[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 115 (Friday, June 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 33280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11547]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2006-24646]


Union Pacific Railroad Company; Extension of Comment Period

    The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has petitioned the Federal 
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking relief from the requirements of 
the Rules, Standards and Instructions found in Title 49 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Sec.  236.586, Daily or after-trip test. 
Specifically, UP is seeking to change the administration of the first 
sentence in paragraph (a) from ``intervals of not more than 2 months'' 
to ``intervals of not more than 92 days'' for all cab signal devices on 
locomotives operated by UP. This waiver application is identified as 
Docket Number FRA-2006-24646.
    FRA issued a public notice seeking comments from interested parties 
on UP's petition. See 71 FR 36166; June 23, 2006. FRA also held a 
public hearing on this proposal on May 31, 2007, and extended the 
comment period to June 10, 2007. See 72 FR 19579; April 18, 2007. At 
the May 31 hearing, FRA requested that UP submit additional information 
to the docket to support its waiver application. In order to give all 
interested parties time to comment on the additional information, FRA 
is extending the comment period to July 2, 2007.
    All communications concerning this waiver petition should identify 
the appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2006-24646) and may be submitted by one of the following methods:
    Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic site;
    Fax: 202-493-2251;
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; or
    Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

All written communications concerning these proceedings are available 
for examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the 
above facility. Documents in the public docket are also available for 
review and copying on the Internet at the docket facility Web site at 
http://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on June 8, 2007.
Michael J. Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. E7-11547 Filed 6-14-07; 8:45 am]
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