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New Jersey Transit Rail Operations

(NJTR) (Waiver Petition Docket Number

LI–94–11)

The NJTR seeks a temporary waiver of

compliance with certain provisions of

the Locomotive Safety Standards (49

CFR Part 229) for their locomotives.

NJTR is seeking relief from the

requirements of Section 229.135 that all

trains operating over 30 mph shall be

equipped with an event recorder by May

5, 1995. NJTR requests an extension of

24-months. The Locomotive Safety

Standards were revised on July 8, 1993,

to require each lead locomotive of trains

operating over 30 mph to be equipped

with an event recorder by May 5, 1995.

NJTR operates 300 electric MU cars, 15

electric locomotives, 83 diesel-electric

locomotives and 84 push pull control

cars, all of which are equipped with

various event recording systems.

However, not all systems meet the

requirements of Section 229.5 in

recording steps of braking. Existing

systems will require extensive upgrades

or replacement of the entire system to be

in compliance. Due to the competitive

bid process, vendor’s ability to deliver

and installation of the systems, NJTR

will be unable to comply with the May

5, 1995, date and have requested an

extension.

Napa Valley Wine Train, Incorporated

(NVRR) (Waiver Petition Docket

Number RSGM–94–16)

The NVRR seeks a permanent waiver

of compliance with certain provisions of

the Safety Glazing Standards (49 CFR

Part 223) for one locomotive. The

locomotive NVRR 52, a 65-ton center

cab switcher built by General Electric

Company is used primarily for yard

switching of passenger cars and

locomotives and an occasional work

train transporting Maintenance of Way

materials. The Napa Valley Railroad has

operated three locomotives on the same

tracks under waiver RSGM–89–15 with

no incidents or injuries.

Denver Railway Car Company (DRCX)

(Waiver Petition Docket Number

RSGM–94–17)

The DRCX seeks a permanent waiver

of compliance with certain provisions of

the Safety Glazing Standards (49 CFR

Part 223) for all of their passenger cars

with a side exit door. Section 223.9(c)

and 223.15(c) require that all passenger

cars built or rebuilt prior to July 1, 1980,

shall be equipped with four emergency

opening windows. DRCX considers the

non-locking side doors provide faster

emergency access than the emergency

opening windows.

Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad

(BCRR) (Waiver Petition Docket

Number RSGM–94–18)

The BCRR, seeks a permanent waiver

of compliance with certain provisions of

the Safety Glazing Standards (49 CFR

Part 223) for one locomotive and five

passenger cars. The BCRR is a non-profit

tourist railroad operating on 5.5 miles of

former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks

at Hebron, Ohio. The passenger cars,

having been built prior to 1945 and used

in excursion service are exempt from

the requirements of Part 223. The

locomotive is an EMD Model SW–1

switcher built in 1948. The BCRR states

that there have been no incidents of

injury due to rock throwing nor of

broken windows in 11 years of

operation.

Delaware Valley Railway Company,

Incorporated (DV) (Waiver Petition

Docket Number RSGM 94–19)

The DV seeks a permanent waiver of

compliance with certain provisions of

the Safety Glazing Standards (49 CFR

Part 223) for three locomotives. The

locomotives, OCTR 4118 an ALCO RS–

3 built in 1952, W&W 3 an ALCO S–2

built in 1949 and NFD 2 an ALCO RS36

built in 1962, operate on the former

Octorara Railway Company (OCTR) in

rural New Castle County, Delaware and

Chester County, Pennsylvania. The

railroad states there have been no

accidents or incidents involving glazing

on the DV or predecessor OCTR.

