[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 63726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26127]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Petitions for Waivers of Compliance

    In accordance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Section 211.41, and 49 U.S.C. 20103, notice is hereby given that the 
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received a request for waiver 
of compliance with certain requirements of the Federal railroad safety 
regulations. The individual petition is described below, including the 
party seeking relief, the regulatory provisions involved, and the 
nature of the relief being sought.

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit

[Docket Number FRA-2002-13398]

    Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (Hartline) seeks a permanent 
waiver of compliance from Title 49 of the CFR for operation of a new 
light rail line at a ``limited connection'' with CSX Transportation 
(CSXT). In this regard, Hartline has constructed the ``TECO Line 
Streetcar System,'' which intersects with the CSXT Tampa Terminal 
Subdivision at a rail crossing located in the City of Tampa, Florida.
    Hartline seeks relief from all applicable FRA rules based on the 
safety precautions already in place at the crossing. Specifically, CSXT 
is subject to FRA's regulations and maintains and operates the rail 
crossing for the proposed project, and the TECO Line Streetcar System 
is a light rail transit operation except for the minor crossing 
connection. See Statement of Agency Policy Concerning Jurisdiction Over 
the Safety of Railroad Passenger Operations and Waivers Related to 
Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by Light Rail 
and Conventional Equipment, 65 FR 42529 (July 10, 2000). See also Joint 
Statement of Agency Policy Concerning Shared Use of the Tracks of the 
General Railroad System by Conventional Railroads and Light Rail 
Transit Systems, 65 FR 42626 (July 10, 2000).
    Interested parties are invited to participate in this proceeding by 
submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate 
scheduling a public hearing in connection with the request for a waiver 
of certain regulatory provisions. If any interested party desires an 
opportunity for oral comment, he or she should notify FRA, in writing, 
before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for his or 
her request. All communications concerning these proceedings should 
identify the appropriate docket number (Docket Number FRA-2002-13398) 
and must be submitted to the DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL-
401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Communications received within 30 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 this proceeding are available for examination 
during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above facility. 
All documents in the public docket, including Hartline's detailed 
waiver request, are also available for inspection and copying on the 
Internet at the docket facility's Web site at 
http:[bs][bs]dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2002.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-26127 Filed 10-11-02; 8:45 am]
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