82_FR_20499 82 FR 20417 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

82 FR 20417 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 82 (May 1, 2017)

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FR Document2017-08683

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 82 (Monday, May 1, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 82 (Monday, May 1, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2017-0008]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), this document provides the public notice that on January 18, 
2017, the Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad Company (MIDH) petitioned 
the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance 
from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations at 
49 CFR part 230, Steam Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards. 
FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2017-0008.
    Specifically, MIDH's letter requests relief from performing the 
1,472 service day inspection (SDI) for No. 91, a 2-6-0 ``Mogul'' type 
steam locomotive built by the Canadian Locomotive Company in 1910 for 
the Canadian National Railway. MIDH's request pertains to the 
inspection of the boiler every 15 calendar years or 1,472 service days, 
as required by 49 CFR 230.17. MIDH is requesting an additional 19 
calendar months before performing a 1,472 SDI. The previous SDI was 
completed on May 30, 2002, and expires on May 30, 2017. Granting relief 
will allow No. 91 an SDI period of 16 calendar years and 7 calendar 
months while not exceeding 1,472 service days. MIDH operated No. 91 
from 2002 to 2009. It has been stored in serviceable condition, but has 
not operated since 2009 due to the lack of an experienced mechanical 
staff. MIDH's justification for requesting relief is that No. 91 has 
only operated for a total of 116 service days within the 15-calendar 
year period.
    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 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

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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 parties 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 June 15, 2017 will be considered by FRA 
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be 
considered if practicable.
    Anyone can 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.). 
Under 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.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://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.
[FR Doc. 2017-08683 Filed 4-28-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-06-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 82 / Monday, May 1, 2017 / Notices 20417 railroad safety regulations contained at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Issued in Washington, DC. 49 CFR part 222–Use of Locomotive (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 Robert C. Lauby, Horns at Public Highway Rail Grade New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Crossings, 49 CFR 229.125–Headlights Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Chief Safety Officer. and auxiliary lights, and 49 CFR Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. [FR Doc. 2017–08681 Filed 4–28–17; 8:45 am] 234.105(c)(3)—Activation failure. RT is to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, BILLING CODE 4910–06–P also requesting a change of the waiver’s except Federal Holidays. scope to include regulatory relief for new service on a 4-mile extension of its Interested parties are invited to DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Blue Line which runs south to participate in these proceedings by Cosumnes River College. FRA assigned submitting written views, data, or Federal Railroad Administration the petition Docket Number FRA–2006– comments. FRA does not anticipate [Docket Number FRA–2017–0008] 24216. scheduling a public hearing in RT seeks to modify and extend the connection with these proceedings since Petition for Waiver of Compliance terms and conditions of its shared use the facts do not appear to warrant a waivers for portions of its rail fixed hearing. If any interested parties desire Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code guideway public transit Blue Line and an opportunity for oral comment and a of Federal Regulations (CFR), this Gold Line (also known as Folsom Line) document provides the public notice public hearing, they should notify FRA, that share corridors, including highway- that on January 18, 2017, the in writing, before the end of the rail grade crossings, with the Union Middletown & Hummelstown Railroad comment period and specify the basis Company (MIDH) petitioned the Federal Pacific Railroad (UP). for their request. FRA most recently granted Railroad Administration (FRA) for a conditional relief to RT from the All communications concerning these waiver of compliance from certain regulatory sections specified above in proceedings should identify the provisions of the Federal railroad safety 2012. FRA notes that the relief from the appropriate docket number and may be regulations at 49 CFR part 230, Steam requirements of 49 CFR part 222 is submitted by any of the following Locomotive Inspection and currently applicable only at the 17 methods: Maintenance Standards. FRA assigned shared highway-rail grade crossings on • Web site: http:// the petition Docket Number FRA–2017– the Gold Line. On August 4, 2015, RT www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 0008. extended its Blue Line to Cosumnes Specifically, MIDH’s letter requests instructions for submitting comments. relief from performing the 1,472 service River College Station, adding four station stops. RT would like to expand • Fax: 202–493–2251. day inspection (SDI) for No. 91, a 2–6– the scope of all relief granted to date to • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 0 ‘‘Mogul’’ type steam locomotive built include this Blue Line extension to U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 by the Canadian Locomotive Company Cosumnes River College Station. New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, in 1910 for the Canadian National This Blue Line extension added one Washington, DC 20590. Railway. MIDH’s request pertains to the additional shared grade crossing at inspection of the boiler every 15 Meadowview Road. After crossing • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey calendar years or 1,472 service days, as Meadowview Road, the light rail Avenue SE., Room W12–140, required by 49 CFR 230.17. MIDH is alignment immediately moves out of the Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. requesting an additional 19 calendar shared right-of-way and into exclusive and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, months before performing a 1,472 SDI. RT right-of-way. For the short distance except Federal Holidays. The previous SDI was completed on that the Blue Line extension is in the Communications received by June 15, May 30, 2002, and expires on May 30, shared corridor with UP, there is a 50- 2017 will be considered by FRA before 2017. Granting relief will allow No. 91 foot track separation between the two final action is taken. Comments received an SDI period of 16 calendar years and rail operations. Due to the distance after that date will be considered if 7 calendar months while not exceeding separating the tracks in the shared practicable. 1,472 service days. MIDH operated No. corridor, RT does not require special 91 from 2002 to 2009. It has been stored procedures for operating past either Anyone can search the electronic in serviceable condition, but has not stopped or moving UP trains. form of any written communications operated since 2009 due to the lack of RT states that the Meadowview and comments received into any of our an experienced mechanical staff. crossing was redesigned to dockets by the name of the individual MIDH’s justification for requesting relief accommodate RT’s light rail system, was submitting the comment (or signing the is that No. 91 has only operated for a placed into service with the approval of document, if submitted on behalf of an total of 116 service days within the 15- the California Public Utilities association, business, labor union, etc.). calendar year period. Commission, and was added to RT’s Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits A copy of the petition, as well as any Operations and Maintenance Agreement comments from the public to better written communications concerning the with UP covering joint operations in the inform its processes. DOT posts these petition, is available for review online at shared corridor. There have been no comments, without edit, including any www.regulations.gov and in person at significant incidents involving the personal information the commenter the Department of Transportation’s Meadowview crossing since RT began provides, to www.regulations.gov, as Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New its operations. RT notes that this Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES described in the system of records crossing is also a part of the City of notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Sacramento’s quiet zone for this be reviewed at https:// Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. corridor. www.transportation.gov/privacy. See to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, A copy of the petition, as well as any except Federal Holidays. also https://www.regulations.gov/ written communications concerning the Interested parties are invited to privacyNotice for the privacy notice of petition, is available for review online at participate in these proceedings by regulations.gov. www.regulations.gov and in person at submitting written views, data, or VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:35 Apr 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1