Batten Kill Railroad Company,

Incorporated (BKRR) (Waiver Petition

Docket Number RSGM–94–20)

The BKRR seeks a permanent waiver

of compliance with certain provisions of

the Safety Glazing Standards (49 CFR

Part 223) for one passenger car. M–403,

an RDC car built in 1951, has been

restored by the Northeastern New York

Railroad Preservation Group (NE–Rail)

who will operate it in excursion service

on 16 miles of track between Salem and

Shushan, New York. Future plans

include operation of the car over the

entire 35 miles of the BKRR. The

railroad states their have been no

problems with vandalism. Average train

speed is 15 mph and maximum speed

is 20 mph.

Westinghouse Air Brake Company

(WABCO) (Waiver Petition Docket

Number H–92–3)

In 1992 and 1993, WABCO was

granted a test waiver for their EPIC

microprocessor locomotive brake

equipment. Specifically, the waiver

excludes a total of 150 locomotives from

the requirements of 49 CFR 229.29 for

a test period of five years. In their

required quarterly report on service

experience to the FRA, WABCO states

that over 100 systems are now in service

with 50 additional units to be delivered

this year. Anticipated sales in 1995 total

approximately 500. Based on their

satisfactory performance to date,

WABCO has requested that the test

allotment be increased to at least 750

locomotives.

Issued in Washington, DC on January 11,

1995.

Phil Olekszyk,

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for

Safety Compliance and Program

Implementation.

[FR Doc. 95–1120 Filed 1–17–95; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Application for Approval of

Discontinuance or Modification of a

Railroad Signal System or Relief From

the Requirements of 49 CFR Part 236

Pursuant to 49 CFR Part 235 and 49

U.S.C. App. 26, the following railroads

have petitioned the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) seeking approval

for the discontinuance or modification

of the signal system or relief from the

requirements of 49 CFR Part 236 as

detailed below.

[Block Signal Application BS–AP–No. 3338]

Applicant: Wheeling & Lake Erie

Railway Company, Mr. John Bell, Senior

Signal Technician, 100 East 1st Street,

Brewster, Ohio 44613.

The Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway

Company seeks approval of the

proposed discontinuance and removal

of the traffic control system on the

single main track of the Bellevue Line

between Spencer, Ohio, milepost 92.0

and Bellevue, Ohio, milepost 54.5, a

distance of approximately 37.5 miles;

including the retention of the

interlocking and associated approach

signals at Wellington, Ohio, and

installation of track defect detector

signals at mileposts 63.8 and 68.7 at

Norwalk, Ohio.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to retire facilities no longer

required for present operations.

[BS–AP–No. 3339]

Applicant: Chicago and Central

Pacific Railroad, Mr. Mark H.

Thompson, Engineer—Communications

and Signals, 1006 East Fourth Street,

P.O. Box 1800, Waterloo, Iowa 50704.

The Chicago and Central Pacific

Railroad seeks approval of the proposed

modification of the automatic block

signal system, on the single main track,

between milepost 51.5 and 55.2, near

Burlington, Illinois, associated with the

installation of electronic coded track
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circuits and the constant warning time

circuitry at three highway rail grade

crossings.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is to improve safety at three

grade crossings.

Any interested party desiring to

protest the granting of an application

shall set forth specifically the grounds

upon which the protest is made, and

contain a concise statement of the

interest of the protestant in the

proceeding. The original and two copies

of the protest shall be filed with the

Associate Administrator for Safety,

FRA, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20590 within 45

calendar days of the date of issuance of

this notice. Additionally, one copy of

the protest shall be furnished to the

applicant at the address listed above.

FRA expects to be able to determine

these matters without oral hearing.

However, if a specific request for an oral

hearing is accompanied by a showing

that the party is unable to adequately

present his or her position by written

statements, an application may be set

for public hearing.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 12,

1995.

Phil Olekszyk,

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for

Safety Compliance and Program

Implementation.

