[Federal Register: December 15, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 240)]
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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.

Northeast Illinois Railroad Corporation (Metra); (Waiver Petition 
Docket Number FRA-1999-6364)

    Metra seeks a permanent waiver of compliance with the Passenger 
Equipment Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 238.303, which requires 
exterior calendar day inspection and 49 CFR 238.313, which requires a 
class one brake test be performed by a qualified maintenance person. 
Metra requests that on weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and holidays 
these tests be performed by a qualified person, not a qualified 
maintenance person required in the Passenger Equipment Safety 
Standards. Metra states that in many cases a qualified person can be a 
member of the train crew.
    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-
6364) 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 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

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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. 99-32444 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am]
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