[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 73 (Friday, April 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20040-20041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8695]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Waiver Extension Request

    In accordance with Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), Sections 211.9 and 211.41, notice is hereby given that the 
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has received a request for an 
extension of a waiver of compliance from certain requirements of 
Federal railroad safety regulations. The individual petition is 
described below, including the parties seeking relief, the regulatory 
provisions involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the 
petitioner's arguments in favor of relief.

Alaska Railroad Corporation

[Docket Number FRA-2006-26029]

    As part of the request for extension of limited field testing 
submitted February 8, 2010 (Docket FRA-2006-26029), a petition of 
regulatory relief from 49 CFR 217.9 (Program of Operational Tests and 
Inspections--Recordkeeping), 49 CFR 217.11 (Program of Instruction on 
Operating Rules--Recordkeeping, Electronic Recordkeeping), 49 CFR part 
218 [subpart D] (Prohibition against tampering with safety devices), 49 
CFR 229.7 (Prohibited Acts), 49 CFR 229.135

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(Event recorders), 49 CFR 233.9 (Reports), 49 CFR 235.5 (Changes 
requiring filing of application), 49 CFR 240.127 (Criteria for 
examining Skill Performance), and 49 CFR 240.129 (Criteria for 
Monitoring Operational Performance of Certified Engineers) is requested 
by the Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) for testing related to the 
Collision Avoidance System (CAS) on the Alaska Subdivision, from Seward 
to Fairbanks, and the Whittier Subdivision, from Whittier to Portage.
    The regulatory relief requested is only for CAS related equipment 
and testing, commencing in the summer of 2011, for a period of 39 
months, or approval of a Positive Train Control Safety Plan for CAS. 
The request for regulatory relief will not apply to non-CAS equipment 
and operations. Details of the specific relief requested and the 
associated rationale are specified in the ARRC letter of February 8, 
2010 (Docket-FRA-2006-26029). FRA will accept comments for regulatory 
relief of these requirements.
    As part of the same request for extension of limited field testing, 
ARRC also requests relief from various parts of 49 CFR part 236, 
subparts A-G. FRA will independently impose appropriate conditions 
necessary for the safety of train operations regarding such exemptions.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in this safety review 
by providing written information or comments pertinent to FRA's 
consideration of the above request for waiver of compliance. All 
communications concerning this petition should identify the appropriate 
docket number (Docket Number FRA-2006-26029) and may be submitted by 
one of the following methods:
     Web site: http://regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Room W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 U.S. Department of 
Transportation Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal Holidays.
    Communication received within 30 days of the date of this notice 
will be considered by FRA prior to final action being taken. Comments 
received after that date will be considered to the extent 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://regulations.gov.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all the comments 
received into any of our dockets by name of the individual submitting 
the comment (or signing the comment on behalf of an association, 
business, labor union, etc.). You may review the DOT's complete Privacy 
Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 
(Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or at http://dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2010.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-8695 Filed 4-15-10; 8:45 am]
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