[Federal Register: May 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 98)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Special Approval of Alternate Standard
In accordance with Sec. 238.21 of Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) received a request for approval of an Alternate
Standard 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.
American Public Transportation Association
[Special Approval Petition Docket Number FRA-2005-20853]
American Public Transportation Association (APTA) seeks approval
for use of an alternate standard required to be used in accordance with
the Passenger Equipment Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 238. Section 311,
single car test of passenger equipment brakes. Section 311(a) requires
single car air brake test on all passenger cars and all unpowered
vehicles used in passenger trains shall be performed in accordance with
either APTA Standard SS-M-005-98, ``Code of Tests for Passenger Car
Equipment Using Single Car Testing Device,'' published March, 1998; or
an alternative procedure approved by FRA pursuant to Sec. 238.21. APTA
requests that the requirement refer to a revised standard dated April
12, 2003, the revisions require a railroad to perform the single car
test procedure at the same working pressure as the car being tested
utilizes in revenue service. The March 1998 standards requires that the
test be performed at 90 psi while some trains operate their brake
systems at 110 psi.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. Each comment shall set
forth specifically the basis upon which it is made, and contain a
concise statement of the interest of the commenter in the proceeding.
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 (FRA-2005-20853) and must be submitted to the
Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza
Level), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 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 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
.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78). The Statement
may also be found at http://dms.dot.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC on May 17, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-10283 Filed 5-20-05; 8:45 am]
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