[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 78 (Monday, April 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 17750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9738]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Petition for Exemption or Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with 49 CFR 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby given 
that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received requests 
for 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 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 RSGM-95-
17) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of 
Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 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 practical. All written 
communications concerning these proceedings are available for 
examination during regular business hours (9:00a.m.-5:00p.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:

Yolo Shortline Railroad (RSGM-95-17)

    The Yolo Shortline Railroad (YSLR) seeks a permanent waiver of 
compliance with the Safety Glazing Standards [49 CFR Part 223.9(a), 
certified glazing] for its ALCO locomotive, Number YSLR 101, built in 
1949. YSLR is a Class III shortline railroad located in Woodland, 
California (near Sacramento). The railroad states that this locomotive 
is planned to be used primarily for operating passenger excursions, in 
a rural farming land, and performing light freight switching. For 
historical purposes, the use of this locomotive on the YSLR trackage 
will be consistent with the type of locomotives that Western Pacific 
used during its ownership of the trackage. No vandalism has been 
reported.

Radar Rail Car (Waiver Petition Docket Number RSGM-95-18)

    Radar Rail Car seeks a permanent waiver of compliance with the 
Safety Glazing Standards [49 CFR Part 223.9(c), minimum of four 
emergency opening windows per passenger car] for eight deluxe sleeper 
cars. The manufacturer states that the cars are to be used by the 
Phillip Morris Corporation as a marketing promotion. The configuration 
of the sleepers consists of 15 deluxe bedrooms. Instead of four 
emergency opening windows, each of the bedrooms will have an emergency 
exit, permitting evacuation in the event of an incident. Due to the 
size and weight of the windows (approximately 250 pounds), the exits 
are designed to be a panel adjacent to the window. The exit panel will 
be removable by means of a ``zip strip.''

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 16, 1996.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 96-9738 Filed 4-19-96; 8:45 am]
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