20418 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 82 / Monday, May 1, 2017 / Notices comments. FRA does not anticipate DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION final action is taken. Comments received scheduling a public hearing in after that date will be considered if connection with these proceedings since Federal Railroad Administration practicable. the facts do not appear to warrant a [Docket Number FRA–2009–0071] Anyone can search the electronic hearing. If any interested parties desire form of any written communications an opportunity for oral comment and a Petition for Waiver of Compliance and comments received into any of our public hearing, they should notify FRA, dockets by the name of the individual Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code submitting the comment (or signing the in writing, before the end of the of Federal Regulations (CFR), this comment period and specify the basis document, if submitted on behalf of an document provides the public notice association, business, labor union, etc.). for their request. that on November 21, 2016, Ellis and Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits All communications concerning these Eastern Company (EE) petitioned the comments from the public to better proceedings should identify the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) inform its processes. DOT posts these appropriate docket number and may be for an extension to its existing waiver of comments, without edit, including any submitted by any of the following compliance in Docket Number FRA– personal information the commenter methods: 2009–0071. The existing waiver provides, to www.regulations.gov, as provides EE relief from the provisions of • Web site: http:// described in the system of records 49 U.S.C. 21103(a)(4), which, in part, notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can www.regulations.gov. Follow the online requires a train employee to receive 48 be reviewed at https:// instructions for submitting comments. hours off duty after initiating an on-duty www.transportation.gov/privacy. See • Fax: 202–493–2251. period for 6 consecutive days. The also https://www.regulations.gov/ • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, waiver allows the 7 train employees of privacyNotice for the privacy notice of U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 EE to receive 24 hours off duty after regulations.gov. New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, initiating an on-duty period for 6 Issued in Washington, DC. Washington, DC 20590. consecutive days. A copy of the petition, as well as any Robert C. Lauby, • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey written communications concerning the Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Avenue SE., Room W12–140, petition, is available for review online at Chief Safety Officer. Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. www.regulations.gov and in person at [FR Doc. 2017–08682 Filed 4–28–17; 8:45 am] and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s BILLING CODE 4910–06–P except Federal Holidays. (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 Communications received by June 15, New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2017 will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Maritime Administration after that date will be considered if practicable. except Federal Holidays. [Docket No. MARAD 2017–0079] Interested parties are invited to Anyone can search the electronic participate in these proceedings by Sexual Assault Prevention and form of any written communications submitting written views, data, or Response Request for Public Input and comments received into any of our comments. FRA does not anticipate AGENCY: Maritime Administration, dockets by the name of the individual scheduling a public hearing in Department of Transportation. submitting the comment (or signing the connection with these proceedings since ACTION: Notice and request for document, if submitted on behalf of an the facts do not appear to warrant a association, business, labor union, etc.). comments. hearing. If any interested parties desire Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits an opportunity for oral comment and a SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration comments from the public to better public hearing, they should notify FRA, (MARAD) invites public comment on inform its processes. DOT posts these in writing, before the end of the methods to improve the prevention of, comments, without edit, including any comment period and specify the basis and response to sexual harassment, personal information the commenter for their request. sexual assault, or other inappropriate provides, to www.regulations.gov, as All communications concerning these conduct, as well as methods to improve described in the system of records proceedings should identify the the shipboard climate during the United notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can appropriate docket number and may be States Merchant Marine Academy be reviewed at https:// submitted by any of the following Midshipman Sea Year experience. The www.transportation.gov/privacy. See methods: purpose of this public notice is to gather • Web site: http:// comments to assist in the development also https://www.regulations.gov/ www.regulations.gov. Follow the online of a statutorily mandated report to privacyNotice for the privacy notice of instructions for submitting comments. regulations.gov. Congress with actionable • Fax: 202–493–2251. recommendations. Issued in Washington, DC. • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 DATES: The deadline to submit Robert C. Lauby, New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, comments is June 30, 2017. See Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Submitting Your Comments and srobinson on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Chief Safety Officer. Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Opinions below for specific directions. [FR Doc. 2017–08683 Filed 4–28–17; 8:45 am] Avenue SE, Room W12–140, ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. the docket number above and submitted and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, by one of the following methods: except Federal Holidays. • Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// Communications received by June 15, www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 2017 will be considered by FRA before instruction for submitted comments. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:35 Apr 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01MYN1.SGM 01MYN1


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