[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 66367]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23971]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2011-0052]


Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
document provides the public notice that on July 29, 2022, Norfolk 
Southern Corporation (NS) petitioned the Federal Railroad 
Administration (FRA) for an extension of a waiver of compliance from 
certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained 
at 49 CFR part 236 (Rules, Standards, and Instructions Governing the 
Installation, Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Signal and Train 
Control Systems, Devices, and Appliances). The relevant FRA Docket 
Number is FRA-2011-0052.
    Specifically, NS requests a waiver extension from Sec.  236.566, 
Locomotive of each train operating in train stop, train control or cab 
signal territory; equipped, in four locations in the Keystone Division 
of Pennsylvania: (1) control point (CP) Cannon at mile post (MP) PT 
118.9 to CP Harrisburg at MP PT 105.1 on the Pittsburgh Line; (2) CP 
Cannon MP PT 118.9 to CP Solomon at MP PT 352.5, on the Pittsburgh 
Line; (3) CP Rochester at MP PC 29.5 to CP Alliance at MP PC 83.2, on 
the Fort Wayne Line; and (4) CP Conpit at MP LC 0.00 to CP Penn at MP 
LC 77.8, on the Conemaugh Line. In these locations, NS seeks to 
continue to operate non-equipped engines used in switching and transfer 
service, with or without cars; work trains; wreck trains; ballast 
cleaners to and from work; and engines and rail diesel cars moving to 
and from shops. NS explains that an absolute block would be established 
in advance of each non-equipped movement. NS states that no incidents 
associated with the relief have been observed.
    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 connection with these proceedings since 
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested party 
desires 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 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Communications received by January 3, 2023 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), the U.S. Department of Transportation (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. 2022-23971 Filed 11-2-22; 8:45 am]
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