Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 6499 [05-2234]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 24 / Monday, February 7, 2005 / Notices from certain provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR Part 223, which requires certified glazing in all windows. The NYLE is a short line freight carrier that travels 29.5 miles through rural countryside and small communities, averaging 1.5 times per week. The number of cars hauled per train is 5 cars or less. The railroad has two line segments, which are connected and extend from Cattaraugus, NY to Dayton, NY (10.1 miles) and from Conewango Valley, NY to Gowanda, NY (19.4 miles). The point of interchange is in Gowanda, NY. This request is for three locomotives, specifically locomotive numbers NYLE 6101, NYLE 1013, and NYLE 308. At the present time, NYLE 6101 is equipped with Safety Glass, AS–2, 230, 5, and DOT 1. NYLE 1013 is equipped with Laminated Safety Glass AS–1, DOT 14M–220–ASI–030. NYLE 308 is equipped with Clear Laminated Safety Glass, AS–2 101. The railroad claims that they have not had any problems with window breakage due to vandalism, and they have not had to replace glass due to breakage from flying objects. 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 2004–19950) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 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 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:/ /dms.dot.gov. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if VerDate jul<14>2003 21:04 Feb 04, 2005 Jkt 205001 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). The Statement may also be found at https:// dms.dot.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2005. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Acting Associate Administrator for Safety. [FR Doc. 05–2235 Filed 2–4–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 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 favour of relief. Union Railroad Company [Docket Number FRA–2004–19260] The Union Railroad (URR), a Class III switching railroad, seeks a waiver of compliance from the requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 223.13 Requirements for existing cabooses for nine cabooses to be used in revenue freight service. The URR is engaged in general railroad transportation and provides railroad switching service primarily to the steel industry. In addition to steel mills, the railroad serves the coal industry through Duquesne Wharf, a coke production facility at Clairton, Pennsylvania, and more than 30 other customers in the automotive, chemical, and aggregate business. The URR currently consists of 65 miles of main track and approximately 200 miles of yard tracks and sidings, all located within a 10-mile radius in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The northernmost point is located at North Bessemer, Pennsylvania, where the railroad proceeds southward through Turtle Creek, East Pittsburgh, Monongahela Junction, Clairton Junction and Clairton. Laminated safety glass is proposed to be used in lieu of glazing materials that meet the requirements of FRA Type I and Type II. Cabooses on the URR, PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 6499 which have been recently retired from service and scrapped, were operating with laminated safety glazing under a similar waiver granted in 1980 [FRA Docket Number RSGM–80–1]. There have been no reported acts of vandalism or breakage of caboose glazing caused by striking objects. Cabooses C–100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, and 109 will be operating over the same routes and schedules as the equipment covered by the previous waiver. 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–2004– 19260 ) and must be submitted in triplicate 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 a.m.–5 p.m.) at DOT Central Docket Management Facility, Room Pl–401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington. All documents in the public docket are also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility’s Web site at https://dms.dot.gov. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 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 19377–78). The statement may also be found at https:// dms.dot.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2005. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Acting Associate Administrator for Safety. 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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 favour of relief.

Union Railroad Company

[Docket Number FRA-2004-19260]

    The Union Railroad (URR), a Class III switching railroad, seeks a 
waiver of compliance from the requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Sec.  223.13 Requirements for existing cabooses for 
nine cabooses to be used in revenue freight service. The URR is engaged 
in general railroad transportation and provides railroad switching 
service primarily to the steel industry. In addition to steel mills, 
the railroad serves the coal industry through Duquesne Wharf, a coke 
production facility at Clairton, Pennsylvania, and more than 30 other 
customers in the automotive, chemical, and aggregate business.
    The URR currently consists of 65 miles of main track and 
approximately 200 miles of yard tracks and sidings, all located within 
a 10-mile radius in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The northernmost 
point is located at North Bessemer, Pennsylvania, where the railroad 
proceeds southward through Turtle Creek, East Pittsburgh, Monongahela 
Junction, Clairton Junction and Clairton.
    Laminated safety glass is proposed to be used in lieu of glazing 
materials that meet the requirements of FRA Type I and Type II. 
Cabooses on the URR, which have been recently retired from service and 
scrapped, were operating with laminated safety glazing under a similar 
waiver granted in 1980 [FRA Docket Number RSGM-80-1]. There have been 
no reported acts of vandalism or breakage of caboose glazing caused by 
striking objects. Cabooses C-100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 
and 109 will be operating over the same routes and schedules as the 
equipment covered by the previous waiver.
    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-
2004-19260 ) and must be submitted in triplicate 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 a.m.-5 p.m.) at DOT 
Central Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-401 (Plaza Level), 400 
Seventh Street SW., Washington. All documents in the public docket are 
also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket 
facility's Web site at https://dms.dot.gov.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 
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 19377-78). The statement 
may also be found at https://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 1, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 05-2234 Filed 2-4-05; 8:45 am]
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