96-2764. Petition for Waiver of Compliance

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 5060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2764]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[FRA Docket No. RST-95-2]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Title 49 CFR 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby 
given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) received from the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), on behalf of the San 
Diego Northern Railway (SDNX), a request for a waiver of compliance 
with certain requirements of Title 49 CFR Part 213: TRACK SAFETY 
STANDARDS.
    The purpose of the petition is to secure approval from the FRA for 
the operation of passenger trains at curve negotiating speed producing 
up to four inches of cant deficiency (superelevation underbalance). 
Currently, Section 213.57(b) limits cant deficiency to not more than 
three inches.
    Amtrak is the designated operator of Coaster Commuter Service and 
Amtrak trains on the SDNX route that extends from a location near 
Oceanside to San Diego, CA. Amtrak petitioned for permission to 
substitute the value of 4 inches instead of 3 inches in the Vmax 
formula for determining maximum train speeds on the curves on this 
route.
    Interested parties may submit written views, data, or comments on 
this petition. 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 and opportunity for 
comment, they should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the 
comment period and specify the basis for their request.
    All communication concerning this proceeding should identify the 
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number RST-95-
2) 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 within 45 days of the 
date of publication 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.) in room 8201, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20590.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 1, 1996.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 96-2764 Filed 2-8-96; 8:45 am]
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