[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 217 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 68510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22391]


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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 favour of relief.

Norfolk Southern Corporation

[Docket Number FRA-2005-22822]

    The Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) seek a permanent waiver of 
compliance with the Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR 229.21(a), as 
it pertains to the recordkeeping requirement for locomotive daily 
inspection reports. If the request is granted, NS would file the 
required report electronically in a secure centralized data base that 
would be set up to track and store the records for the required ninety 
two days. The railroad states that each employee performing the 
inspections would be provided a unique electronic identification which 
will be utilized in place of the signature. All requirements, date, 
time, location, person conducting inspection, and any non-complying 
conditions will be reported electronically. NS utilizes an onboard 
record of daily inspection and will continue to do so if their request 
is granted.
    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-
2005-22822) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central 
Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-401, 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 November 4, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-22391 Filed 11-9-05; 8:45 am]
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