80 FR 80452 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)
| Page Range | 80452-80453 | |
| FR Document | 2015-32449 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 80452-80453] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32449] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA-2000-7275] Petition for Waiver of Compliance In accordance with part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a document dated September 17, 2014, Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority (PNRRA) and Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad (DL) have jointly petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2000-7275. PNRRA provides an historic trolley excursion in conjunction with the Lackawanna County Electric City Trolley Station and Museum (Trolley Museum). DL has operated and dispatched this historic trolley since the start of service in April 2001. The purpose of this historic trolley excursion is to expand the historical interpretation provided by the Trolley Museum by offering a tourist excursion using vintage trolley cars, and is not in any way an urban transit operation. Beginning at the Steamtown Passenger Depot, this trolley car excursion operates via PNRRA's Brady Line within the National Park Service's Steamtown Yard, and thence along the historic Laurel Line past the Scranton Iron Furnaces and Roaring Brook, to a station stop at the Historic Trolley Maintenance Building, a distance of just under 5 miles. Because of the connection to the general railroad system over the shared track portion, current trolley operations will continue to use the successful FRA-approved temporal separation procedure that guarantees exclusive use of this shared trackage during its exclusive excursion/passenger period. The route of the historic trolley excursion has undergone several extensions since its original 1-mile run in 2001. One mile was added in 2002 and 3 miles were added in May 2004. In June 2006, a 1,870-foot extension brought the route into its new terminus at the station platform on Track 1 outside the Historic Trolley Maintenance Building. PNRRA seeks an extension of its waiver of compliance from several parts of 49 CFR (first granted by FRA in 2001, extended in 2006 and 2011) for continued operation of its historic trolley car excursion that shares trackage with the general railroad system. This request is consistent with the requirements set forth in the ``Statement of Agency Policy Concerning Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad Passenger Operations and Waivers Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by Light Rail and Conventional Equipment,'' 65 FR 42529 (July 10, 2000); see also the ``Joint Statement of Agency Policy Concerning Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by Conventional Railroads and Light Rail Transit Systems.'' 65 FR 42626 (July 10, 2000). Based on the foregoing, PNRRA is again seeking an extension of the terms and conditions of its current waiver of compliance from several regulatory sections. Specifically, PNRRA seeks relief from the following: 49 CFR part 221--Rear-End Marking Device--Passenger, Commuter and Freight Trains; 49 CFR part 223--Safety Glazing Standards--Locomotives, Passenger Cars and Cabooses; 49 CFR 229.129-- Locomotive horn; 49 CFR part 231--Railroad Safety Appliance Standards; 49 CFR part 239--Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness; and 49 CFR part 240--Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers. 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 (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA- 2000-7275) 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, [[Page 80453]] Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Communications received by February 8, 2016 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. Robert C. Lauby, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer. 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Washington, DC 20590. The Docket DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ‘‘Statement of Agency Policy Concerning
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Federal Railroad Administration Passenger Operations and Waivers
except Federal Holidays. [Docket Number FRA–2000–7275] Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of
Interested parties are invited to the General Railroad System by Light
participate in these proceedings by Petition for Waiver of Compliance Rail and Conventional Equipment,’’ 65
submitting written views, data, or FR 42529 (July 10, 2000); see also the
In accordance with part 211 of Title ‘‘Joint Statement of Agency Policy
comments. FRA does not anticipate 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
scheduling a public hearing in Concerning Shared Use of the Tracks of
this document provides the public the General Railroad System by
connection with these proceedings since notice that by a document dated
the facts do not appear to warrant a Conventional Railroads and Light Rail
September 17, 2014, Pennsylvania Transit Systems.’’ 65 FR 42626 (July 10,
hearing. If any interested party desires Northeast Regional Railroad Authority
an opportunity for oral comment, they 2000).
