[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 7094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2803]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with 49 CFR Secs. 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby
given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received from
the Indiana Railway Museum on its behalf and behalf of Mr. David E.
McClure, a car owner, a request for waiver of compliance with certain
requirements of the Federal rail safety regulations. The petition is
described below, including the regulatory provisions involved, the
nature of the relief being requested and the petitioner's arguments in
favor of relief.
Indiana Railway Museum (IRM) (French Lick West Baden and Southern
Railway) FLWB; Waiver Petition Docket Number SA-94-9
The IRM seeks a waiver of compliance from certain sections of the
Railroad Safety Appliance Standards (49 CFR part 231). IRM is
requesting a permanent waiver of the provisions of 49 CFR 231.13(b)(2)
requiring that horizontal end handholds be flush with or project not
more than 1-inch beyond surface of end sill and 231.13(b)(3) location:
Horizontal, one near each side of each end on face of platform end
sill, projecting downward. The IRM request that these requirements be
waived for passenger car number FLWB 500 ``Indianapolis.'' Passenger
car FLWB 500 was equipped with 480 volt wiring and receptacles which
necessitated the B-end horizontal end handholds to be bent outward in
excess of 1-inch from the end sill to provide the 2-inch minimum
clearance.
Passenger car FLWB 500 ``Indianapolis'' is privately owned and is
available for charter in Amtrak trains, excursion railroads, and may be
hauled in freight trains during some movements. The car is also
available for use in Mexico.
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 SA-94-9)
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 before March 17, 1995
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.) in Room 8201,
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 31, 1995.
Phil Olekszyk,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-2803 Filed 2-3-95; 8:45 am]
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