[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 214 (Monday, November 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 65030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18617]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2006-25705]

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.

CSX Transportation

    The CSX Transportation Company (CSXT) seeks a waiver of compliance 
with the Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR 229.23, 229.27, and 
229.29, as they pertain to the requirement to maintain the locomotive 
repair record form FRA 6180.49A, commonly referred to as the Blue Card, 
in the cab of their locomotives. If granted, CSXT would maintain 
locomotive inspection information in a secure database. The database 
would be maintained as the required office copy of form FRA 6180.49A. A 
computer-generated form that is similar to and contains all information 
currently contained on the required FRA 6180.49A would be maintained 
onboard the locomotive. In place of required signatures of the persons 
performing inspections and tests, CSXT employees would be provided a 
unique login identification number and a secure password to access the 
system and verify performance of inspections. In place of signatures, a 
computer-generated report would print the name of the employee 
performing a required inspection and print the employee's supervisor 
who is certifying that all inspections have been made and all repairs 
have been completed. Required filing of the previous inspection record 
will be maintained through the database.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings 
by submitting written opinions, data, or comments. FRA does not 
anticipate the need to schedule a public hearing in connection with 
these proceedings since the facts do not appear to warrant holding one. 
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-2006-25705) 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 aforementioned 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 the 
Department of Transporation'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 November 1, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator, for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-18617 Filed 11-3-06; 8:45 am]
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