80 FR 34784 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 116 (June 17, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 116 (Wednesday, June 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34784-34785]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14858]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2015-0045]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), this provides the public notice that by a document 
dated May 4, 2015, Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. (CPR) 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 232, Brake System Safety Standards for Freight 
and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment. Specifically, CPR 
requests relief from 49 CFR 232.305(b)(2), which requires that a single 
car air brake test (SCABT) be performed when a car is on a shop or 
repair track, as defined in section 232.303(a), for any reason and has 
not received a SCABT within the previous 12-month period. FRA assigned 
the petition docket number FRA-2015-0045.
    In its petition, CPR requests relief allowing for replacements of 
wheels condemnable by all applicable Association of American Railroads 
(AAR) Field Manual Rule 41 defects at Battle Creek Yard, St. Paul, MN, 
on a track designated for minor repairs using a drop table. CPR 
identifies these defects either by the Wheel Impact Load Detector 
(WILD) or visually by a qualified inspector designated under 49 CFR 
215.11 and verified by that

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inspector before being repaired using the drop table on a track 
designated for minor repairs. CP will continue to perform SCABTs as 
required in sections 232.305(b)(1), (4), (5) and 232.305(c)-(e). CPR 
states that this request is consistent with 49 CFR 232.303(a)(2) which 
allows for an exception to the definition of ``major repair'' for 
wheels changed on an intermodal loading ramp. Similar to changing 
wheels on an intermodal loading ramp, wheel replacements using a drop 
table are completed in a short period of time and with no disruption to 
the other car components, including the brake system. The wheelset 
change-out takes an average of 0.337 person-hours. Besides the drop 
table, the repair requires only the use of hand tools and does not 
require additional specialized equipment.
    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 Department of Transportation's 
Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 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 August 3, 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-14858 Filed 6-16-15; 8:45 am]
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