[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 29775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14245]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


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.

Kiski Junction Railroad

[Waiver Petition Docket Number: RSGM-96-11]

    The Kiski Junction Railroad, a Class III shortline railroad located 
in Schenley, Pennsylvania, seeks a permanent waiver of compliance with 
the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR Section 223.9(a), certified 
glazing, for its locomotive KJRR 7135 and caboose KJR 4. KJRR 7135 is a 
660 horsepower locomotive built by ALCO Products in 1944, designated 
Model Number S-1, and is equipped with shatterproof safety glazing in 
all glazing locations. Caboose KJR 4 was built in 1958 and is equipped 
with ``Lexan'' in all forward, rearward and side locations. The 
locomotive and caboose's glazing is presently free of breaks or cracks 
and has a clear undistorted view of the track forward and rearward. The 
railroad's operation is entirely within yard limits and therefore 
complies with Sections 223.11(a) and 223.13(a).
    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-96-
11] 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 (9:00 
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, D.C. on May 20, 1997.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 97-14245 Filed 5-30-97; 8:45 am]
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