[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 147 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20504]


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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.

The Longhorn Railway Company

[Waiver Petition Docket Number RSGM-98-2]

    The Longhorn Railway Company (LHRR) seeks a permanent waiver of 
compliance with the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR 223.11(c), which 
requires certified glazing in all locomotive windows, except those 
locomotives used in yard service. The LHRR seeks this waiver for 
locomotive number ECRX 8. The locomotive, a GP7 was built in 1965 and 
re-built in March 1997, and was never equipped with FRA certified 
glazing. The locomotive operator indicates that the locomotive will be 
utilized between the Union Pacific interchange at McNeil, Elgin, and 
Giddings, Texas, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe at Elgin, Texas, 
through Central Texas from Giddings to Liano approximately 162 miles.

The Longhorn Railway Company

[Waiver Petition Docket Number RSGM-98-3]

    The Longhorn Railway Company (LHRR) seeks a permanent waiver of 
compliance with the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR 223.11(c), which 
requires certified glazing in all locomotive windows, except those 
locomotives used in yard service. The LHRR seeks this waiver for 
locomotive number ECRX 7603. The locomotive is 30 years old and was 
never equipped with FRA certified glazing. The locomotive operator 
indicates that the locomotive will be utilized between the Union 
Pacific interchange at McNeil, Elgin, and Giddings, Texas, and 
Burlington Northern Santa Fe at Elgin, Texas, through Central Texas 
from Giddings to Liano approximately 162 miles.
    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 RSGM-98-
2) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of 
Chief Counsel, FRA, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20590. 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 (9:00 a.m.-
5:00 p.m.) at FRA's temporary docket room located at 1120 Vermont 
Avenue, N.W., Room 7051, Washington, D.C. 20005.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on July 27, 1998.
Edward R. English,
Director, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 98-20504 Filed 7-30-98; 8:45 am]
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