[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38741-38742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16369]


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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

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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 
favour of relief.

Southern California Regional Rail Authority ( Docket Number FRA-2003-
15144 )

    The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) seeks a 
temporary waiver of compliance with the Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 
CFR 229.125(e)(iii), as it pertains to the requirement for manual 
activation and deactivation of flashing auxiliary lights by the 
locomotive engineer. The waiver, if granted, is for SCRRA locomotives 
and control car locomotives being operated in passenger service by 
Amtrak crews over Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway track in 
Southern California under the name Metrolink. The locomotives and 
control car locomotives are equipped with a feature that automatically 
activates the change from continuously illuminated auxiliary lights to 
the flashing mode when the audible warning device (horn) or crossing 
bell are activated. Once deactivated, the flashing auxiliary lights 
will continue to flash for an additional 20 to 30 seconds. The waiver, 
if granted, would allow the automatic activation feature of the 
locomotive flashing auxiliary lights to time out when deactivated.
    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-
2003-15144) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central 
Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-401, 400 7th Street, SW., 
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. FRA wishes to inform all potential 
commenters that anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov. All documents in the public docket are also 
available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket 
facility's Web site.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 19, 2003.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 03-16369 Filed 6-27-03; 8:45 am]
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