[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7050]
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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.
Oil Creek & Titusville Lines
[Docket Number FRA-1998-4822]
The Oil Creek & Titusville Lines railroad (OCTL) seeks a permanent
waiver of compliance with the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR
223.11(c), which requires certified glazing in all locomotive windows,
except those locomotives used in yard service. The OCTL seeks this
waiver for locomotive number OCTL 6758 and OCTL 6764. The owner states
the locomotives operate over 41.7 miles of track through rural
countryside. The OCTL states they average one or two round trips per
week and that there has never been a glazing related accident.
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 FRA-
1998-4822) 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 a.m.--5 p.m.) at DOT
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400
Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC. 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 March 17, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-7050 Filed 3-22-99; 8:45 am]
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