[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 43655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19686]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2017-0083]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is providing notice that 
on August 16, 2017, the Yadkin Valley Railroad submitted an 
Informational Filing (IF) pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Sec.  236.913(j). This submission was assigned docket 
number FRA-2017-0083.
    The YVRR submitted an IF requesting FRA approval to conduct field 
testing of a Train Detection System supplied by Next Generation Rail 
Technologies S.L. (NGRT) at Bethania Road highway-rail crossing in 
Rural Hall, North Carolina. YVRR estimates that once installed, it will 
take seven days to configure the system to current rail traffic. After 
installation of the system, the proposed period of data collection will 
be approximately four months. YVRR asserts that its IF addresses all 
requirements of 49 CFR 236.913(j)(1), and that the system will be 
operating in shadow mode only to collect data, and will not interfere, 
impact, or communicate with the current signaling system.
    A copy of the IF and any related documents have been placed in 
docket number FRA-2017-0083 and are available for public inspection 
online at www.regulations.gov and in person at the Department of 
Transportation's Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 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.

Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-19686 Filed 9-15-17; 8:45 am]
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