[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 41 (Thursday, March 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 10471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4141]


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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.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit

[Docket Number FRA-2004-20000]

    Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), located in Dallas, TX, seeks a 
permanent waiver of compliance from Title 49 of the CFR for operation 
of a light rail line at a ``limited connection'' with the Dallas 
Garland and Northeastern Railroad (DGNO). 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).
    DART is currently expanding its light rail operations and will 
double in size to 93 miles by 2014. Expansion will include shared 
corridor operation with the DGNO, with up to 50 or more limited 
connections at shared highway-rail grade crossings anticipated.
    Based on the foregoing, DART is seeking waiver of compliance from 
the provisions of the Federal Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 
CFR 229.125--Headlights and Auxiliary Lights, and 49 CFR 234.105--
Activation Failure.
    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 communication concerning these proceedings should identify the 
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2004-20000) 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 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 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 18, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 05-4141 Filed 3-2-05; 8:45 am]
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