[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 29776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14246]



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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.

Michigan Southern Railroad Company, Incorporated

[Waiver Petition Docket Number: RSGM-97-1]

    Michigan Southern Railroad Company, Incorporated, seeks a permanent 
waiver of compliance from certain sections of 49 CFR Part 223.11(a), 
Safety Glazing Standards, for three locomotives. The locomotives, LN16, 
SW-8 type, built 1952 and placed in service November 21, 1995; MS 78, 
an Alco S-2, built 1950 and placed in service on July 25, 1994; and 
7804, an Alco RS-3, built 1952 and placed in service on November 14, 
1996, have had no accidents, incidents or injuries to employees since 
being placed in service.
    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-97-
1] 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. 97-14246 Filed 5-30-97; 8:45 am]
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