[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72343-72344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34715]
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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 favour of relief.
Texas State Railroad
[Docket Number FRA-1998-4823]
The Texas State Railroad (TSRR) seeks a permanent waiver of
compliance with the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR Part 223.11(c),
which requires certified glazing in all locomotive windows, except
those locomotives used in yard service. The TSRR seeks this waiver for
locomotive number TSRR 22. The 70 ton switcher locomotive was built in
the late 1940's by General Electric Locomotive Company and was never
equipped with FRA certified glazing. The locomotive owner indicates
that the locomotive is utilized in road and yard service between Rusk
and Palestine, TX, a distance of about 25.5 miles. Also that the area
where the locomotive operates is sparsely populated, wooded terrain.
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
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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-
1998-4823 ) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk,
DOT Central Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-401, Washington, DC.
20590-0001. 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 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) at DOT
Central Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-401 (Plaza Level), 400
Seventh Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 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, DC. on December 21, 1998.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 98-34715 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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