[Federal Register: April 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 78)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

 
Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with 49 CFR 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby given 
that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received a request 
for a waiver of compliance with certain requirements of the Federal 
safety laws and regulations. The petition is described below, including 
the regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the relief being 
requested and the petitioner's arguments in favour of relief.

Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc., Docket Number FRA-
1999-5106

    The Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society, Inc. (MCRY) seeks a 
waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 230.116(h)--which requires that oil 
burning steam locomotives taking air for combustion through the fire 
door opening be equipped with a suitable conduit extending from the 
fire door to the outside of the cab which will prevent air being drawn 
into the fire box from the interior of the cab. This is required within 
the specified territory during the period from November 1 to April 1. 
MCRY is asking that the requirement be waived for steam locomotive 
number MCRY 2. MCRY indicates that they operate the steam locomotive a 
total of six days from November 1 to April 1.
    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-
1999-5106) and must be submitted in triplicate 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 (9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) at DOT 
Central Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level), 400 
Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC. 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, DC, on April 15, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-10163 Filed 4-22-99; 8:45 am]
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