(PNRRA) and Delaware-Lackawanna Based on the foregoing, PNRRA is
should notify FRA, in writing, before Railroad (DL) have jointly petitioned the again seeking an extension of the terms
the end of the comment period and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and conditions of its current waiver of
specify the basis for their request. for a waiver of compliance from certain compliance from several regulatory
All communications concerning these provisions of the Federal railroad safety sections. Specifically, PNRRA seeks
proceedings should identify the regulations. FRA assigned the petition relief from the following: 49 CFR part
appropriate docket number and may be Docket Number FRA–2000–7275. 221—Rear-End Marking Device—
submitted by any of the following PNRRA provides an historic trolley Passenger, Commuter and Freight
methods: excursion in conjunction with the Trains; 49 CFR part 223—Safety Glazing
Lackawanna County Electric City
• Web site: http:// Trolley Station and Museum (Trolley
Standards—Locomotives, Passenger
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Cars and Cabooses; 49 CFR 229.129—
Museum). DL has operated and Locomotive horn; 49 CFR part 231—
instructions for submitting comments. dispatched this historic trolley since the Railroad Safety Appliance Standards; 49
• Fax: 202–493–2251. start of service in April 2001. The CFR part 239—Passenger Train
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, purpose of this historic trolley Emergency Preparedness; and 49 CFR
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 excursion is to expand the historical part 240—Qualification and
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, interpretation provided by the Trolley Certification of Locomotive Engineers.
Washington, DC 20590. Museum by offering a tourist excursion A copy of the petition, as well as any
using vintage trolley cars, and is not in written communications concerning the
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey any way an urban transit operation.
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, petition, is available for review online at
Beginning at the Steamtown Passenger www.regulations.gov and in person at
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. Depot, this trolley car excursion
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
operates via PNRRA’s Brady Line within (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
except Federal Holidays. the National Park Service’s Steamtown New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Communications received by Yard, and thence along the historic Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
February 8, 2016 will be considered by Laurel Line past the Scranton Iron Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
FRA before final action is taken. Furnaces and Roaring Brook, to a station to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
Comments received after that date will stop at the Historic Trolley Maintenance except Federal Holidays.
be considered as far as practicable. Building, a distance of just under 5 Interested parties are invited to
Anyone is able to search the miles. Because of the connection to the participate in these proceedings by
electronic form of any written general railroad system over the shared submitting written views, data, or
communications and comments track portion, current trolley operations comments. FRA does not anticipate
received into any of our dockets by the will continue to use the successful FRA- scheduling a public hearing in
name of the individual submitting the approved temporal separation connection with these proceedings since
comment (or signing the document, if procedure that guarantees exclusive use the facts do not appear to warrant a
submitted on behalf of an association, of this shared trackage during its hearing. If any interested party desires
business, labor union, etc.). In exclusive excursion/passenger period. an opportunity for oral comment, they
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT The route of the historic trolley should notify FRA, in writing, before
solicits comments from the public to excursion has undergone several the end of the comment period and
better inform its processes. DOT posts extensions since its original 1-mile run specify the basis for their request.
these comments, without edit, including in 2001. One mile was added in 2002 All communications concerning these
any personal information the and 3 miles were added in May 2004. proceedings should identify the
commenter provides, to In June 2006, a 1,870-foot extension appropriate Docket Number (e.g.,
www.regulations.gov, as described in brought the route into its new terminus Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– at the station platform on Track 1 2000–7275) and may be submitted by
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at outside the Historic Trolley any of the following methods:
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http:// Maintenance Building. • Web site: http://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice PNRRA seeks an extension of its www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
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for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. waiver of compliance from several parts instructions for submitting comments.
of 49 CFR (first granted by FRA in 2001, • Fax: 202–493–2251.
Issued in Washington, DC. extended in 2006 and 2011) for • Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
Robert C. Lauby, continued operation of its historic U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, trolley car excursion that shares New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Chief Safety Officer. trackage with the general railroad Washington, DC 20590.
