[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34842-34843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16467]


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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.

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority; Docket Number 
FRA-1999-5802

    The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) 
seeks a temporary waiver of compliance with the Passenger Equipment 
Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 238.235, which requires that by December 
31, 1999, each power operated door that is partitioned from the 
passenger compartment shall be equipped with a manual override adjacent 
to that door. SEPTA requests that the temporary waiver extend the 
December 31, 1999 compliance date to July 12, 2001. SEPTA states that 
they need the added time to meet this requirement. SEPTA seeks this 
waiver for 231 MU's and 35 passenger coaches with power operated side 
doors.
    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 2 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-
1998-5802) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central 
Docket

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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 (9:00 a.m.-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 
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 June 23, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-16467 Filed 6-28-99; 8:45 am]
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