[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 145-146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33304]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[FRA Waiver Petition Docket No. PB-96-2]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) received a request for a waiver of compliance with certain 
requirements of its safety standards. 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.

South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad and South East Kansas Railroad

    The South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad and the South East Kansas 
Railroad seek a permanent waiver of compliance from 49 CFR Part 232.13 
(e)(1), concerning transfer and yard train air test. The aforementioned 
railroads work in Coffeyville, Kansas, preparing outbound trains on a 
daily basis. The trains are built throughout the day with cars being 
added at various times. According to the railroads, the space available 
does not allow for complete trains to be built without cutting or 
clearing four public crossings, including a Federal highway. The trains 
depart each day after receiving an initial terminal air test but they 
cannot be air tested at locations where the trains are made up without 
blocking some or all of the aforementioned crossings for significant 
amounts of time. The railroads would like to put trains together and 
pull them to the edge of town where they can be tested without blocking 
any public crossings. The track speed is governed by restricted speed 
with a maximum of 10 mph, all within yard limits. Currently, the 
railroads make two air tests of the same train within a two mile area. 
The railroads state that the city of Coffeyville has one road 
accessibility to the south part of town when the aforementioned 
crossings are blocked, thus the waiver would allow for safer access by 
emergency personnel, as well as save the public from long delays by 
blocked crossings.
    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.

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    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the 
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number PB-96-2) 
and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of 
Chief Counsel, FRA, 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 (9:00 a.m.-
5:00 p.m.) at FRA's temporary docket room located at 1120 Vermont 
Avenue, N.W., Room 7051, Washington, D.C. 20005.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 20, 1996.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 96-33304 Filed 12-31-96; 8:45 am]
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