[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.

Long Island Rail Road Company (Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
1999-6372)

    The Long Island Rail Road Company (LIRR) is seeking a temporary 
waiver of compliance with the Passenger Equipment Safety Standards, 49 
CFR Part 238.113, which requires that effective November 8, 1999, each 
passenger car have a minimum of four emergency window exits.
    LIRR requests a time extension until December 31, 2001, to bring 
its M-1 fleet into compliance. They state that the remainder of 1999 
will be used to prototype the three different types of windows that 
will be needed. LIRR also states that the retrofitting will be 
accomplished on a three year cycle with one third of the fleet being 
modified per year.
    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-
6372) 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 
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. 99-32445 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am]
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