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