80 FR 31964 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 107 (June 4, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 107 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31964-31965]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13642]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2015-0041]


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 April 
28, 2015, the Central Florida Rail Corridor (CFRC) also known as 
SunRail, has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a 
waiver of compliance from several provisions of the Federal railroad 
safety regulations. Specifically, CFRC requests relief from certain 
provisions of 49 CFR part 240, Qualification and Certification of 
Locomotive Engineers, and part 242, Qualification and Certification of 
Conductors. The request was assigned Docket Number FRA-2015-0041. The 
relief requested is contingent on CFRC's implementation of and 
participation in the Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) 
pilot project.
    CFRC seeks to shield reporting employees and the railroad from 
mandatory punitive sanctions that would otherwise arise as provided in 
49 CFR 240.117(e)(1) through (4); 240.305(a)(l) through (4) and (a)(6); 
240.307; and 242.403(b), (c), (e)(l) through (4), (e)(6) through (11), 
(f)(l) and (2). The C3RS pilot project encourages certified operating 
crew members to report close calls and protect the employees and the 
railroad from discipline or sanctions arising from the incidents 
reported per the C3RS Implementing Memorandum of Understanding (IMOU).
    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. If you do not have access to the Internet, please 
contact FRA's docket clerk at 202-493-6030 who will provide necessary 
information concerning the contents of the petition.
    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.

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     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 within July 20, 2015 of the date of this 
notice 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-13642 Filed 6-3-15; 8:45 am]
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