[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58602-58603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29314]


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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) 
Sec. Sec. 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby given that the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) has received from the Palm Leaf 
Corporation a request for a waiver of compliance with certain 
requirements of the Railroad Power Brakes and Drawbars 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.

Palm Leaf Corporation (FRA Waiver Petition Docket Number: PB-96-5)

    The Palm Leaf Corporation requests a one year waiver of compliance 
from certain provisions of the Railroad Power Brake and Drawbars 
regulations (49 CFR Part 232). Palm Leaf Corporation is

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requesting that it be permitted to extend the clean, oil, test and 
stencil (COT&S) period from 36 months to 48 months for its private 
railroad passenger car PPCX 800237, which is equipped with 26-C air 
brake.
    Title 49 CFR 232.17 (b)(2)states: ``Brake equipment on passenger 
cars must be cleaned, repaired, lubricated and tested as often as 
necessary to maintain it in a safe and suitable condition for service 
but not less frequently than as required in Standard S-045 in the 
Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices of the AAR.'' Standard S-
045 specifies 36 months for the 26-C type air brake equipment.
    The Palm Leaf Corporation requests approval under the same 
conditions as granted to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(Amtrak) in FRA Docket No.: H-94-3.
    1. That 26-C brake equipment on passenger cars must be cleaned, 
repaired, lubricated and tested (COT&S) as often as necessary to 
maintain it in a safe and suitable condition for service but not less 
frequently than once each 48 months;
    2. All passenger cars with 26-C brake equipment must be single car 
tested in accordance with the current AAR Standard S-044 each time it 
is on a shop or repair track but not less frequently than once each 12 
months.
    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: PB-96-
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 
within 45 days 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 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 November 7, 1996.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 96-29314 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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