[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62657-62658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26293]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2012-0091]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that by a letter dated November 20,
2018, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) to include CSX in a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained
at 49 CFR part 232, Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other
Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment. FRA assigned the petition Docket
Number FRA-2012-0091.
Specifically, CSX seeks relief with respect to the application of
49 CFR 232.205(c)(1)--Class I brake test-initial terminal inspection
and Sec. 232.207(b)(1)--Class IA brake tests-1,000-mile inspection for
trains operating in distributive power mode. CSX requests to extend the
maximum allowable brake pipe air flow from the present regulatory limit
of 60 cubic feet per minute (CFM) to 90 CFM for distributed power-
equipped trains under specified operating conditions.
On March 26, 2013, FRA granted a pilot test waiver to the BNSF
Railway Company for these same provisions. Canadian National Railway
and Canadian Pacific Railway were added as parties to the test waiver
on November 21, 2014, and Union Pacific Railroad was added on March 4,
2015. On May 3, 2017, FRA granted a change in status from a test waiver
to a waiver of compliance. CSX is petitioning FRA to make CSX a party
to the same waiver. If granted, CSX states it would agree to comply
with the same conditions as set forth in FRA's May 3, 2017 letter.
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:
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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 January 3, 2019 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.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-26293 Filed 12-3-18; 8:45 am]
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