Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 10472 [05-4139]
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Rail Transit Systems, 65 FR 42626 (July
10, 2000).
In September 2004, the FRA Railroad
Safety Board granted an extension of
HARTLine’s original waiver and its
conditions for a period of eight months.
HARTLine is now notifying the FRA of
some modifications to its operating plan
and equipment, and is requesting a
permanent waiver of compliance, to
include these modifications.
Based on the foregoing and with some
modifications, HARTLine is seeking to
renew its existing waiver of compliance
from the provisions of the Code of
Federal Regulations, 49 CFR part 219—
Control of Alcohol and Drug Use, 49
CFR part 223 Safety Glazing Standards,
and 49 CFR part 238—Passenger
Equipment Safety Standards.
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 communication concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2002–
13398) 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
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
https://dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23,
2005.
Grady C. Cothen,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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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.
New Jersey Transit
[Docket Number FRA–2004–18577]
New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) seeks
a modification to its waiver granted
September 29, 2004. NJ Transit was
granted a waiver of compliance from the
provisions of the Federal Track Safety
Standards, 49 CFR 213.345, subpart G,
regarding use of instrumented wheelset
tests (IWS) for vehicle qualification
testing of its new COMET V coach
equipment. In lieu of the IWS tests, NJ
Transit demonstrated similarity with inservice COMET IV coach equipment
through testing with accelerometers.
The testing verified that the design and
performance of each type of equipment
was substantially the same and NJ
Transit was granted a waiver allowing
its COMET V coach equipment to
operate at maximum speed of 100 mph
and three inches of cant deficiency on
AMTRAK’s NEC between Newark, NJ
and Philadelphia, PA.
NJ Transit is asking the Federal
Railroad Administration to modify the
language of the waiver to extend the
operating limits of this equipment to
New York City, NY, in order to
eliminate operational issues and the
need to list equipment on the Northeast
Corridor (NEC) timetable with different
speeds for different locations. NJ Transit
seeks further modification so that the
original waiver will also apply to
identical Metro North Railroad (MNCW)
COMET V coach equipment (NJ Transit
operates MNCW’s Port Jervis, NY Line
from Port Jervis, NY to Hoboken, NJ)
that is used interchangeably by NJ
Transit in NEC trainsets between
Newark, NJ and Philadelphia, PA.
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
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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 communication concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2004–
18577) 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
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
https://dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 18,
2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;
Notice of Delays in Processing of
Exemption Applications
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: List of applications delayed
more than 180 days.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c),
PHMSA is publishing the following list
of exemption applications that have
been in process for 180 days or more.
The reason(s) for delay and the expected
completion date for action on each
application is provided in association
with each identified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Delmer Billings, Office of Hazardous
Materials Exemptions and Approvals,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202)
366–4535.
Key to ‘‘Reason for Delay’’
1. Awaiting additional information
from applicant.
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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.
New Jersey Transit
[Docket Number FRA-2004-18577]
New Jersey Transit (NJ Transit) seeks a modification to its waiver
granted September 29, 2004. NJ Transit was granted a waiver of
compliance from the provisions of the Federal Track Safety Standards,
49 CFR 213.345, subpart G, regarding use of instrumented wheelset tests
(IWS) for vehicle qualification testing of its new COMET V coach
equipment. In lieu of the IWS tests, NJ Transit demonstrated similarity
with in-service COMET IV coach equipment through testing with
accelerometers. The testing verified that the design and performance of
each type of equipment was substantially the same and NJ Transit was
granted a waiver allowing its COMET V coach equipment to operate at
maximum speed of 100 mph and three inches of cant deficiency on
AMTRAK's NEC between Newark, NJ and Philadelphia, PA.
NJ Transit is asking the Federal Railroad Administration to modify
the language of the waiver to extend the operating limits of this
equipment to New York City, NY, in order to eliminate operational
issues and the need to list equipment on the Northeast Corridor (NEC)
timetable with different speeds for different locations. NJ Transit
seeks further modification so that the original waiver will also apply
to identical Metro North Railroad (MNCW) COMET V coach equipment (NJ
Transit operates MNCW's Port Jervis, NY Line from Port Jervis, NY to
Hoboken, NJ) that is used interchangeably by NJ Transit in NEC
trainsets between Newark, NJ and Philadelphia, PA.
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 communication concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2004-18577) 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 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 https://dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety.
[FR Doc. 05-4139 Filed 3-2-05; 8:45 am]
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