[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34842-34843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16467]
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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.
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority; Docket Number
FRA-1999-5802
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
seeks a temporary waiver of compliance with the Passenger Equipment
Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 238.235, which requires that by December
31, 1999, each power operated door that is partitioned from the
passenger compartment shall be equipped with a manual override adjacent
to that door. SEPTA requests that the temporary waiver extend the
December 31, 1999 compliance date to July 12, 2001. SEPTA states that
they need the added time to meet this requirement. SEPTA seeks this
waiver for 231 MU's and 35 passenger coaches with power operated side
doors.
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 2 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-
1998-5802) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central
Docket
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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 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) at DOT
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400
Seventh Street S.W., 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 June 23, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-16467 Filed 6-28-99; 8:45 am]
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