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which is located in Fremont, Nebraska,

states that they operate in a rural

farming area with a low incidence of

vandalism.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data,

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–

8367) and must be submitted in

triplicate to: Docket Clerk, DOT Central

Docket Management Facility, Room P1–

401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590–0001.

Communications received within 45

days of the date will be considered as

for as practical. 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 P1–401 (Plaza Level, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001. All documents in the public

docket are also available for inspection

and copying on the internet at the

facility’s Web site at http://dms.dot.gov.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on February

22, 2001.

Grady Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–5407 Filed 3–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waivers of Compliance

In accordance with Title 49 Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR), Section

211.41, notice is hereby given that the

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

received a request for waiver of certain

requirements of the Federal railroad

safety regulations. The individual

petition is described below, including

the party seeking relief, the regulatory

provisions involved, and the nature of

the relief being sought.

The Port Authority Trans-Hudson

Corporation

[FRA Waiver Petition No. FRA–2000–7411]

The Port Authority Trans-Hudson

Corporation (PATH) seeks a permanent

waiver of compliance from certain

requirements of 49 CFR, Part 239,

Passenger Train Emergency

Preparedness. Specifically, PATH

requests relief from the emergency

equipment requirements in

§ 239.101(a)(6)(i) that the fire

extinguisher and pry-bar be accessible

to the riding public for use in the event

of an emergency situation. PATH argues

that its practice of securing the fire

extinguisher and pry-bar away from

public access is in the public’s interest,

and contends that public safety is

enhanced by restricting access only to

crew members. PATH requests that FRA

waive the public access requirement

and allow PATH to continue to

maintain the emergency equipment in a

secure manner without permitting the

riding public to use it during an

emergency. In support of its request,

PATH states that in times of emergency,

the public address system can facilitate

communication to train crew members,

who would then unlock the lockers

where the fire extinguisher and pry-bar

are stored. PATH also notes that the

locking of these items of emergency

equipment can protect the public from

harm, since the equipment would not be

missing due to cases of vandalism or

theft, and would therefore be in its

proper location at the time of an

emergency.

PATH also seeks a permanent waiver

of compliance from certain

requirements of 49 CFR Part 229,

Locomotive Safety Standards.

Specifically, PATH requests relief from

the requirements of § 229.7, Prohibited

acts, which mandates that a locomotive

and its appurtenances must be in proper

working condition and safe to operate in

the service to which assigned, and from

§ 229.9, Movement of non-complying

locomotives, which set forth the

conditions under which a railroad may

move a non-complying locomotive.

PATH seeks to lessen the impact of dead

cars (MU type locomotives) in its

operation. PATH proposes to operate

one dead car (MU type locomotive car)

per consist of not less than seven cars,

up to 24 hours prior to removing the car

from service for the purpose of repair.

PATH states that it would not allow a

dead car to operate in the lead as the

controlling car of the movement, and

that operating crews of such trains

would be notified in writing about the

presence of the defective car prior to the

movement of the train.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written reviews, data, or

comments. If any interested party

desires the opportunity for oral

comment, FRA must be notified in

writing before the end of the comment

period, and the party must specify the

basis for the request. FRA will then

determine whether to schedule a public

hearing in connection with these

proceedings. See 49 CFR 211.25.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number FRA–2000–

7411) and must be submitted to the

Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management

Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level),

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,

DC 20590. All documents in the public

docket, including PATH’s waiver

request, are also available for inspection

and copying on the Internet at the

docket facility’s web site at http://

dms.dot.gov. Communications received

within 45 days from 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 p.m.) at the above

facility.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on February

22, 2001.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 01–5405 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 provision

involved, the nature of the relief being

requested, and the petitioner’s

arguments in favor of relief.

Union Pacific Railroad Company

[Docket Number FRA–2001–8697]

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)

is seeking a waiver of compliance with

a provision of the Railroad Power