[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17661-17662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9201]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration
[FRA Docket No. RSGM-96-3]


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.

SMS Rail Service Incorporated

    SMS Rail Service Incorporated seeks a permanent waiver of 
compliance from certain sections of 49 CFR Part 223.11 (a), (b), and 
(c), Safety Glazing Standards, for three locomotives, SLRS 1293, SLRS 
1494, and SLRS 300. Locomotive SLRS 300 has broken glazing in several 
locations.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings 
by submitting written views, data, or

[[Page 17662]]

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-96-
3) 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 45 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 March 31, 1997.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 97-9201 Filed 4-9-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P