Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 43319 [E7-15157]
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Issued on: July 26, 2007.
Maiser Khaled,
Director, Project Development and
Environment, Sacramento, California.
[FR Doc. E7–15098 Filed 8–2–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–RY–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
from 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.
Capital Metropolitan Transportation
Authority
[Docket Number FRA–2006–25040]
Capital Metropolitan Transportation
Authority (CMTA), located in Austin,
TX, seeks a Conditional Test Waiver of
compliance from certain parts of Title
49 of the CFR as part of its ongoing
efforts to test and eventually
commission new non-FRA compliant
diesel multiple units for its start-up
commuter rail service linking the City of
Leander with downtown Austin, TX.
CMTA is seeking a permanent waiver
of compliance from the provisions of 49
CFR Part 219, Drug and Alcohol; Part
221, Rear End Marking Devices; Part
223, Safety Glazing Standards; Part 225,
Accident and Incident Reporting; Part
229, Railroad Locomotive Safety
Standards; Part 231, Railroad Safety
Appliance Standards; Part 238,
Passenger Equipment Safety Standards;
Part 239, Passenger Train Emergency
Preparedness; and Part 240,
Qualification and Certification of
Locomotive Engineers. In order to begin
revenue operation in the fall of 2008,
CMTA would like this Conditional Test
Waiver in order to meet the system
commissioning and testing requirements
of the Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) System Safety
and Security Certification process.
Lastly, CMTA posits this Conditional
Test Waiver is needed to successfully
complete system integration, vehicle
acceptance, training, and equipment
familiarization. The testing will be
conducted consistent with the operating
principles of temporal separation set
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forth in the original petition for
permanent 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 communication concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2006–
25040) and must be submitted to the
Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management
Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 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 July 30, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E7–15157 Filed 8–2–07; 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
from 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.
Kansas City Southern Railway
Company
[Docket Number FRA–2007–28700]
Kansas City Southern Railway
Company (KCS) seeks a waiver of
compliance from certain requirements
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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 from 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.
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority
[Docket Number FRA-2006-25040]
Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CMTA), located in
Austin, TX, seeks a Conditional Test Waiver of compliance from certain
parts of Title 49 of the CFR as part of its ongoing efforts to test and
eventually commission new non-FRA compliant diesel multiple units for
its start-up commuter rail service linking the City of Leander with
downtown Austin, TX.
CMTA is seeking a permanent waiver of compliance from the
provisions of 49 CFR Part 219, Drug and Alcohol; Part 221, Rear End
Marking Devices; Part 223, Safety Glazing Standards; Part 225, Accident
and Incident Reporting; Part 229, Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards;
Part 231, Railroad Safety Appliance Standards; Part 238, Passenger
Equipment Safety Standards; Part 239, Passenger Train Emergency
Preparedness; and Part 240, Qualification and Certification of
Locomotive Engineers. In order to begin revenue operation in the fall
of 2008, CMTA would like this Conditional Test Waiver in order to meet
the system commissioning and testing requirements of the Texas
Department of Transportation (TxDOT) System Safety and Security
Certification process. Lastly, CMTA posits this Conditional Test Waiver
is needed to successfully complete system integration, vehicle
acceptance, training, and equipment familiarization. The testing will
be conducted consistent with the operating principles of temporal
separation set forth in the original petition for permanent 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 communication concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2006-25040) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket
Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, 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 July 30, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-15157 Filed 8-2-07; 8:45 am]
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