[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 40651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17516]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2018-0059]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), this document provides the public notice that on July 26, 2018, 
the Grand Canyon Railway (GCRY) 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-2018-0059. GCRY maintains and 
operates No. 29, a 2-8-0 ``Consolidation'' type steam locomotive built 
by the American Locomotive Works in 1906 for the Lake Superior & 
Ishpeming Railroad. GCRY occasionally operates No. 29 to pull excursion 
trains from Williams, AZ, to the Depot at the rim of the Grand Canyon.
    GCRY requests relief from performing the 1,472 service day 
inspection (SDI), for No. 29, as it pertains to the inspection of the 
boiler every 15 calendar years or 1,472 service days. See 49 CFR 
230.17. This relief would extend the inspection date from May 2, 2019, 
to the completion of the GCRY operating season on October 31, 2019. It 
is expected that they would accrue approximately 15 service days during 
this extension period. At the last annual inspection, the locomotive 
accrued 410 service days toward the allowable 1,472 service days. GCRY 
also requests relief from performing the annual inspection required by 
49 CFR 230.16. This relief would extend the current annual inspection 
by only 15 service days.
    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 parties 
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, 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:
     Website: 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 October 1, 2018 will be considered by 
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date 
will be considered if practicable.
    Anyone can 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.). 
Under 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 https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for the 
privacy notice of regulations.gov.

John K. Alexy,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety.
[FR Doc. 2018-17516 Filed 8-14-18; 8:45 am]
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