Document ID: FRA-2008-0126-0003
Agency: fra
Document Type: Rule
Title: Petitions for Waiver of Compliance
Posted Date: 2009-03-24T04:00Z

[Federal Register: March 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 55)]
[Notices]               
[Page 12444-12445]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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.

Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company, Inc. (Waiver Petition Docket Number 
FRA-2008-0126)

    The Jefferson Warrior Railroad Company, Inc. (JEFW) seeks a waiver 
of compliance with the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR Part 223, as 
they pertain to six SW 1200 and SW 1500 end cab switcher locomotives 
numbered JEFW 51 through JEFW 56. The locomotive cabs are equipped with 
a mixture of ``safety glass'' and certified glazing. The locomotives 
operate over approximately 12 miles of track within an industrial 
complex and interchange with three Class I railroads.
    In support of this application for waiver, JEFW states that all 
locomotives are equipped for remote control operation and are only 
occupied approximately 10 percent of the time. The maximum operating 
speed is 10 miles per hour. JEFW has experienced no accidents or 
incidents relative to the installed glazing in 23 years of operation at 
this site.
    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-
2008-0126) 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. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received within 30 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 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

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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).

    Issued in Washington, DC on March 18, 2009.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. E9-6400 Filed 3-23-09; 8:45 am]

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