94-4419. Petition for Waiver of Compliance; Burlington Northern Railroad Company FRA Waiver Petition Docket Number RST-93-3

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration


Petition for Waiver of Compliance; Burlington Northern Railroad 
Company FRA Waiver Petition Docket Number RST-93-3

    Notice is hereby given that the Burlington Northern Railroad 
Company (BN) has submitted a petition requesting that the use of 
``Bulldog'' Clamps be approved for an additional two years. BN had 
previously been granted a waiver of the requirements of portions of the 
Track Safety Standards (49 CFR part 213) to allow the carrier to apply 
Bulldog Clamps to certain internal rail defects in lieu of conventional 
rail joint bars on certain BN line segments. See 55 FR 50266 and 56 FR 
13515. BN is presently required to remove the clamp within five days of 
its application to the rail. If the internal defect has not been 
removed in that time, bolted joint bars have to be applied. In its 
petition, BN also requests that the five day period be increased to 
twenty days.
    FRA is seeking information and comments from all interested parties 
and are invited to participate in this proceeding through written 
submissions. FRA does not anticipate scheduling an opportunity for oral 
comment because the facts do not appear to warrant it.
    All written communications concerning this petition should identify 
the appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number RST-
93-3) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office 
of Chief Counsel, FRA, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Communications received before March 29, 1994 
will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. All written 
communications concerning these proceedings are available for 
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) in room 8201, 
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 22, 1994.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 94-4419 Filed 2-25-94; 8:45 am]
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