[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3983]


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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.

New York Susquehanna and Western Railway

[Docket Number: FRA-2002-14086]

    The New York Susquehanna and Western Railway (NYSW) seeks a 
permanent waiver of compliance from the requirement that a Qualified 
maintenance person (QMP), as defined in Passenger Equipment Safety 
Standards, 49 CFR 238.5, be a person whose primary responsibility 
includes work generally consistent with troubleshooting, inspection, 
maintenance, or repair of the equipment being inspected or tested. NYSW 
indicates they are operating passenger service utilizing a single Budd 
Rail Diesel Car (RDC) over a light density rail line within the City of 
Syracuse, NY. The service operates between 11:15 a.m. and 6:35 p.m. 
during the months of June, July, and August, and five days a week the 
rest of the year. The railroad indicates that they have met all 
requirements to designate the operating crew as a QMP with the 
exception of the primary responsibility requirement.
    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-
2002-14086) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central 
Docket Management Facility, 400 7th Street, SW., Room PL-401 (Plaza 
Level), 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 February 13, 2003.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-3983 Filed 2-18-03; 8:45 am]
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