[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 19855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10046]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration
[FRA Docket No. FRA-1999-5102]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance With Certain Provisions of 49 
CFR 213.233(c) Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

    In accordance with 49 CFR 211.41, notice is hereby given that the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) under date of 
January 7, 1999, 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 reduce the frequency of visual track inspections 
required by this section for certain tracks which carry passenger 
traffic, specifically only those tracks that are constructed with 
continuous welded rail. Petitioner proposes to conduct one visual track 
inspection per week, instead of the two inspections per week presently 
required, and to supplement its visual inspections with the operation 
of an automated track geometry measuring vehicle over the affected main 
track and sidings four times per year. SEPTA has owned and operated 
such a measuring vehicle since 1990.
    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, the 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 be 
identified with docket number FRA-1999-5102 and must be submitted to 
the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001. 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.) at DOT Central Docket Management Facility, 
Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington, DC. All 
documents in the public docket at also available for inspection and 
copying on the internet at the docket facility Web site at http://
dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on April 7, 1999.
Edward R. English,
Director, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 99-10046 Filed 4-21-99; 8:45 am]
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