[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 131 (Friday, July 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31105-31106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12939]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-1999-6254]
Notice of Petition for Extension and Modification 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 the Santa Clara
Valley Transportation Authority (SCVTA) petitioned FRA to extend an
existing waiver of certain regulations related to a shared use
property. SCVTA additionally seeks to modify the existing waiver.
DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by August 11, 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.
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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: John Mardente, Railroad Safety
Specialist, FRA Engineering & Technology Division, telephone: 202-493-
1335, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by
letter dated April 7, 2025, SCVTA petitioned FRA for an extension of a
waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad
safety regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 219, 221, 223, 225, 229,
231, 238, and 239. SCVTA seeks additional relief from parts 243 and
270. The relevant Docket Number is FRA-1999-6254.
Specifically, SCVTA seeks to extend the terms and conditions of its
existing shared use waiver, requesting the following extended relief:
partial relief from part 225 only for employee injuries; and full
relief from some parts of multiple regulations (i.e., 49 CFR parts 219,
221, 223, 229, 231, 238, and 239).\1\
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\1\ SCVTA specifically requests FRA's determination whether
parts 229 and 231 apply to SCVTA's operation.
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In addition, SCVTA requests new relief from parts 243 and 270. In
its petition, SCVTA states that its safety-related employees must
undergo training and recertification according to the requirements of
part 672, Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program,
which duplicate the requirements of part 243. Similarly, SCVTA notes
that it complies with the requirements of part 673, Public
Transportation Agency Safety Plans, which involves similar information
as what is required in part 270.
The relief in this docket supports the continued operation of the
SCVTA rail fixed guideway transit system in the Vasona Corridor. SCVTA
shares this corridor with the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR), as they
operate in parallel for 5 miles of the existing 15-mile-long UPRR
Vasona Industrial Lead; and SCVTA inspects, maintains, and repairs all
tracks, signal systems, and automatic warning devices along the subject
freight track. In support of its request, SCVTA states that it remains
committed to providing safe and reliable public transportation
services.
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 August 11, 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. 2025-12939 Filed 7-10-25; 8:45 am]
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