[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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