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[FR Doc No: 94-26693]


[Federal Register: October 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration


Petition for a Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with 49 CFR 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 individual petitions are 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 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 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-94-5) 
and 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 received 
before December 1, 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, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20590.
    The waiver petitions are as follows:

Sperry Rail, Inc. (SRIX) (Waiver Petition Docket No. RSEQ-94-5)

    The Sperry Rail, Inc., (SRIX) seeks a permanent waiver of 
compliance from all provisions of 49 CFR part 240, Qualification 
Standards for Locomotive Engineers. The SRIX operates 37 self-propelled 
rail testing cars utilizing their own operators, and a railroad 
employee acting as a pilot who is qualified on the physical 
characteristics and operating rules over the railroad it is being 
operated on. The SRIX argues that their operators are well trained and 
would not benefit from part 240 certification requirements. The SRIX 
also argues that the cost of certification would make them non-
competitive due to increased labor costs.

St. Louis & Chain of Rocks Railroad (SLCR) (Waiver Petition Docket No. 
RSEQ-94-6)

    The St. Louis & Chain of Rocks Railroad (SLCR) seeks a waiver of 
compliance from all provisions of 49 CFR Part 240, Qualification 
Standards for Locomotive Engineers. The SLCR Railroad is an excursion 
railroad which operates in the St. Louis, Missouri area. It is a non-
profit rail museum and operates over less than three miles of track, 
fewer than ten days a year at speeds not exceeding 5 mph.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 21, 1994.
Phil Olekszyk,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 94-26693 Filed 10-27-94; 8:45 am]
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