[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 59850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25007]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2015-0094]


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 August 20, 2015, the Twin Cities & Western Railroad (TCWR) 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 223.11--Requirements for existing 
locomotives. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2015-0094.
    TCWR has petitioned FRA to grant a waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 
part 223--Safety Glazing Standards, for one locomotive, TCWR 1207, 
which requires certified glazing in all windows. The subject locomotive 
is a recent purchase by TCWR. It is an Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) 
SW1200 diesel switcher locomotive built by General Motors' EMD 
Division. Its windows do not have the proper safety glazing as required 
by 49 CFR part 223. Even though the locomotive is presently used as a 
switching unit, TCWR wants to equip this unit with ditch lights, an 
alerter, and other safety features to allow it to be used as a main 
line unit. As such, the TCWR is requesting a glazing waiver to place 
this unit into main line service.
    TCWR is a Class III rail carrier based in Glencoe, MN. The railroad 
uses 294 miles of track in Minnesota and another 49 miles of track in 
South Dakota interchanging with Class I railroads (Canadian Pacific 
Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway and Canadian National 
Railway) in the Twin Cities. TCWR is a key player in the economic 
health of western Minnesota and eastern South Dakota by moving goods 
and commodities from production/processing/shipping facilities of more 
than 50 shippers, 6 days per week, along its line. TCWR personnel have 
responsibility for day-to-day inspection and maintenance of the 
railroad track.
    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.
    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, 
excluding Federal Holidays.
    Communications received by November 16, 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 September 28, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-25007 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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