[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19689-19690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07653]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2021-0030]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
document provides the public notice that on February 25, 2021, Iowa 
Interstate Railroad (IAIS) 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-2021-0030.
    Specifically, IAIS requests relief for its steam locomotive IAIS 
6988, from 49 CFR 230.17(a), One thousand four hundred seventy-two 
(1472) service day inspection, to extend the 1472 service day 
inspection (SDI) 106 calendar days from September 5, 2021, to December 
20, 2021, if coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions are 
reduced to permit servicing and operation. If COVID-19 restrictions are 
not lifted, and operation is limited or not permitted in 2021, IAIS 
requests an extension of the 1472 SDI until December 20, 2022, a total 
of 471 calendar days.
    IAIS states that the COVID-19 public health emergency has caused 
IAIS to halt excursion service, which resulted in IAIS 6988 only 
accumulating one service day since its 2020 annual inspection. IAIS 
anticipates operating IAIS 6988 for about 40 service days in 2021. 
Further, IAIS states that during the extension period, all regularly 
scheduled maintenance and inspections required will be performed, and 
the IAIS 6988 will be stored indoors, serviceable, and drained.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications 
concerning the petition, is available for review online at 
www.regulations.gov.
    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

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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 (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Ave. 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 1, 2021 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/privacy-notice for the 
privacy notice of regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-07653 Filed 4-13-21; 8:45 am]
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