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.
CSX Transportation

[Docket Number FRA20080039]

CSX Transportation (CSXT) seeks a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of 49 CFR Part 231 Safety Appliance Standards, that requires uncoupling levers on each end of freight cars. Specifically, this request is to remove uncoupling levers on CSXT owned special equipment cars in rail train service while loading or unloading continuous welded rail throughout the CSXT system by CSXT forces.

CSXT believes that these welded rail cars can be operated safely with the uncoupling levers removed and ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2008-06-13-E8-13376 Fri, Jun 13 2008 11:00:00 GMT