[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-311]


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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.

Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS)

[Docket Number FRA-2001-9746]

    The Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) seeks a permanent 
waiver of compliance with the Railroad Safety Appliance Standards, 49 
CFR part 231.27(b)(3) which states that the location of the end 
platform shall be ``One (1) centered on each end of car between inner 
ends of handholds not more than eight (8) inches above top of center 
sill.'' KCS has a series of 138 box cars, numbered KCS 125550 through 
KCS 125688, that were rebuilt in 1999. During the rebuild the end 
platforms were added to both ends of each car with approximately one 
inch off the center of the car. KCS's petition did not provide the 
specific ``eccentricity'' of the end platforms as measured from the 
center between inner ends of handholds. KCS believes this defect 
creates no unsafe conditions.
    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-
2001-9746) and must be submitted 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 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, DC on January 2, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-311 Filed 1-4-02; 8:45 am]
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