[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 210 (Monday, November 1, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 58898] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-28466] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. State of Connecticut Department of Transportation National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-1999-6167) The Connecticut Department of Transportation and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation jointly seeks a temporary waiver of compliance with Passenger Equipment Safety Standards, Title 49 CFR Part 238.235, which requires that by December 31, 1999, each power operated door that is partitioned from the passenger compartment shall be equipped with a manual override adjacent to that door. The petitioners request that the temporary waiver extend the December 31, 1999 compliance date to July 1, 2001. The petitioners state that they need this added time to meet this requirement. They seek this waiver for ten Bombardier Project 34, push-pull coaches. 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- 6167) and must be submitted to the DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza Level) 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Communications received within 30 days of the date of this notice will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments 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. to 5:00 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 October 25, 1999. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. 99-28466 Filed 10-29-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P