[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13928]



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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.

Connecticut Department of Transportation

[Docket Number FRA-1999-6167]

    Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) seeks an extension 
of time for a previously granted temporary waiver of compliance with 
the Passenger Equipment Safety Standards, 49 CFR 238.235, which 
requires that by December 31, 1999, each power operated door that is 
partitioned from the passenger compartment shall be equipped with a 
manual override adjacent to that door. The previously granted extension 
expired on April 15, 2001. CDOT requests that a waiver extension be 
granted until October 31, 2001, for ten passenger coaches equipped with 
power operated side doors outside the passenger compartment. CDOT has 
stated that the parts needed to equip the ten cars were not received 
from the manufacturer until April 19, 2001. FRA has conditionally 
extended the time period to equip the cars until October 31, 2001. FRA 
has, however, reserved the right to withdraw such approval upon receipt 
by FRA of public comment raising substantial issues of safety.
    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-
1999-6167) 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 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 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, D.C. on May 29, 2001.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 01-13928 Filed 6-1-01; 8:45 am]
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