[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42629-42630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17173]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2009-0078]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a document 
dated May 6, 2014, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad 
Association (ASLRRA)--on behalf of Lehigh Valley Rail Management, and 
Sandersville Railroad Company--petitioned the Federal Railroad 
Administration (FRA) for an amended waiver of compliance from certain 
provisions of the Federal hours of service laws contained at 49 U.S.C. 
21103(a)(4), which, in part, require a train employee to receive 48 
hours off duty after initiating an on-duty period for 6 consecutive 
days. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2009-0078.
    In its petition, ASLRRA seeks to amend its existing waiver to add 
the two railroads referenced above, which did not participate in 
ASLRRA's prior waiver petition. FRA granted ASLRRA's petition for a 
waiver extension in a letter dated February 27, 2012. The waiver allows 
a train employee to initiate an on-duty period each day for 6 
consecutive days followed by 24 hours, rather than 48 hours, off duty.
    Each railroad that seeks to be added to the waiver executed a 
compliance letter, attesting that it complies with all of the employee 
consent requirements that FRA set forth in its initial decision letter, 
dated March 5, 2010. Additionally, each railroad will maintain the 
underlying employee consent or employee representative consent 
documents in its files for FRA inspection.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications 
concerning the petition, is available for review online at 
www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation's Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations Facility is 
open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 
Holidays.
    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 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 by September 5, 2014 will be considered by 
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date 
will be considered as far as practicable.
    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 comment (or signing the document, 
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). 
See http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice 
of regulations.gov or interested parties may review DOT's complete 
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 
2000 (65 FR 19477).


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 8, 2014.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-17173 Filed 7-21-14; 8:45 am]
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