[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17661-17662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9201]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[FRA Docket No. RSGM-96-3]
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 favor of relief.
SMS Rail Service Incorporated
SMS Rail Service Incorporated seeks a permanent waiver of
compliance from certain sections of 49 CFR Part 223.11 (a), (b), and
(c), Safety Glazing Standards, for three locomotives, SLRS 1293, SLRS
1494, and SLRS 300. Locomotive SLRS 300 has broken glazing in several
locations.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or
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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 RSGM-96-
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 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 FRA's temporary docket room located at 1120 Vermont Avenue,
N.W., Room 7051, Washington, D.C. 20005.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 1997.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 97-9201 Filed 4-9-97; 8:45 am]
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