[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8306-8307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4487]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[FRA Docket Number RST-95-3]
Amendment to 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 from the New York State Department of
Transportation (NYDOT) for a waiver of compliance with certain
requirements of 49 CFR Part 213, Track Safety Standards.
In its original request, NYDOT requested to operate the Rohr
Turboliner trainsets at higher cant deficiencies on the Empire Corridor
extending from New York City, New York, to Niagara Falls, New York,
(see 60 Federal Register No. 230, November 30, 1995). Due to an FRA
clerical error, the notice of NYDOT's request to add various types of
equipment to its original petition did not clearly indicate that NYDOT
seeks to add equipment owned by the Metro North Commuter Railroad as
well as equipment owned by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation.
The second paragraph of the notice, Addendum to Petition for Waiver
of Compliance (see 61 Federal Register No. 234, December 4, 1996),
should read as follows: NYDOT now requests to add the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation's (Amtrak) equipment and the following Metro
North Commuter Railroad (Metro-North) equipment types: FL-9, FL-9 AC,
Genesis I and II locomotives, Bombardier Shoreliner coaches, M-1 and M-
3 electric-propelled coaches. NYDOT also proposes to limit its request
to underbalance levels up to six inches and limit the territory of its
request to that portion of the Empire Corridor extending between Penn
Station, New York, and Poughkeepsie, New York, over track segments
owned by Amtrak and Metro North.
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 this proceeding should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
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Petition Docket Number RST-95-3) and must be submitted in triplicate to
the Docket Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA, 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 (9:00 a.m.--5:00 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 February 19, 1997.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 97-4487 Filed 2-21-97; 8:45 am]
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