[Federal Register: December 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 240)] [Notices] [Page 70113-70114] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr15de99-117] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation (Metra); (Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-1999-6363) Metra seeks a permanent waiver of compliance with the Passenger Equipment Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 238.235, which requires that by December 31, 1999, each power operated door that is partitioned from the passenger compartment shall be equipped with a manual override adjacent to that door. Metra requests that the waiver be granted for 165 electric multiple unit passenger cars (EMU's) equipped with double leaf power operated side doors. Metra states that one of each of the double leaf [[Page 70114]] power operated side doors is equipped with a manual override. They indicate that these EMU's will be retired and replaced within the next ten years. 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 1999- 6363) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Communications received by December 27, 1999, 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. Issued in Washington, D.C., on December 9, 1999. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. 99-32441 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P