[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 58898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28466]


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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.

State of Connecticut

Department of Transportation

National Railroad Passenger Corporation

(Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-1999-6167)

    The Connecticut Department of Transportation and the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation jointly seeks a temporary waiver of 
compliance with Passenger Equipment Safety Standards, Title 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. The petitioners 
request that the temporary waiver extend the December 31, 1999 
compliance date to July 1, 2001. The petitioners state that they need 
this added time to meet this requirement. They seek this waiver for ten 
Bombardier Project 34, push-pull coaches.
    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-1999-
6167) and must be submitted to the DOT Docket Management Facility, Room 
PL-401 (Plaza Level) 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. 
Communications received within 30 days of the date of this notice will 
be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments 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 
the above facility. 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, D.C. on October 25, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-28466 Filed 10-29-99; 8:45 am]
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