[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 55183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27261]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration


Petition for a Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (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 the Federal railroad safety 
regulations. The individual petition is 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.

Transcisco Rail Services Company (Transcisco), FRA Waiver Petition 
Docket No. RSEQ-96-1

    Transcisco seeks a waiver of compliance from that part of 49 CFR 
Part 240.105 Criteria for selection of designated supervisors of 
locomotive engineers, specifically, paragraph (b)(4). Transcisco 
operates over 4 miles of main track and an industrial yard within the 
city limits of Miles City, Montana. The grade is essentially level and 
trains operate at a restricted speed not exceeding 10 mph. The railroad 
traverses six public crossings at grade four which have active warning 
devices.
    Transcisco operates one SW7 locomotive and has a GE 25 ton 
locomotive as a backup. Transcisco usually operates 1 shift per day and 
interchanges with the BNSF on a transfer track owned by Transcisco 
within Miles City limits. Transcisco employs two locomotive engineers 
and intends to certify both according to their program after the first 
becomes a Designated Supervisor of Locomotive Engineers contingent upon 
the granting of this wavier request.
    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-96-1) 
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 
within 30 days of the date 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 a.m.-5 p.m.) at FRA's temporary docket room located at 1120 
Vermont Avenue, N.W., Room 7051, Washington, D.C. 20005.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 15, 1996.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 96-27261 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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