Petition for a Waiver of Compliance

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75-76]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31547]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Petition for a 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 Federal 
railroad safety regulations. The individual petitions are 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.
    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 No. RSEQ-95-3) 
and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office of 
Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, Nassif Building, 400 
Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590. Communications received 
before March 4, 1996 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.) in Room 8201, Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20590. The waiver petitions are as follows:

Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc. (MSTP)

FRA Waiver Petition Docket No. RSEQ-95-3

    The MSTP seeks a waiver of compliance with Title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (49 CFR), Part 240, ``Qualifications for Locomotive 
Engineers.'' MSTP is a non-profit educational corporation. MSTP owns 
and operates a 1941 Lima built steam locomotive. The locomotive, No. 
1225, has operated approximately 5000 miles since 1988 throughout the 
general railroad system and has been in compliance with 49 CFR part 230 
since that time. The MSTP steam locomotive is located at a repair 
facility in Owosso, Michigan. The facility is connected to the tracks 
of the Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway (TSBY). The MSTP owns and 
controls two (2) lead tracks each approximately 130 feet long and 
extending from the repair shop building to the connection with the 
TSBY. The MSTP requests a waiver from Part 240 which will allow 
operation of No. 1225 a distance of .875 miles in each direction by 
non-certified persons over TSBY trackage with approved restrictions. 
The waiver would allow MSTP to permit the public to operate the 
locomotive on the TSBY trackage. In addition, MSTP would generate 
continued interest in and revenue required to teach steam technology to 
future generations.
Phil Olekszyk,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 95-31547 Filed 12-29-95; 8:45 am]
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