[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 35771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12120]


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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.

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit

(Renewal With Amendment to Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2002-
13398)

    Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HARTLine), located in Tampa, 
Florida, seeks renewal, with amendment, of the conditions of its 
permanent waiver of compliance from Title 49 of the CFR for continued 
operation of its TECO Line streetcar system at a ``limited connection'' 
with the CSXT Railroad. 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).
    In September 2004 the FRA Railroad Safety Board granted an 
extension of HARTLine's original waiver and its conditions for a period 
of eight months. HARTLine is now notifying the FRA of some 
modifications to its operating plan and equipment, and is requesting a 
permanent waiver of compliance, to include these modifications.
    Based on the foregoing and with some modifications, HARTLine is 
seeking to renew its existing waiver of compliance from the provisions 
of the Code of Federal Regulations, 49 CFR part 219-Control of Alcohol 
and Drug Use, 49 CFR part 223 Safety Glazing Standards, and 49 CFR part 
238-Passenger Equipment Safety Standards.
    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-
2002-13398) 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 June 13, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-12120 Filed 6-20-05; 8:45 am]
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