99-28466. Petition for Waiver of Compliance  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 58898]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-28466]
    
    
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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.
    
    State of Connecticut
    
    Department of Transportation
    
    National Railroad Passenger Corporation
    
    (Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-1999-6167)
    
        The Connecticut Department of Transportation and the National 
    Railroad Passenger Corporation jointly seeks a temporary waiver of 
    compliance with Passenger Equipment Safety Standards, Title 49 CFR Part 
    238.235, which requires that by December 31, 1999, each power operated 
    door that is partitioned from the passenger compartment shall be 
    equipped with a manual override adjacent to that door. The petitioners 
    request that the temporary waiver extend the December 31, 1999 
    compliance date to July 1, 2001. The petitioners state that they need 
    this added time to meet this requirement. They seek this waiver for ten 
    Bombardier Project 34, push-pull coaches.
        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-1999-
    6167) and must be submitted to the DOT Docket Management Facility, Room 
    PL-401 (Plaza Level) 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 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. to 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, D.C. on October 25, 1999.
    Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
    Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
    Development.
    [FR Doc. 99-28466 Filed 10-29-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
11/01/1999
Department:
Federal Railroad Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-28466
Pages:
58898-58898 (1 pages)
PDF File:
99-28466.pdf