[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78557-78558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30465]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[FRA-2014-0090]


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 September 19, 2014, the Central States Steam Preservation 
Association (CSSPA) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal 
railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 230, Steam 
Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards. FRA assigned the 
petition Docket Number FRA-2014-0090. CSSPA is a nonprofit organization 
based in Iowa that maintains and operates two Chinese 2-10-2 steam 
locomotives, Numbers 6988 and 7081. CSSPA plans to operate the 6988 
steam engine in 2015 on the Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) and 
possibly other railroads in the Midwest. The engines are based on the 
IAIS in Newton, IA. The Railroad Development Corporation still 
maintains ownership of the two steam engines at this time, but plans to 
donate the engines to CSSPA in the near future.
    CSSPA requests relief from performing the fifth annual inspection 
as it pertains to the inspection of flexible staybolt caps every 5 
years, as required by 49 CFR 230.41(a), and requests to extend the 
inspection interval to the eighth annual inspection. CSSPA will perform 
all other inspections as required by 49 CFR 230.16, Annual Inspection. 
CSSPA's justification for requesting this relief is that the current 
level of safety would be maintained due to the low number of service 
days accrued in this engine since the last flexible staybolt cap 
inspection. There will be significant cost savings, as the CSSPA shop 
forces would not be required to remove the cab, piping, jacketing, and 
insulation to gain access to the caps to perform the flexible staybolt 
cap 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 (DOT) 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.

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    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 February 13, 2015 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.). 
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 
public to better inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, 
without edit, including any personal information the commenter 
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records 
notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 
See also http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy 
notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 23, 2014.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2014-30465 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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