[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49381-49382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19131]


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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.

Alaska Railroad Corporation

[Docket Number FRA-2002-12407]

    The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) of Anchorage, Alaska, has 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a temporary 
waiver of compliance from the requirements of the Railroad Locomotive 
Safety Standards, 49 CFR part 229.137, Locomotive Cab Sanitation.
    The Alaska Railroad Corporation is asking for an extension of time 
for a period of three (3) years to make modifications and conversions 
to 52 locomotives to bring them into compliance with the Locomotive Cab 
Sanitation Rule. These conversions need to take place in the wintertime 
outside of their busy season. However, the maximum they are able to 
remove from service in the wintertime is approximately 10 locomotives 
from a fleet consisting of 52 locomotives of which 27 locomotives have 
already been converted and are in compliance. This leaves a total of 25 
locomotives that need to be converted. The three (3) year time period 
that is requested should be quite adequate. This is on account of a 
lack of availability of funds and service requirements so as not to 
hinder their normal operation.
    At present, the ARRC is currently utilizing portable toilets and 
will continue to use them until such time that their fleet is brought 
into compliance with federal regulations. The ARRC will endeavor to 
utilize non-complying locomotives in the lead position as little as 
possible.
    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

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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-
2002-12407) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket 
Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. 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 July 22, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-19131 Filed 7-29-02; 8:45 am]
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