[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 14039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7049]


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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 the Federal safety laws and regulations. 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 favour of relief.

Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company

[Docket Number FRA-1998-4615]

    The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company (IHB) seeks an extension 
of one year for waiver of compliance (H-97-5) from 49 CFR 229.131, 
Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards, Cabs and Cab Equipment--Sanders. 
Section 229.131 states: ``Except for MU locomotives, each locomotive 
shall be equipped with operable sanders that deposit sand on each rail 
in front of the first power operated wheel set in the direction of 
movement.'' IHB would like to continue to operate one switching 
locomotive as part of the test of a new technology adhesion device. If 
approved the test period would be continued for one year beyond the 
date originally approved. The IHB reports the test locomotive has been 
confined to yard switching service and is monitored daily. To date the 
IHB reports they have not experienced any problems with the device.
    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 FRA-
1998-4615) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT 
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. 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 DOT 
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 
Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC. All documents in the public docket 
are also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the 
docket facility's Web site at http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 17, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-7049 Filed 3-22-99; 8:45 am]
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