[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56002-56003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23126]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2010-0182]


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) has received a request for a waiver of compliance from 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.
    Henry G. Peterson, a private individual, seeks a waiver of 
compliance from the requirements of 49 CFR part 223, Safety Glazing 
Standards, 49 CFR 223.15, Requirements for existing passenger cars. 
Specifically, Mr. Peterson has petitioned for one lightweight passenger 
car built in 1950 for the Southern Pacific Railroad as their 10409, now 
RPCX 8322. Mr. Peterson operates this car on approximately 130 miles of 
track owned by the Genesee & Wyoming Railroad. This car was purchased 
by Mr. Peterson in 1993 from Amtrak. There have been no accidents/
incidents attributed directly or indirectly to window glazing failures 
in this equipment while under current ownership. The maximum authorized 
speed for this train is 45 mph, mostly rural in nature. The car 
operates in excursion service on two weekends in December with two 
round trips on Fridays and four round trips on Saturdays and Sundays 
(20 Polar Express Trips, annual mileage is approximately 800).
    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 and may be submitted by any of the following 
methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.

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and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received by October 24, 2011 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://www.regulations.gov.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written 
communications and 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 online at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 6, 2011.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2011-23126 Filed 9-8-11; 8:45 am]
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