[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20936-20937]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07325]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2008-0063]


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 by letter dated March 16, 
2023, Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) 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 parts 210 (Railroad Noise Emission 
Compliance Regulations); 215 (Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards); 
218 (Railroad Operating Practices); 219 (Control of Alcohol and Drug 
Use); 221 (Rear End Marking Device--Passenger, Commuter and Freight 
Trains); 223 (Safety Glazing Standards--Locomotives, Passenger Cars and 
Cabooses); 225 (Railroad Accidents/Incidents: Reports Classification, 
and Investigations); \1\ 228 (Passenger Train Employee Hours of 
Service; Recordkeeping and Reporting; Sleeping Quarters); 229 (Railroad 
Locomotive Safety Standards); 231 (Railroad Safety Appliance 
Standards); 238 (Passenger Equipment Safety Standards); 239 (Passenger 
Train Emergency Preparedness); 240 (Qualification and Certification of 
Locomotive Engineers); and 242 (Qualification and Certification of 
Conductors). The relevant Docket Number is FRA-2008-0063.
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    \1\ With MATA complying with the Federal Transit Administration 
and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's rules 
pertaining to injury reporting, MATA seeks continued relief from the 
requirements of part 225 regarding the reporting of employee 
injuries.
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    Specifically, MATA requests to extend its relief from the above 
listed CFR parts, as pertaining to its vintage streetcar rapid transit 
operation, which includes a 1.5-mile corridor shared with both Canadian 
National Railway Company and Amtrak comprising 11 shared highway-rail 
grade crossings and one diamond at-grade rail crossing. In support of 
its request, MATA states that, since FRA last granted an extension of 
relief, by letter dated September 17,

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2018,\2\ ``there have been no changes to the training and operations 
that affect the terms and conditions of the waiver.'' MATA states that 
since the relief was granted in 2008, ``there has not been a reportable 
`accident/incident' . . . on the line.''
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    \2\ See https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2008-0063-0012.
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    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 June 6, 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. 2023-07325 Filed 4-6-23; 8:45 am]
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