[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 20052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10162]
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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.
Atlantic and Western Railway, L.P. (Docket Number FRA-1998-4624)
The Atlantic and Western Railway (ATW) 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 ATW seeks this waiver for
locomotive number RSS 202. The locomotive has been leased to replace
retired locomotive ATW 101 which was previously granted a waiver from
the glazing requirements, FRA Docket Number RSGM-90-16. Locomotive
number 202 is not equipped with FRA certified glazing but the operator
states replacement of broken or damaged glazing will be made with
certified glazing. ATW operates on track consisting of approximately 10
miles under yard limits requirements.
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-
1998-4624) 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 from the 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.) at DOT's Central Docket Managment Facility at 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 April 15, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development. .
[FR Doc. 99-10162 Filed 4-22-99; 8:45 am]
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