[FR Doc. 2015–32455 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] system. This request is consistent with • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
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Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. edits to AAR Standard S–2044 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, appendices that have been previously except Federal Holidays.
except Federal Holidays. approved by FRA. AAR is requesting Interested parties are invited to
Communications received by approval of the standards and participate in these proceedings by
February 8, 2016 will be considered by specifications delineated in AAR submitting written views, data, or
FRA before final action is taken. Standard S–2044, Appendices D1,
comments. FRA does not anticipate
Comments received after that date will Safety Appliances for Flatcars with Full
scheduling a public hearing in
be considered as far as practicable. Decks; F3, Safety Appliances for Cars
with Recessed Car Body Ends; and H1, connection with these proceedings since
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written Safety Appliances for Enclosed Vehicle- the facts do not appear to warrant a
communications and comments Carrying Cars and Vehicle-Carrying hearing. If any interested party desires
received into any of our dockets by the Superstructures Applied to Flatcars. an opportunity for oral comment, they
name of the individual submitting the AAR Standard S–2044 and its should notify FRA, in writing, before
comment (or signing the document, if appendices have been developed to the end of the comment period and
submitted on behalf of an association, serve as requirements for safety specify the basis for their request.
business, labor union, etc.). In appliance arrangements. The revised All communications concerning these
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT standard and its appendices are to be proceedings should identify the
solicits comments from the public to applied to new railroad freight cars if appropriate docket number and may be
better inform its processes. DOT posts approved by FRA. submitted by any of the following
these comments, without edit, including AAR Standard S–2044 was methods:
any personal information the established by the AAR Safety
commenter provides, to • Web site: http://
Appliance Task Force (Task Force),
www.regulations.gov, as described in www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
which was created by AAR’s Equipment
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– Engineering Committee (EEC) to instructions for submitting comments.
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at develop industry standards for safety • Fax: 202–493–2251.
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http:// appliance arrangements on modern • Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice railcar types not explicitly covered by U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. 49 CFR part 231. The Task Force New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Issued in Washington, DC. consists of representatives from Class I Washington, DC 20590.
Robert C. Lauby, railroads, labor unions, car builders,
private car owners, and shippers, along • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Avenue SE., Room W12–140,
Chief Safety Officer. with ergonomics experts and
government representatives from FRA Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
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and Transport Canada, who participate and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
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as nonvoting members. The Task Force except Federal Holidays.
drafted a base safety appliance standard Communications received by
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for all car types, plus industry safety February 8, 2016 will be considered by
appliance standards for specific car FRA before final action is taken.
Federal Railroad Administration types. These industry standards have Comments received after that date will
been adopted by AAR’s Engineering be considered as far as practicable.
[Docket Number FRA–2013–0081] Equipment Committee and, with FRA’s
approval, will serve as the core criteria Anyone is able to search the
Petition for Waiver of Compliance electronic form of any written
for safety appliance arrangements on
railcars that are more specialized in communications and comments
In accordance with part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), design. With its petition, AAR included received into any of our dockets by the
this document provides the public a deviation table for Appendix D1 that name of the individual submitting the
notice that by a document dated shows where the AAR standard differs comment (or signing the document, if
November 13, 2015, the Association of from the regulatory text in 49 CFR part submitted on behalf of an association,
American Railroads (AAR) has 231 and provides the rationale for any business, labor union, etc.). In
petitioned the Federal Railroad deviations, along with analysis showing accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
Administration (FRA) for a Special that the AAR Standard S–2044 provides solicits comments from the public to
Approval of certain industry standards an equal or greater level of safety in better inform its processes. DOT posts
in accordance with the Federal railroad each instance. In addition, the table these comments, without edit, including
safety regulations contained at 49 CFR describes the ergonomic suitability of any personal information the
231.33, Procedure for special approval many of the proposed arrangements in commenter provides, to
of existing industry safety appliance normal use, as the standards were www.regulations.gov, as described in
standards, and 49 CFR 231.35, developed by the Task Force to the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
Procedure for modification of an incorporate ergonomic design 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
approved industry safety appliance principles. www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http://
standard for new railcar construction. A copy of the petition, as well as any www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
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FRA assigned the petition Docket written communications concerning the for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Number FRA–2013–0081. petition, is available for review online at Issued in Washington, DC.
AAR, on behalf of itself and its www.regulations.gov and in person at
member railroads, submitted a petition the Department of Transportation’s Robert C. Lauby,
for Special Approval of existing (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
industry safety appliance standards New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, Chief Safety Officer.
contained in 49 CFR part 231, Railroad Washington, DC 20590. The Docket [FR Doc. 2015–32451 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am]
Safety Appliance Standards, and minor Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
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