[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 2214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-959]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[FRA Docket No. H-92-3]
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 an extension of a waiver of compliance
with certain provisions of its safety standards. The individual
petition is described below, including the party seeking relief, the
regulatory provisions involved, and the nature of the relief being
requested.
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
[Waiver Petition Docket Number H-92-3]
In 1992, the Westinghouse Air Brake Company (WABCO) was granted a
waiver for their EPIC microprocessor-based locomotive braking
equipment. Specifically, the waiver excludes 1000 locomotives equipped
with EPIC braking equipment from the requirements of 49 CFR 229.29 by
extending the required time interval for cleaning, testing, and
inspecting locomotive air brake valves from 736 calendar days to five
years. WABCO requests that the waiver condition which limits the number
of locomotives permitted to be equipped with EPIC microprocessor-based
braking equipment, be adjusted to include all locomotives in the United
States that are equipped with EPIC 3102 and EPIC II electronic brake
equipment. The EPIC 3101 series electronic brake equipment is not
included in this request.
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 H-92-3)
and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of
Chief Counsel, FRA, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 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 FRA's temporary docket room located at 1120 Vermont Avenue,
N.W., Room 7051, Washington, D.C. 20005.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 8, 1997.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 97-959 Filed 1-14-97; 8:45 am]
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