[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 44879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17911]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2004-17188]


Notice of Petition for Amendment 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 Strasburg Rail 
Road Company (SRC) petitioned FRA for an amendment to an existing 
special approval and a waiver from certain regulations concerning 
stenciling of a rail car.

DATES: FRA must receive comments on the petition by October 17, 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: Caleb Rogers, Railroad Safety 
Specialist, FRA Motive Power & Equipment Division, telephone: 202-366-
4000, 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 received May 15, 2025 SRC petitioned FRA for an amendment of a 
special approval pursuant to 49 CFR part 215 (Railroad Freight Car 
Safety Standards), and a waiver of compliance from certain provisions 
of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained in part 215. The 
relevant Docket Number is FRA-2004-17188.
    Specifically, SRC requests to amend the existing special approval 
pursuant to Sec.  215.203, Restricted cars, in this docket for 10 cars 
(SRC 12, M&P 723, M&P 713, CV 40025, TW 1367, R 9194, R 6081, PRR 
476087, PRR 96451, and PRR 194796) that are more than 50 years from the 
dates of original construction and add one car, PRR 474265. SCBG also 
seeks relief for the additional car from Sec.  215.303, Stenciling of 
restricted cars. In support of its request, SRC notes that PRR 474265 
has been brought into compliance with all relevant CFR regulations.
    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 October 17, 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. 2025-17911 Filed 9-16-25; 8:45 am]
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