[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 70113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32445]
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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.
Long Island Rail Road Company (Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
1999-6372)
The Long Island Rail Road Company (LIRR) is seeking a temporary
waiver of compliance with the Passenger Equipment Safety Standards, 49
CFR Part 238.113, which requires that effective November 8, 1999, each
passenger car have a minimum of four emergency window exits.
LIRR requests a time extension until December 31, 2001, to bring
its M-1 fleet into compliance. They state that the remainder of 1999
will be used to prototype the three different types of windows that
will be needed. LIRR also states that the retrofitting will be
accomplished on a three year cycle with one third of the fleet being
modified per year.
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 1999-
6372) 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 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 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 December 9, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-32445 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am]
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