[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 71186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29291]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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) has received a request for a waiver of compliance from 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.

Union Pacific Railroad Company

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2004-17565]

    The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR) seeks an amendment to an 
existing waiver of compliance from certain provisions of Title 49 CFR 
parts 231 and 232, concerning the operation of RoadRailer[supreg] and 
RailRunner[supreg] equipment on their railroad. Subject to certain 
conditions, the existing waiver in this docket authorizes UPRR to 
operate RoadRailer equipmen on their railroad. UPRR now seeks relief 
from certain provisions of the Railroad Safety Appliance Standards in 
Title 49 CFR part 231, that stipulate the number, location, and 
dimensions for handholds, ladders, sill steps, uncoupling levers, and 
handbrakes to operate RailRunner equipment commingled with RoadRailer 
equipment. UPRR also seeks relief from Title 49 CFR 231.31, which sets 
the standard height for drawbars. UPRR states that this relief is 
necessary to allow them to operate and commingle the RoadRailer[supreg] 
and RailRunner[supreg] equipment on dedicated trains operating from 
Chicago, Illinois, to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings 
by submitting written views, data, or comments. 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 (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2004-17565) and may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.
    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://www.regulations.gov.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written 
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the 
name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the 
document, 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; 
Page 19477) or at http://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 15, 2010.
Michael Logue,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Compliance and Program 
Implementation.
[FR Doc. 2010-29291 Filed 11-19-10; 8:45 am]
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