[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 17750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9738]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Petition for Exemption or Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with 49 CFR 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby given
that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received requests
for waivers of compliance with a requirement of its safety standards.
The individual petitions are described below, including the party
seeking relief, the regulatory provisions involved, and the nature of
the relief being requested.
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 RSGM-95-
17) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of
Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 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 practical. All written
communications concerning these proceedings are available for
examination during regular business hours (9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.) in Room
8201, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.
The individual petitions seeking an exemption or waiver of
compliance are as follows:
Yolo Shortline Railroad (RSGM-95-17)
The Yolo Shortline Railroad (YSLR) seeks a permanent waiver of
compliance with the Safety Glazing Standards [49 CFR Part 223.9(a),
certified glazing] for its ALCO locomotive, Number YSLR 101, built in
1949. YSLR is a Class III shortline railroad located in Woodland,
California (near Sacramento). The railroad states that this locomotive
is planned to be used primarily for operating passenger excursions, in
a rural farming land, and performing light freight switching. For
historical purposes, the use of this locomotive on the YSLR trackage
will be consistent with the type of locomotives that Western Pacific
used during its ownership of the trackage. No vandalism has been
reported.
Radar Rail Car (Waiver Petition Docket Number RSGM-95-18)
Radar Rail Car seeks a permanent waiver of compliance with the
Safety Glazing Standards [49 CFR Part 223.9(c), minimum of four
emergency opening windows per passenger car] for eight deluxe sleeper
cars. The manufacturer states that the cars are to be used by the
Phillip Morris Corporation as a marketing promotion. The configuration
of the sleepers consists of 15 deluxe bedrooms. Instead of four
emergency opening windows, each of the bedrooms will have an emergency
exit, permitting evacuation in the event of an incident. Due to the
size and weight of the windows (approximately 250 pounds), the exits
are designed to be a panel adjacent to the window. The exit panel will
be removable by means of a ``zip strip.''
Issued in Washington, DC on April 16, 1996.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 96-9738 Filed 4-19-96; 8:45 am]
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