82_FR_17395 82 FR 17328 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

82 FR 17328 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 67 (April 10, 2017)

Page Range17328-17329
FR Document2017-07016

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17328-17329]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07016]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2017-0007]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR),

[[Page 17329]]

this document provides the public notice that by a document dated 
January 12, 2017, the Union Pacific Railroad 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 229.15, Remote control locomotives. FRA assigned the petition 
Docket Number FRA-2017-0007.
    This request is for relief from performing the required tests under 
49 CFR 229.15(16)(b)(i), which requires that each time an Operator 
Control Unit (OCU) is linked to a Remote Control Locomotive (RCL), and 
that at the start of each shift a railroad shall test: (i) The air 
brakes and the OCU's safety features, including the tilt switch and 
alerter device; and (ii) the man down-tilt feature automatic 
notification. In addition, the Union Pacific is requesting relief from 
49 CFR 229.15(16)(4), which requires that each time an RCL is placed in 
service and at the first practical time after the start of each shift, 
but no more than 2 hours after the start of that shift, locomotives 
that utilize a positive train stop system, such as remote control 
pullback protection, shall perform a conditioning run over a track that 
the positive train stop system is being utilized on to ensure that the 
system functions as intended.
    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 part 
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, 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 May 25, 2017 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 https://www.dot.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for the 
privacy notice of regulations.gov.

Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-07016 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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17328 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 67 / Monday, April 10, 2017 / Notices All communications concerning these of a signal system. FRA assigned the scheduling a public hearing in proceedings should identify the petition Docket Number FRA–2015– connection with these proceedings since appropriate docket number and may be 0004. the facts do not appear to warrant a submitted by any of the following Applicant: CSX Transportation, Inc., hearing. If any interested parties desire methods: Mr. Jody Cox, Chief Engineer an opportunity for oral comment and a • Web site: http:// Communications & Signals, 500 Water public hearing, they should notify FRA, www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Street, Speed Code J–350, Jacksonville, in writing, before the end of the instructions for submitting comments. FL 32202. comment period and specify the basis • Fax: 202–493–2251. On August 10, 2015, FRA granted for their request. • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, conditional approval to CSX’s block All communications concerning these U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 signal application under Docket Number proceedings should identify the New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, FRA–2015–0004, which sought appropriate docket number and may be Washington, DC 20590. approval of the proposed submitted by any of the following • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey discontinuance of an automatic block methods: Avenue SE., Room W12–140, signal (ABS) system between control • Web site: http:// Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. point (CP) Mitchell, milepost (MP) OOQ www.regulations.gov. Follow the online and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 256.0 and CP NE Vernia, MP OOQ instructions for submitting comments. except Federal Holidays. 314.6, on the Hoosier Subdivision, • Fax: 202–493–2251. Communications received by May 25, Louisville Division, at Mitchell, IN. The • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 2017 will be considered by FRA before conditions of approval were: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 final action is taken. Comments received 1. CSX may retire the signal system in New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, after that date will be considered as far place for a time period not to exceed 2 Washington, DC 20590. as practicable. years from August 10, 2015. • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Anyone is able to search the 2. Traffic levels are to be tracked to Avenue SE., Room W12–140, electronic form of any written identify any change. Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. communications and comments 3. Distant approach signals to CP and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, received into any of our dockets by the Mitchell and NE Vernia are to be except Federal Holidays. name of the individual submitting the installed. Communications received by May 25, 4. CSX must notify FRA’s regional 2017 will be considered by FRA before comment (or signing the document, if office when the signal system is retired final action is taken. Comments received submitted on behalf of an association, in place. after that date will be considered if business, labor union, etc.). In 5. CSX may request permanent accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT practicable. discontinuance of the signal system 6 solicits comments from the public to Anyone can search the electronic months prior to the expiration of the 2- better inform its processes. DOT posts form of any written communications year period. these comments, without edit, including In the February 10, 2017, letter CSX and comments received into any of our any personal information the requests permanent discontinuance of dockets by the name of the individual commenter provides, to the signal system as defined in submitting the comment (or signing the www.regulations.gov, as described in Condition 5 of FRA’s August 10, 2015, document, if submitted on behalf of an the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– conditional approval. CSX will comply association, business, labor union, etc.). 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at with Conditions 3 and 4 upon approval Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. of a permanent discontinuance. comments from the public to better See also https://www.regulations.gov/ The reason for the proposed inform its processes. DOT posts these privacyNotice for the privacy notice of discontinuance is that ABS is no longer comments, without edit, including any regulations.gov. needed due to traffic level reductions. personal information the commenter The subdivision is being used for provides, to www.regulations.gov, as Robert C. Lauby, storage only. The Hoosier Subdivision described in the system of records Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can Chief Safety Officer. has been out of service since the Surface Transportation Board approved the be reviewed at https:// [FR Doc. 2017–07015 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am] discontinuance of service, in April www.transportation.gov/privacy. See BILLING CODE 4910–06–P also https://www.regulations.gov/ 2010. There has been no traffic in 2015 or 2016 over this segment. The ABS will privacyNotice for the privacy notice of be discontinued and replaced with track regulations.gov. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION warrant control D–505 rules. Robert C. Lauby, Federal Railroad Administration A copy of the petition, as well as any Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety written communications concerning the Chief Safety Officer. [Docket Number FRA–2015–0004] petition, is available for review online at [FR Doc. 2017–07012 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am] Notice of Application for Approval of www.regulations.gov and in person at BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Discontinuance or Modification of a the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Railroad Signal System (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Under part 235 of Title 49 of the Code Washington, DC 20590. The Docket of Federal Regulations (CFR) and 49 Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. Federal Railroad Administration U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, the public notice that on February 10, [Docket Number FRA–2017–0007] except Federal Holidays. 2017, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) Interested parties are invited to Petition for Waiver of Compliance petitioned the Federal Railroad participate in these proceedings by Administration (FRA) seeking approval submitting written views, data, or In accordance with part 211 of Title for the discontinuance or modification comments. FRA does not anticipate 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:02 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00151 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 67 / Monday, April 10, 2017 / Notices 17329 this document provides the public • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, DATES: Written comments should be notice that by a document dated January U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 received on or before June 9, 2017 to be 12, 2017, the Union Pacific Railroad has New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, assured of consideration. petitioned the Federal Railroad Washington, DC 20590. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Administration (FRA) for a waiver of • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey and requests for additional information compliance from certain provisions of Avenue SE., Room W12–140, to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Bruce A. the Federal railroad safety regulations Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. Sharp, 200 Third Street A4–A, contained at 49 CFR 229.15, Remote and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or control locomotives. FRA assigned the except Federal Holidays. bruce.sharp@fiscal.treasury.gov. petition Docket Number FRA–2017– Communications received by May 25, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 0007. 2017 will be considered by FRA before Title: Resolution for Transactions This request is for relief from final action is taken. Comments received Involving Treasury Securities. performing the required tests under 49 after that date will be considered as far OMB Number: 1530–0049. CFR 229.15(16)(b)(i), which requires as practicable. Transfer of OMB Control Number: The that each time an Operator Control Unit Anyone is able to search the Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) and the (OCU) is linked to a Remote Control electronic form of any written Financial Management Service (FMS) Locomotive (RCL), and that at the start communications and comments have consolidated to become the Bureau of each shift a railroad shall test: (i) The received into any of our dockets by the of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service). air brakes and the OCU’s safety features, name of the individual submitting the Information collection requests including the tilt switch and alerter comment (or signing the document, if previously held separately by BPD and device; and (ii) the man down-tilt submitted on behalf of an association, FMS will now be identified by a 1530 feature automatic notification. In business, labor union, etc.). In prefix, designating Fiscal Service. addition, the Union Pacific is requesting accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT Form Number: FS Form 1010. relief from 49 CFR 229.15(16)(4), which solicits comments from the public to Abstract: The information is collected requires that each time an RCL is placed better inform its processes. DOT posts to establish an official’s authority (by in service and at the first practical time these comments, without edit, including name and title) when conducting after the start of each shift, but no more any personal information the transactions involving Treasury than 2 hours after the start of that shift, commenter provides, to Securities on behalf of an organization. locomotives that utilize a positive train www.regulations.gov, as described in Current Actions: Extension of a stop system, such as remote control the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– currently approved collection. pullback protection, shall perform a 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at Type of Review: Regular. conditioning run over a track that the https://www.dot.gov/privacy. See also Affected Public: Business or other for positive train stop system is being https://www.regulations.gov/ profit. utilized on to ensure that the system privacyNotice for the privacy notice of Estimated Number of Respondents: functions as intended. regulations.gov. 2,580. Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 A copy of the petition, as well as any Robert C. Lauby, minutes. written communications concerning the Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Estimated Total Annual Burden petition, is available for review online at Chief Safety Officer. Hours: 430. www.regulations.gov and in person at Request for Comments: Comments [FR Doc. 2017–07016 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am] the U.S. Department of Transportation’s submitted in response to this notice will BILLING CODE 4910–06–P (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 be summarized and/or included in the New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, request for OMB approval. All Washington, DC 20590. The Docket comments will become a matter of Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY public record. Comments are invited on: to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, (a) Whether the collection of except Federal Holidays. Bureau of the Fiscal Service information is necessary for the proper Interested parties are invited to performance of the functions of the participate in these proceedings by Proposed Collection of Information: Resolution for Transactions Involving agency, including whether the submitting written views, data, or information shall have practical utility; comments. FRA does not anticipate Treasury Securities (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate scheduling a public hearing in Notice and request for ACTION: of the burden of the collection of connection with these proceedings since comments. information; (c) ways to enhance the the facts do not appear to warrant a quality, utility, and clarity of the hearing. If any interested part desire an SUMMARY: The Department of the information to be collected; (d) ways to opportunity for oral comment and a Treasury, as part of its continuing effort minimize the burden of the collection of public hearing, they should notify FRA, to reduce paperwork and respondent information on respondents, including in writing, before the end of the burden, invites the general public and through the use of automated collection comment period and specify the basis other Federal agencies to take this techniques or other forms of information for their request. opportunity to comment on proposed technology; and (e) estimates of capital All communications concerning these and/or continuing information asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES or start-up costs and costs of operation, proceedings should identify the collections, as required by the maintenance, and purchase of services appropriate docket number and may be Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. to provide information. submitted by any of the following Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal methods: Service within the Department of the Dated: April 4, 2017. • Web site: http:// Treasury is soliciting comments Bruce A. Sharp, www.regulations.gov. Follow the online concerning the Resolution for Bureau Clearance Officer. instructions for submitting comments. Transactions Involving Treasury [FR Doc. 2017–07096 Filed 4–7–17; 8:45 am] • Fax: 202–493–2251. Securities. BILLING CODE 4810–AS–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:02 Apr 07, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00152 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1


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