Exemption petitions, etc.: Mount Dora Scenic Railway Co.,

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Federal Register: March 8, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 46)NoticesPage 12315-12316From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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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.

Mount Dora Scenic Railway Company

Docket Number FRA-2000-6850

Mount Dora Scenic Railway Company seeks a permanent waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR 223.9, which requires certified glazing, for two locomotives (self propelled railway motor cars) utilized in excursion service on the Mount Dora Scenic Railway in Mount Dora, Florida. Mount Dora indicates that they would provide front and rear facing windows with FRA Type I glazing but would like to equip the side facing windows with safety glazing. They state that the two motor cars are not air conditioned, and the passenger compartment side windows can be opened.

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 2000- 6850) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice will

[Page 12316]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 (9:00a.m.-5:00p.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, D.C. on February 24, 2000. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development.

FR Doc. 00-5539Filed3-7-00; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 4910-06-P

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