[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 78 (Friday, April 23, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 20052]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-10162]


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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 favour of relief.

Atlantic and Western Railway, L.P. (Docket Number FRA-1998-4624)

    The Atlantic and Western Railway (ATW) seeks a permanent waiver of 
compliance with the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR 223.11(c), which 
requires certified glazing in all locomotive windows, except those 
locomotives used in yard service. The ATW seeks this waiver for 
locomotive number RSS 202. The locomotive has been leased to replace 
retired locomotive ATW 101 which was previously granted a waiver from 
the glazing requirements, FRA Docket Number RSGM-90-16. Locomotive 
number 202 is not equipped with FRA certified glazing but the operator 
states replacement of broken or damaged glazing will be made with 
certified glazing. ATW operates on track consisting of approximately 10 
miles under yard limits requirements.
    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-
1998-4624) 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 from the 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 a.m.--5 
p.m.) at DOT's Central Docket Managment Facility at 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 April 15, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development. .
[FR Doc. 99-10162 Filed 4-22-99; 8:45 am]
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