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[FR Doc No: 94-11413]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 

Petition for Exemption or Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with title 49 CFR Secs. 211.9 and 211.41, notice is 
hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has 
received requests for exemptions from or waivers of compliance with a 
requirement of its safety standards. The individual petitions are 
described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory 
provisions involved, and the nature of the relief being requested.
    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 RSGM-94-
4), and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of 
Chief Counsel, FRA, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590.
    Communications received before June 10, 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.
    The individual petitions seeking an exemption or waiver of 
compliance are as follows:

Cape May Seashore Lines (CMSX); Waiver Petition Docket Number RSGM-94-4

    The CMSX seeks a permanent waiver of compliance with certain 
provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards (49 CFR part 223) for three 
self-propelled passenger cars. CMSX has exclusive rights to operate 
rail passenger service on the 27-mile long rail line between Tuckahoe 
and Cape May, New Jersey. Initially, two services will be provided; a 
tourist train ride between Cape May and Cape May Court House, New 
Jersey, a total distance of 12 miles and a shuttle service between Cape 
May and Rio Grande, New Jersey, a distance of 6 miles. Self-propelled 
Rail Diesel Cars built in 1950 and 1951, will be used in both 
operations. The cars are presently equipped with laminated safety 
glass.

Adrian and Blissfield Railroad Company (ABRX); Waiver Petition Docket 
Number RSGM-94-5

    The ABRX seeks a permanent waiver of compliance with certain 
provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards (49 CFR part 223) for one 
passenger car. The car, which was built in 1949, is used in excursion 
service between Adrian and Blissfield, Michigan, a distance of 
approximately 10 miles. The railroad operates in a rural area and there 
have been no incidents of vandalism in three years.

Wisconsin Central LTD. (WC); Waiver Petition Docket Number RSGM-94-6

    The WC on behalf of their customer Flambeau Papers, seeks a 
permanent waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the Safety 
Glazing Standards (49 CFR part 223) for one locomotive. The locomotive, 
an EMD Model SW-1 built in 1950, is used primarily in the Flambeau 
plant but is used approximately 30 minutes each day in picking up and 
setting out cars in the WC Yard at Park Falls, Wisconsin. The distance 
traveled on the WC is approximately 1 mile.

Newburgh and South Shore Railroad Company (NSR); Waiver Petition Docket 
Number RSGM 94-7

    The NSR seeks a permanent waiver of compliance with certain 
provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards (49 CFR part 223) for two 
locomotives. The locomotives are used in switching service to the NSR 
within the Cleveland, Ohio, switching district. The locomotives were 
formerly owned by the Newburgh and Southern Railway and were covered by 
waiver RSGM-80-38.

Dubois County Railroad (DCRR); Waiver Petition Docket Number RSGM-94-8

    The DCRR seeks a permanent waiver of compliance with certain 
provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards (49 CFR part 223) for one 
locomotive. The DCRR operates over 16 miles of track between Dubois and 
Huntingburg, Indiana. The railroad states there has been no problem 
with vandalism in this rural area. The locomotive, a 1000 hP ALCO 
switcher built in 1953, is now equipped with safety glass.

    Issued in Washington, DC on May 6, 1994.
Phil Olekszyk,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 94-11413 Filed 5-10-94; 8:45 am]
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