[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 22427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-11065]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Title 49 CFR Sections 211.9 and 211.41, notice 
is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has 
received from Procor Limited a request for a waiver of compliance with 
certain requirements of Federal 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.

Procor Limited

(Waiver Petition, Docket Number SA-95-1)

    Procor Limited seeks a waiver of compliance from certain sections 
of Title 49 CFR Part 231, Railroad Safety Appliance Standards. Procor 
Limited is requesting a permanent waiver of the provisions of Title 49 
CFR Part 231 which requires that handholds be securely fastened with * 
* * bolts with nuts outside (when possible) and riveted over, or with 
not less than \1/2\-inch rivets.
    Procor Limited built 125 covered hopper cars in 1991 and 58 more 
covered hopper cars in 1995 for a total of 183 cars that have the side 
and end handholds secured with the nuts of the bolts to the inside. The 
bolted connections of the handholds of all 183 cars were applied and 
the bolts chisel checked under a controlled condition. Car series: UNPX 
127000 through 127124, 125 cars; UNPX 128000 through 128029, 30 cars; 
UNPX 128050 through 128077, 28 cars, Procor Limited requests to 
continue the use of these subject cars throughout the United States.
    Title 49 CFR 231.27(e)(4) requires that side handholds be securely 
fastened with not less than \1/2\-inch bolts with nuts outside (when 
possible) and riveted over, or with not less than \1/2\-inch rivets. 
Several other sections in Part 231 address the application of safety 
appliances (sill steps, ladder treads, etc.) which requires that they 
be securely fastened with not less than \1/2\-inch bolts with nuts 
outside (when possible) and riveted over, or with not less than \1/2\-
inch rivets.
    Procor Limited states the estimated cost to remove and replace 66 
fasteners on each car is $685.00. Adding out of service time, the 
anticipated total cost impact of this modification is $215,000. The 
cost of changing the nuts from the inside to the outside will not 
enhance the safe operation of these cars.
    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 Number SA-95-1) 
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 within 45 days of the 
date of 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 (9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m.) in Room 8201, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 25, 1995.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-11065 Filed 5-4-95; 8:45 am]
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