[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27261]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for a Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Secs. 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) has received a request for a waiver of
compliance with certain requirements of the Federal railroad safety
regulations. 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.
Transcisco Rail Services Company (Transcisco), FRA Waiver Petition
Docket No. RSEQ-96-1
Transcisco seeks a waiver of compliance from that part of 49 CFR
Part 240.105 Criteria for selection of designated supervisors of
locomotive engineers, specifically, paragraph (b)(4). Transcisco
operates over 4 miles of main track and an industrial yard within the
city limits of Miles City, Montana. The grade is essentially level and
trains operate at a restricted speed not exceeding 10 mph. The railroad
traverses six public crossings at grade four which have active warning
devices.
Transcisco operates one SW7 locomotive and has a GE 25 ton
locomotive as a backup. Transcisco usually operates 1 shift per day and
interchanges with the BNSF on a transfer track owned by Transcisco
within Miles City limits. Transcisco employs two locomotive engineers
and intends to certify both according to their program after the first
becomes a Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers contingent upon
the granting of this wavier 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 No. RSEQ-96-1)
and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of
Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, Nassif Building, 400
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Communications received
within 30 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 October 15, 1996.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 96-27261 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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