[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15186]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waivers 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 the Federal safety laws and regulations. The petition is described
below, including the regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the
relief being requested and the petitioner's arguments in favor of
relief.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
FRA Docket Number H-98-3
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) seeks a temporary waiver of
compliance with certain provisions of the Locomotive Safety Standards
(49 CFR 229) for approximately 30 trains to be determined prior to
commencement of the test. UP is seeking relief, for a six month test
period, from the requirements of Section 229.21 that requires each
locomotive in use to be inspected once each calendar day, and Section
229.9(b)(1), which provides that if a locomotive develops a non-
complying condition enroute, it may continue to utilize its propelling
motors only until the next calendar day inspection if the calendar day
inspection is earlier than the nearest forward repair point.
Under the purposed waiver the UP would have mechanical department
employees perform locomotive inspections prior to each trip, with the
next inspection not being due until the locomotive reaches its final
destination. If a locomotive develops a non-complying condition enroute
and all provisions of 229.9 are otherwise met the locomotive may
continue to the next point to where repairs can be made. Locomotives
not receiving an inspection by mechanical department employees will
continue to require a calendar day inspection.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written reviews, 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 H-98-3,)
and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Chief Counsel,
Federal Railroad Administration, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street,
SW, Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590. 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 FRA's temporary relocation 1120 Vermont Ave. NW, room 7051,
Washington, DC 20005.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on June 3, 1998.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 98-15186 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]
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