[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19244-19245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07830]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2025-0036]
Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document provides the public notice that Steam into
History,
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Inc. d/b/a Northern Central Railway of York (NCRA) petitioned FRA for
an extension of relief from certain regulations concerning stenciling
of rail cars.
DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by June 5, 2025. FRA
will consider comments received after that date to the extent
practicable.
ADDRESSES:
Comments: Comments related to this docket may be submitted by going
to https://www.regulations.gov and following the online instructions
for submitting comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. All comments received will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov; this includes any personal information.
Please see the Privacy Act heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document for Privacy Act information related to any
submitted comments or materials.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for accessing the docket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Derrick Griffith, Railroad Safety
Specialist, FRA Motive Power & Equipment Division, email:
[email protected], phone: 202-366-4000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by
letters received February 24, 2025, and March 20, 2025, NCRA petitioned
FRA to extend a special approval pursuant to 49 CFR part 215 (Railroad
Freight Car Safety Standards), and to extend a waiver of compliance
from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations
contained in part 215. The relevant Docket Number is FRA-2025-0036.
Specifically, NCRA requests to extend the relief granted in Docket
Numbers FRA-2013-0057 and FRA-2020-0067. FRA is combining the requests
into this new single docket (FRA-2025-0036). NCRA asks to extend the
previous special approval pursuant to Sec. 215.203, Restricted cars,
for 5 cars (NCR 127, NCR 150, NCR 840, NCR 613, and SIHX 820) that are
more than 50 years from the dates of original construction. NCRA also
seeks to extend relief from Sec. 215.303, Stenciling of restricted
cars. In its petition, NCRA states that the cars will be used in
excursion service and will be operated at a maximum speed of 25 miles
per hour.
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.
Communications received by June 5, 2025 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of FRA's 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 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. 2025-07830 Filed 5-5-25; 8:45 am]
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