adhesion under heavy snow conditions.

One method that appears to have some

potential for consideration is the

application of flexible wipers under the

front pilot. These ‘‘snow flaps’’ are

made of a corrugated urethane material

similar to the non-metallic sand pipe

tips currently allowed. These snow flaps

extended below the 21⁄2′′ limit allowed

by the section 229.71

CPR did limited testing of these snow

flaps in Canada last year and is

requesting additional exemption from

Transport Canada to continue the

testing this winter. There will be up to

40 GE locomotives equipped for this

test. These units are principally

dedicated to coal routes in British

Columbia, but they are internationally

equipped and may operate into the U.S.

on an occasional basis. These units will

enter the U.S. through the Minnesota

gateway and over Soo Line as far as

Chicago, Illinois.

CPR reported no evidence that these

snow flaps will present any risk to safe

train operations or to employees.

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–

7927) 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

30 days of the 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 http://

dms.dot.gov.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on February 22,

2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–5406 Filed 3–5–01; 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 petitioners’

arguments in favor of relief.

National Railway Historical Society

Freemont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad

[Docket Number FRA–2000–8367]

The Eastern Nebraska Chapter of the

National Railway Historical Society

(NRHS), which operates the Freemont &

Elkhorn Valley Railroad (FEVR), has

petitioned for a permanent waiver of

compliance for two former C&NW

Pullman sleeper cars, one former

Burlington Northern RPO, one former

Burlington Northern caboose, one

former C&NW SW1200, one Davenport

center cab, one Whitcomb/Baldwin S–

4300, and one GE center cab from the

requirements of Safety Glazing

Standards, 49 CFR Part 223, which

requires certified glazing. The NRHS,