80 FR 40129 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 133 (July 13, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40129-40130]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16945]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2015-0059]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations

[[Page 40130]]

(CFR), this provides the public notice that by a document dated June 
15, 2015, the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad (CFER) has 
petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of 
compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety 
regulations contained at Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
part 213. FRA assigned the petition docket number FRA-2015-0059.
    Pursuant to 49 CFR 213.119(h), CFER requests a waiver from the 
accepted practice to conduct walking joint bar inspections to detect 
cracks and other indications of potential joint failures in Continuous 
Welded Rail (CWR). The inspection will be conducted utilizing a Joint 
Bar Inspection System (JBIS). The JBIS system will conduct two tests in 
fiscal year 2015 with the target dates of July 20, 2015 and November 2, 
2015. Accordingly, CFER is seeking approval from the FRA to use the 
JBIS to fulfill the requirements of the walking joint bar inspection 
required by 49 CFR213.119(h).
    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 (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2015-0059) 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 27, 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 July 6, 2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015-16945 Filed 7-10-15; 8:45 am]
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