[FR Doc. 95–1168 Filed 1–17–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Public Meeting in Washington, DC on

Customs Automated Export System

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This document provides

notice that Customs is going to hold a

public meeting in Washington, DC to

update the export trade community on

the current developments of the

Automated Export System.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

Thursday, February 2, 1995, from 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Washington, DC at the U.S. Department

of Commerce Auditorium at 14th Street

and Constitution Avenue NW.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lorna Finley, Automated Export System

Development Team (202) 927–0280. If

interested in attending meeting, RSVP

by FAX to Ms. Finley at (202) 927–0742.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

will be holding a public meeting in

Washington, DC at the Department of

Commerce Auditorium at 14th Street

and Constitution Avenue NW., on

Thursday, February 2, 1995, from 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m. to update the export trade

community on the current

developments of the Automated Export

System (AES). At this meeting the AES

Development Team and the Trade

Resource Group will discuss the

following topics:

1—Status of AES Development;

2—Data Elements—Prefiling

Requirements;

3—Data Communications—Technical

Issues;

4—Planned Implementation by July

1995; and

5—Bureau of Export Administration and

Office of Defense Trade Controls

Interface.

All of the public is invited to attend

the meeting. If you plan to attend,

please RSVP by FAX to Lorna Finley at

202–927–0742.

Dated: January 11, 1995.

Sharon A. Mazur,

Director, Automated Export, System

Development Team.

[FR Doc. 95–1088 Filed 1–17–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Persian Gulf Expert Scientific

Committee, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA), in accordance with Public Law

92–463, gives notice that meetings of the

VA Persian Gulf Expert Scientific

Committee will be held on:

Monday, February 27, 1995, at 9 a.m.–5

p.m.

Tuesday, February 28, 1995, at 8:30 a.m.–

12:01 p.m.

The location of the meeting will be 801 I

Street, NW.; Washington, DC; room 1105.

The Committee’s objectives are to advise

the Under Secretary for Health, about

medical findings affecting Persian Gulf era

veterans.

At this meeting the Committee will review

all aspects of patient care and medical

diagnoses and will provide professional

consultation as needed. The Committee may

advise on other areas involving research and

development, veterans benefits and/or

training aspects for patients and staff.

All portions of the meeting will be open to

the public except from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. on

February 27, 1995, and 11 a.m. until 12:01

p.m. on February 28, 1995. During these

executive sessions discussions and

recommendations will deal with medical

records of specific patients and individually

identifiable patient medical histories. The

disclosure of this information would

constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of

personal privacy. Closure of these portions of

the meetings is in accordance with

subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92–463, as

amended by Public Law 94–409, and as cited

in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).

Additional information concerning

these meetings may be obtained from

the Chairperson, Office of Public Health

& Environmental Hazards, 810 Vermont

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420.

Dated: December 22, 1994.

By Direction of the Secretary:

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–1094 Filed 1–17–95; 8:45 am]

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Veterans’ Claims Adjudication

Commission; Advisory Notice

Pursuant to section 401(d) of Public

Law 103–446, the newly established

Veterans’ Claims Adjudication

Commission, chaired by the Honorable

S.W. Melidosian, will conduct its initial

meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

at the Adams Mark Hotel (City Avenue

and Monument Road), commencing at

5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 1995,

and concluding at 12:00 noon on

Thursday, January 19.

The commission’s first meeting will

be introductory in nature and will

include orientation sessions for the

benefit of the commission members. The

commission will also consider

organizational matters and hold

discussions regarding its future agenda.

Other than periods which members

are dining, the meeting is open to the

public. However, given the nature of the

initial meeting, no amount of time has

been designated for the purpose of

receiving verbal public comments. Any

member of the public or of an

organization may, however, submit

appropriate written comments to the

Commission for its information and

consideration at the following address:

Veterans’ Claims Adjudication

Commission (20C), U.S. Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20420, Telephone

Number (202) 275–2142.

Notice of future meetings of the

commission will appear in the Federal

Register.

Contact Person: F.J. Brizzi, Jr., (202)

275–2142.

Darryl W. Kehrer,

Executive Staff.

[FR Doc. 95–1189 Filed 1–17–95; 8:45 am]

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