Petition for Waiver of Compliance

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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