[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31581-31582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15185]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for a Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with 49 CFR Sections 211.9 and 211.41, notice is
hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has
received a request for a waiver of compliance with certain requirements
of Federal railroad safety regulations. The 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.
Interested parties are invited to participate in this proceeding by
submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with this proceeding 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 No. RSEQ-98-1)
and
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must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of Chief
Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Communications within 30 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 practicable. All written communications concerning
these proceedings are available for examination during regular business
hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) in FRA's Docket Room, Room 7051 at 1120 Vermont
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. The waiver petition is as
follows.
Railroad Museum of New England/Naugatuck Railroad (NAUG) FRA Waiver
Petition Docket No. RSEQ-98-1
The NAUG seeks a waiver of compliance with Part 240 of Title 49,
Code of Federal Regulations, ``Qualifications for Locomotive
Engineers'' (49 CFR Part 240). NAUG's petition states that in keeping
with the Museum's educational mission, NAUG's Engineer for an hour
program is designed to give participants the experience of operating a
locomotive (under controlled conditions) and to learn how a diesel-
electric locomotive works. Motive power would be drawn from the
Museum's pool of three road switcher units, a 1950 Alco RS-3, a 1965 GE
U25B and a 1957 EMD GP-9.
The operating zone would be between MP 12 and MP 16.3 on the
Northern end of the Naugatuck Railroad. This section of the railroad
contains no at grade crossings, no turnouts and no bridges. The regular
Naugatuck excursion trains operate between MP 1 and MP 11, thus
allowing a one mile separation between operating zones. The base of
operations would be located at the East Litchfield station.
Participants will reserve a session in advance and must be 21 years
or older. Additionally, the participant must provide a copy of a recent
physical exam or a doctor's letter, sign a release of liability, wear
appropriate footwear, clothing and eye protection and must, in the
judgement of the Museum's representatives, be able to operate the
locomotive safely.
Each participant will attend a one hour classroom session covering
railroad safety and instruction on the basic theory of diesel electric
locomotives and air brakes. Printed instructional material will be sent
to each participant in advance. At all times, each participant will be
under the supervision of Naugatuck Railroad's Supervisor of Locomotive
Engineers.
The proposed dates for this program are various weekends and
holidays between July 1 and November 30, 1998 and 1999.
Issued in Washington D.C. on June 2, 1998.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 98-15185 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]
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