[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 14990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8101]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration
[FRA Docket No. RST-97-5]


Petition for Exemption or Waiver of Compliance With the 
Requirements of Section 213.233(c) of the Federal Track Safety 
Standards; New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Inc.

    In accordance with 49 CFR 211.41, notice is hereby given that the 
New Jersey Transit Rail Operations, Incorporated, (NJT) has submitted a 
petition, dated December 3, 1997, for a waiver of compliance with 
certain requirements of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 
213: Track Safety Standards.
    The purpose of the petition is to request of the Federal Railroad 
Administration (FRA) relief from compliance with the provisions of 49 
CFR 213.233(c) of the Federal Track Safety Standards. The petitioner 
requests approval to eliminate one of two weekly visual track 
inspections required by this section for track carrying passenger 
traffic. Petitioner proposes, in the interest of equivalent safety, to 
substitute for the eliminated visual inspection the operation of a 
track geometry measuring vehicle over the affected main track and 
sidings on a quarterly basis. Such equipment does not operate over the 
tracks of the petitioner today.
    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 Number RST-97-5 and 
must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of Chief 
Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Communications received within 30 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 
(9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) in Room 7051, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 24, 1998.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 98-8101 Filed 3-26-98; 8:45 am]
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