Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 68510 [05-22391]
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yardmaster. Due to the configuration
and service demands, the yard cannot
facilitate the placement of a derail at the
150-foot interval as prescribed in
§ 218.29. Additionally, LIRR believes
that lining and locking the manual
switches increases potential error of
proper switch alignment, and is a safety
concern for all employees working in
the area. Therefore, LIRR requested that
employees at these two facilities be
allowed to place derails at a distance of
50-feet from the equipment. LIRR stated
that they will post signage to reinforce
the 5 mph speed restriction, as well as
paint physical clearance lines denoting
the 50-foot distance.
As a result of the comments received
by FRA concerning this waiver petition,
FRA has determined that a public
hearing is necessary before a final
decision is made on this petition.
Accordingly, a public hearing is hearby
set to begin at 9 a.m. on December 21,
2005, in Conference Room 820 at the
Hunters Point Plaza, 47–40 21st Street,
Long Island City, New York, 11101.
Interested parties are invited to present
oral statements at this hearing.
The hearing will be informal and will
be conducted in accordance with FRA’s
Rules of Practice (49 CFR Part 211.25)
by a representative designated by FRA.
FRA’s representative will make an
opening statement outlining the scope
of the hearing, as well as any additional
procedures for the conduct of the
hearing. The hearing will be a nonadversarial proceeding in which all
interested parties will be given the
opportunity to express their views
regarding this waiver petition, without
cross-examination. After all initial
statements have been completed, those
persons wishing to make brief rebuttal
statements will be given an opportunity
to do so in the same order in which
initial statements were made.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4,
2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Implementation.
[FR Doc. 05–22393 Filed 11–9–05; 8:45 am]
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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
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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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4,
2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 05–22391 Filed 11–9–05; 8:45 am]
Norfolk Southern Corporation
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[Docket Number FRA–2005–22822]
The Norfolk Southern Corporation
(NS) seek a permanent waiver of
compliance with the Locomotive Safety
Standards, 49 CFR 229.21(a), as it
pertains to the recordkeeping
requirement for locomotive daily
inspection reports. If the request is
granted, NS would file the required
report electronically in a secure
centralized data base that would be set
up to track and store the records for the
required ninety two days. The railroad
states that each employee performing
the inspections would be provided a
unique electronic identification which
will be utilized in place of the signature.
All requirements, date, time, location,
person conducting inspection, and any
non-complying conditions will be
reported electronically. NS utilizes an
onboard record of daily inspection and
will continue to do so if their request is
granted.
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–2005–
22822) 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 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Ex Parte No. 656 (Sub-No. 1)]
Investigation into the Practices of the
National Classification Committee
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
Extension of deadline for filing
comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Board is extending, by 14
days, the deadline for filing the
comments requested in its decision
served on October 13, 2005, and
published in the Federal Register on
October 19, 2005, at 70 FR 60881–82.
DATES: The deadline for filing opening
comments in this proceeding is
extended to December 2, 2005. The
deadline for filing a reply by the
National Classification Committee is
extended to December 22, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Any filing submitted in this
proceeding must refer to STB Ex Parte
No. 656 (Sub-No. 1) and must be
submitted either via the Board’s e-filing
format or in the traditional paper
format. Any person using e-filing should
comply with the instructions found on
the Board’s https://www.stb.dot.gov Web
site, at the ‘‘E-FILING’’ link. Any person
submitting a filing in the traditional
paper format should send an original
and 10 paper copies of the filing (and
also an IBM-compatible floppy disk
with any textual submission in any
version of either Microsoft Word or
WordPerfect) to: Surface Transportation
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001. Because all comments
will be posted to the Board’s Web site,
persons filing them with the Board need
not serve them on other participants but
must furnish a hard copy on request to
any participant.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph H. Dettmar (202) 565–1609.
(Federal Information Relay Service for
the hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional information appears in the
Board’s decision granting this deadline
extension and in the Board’s prior
decision served on October 13, 2005,
and posted on the Board’s Web site at
https://www.stb.dot.gov, both under
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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.
Norfolk Southern Corporation
[Docket Number FRA-2005-22822]
The Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) seek a permanent waiver of
compliance with the Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR 229.21(a), as
it pertains to the recordkeeping requirement for locomotive daily
inspection reports. If the request is granted, NS would file the
required report electronically in a secure centralized data base that
would be set up to track and store the records for the required ninety
two days. The railroad states that each employee performing the
inspections would be provided a unique electronic identification which
will be utilized in place of the signature. All requirements, date,
time, location, person conducting inspection, and any non-complying
conditions will be reported electronically. NS utilizes an onboard
record of daily inspection and will continue to do so if their request
is granted.
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-
2005-22822) 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 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 November 4, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-22391 Filed 11-9-05; 8:45 am]
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