[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61373-61374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24725]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2002-12408]


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.

Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company

    The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E) has petitioned 
the FRA for a waiver of compliance from the Railroad Locomotive Safety 
Standards, 49 CFR Part 229 and Locomotive Cab Sanitation, 49 CFR 
229.137.
    The EJ&E is asking for an extension of time for the installation of 
new toilet facilities in 27 locomotives. They are asking for an 
extension of one (1) year to be able to install two (2) toilets per 
month and bring them into full compliance with FRA regulations. The

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specific time period will terminate on July 1, 2003, approximately one 
(1) year. At the end of the extension of time requested, all 
locomotives should be up to standard and meet the FRA requirements and 
standards in regards to complying with the Locomotive Cab Sanitation 
requirements, 49 CFR 229.137.
    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-
2002-12408) 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 September 19, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-24725 Filed 9-27-02; 8:45 am]
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