[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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