[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 80108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31937]
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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) has received a request for a waiver of compliance from 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.
Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, Inc.
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2010-0161]
The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum, Inc. (HVRM) of North Judson,
Indiana, has petitioned for a permanent waiver of compliance for five
cabooses from the requirements of the Railroad Safety Glazing
Standards, title 49 CFR part 223, which require certified glazing in
all windows. The subject cabooses do not meet the glazing requirements
as per 49 CFR 223.13. The reporting marks on these cabooses, with
built-years in parentheses, are as follows: B&LE 1989 (1956), EL C345
(1953), NKP 471 (1962), GTW 75072 (1948) and EJ&E 184 (1970). HVRM
states that they are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the
mission to preserve railroad history in northwest Indiana. The subject
cabooses are used in tourist, historic and/or excursion operations for
the purpose of historic demonstration, photography and film production.
The subject cabooses are only operated at limited track speed over
the Chesapeake & Indiana Railroad (CKIN) over tracks owned by the Town
of North Judson, Indiana, and are operated under yard limits subject to
the authority of CKIN. HVRM states that the installed glass is in good
condition, operations are in a benign environment, and the expense of
retrofitting the subject cabooses with FRA certified glazing will
impose a high financial burden.
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-
2010-0161) and may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
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://www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, 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;
Page 19477) or at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2010.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-31937 Filed 12-20-10; 8:45 am]
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