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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Petition for Waivers of Compliance

    In accordance with title 49 CFR 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby 
given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received from 
Plum Creek Charters a request for waiver of compliance with certain 
requirements of the Federal rail safety 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.

Plum Creek Charters (PCCX)

(FRA Waiver Petition Docket Number SA-93-9)

    The PCCX seeks a waiver of compliance from certain sections of the 
Railroad Safety Appliance Standards (49 CFR part 231). PCCX is 
requesting a permanent waiver of the provisions of 49 CFR 231.14 (d)(3) 
requiring that horizontal end handholds be located one on each side on 
each end projecting downward from face of end sill or sheathing. The 
PCCX request that this requirement be waived for passenger car number 
800245. Passenger car number 800245 was equipped with 480 volt wiring 
which necessitated the removal of the original end handholds to 
accommodate the electrical coupling fixtures. The passenger car is 
equipped with end handholds approximately 48 inches from top of rail 
and not more than 16 inches from the side of car and project downward 
2\1/2\ inches beyond the face of the end sill.
    Passenger car number 800245 is currently leased to and operated by 
the City of Prineville (COP) in excursion service. The car is used on 
three trains per week during the summer and two trains per week in the 
winter. The excursion train travels a distance of 38 miles over COP 
trackage.
    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 comments, 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 SA-93-9) 
and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Chief Counsel, 
Federal Railroad Administration, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20590. Communications received before April 18, 
1994, 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 room 8201, 
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 14, 1994.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 94-6275 Filed 3-17-94; 8:45 am]
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