80 FR 10207 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 37 (February 25, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 37 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 10207]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03782]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2014-0129]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), this provides the public notice that by a document dated 
December 14, 2014, Michigan Southern Railroad Company (MSO) has 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of 
compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety 
regulations contained at 49 CFR part 223, Safety Glazing Standards--
Locomotives, Passenger Cars and Cabooses. FRA assigned the petition 
Docket Number FRA-2014-0129.
    MSO, located in Peoria, IL, has petitioned FRA for a waiver of 
compliance for one caboose, specifically Caboose MSO 500006. MSO is a 
shortline railroad that operates trains at 10 mph or less. MSO 500006 
would be used as a shoving platform during reverse moves that extend up 
to 5 miles in distance within the area of Sturgis, SD. Sturgis is an 
urban community that had a population of 10,884 in 2012. The shove move 
originates in the southern portion of the town that is an industrial/
rural area and ends at the wye in Sturgis. The shove move spans 
approximately 12 grade crossings, and the train lengths range from 2 to 
5 cars, including the locomotive and caboose. The waiver is sought 
because the caboose is not used as historically or traditionally 
intended, and the cost to upgrade the equipment is significant for a 
shortline railroad. In addition, using the caboose would enhance 
employee safety.
    A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications 
concerning the petition, is available for review online at 
www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations 
Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal Holidays.
    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, 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 by any of the following 
methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-493-2251.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.
    Communications received by April 13, 2015 will be considered by FRA 
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be 
considered as far as practicable.
    Anyone is able to 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.). 
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 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 www.dot.gov/privacy. 
See also http://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy 
notice of regulations.gov or interested parties may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-03782 Filed 2-24-15; 8:45 am]
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