[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24172-24173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09444]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2000-7137]


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 February 24, 2016, San Diego Trolley Incorporated (SDTI) 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a supplemental 
waiver of compliance from certain additional provisions of the Federal 
railroad safety regulations contained in various parts of Title 49 of 
the CFR. FRA assigned the petition to Docket Number FRA-2000-7137.
    SDTI seeks a 5-year extension of its existing waiver, as well as a 
waiver of additional regulations, for certain portions of its light 
rail transit operations which employ temporal separation in order to 
safely share track with the general railroad system's San Diego and 
Imperial Valley Railroad. Contiguous to the shared trackage are 
portions with limited connections, which include a small shared 
corridor with BNSF Railway freight service and Coaster commuter train 
service (Coaster also shares a storage yard with SDTI). FRA granted 
SDTI its initial waiver on January 19, 2001, which was extended for 5 
years on September 11, 2006, to include minor operational changes. The 
waiver was most recently extended for 5 years on June 22, 2011, to 
include updating CFR section changes made since 2006. In 2012, SDTI 
received a separate waiver from FRA to operate its SD100 and S70 
rolling stock at speeds that generate cant deficiency not exceeding 6 
inches on its Orange Line joint use trackage (see Docket Number FRA-
2012-0088). To simplify matters, SDTI now requests that the relief in 
both dockets be baselined into Docket Number FRA-2000-7137.
    After consulting with FRA during an onsite meeting on March 24, 
2016, SDTI is requesting additional relief from the following 
regulatory sections: 49 CFR part 214, subpart C, Roadway Worker 
Protection; part 228, subpart F, Substantive Hours of Service 
Requirements for Train Employees Engaged in Commuter or Intercity Rail 
Passenger Transportation; and part 242, Qualification and Certification 
of Conductors.
    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

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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 June 9, 2016 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.

Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09444 Filed 4-22-16; 8:45 am]
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