Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 17 / Thursday, January 25, 1996 / Notices 2327

1996 at 11:30 am at the Sheraton Inn

Midway, 400 North Hamline Avenue,

Saint Paul, Minnesota to discuss matters

as may be presented by members, staff

of the U.S. Small Business

Administration, or others present.

For further information, write or call

Mr. Edward A. Daum, District Director,

U.S. Small Business Administration,

610–C Square, 100 North Sixth Street,

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403, (612)

370–2306.

Dated: January 18, 1996.

Art DeCoursey,

Director, Office of Advisory Council.

[FR Doc. 96–1080 Filed 1–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Application of Jet Aspen, Inc. for

Certificate Authority

AGENCY: Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of Order to Show Cause

(Order 96–1–16) Docket OST–95–689.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Transportation is directing all interested

persons to show cause why it should

not issue an order finding Jet Aspen,

Inc., fit, willing, and able, and awarding

it a certificate of public convenience

and necessity to engage in interstate

scheduled air transportation of persons,

property, and mail.

DATES: Persons wishing to file

objections should do so no later than

February 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Objections and answers to

objections should filed in Docket OST–

95–689 and addressed to the

Documentary Services Division (C–55,

Room PL–401), U.S. Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590 and should

be served upon the parties listed in

Attachment A to the order.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Carol A. Woods, Air Carrier Fitness

Division (X–56, Room 6401), U.S.

Department of Transportation, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590, (202) 366–2340.

Dated: January 19, 1996.

Patrick V. Murphy,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and

International Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–1154 Filed 1–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–62–P–M

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waivers of Compliance

In accordance with 49 CFR 211.9 and

211.41, notice is hereby given that the

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

has received a request for waivers of

compliance with certain requirements of

the Federal safety laws and regulations.

The petition is described below,

including the regulatory provisions

involved, the nature of the relief being

requested and the petitioner’s

arguments in favor of relief.

Southern California Regional Rail

Authority (SCRA)

According to SCRA, because of

increasing ridership, the failure of a

contractor to produce commuter cars for

Caltran and a 15 to 20 month lead time

to procure new cars, SCRA has arranged

to lease up to 14 bi-level passenger cars

from GO Transit of Toronto, Ontario.

SCRA presently owns and operates 94

bi-level cars over Metrolink, a regional

rail network which links downtown Los

Angeles, California, and surrounding

counties. The GO Transit cars being

leased are nearly identical to the 94 cars

already owned by SCRA. The term of

the lease is projected to extend over an

18 month period (January 1996 through

July 1997). SCRA states it intends to use

GO Transit cars in concert with SCRA

control cars to ensure American

Disability Act (ADA) compliance.

SCRA seeks waivers of compliance

from certain sections of the FRA

regulations which are described herein.

FRA Docket Number SA–96–1

SCRA is requesting that it be

permitted to operate GO Transit bi-level

commuter passenger cars which do not

fully comply with the Railroad Safety

Appliance Standards (49 CFR Part 231).

Section 231.14(b)(2) (‘‘Passenger-train

cars without platforms’’) requires that

the top tread of the sill step have a

minimum clear depth of 8 inches.

Section 231.14(c)(3) requires that the

side corner handholds be located

specifically in relation to the center line

of the coupler. SCRA says that these

safety appliances may not be properly

configured.

FRA Docket Number RSGM–96–1

The SCRA seeks a temporary waiver

of compliance with certain provisions of

the Safety Glazing Standards (49 CFR

Part 223) for the GO Transit passenger

cars. The glazing material installed in

the cars is manufactured to CSA–D263–

1972 and American National Standards

Institute’s (ANSI) Safety Glazing

Materials for Glazing Motor Vehicles

Operating on Land Highways (ANSI

Z76.1–1983). The side facing and end

facing glazing material are not in

compliance with 49 CFR Section 223.15.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written reviews, 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 SA–96–1) and

must be submitted in triplicate to the

Docket Clerk, Chief Counsel, Federal

Railroad Administration, Nassif

Building, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20590.

Communications received within 30

days of the date of publication 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.) in Room 8201,

Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Issued in

Washington, D.C. on January 19, 1996.

Phil Olekszyk,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Compliance and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 96–1230 Filed 1–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–M

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition

From Douglas Bell

This notice sets forth the reasons for

denial of a petition submitted to the

NHTSA under 49 U.S.C. 30162(a)(2)

(formerly section 124 of the National

Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of

1966, as amended).

In August 1995, Mr. Philip G.

Vermont, an attorney in Pleasonton,

California, submitted a petition to the

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA), on behalf of

petitioner Mr. Douglas Bell, and others.

The petitioner requested that NHTSA

order the recall of certain motor vehicles

produced by the Nissan Motor

Company, Limited (Nissan) for remedy

of an alleged safety-related defect

regarding the crashworthiness of those