[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7093-7094]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-2804]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration


Petition for a Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with 49 CFR Secs. 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 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. HS-94-1) 
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 March 17, 1995 will be considered by FRA before final action is 
taken. Comments [[Page 7094]] 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:

James River Corporation (ZJRC); FRA Waiver Petition Docket Nos. RSOR-
94-1, RSOP-94-5, RSAD-94-1, HS-94-3, RSEQ-94-7

    The James River Corporation seeks a permanent exemption from all 
requirements associated with title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
parts 217, Railroad Operating Rules, 218, Railroad Operating 
Practices, 219, Control of Alcohol and Drug Use, 228, Hours of 
Service, and 240, Qualification of Certification Locomotive 
Engineers. The James River Corporation operates a plant railroad 
inside their Naheola paper mill, located in Pennington, Alabama, and 
occasionally operates over the Meridian and Bigbee Railroad (MBRR), 
which is also owned by James River Corporation. The method of 
operation on the MBRR is yard limits. The petitioner indicates that 
granting of the exemption will greatly facilitate the movement of 
cars within the yard limits and is in the public interest and will 
not adversely affect safety.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 31, 1995.
Phil Olekszyk,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-2804 Filed 2-3-95; 8:45 am]
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