[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 29776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14246]
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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 favor of relief.
Michigan Southern Railroad Company, Incorporated
[Waiver Petition Docket Number: RSGM-97-1]
Michigan Southern Railroad Company, Incorporated, seeks a permanent
waiver of compliance from certain sections of 49 CFR Part 223.11(a),
Safety Glazing Standards, for three locomotives. The locomotives, LN16,
SW-8 type, built 1952 and placed in service November 21, 1995; MS 78,
an Alco S-2, built 1950 and placed in service on July 25, 1994; and
7804, an Alco RS-3, built 1952 and placed in service on November 14,
1996, have had no accidents, incidents or injuries to employees since
being placed in service.
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-97-
1] 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 (9:00
a.m.--5:00 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 May 20, 1997.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 97-14246 Filed 5-30-97; 8:45 am]
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