81_FR_1680 81 FR 1672 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

81 FR 1672 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 8 (January 13, 2016)

Page Range1672-1672
FR Document2016-00525

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00525]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2008-0134]


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 December 7, 2015, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority 
(SCRRA) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a 
modification to the conditions of the waiver granting relief from 
certain provisions of 49 CFR part 236, Rules, Standards, and 
Instructions Governing the Installation, Inspection, Maintenance, and 
Repair of Signal and Train Control Systems, Devices, and Appliances, in 
Docket Number FRA-2008-0134.
    FRA granted relief to SCRRA in a January 9, 2009, decision letter 
which delineated certain conditions for the waiver. This request is for 
the modification of the condition requiring that all passenger trains 
be equipped to respond to the intermittent inert Automatic Train Stop 
(ATS) in accordance with 49 CFR 236.566, Locomotive of each train 
operating in train stop, train control or cab signal territory; 
equipped.
    SCRRA plans to lease a maximum of 40 freight locomotives from BNSF 
Railway (BNSF) which are not equipped with ATS for a period not to 
exceed 1 year. SCRRA operates in a push-pull mode and plans to use the 
GE AC4400CW leased locomotives as buffers in front of the cab cars. 
SCRRA is taking this step due to a fleet-wide safety issue identified 
with the cab cars after a collision and derailment. During the next 
year, each cab car will be evaluated and modified as necessary before 
being placed in the lead position of any consist. SCRRA currently 
operates all revenue trains with the Interoperable Electronic Train 
Management System (I-ETMS) on all subdivisions owned and dispatched by 
SCRRA. The locomotives leased to SCRRA from BNSF are equipped with 
fully functional I-ETMS which was tested and found to be compatible 
with the SCRRA I-ETMS, as well as SCRRA rail 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 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 February 12, 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.

Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-00525 Filed 1-12-16; 8:45 am]
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1672 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 13, 2016 / Notices Issued in Washington, DC, on January 7, of any consist. SCRRA currently any personal information the 2016. operates all revenue trains with the commenter provides, to Lirio Liu, Interoperable Electronic Train www.regulations.gov, as described in Director, Office of Rulemaking. Management System (I–ETMS) on all the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– subdivisions owned and dispatched by 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at Petition for Exemption SCRRA. The locomotives leased to www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http:// Docket No.: FAA–2014–0908 SCRRA from BNSF are equipped with www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice Petitioner: SkyPhilly, Inc. fully functional I–ETMS which was for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: part 21; tested and found to be compatible with 91.113; 91.119(c); 91.151; 91.209; Robert C. Lauby, the SCRRA I–ETMS, as well as SCRRA 91.405(a) and (b); 91.407(a)(1); rail equipment. Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 91.409(a)(1) and (2); and 91.417(a). A copy of the petition, as well as any Chief Safety Officer. Description of Relief Sought: written communications concerning the [FR Doc. 2016–00525 Filed 1–12–16; 8:45 am] SkyPhilly, Inc. petitions to operate a petition, is available for review online at BILLING CODE 4910–06–P small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) www.regulations.gov and in person at to perform roof inspections at night. the U.S. Department of Transportation’s [FR Doc. 2016–00523 Filed 1–12–16; 8:45 am] (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BILLING CODE 4910–13–P New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, Federal Railroad Administration Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. [Docket No. FRA–2016–0002–N–1] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Proposed Agency Information Federal Railroad Administration Interested parties are invited to Collection Activities; Comment [Docket Number FRA–2008–0134] participate in these proceedings by Request submitting written views, data, or AGENCY: Federal Railroad Petition for Waiver of Compliance comments. FRA does not anticipate Administration (FRA), Department of scheduling a public hearing in Transportation (DOT). In accordance with part 211 of title 49 connection with these proceedings since Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this ACTION: Notice and request for the facts do not appear to warrant a comments. document provides the public notice hearing. If any interested party desires that by a document dated December 7, an opportunity for oral comment, they SUMMARY: In compliance with the 2015, the Southern California Regional should notify FRA, in writing, before Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Rail Authority (SCRRA) has petitioned the end of the comment period and notice announces that the renewal the Federal Railroad Administration specify the basis for their request. Information Collection Requests (ICRs) (FRA) for a modification to the All communications concerning these abstracted below are being forwarded to conditions of the waiver granting relief proceedings should identify the the Office of Management and Budget from certain provisions of 49 CFR part appropriate docket number and may be (OMB) for review and comment. The 236, Rules, Standards, and Instructions submitted by any of the following ICRs describe the nature of the Governing the Installation, Inspection, methods: information collections and their Maintenance, and Repair of Signal and • Web site: http:// expected burden. The Federal Register Train Control Systems, Devices, and www.regulations.gov. Follow the online notice with a 60-day comment period Appliances, in Docket Number FRA– instructions for submitting comments. soliciting comments on the following 2008–0134. • Fax: 202–493–2251. collections of information was FRA granted relief to SCRRA in a • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, published on October 19, 2015. January 9, 2009, decision letter which U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 delineated certain conditions for the DATES: Comments must be submitted on New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, waiver. This request is for the or before February 12, 2016. Washington, DC 20590. modification of the condition requiring • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. that all passenger trains be equipped to Avenue SE., Room W12–140, Robert Brogan, Information Collection respond to the intermittent inert Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. Clearance Officer, Office of Safety, Automatic Train Stop (ATS) in and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Safety Regulatory Analysis Division, accordance with 49 CFR 236.566, except Federal Holidays. RRS–21, Federal Railroad Locomotive of each train operating in Communications received by Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. train stop, train control or cab signal February 12, 2016 will be considered by SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC territory; equipped. FRA before final action is taken. 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6292), or SCRRA plans to lease a maximum of Comments received after that date will Ms. Kimberly Toone, Information 40 freight locomotives from BNSF be considered as far as practicable. Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railway (BNSF) which are not equipped Anyone is able to search the Administration, Office of Information with ATS for a period not to exceed 1 electronic form of any written Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad year. SCRRA operates in a push-pull communications and comments Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. mode and plans to use the GE received into any of our dockets by the SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AC4400CW leased locomotives as name of the individual submitting the 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6132). buffers in front of the cab cars. SCRRA comment (or signing the document, if (These telephone numbers are not toll- is taking this step due to a fleet-wide submitted on behalf of an association, free.) safety issue identified with the cab cars business, labor union, etc.). In SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The after a collision and derailment. During accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 the next year, each cab car will be solicits comments from the public to (PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 2, 109 evaluated and modified as necessary better inform its processes. DOT posts Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at before being placed in the lead position these comments, without edit, including 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 Jan 12, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13JAN1.SGM 13JAN1


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FR Citation81 FR 1672 
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