[Federal Register: June 26, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 123)]
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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 favour of relief.

Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad

[Docket Number FRA-2002-12270]

    The Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad, on behalf of Mr. Chris Baldo, 
seeks a waiver of compliance number FRA-2002-12270, with the Inspection 
and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives, 49 CFR part 230, 
published November 17, 1999. Section 230.51 of the standards requires 
that each steam locomotive be equipped with two water glasses. The 
Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad seeks this waiver for one locomotive 
number MCL Co. 7 which is equipped with only one water glass and tri 
cocks. Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad indicates that the locomotive was 
rebuilt June 2001, and there is insufficient room to install the second 
water glass. The locomotive is currently stored at the Roots of Motive 
Power Museum, at Willits, CA. If the request is approved the locomotive 
would be operated over the California Western Railroad.
    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-
2002-12270 ) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central 
Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-401, Washington, DC. 20590-0001. 
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 (9:00 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 at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 19, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-16044 Filed 6-25-02; 8:45 am]
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