[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 1448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00238]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Guidance on Submitting Requests for Waivers, Block Signal 
Applications, and Other Approval Requests to the Federal Railroad 
Administration

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: FRA is issuing this notice to advise all interested 
stakeholders that it has issued and made available on its website a 
guidance document addressing requirements related to the submission of 
requests for waivers, applications to modify or discontinue a railroad 
signal system, and other special approval requests to FRA. The guidance 
document is intended to provide information regarding existing 
requirements and best practices when submitting requests for waivers, 
block signal applications, and other special approval requests to FRA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lucinda Henriksen, Senior Advisor, 
Office of Railroad Safety, FRA, telephone: 202-657-2842, email: 
[email protected]; or Veronica Chittim, Senior Attorney, Office 
of the Chief Counsel, telephone: 202-480-3410, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The guidance document titled Guidance on 
Submitting Requests for Waivers, Block Signal Applications, and Other 
Approval Requests to FRA is available on FRA's website at https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/guidance-submitting-requests-waivers-block-signal-applications-and-other-approval-requests. The document is 
intended to provide information regarding existing requirements and 
best practices when submitting to FRA requests for waivers, block 
signal applications, and other special approvals. The guidance document 
replaces previous guidance on this subject, including the document 
titled ``Waivers, Block Signal Applications, and Special Approvals'' 
last updated on September 28, 2012. Except when referencing laws, 
regulations, or orders, the contents of the guidance document do not 
have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public 
in any way.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-00238 Filed 1-9-23; 8:45 am]
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