[Federal Register: November 4, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 213)]
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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.

Denver Rock Island Railroad (on Behalf of the Sunflower Railroad, Inc.)

[Docket Number FRA-2003-15513]

    The Denver Rock Island Railroad, on behalf of the Sunflower 
Railroad, Inc. (SNR), seeks a waiver of compliance from certain 
provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR 223.11(c) that 
requires certified glazing for one locomotive. The SNR operates over 
26.3 miles of excepted track in primarily rural territory at speeds not 
exceeding ten miles per hour.
    The FRA's field investigation revealed that SNR began operation in 
October 2002 and at that time, there was no evidence of any accidents/
incidents and or injuries to any railroad employee and no acts of 
vandalism. At the present time, locomotive SNR 61 is equipped with 
automotive type safety glass that is in excellent condition with no 
discoloration.
    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 2003-
15513) 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 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.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78). The Statement 
may also be found at http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2003.
Grady C. Cothen Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-27652 Filed 11-3-03; 8:45 am]

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