[Federal Register: June 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 104)]
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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 favour of relief.

Adirondack Scenic Railroad

Docket Number FRA-1999-5515

    Adirondack Scenic Railroad (ADCX) seeks a permanent waiver of 
compliance from certain provisions of the Safety Glazing Standards, 49 
CFR 223.11, and 223.15, that requires certified glazing, for one 
locomotive and seven passenger cars utilized on the Old Forge train, 
and a temporary waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the 
Safety Glazing Standards, 49 CFR 223.15, that requires certified 
glazing, for seven passenger cars utilized on the Utica train. The ADCX 
is located in Thendara, New York, and in Utica, New York. The railroad 
states that it operates tourist excursions over 20 miles of track from 
Thendara, New York (Old Forge train), six days a week, four trips a 
day, and a 104-mile round trip excursion from Utica, New York, two 
round trips on weekends, one round trip weekdays. Maximum operating 
speed does not exceed 30 mph.
    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-
1999-5515) 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 a.m.-5 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 May 21, 1999.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 99-13790 Filed 5-28-99; 8:45 am]
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