82_FR_61908 82 FR 61660 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

82 FR 61660 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 248 (December 28, 2017)

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FR Document2017-28039

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2002-13398]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
document provides the public notice that on November 8, 2017, the 
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) petitioned the 
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for an extension of its existing 
Shared Use waiver of compliance addressing its limited connection with 
CSX Transportation (CSX). The petition was assigned docket number FRA-
2002-13398.
    In its petition, HART seeks to extend the terms and conditions of 
its Shared Use waiver, originally granted by FRA's Railroad Safety 
Board (Board) on October 18, 2002, and extended in 2006, 2011, and 
2013. This Shared Use waiver is for the continued operation of the TECO 
Line Streetcar System at a ``limited connection'' (across the 14th 
Street automatic interlocking at-grade rail-rail crossing) with a 
railroad operated by CSX in Tampa, Florida. Trains belonging to the 
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) also cross at this 
location. In its petition, HART sites that there have been no 
deficiencies with its operation since the last approval in 2013 and 
that HART, CSX, and Amtrak have continually interfaced with FRA 
Regional staff to monitor the safety at that location.
    Although no relief from any specific regulations is sought, FRA has 
closely monitored this crossing to ensure that the HART streetcar 
personnel such as operators and dispatchers regularly communicate with 
CSX and Amtrak in order to ensure safety at this location. FRA's 
regular audits at this location focus on operating practices contained 
in 49 CFR part 217, Railroad Operating Rules, in order to ensure that 
CSX, Amtrak, and streetcar crews are trained properly at this location 
and understand what to do if signals malfunction or other issues arise.
    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 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:
     Website: 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, 2018 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.

Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-28039 Filed 12-27-17; 8:45 am]
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61660 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 248 / Thursday, December 28, 2017 / Notices subset from the from the 240-person rail-rail crossing) with a railroad Communications received by respondent pool will need 2 hours to operated by CSX in Tampa, Florida. February 12, 2018 will be considered by complete a driving simulator study. The Trains belonging to the National FRA before final action is taken. 120-person subset from the from the Railroad Passenger Corporation Comments received after that date will 240-person respondent pool will need (Amtrak) also cross at this location. In be considered if practicable. 45 minutes to partake in the field test. its petition, HART sites that there have Anyone can search the electronic Estimated Total Annual Burden been no deficiencies with its operation form of any written communications Hours: Approximately 2,000 hours to since the last approval in 2013 and that and comments received into any of our complete the initial 5-minute survey. HART, CSX, and Amtrak have dockets by the name of the individual Approximately 2,790 hours to complete continually interfaced with FRA submitting the comment (or signing the all the other later activities. Regional staff to monitor the safety at document, if submitted on behalf of an Public Comments Invited: You are that location. association, business, labor union, etc.). asked to comment on any aspect of this Although no relief from any specific Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits information collection, including: (1) regulations is sought, FRA has closely comments from the public to better Whether the proposed collection is monitored this crossing to ensure that inform its processes. DOT posts these necessary for the FHWA’s performance; the HART streetcar personnel such as comments, without edit, including any (2) the accuracy of the estimated operators and dispatchers regularly personal information the commenter burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to communicate with CSX and Amtrak in provides, to www.regulations.gov, as enhance the quality, usefulness, and order to ensure safety at this location. described in the system of records clarity of the collected information; and FRA’s regular audits at this location notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can (4) ways that the burden could be focus on operating practices contained be reviewed at https:// minimized, including the use of in 49 CFR part 217, Railroad Operating www.transportation.gov/privacy. See electronic technology, without reducing Rules, in order to ensure that CSX, also https://www.regulations.gov/ the quality of the collected information. Amtrak, and streetcar crews are trained privacyNotice for the privacy notice of The agency will summarize and/or properly at this location and understand regulations.gov. include your comments in the request what to do if signals malfunction or other issues arise. Robert C. Lauby, for OMB’s clearance of this information collection. A copy of the petition, as well as any Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, written communications concerning the Chief Safety Officer. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act petition, is available for review online at [FR Doc. 2017–28039 Filed 12–27–17; 8:45 am] of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. www.regulations.gov and in person at BILLING CODE 4910–06–P the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Issued On: December 21, 2017. (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 Michael Howell, New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Information Collection Officer. Washington, DC 20590. The Docket [FR Doc. 2017–28034 Filed 12–27–17; 8:45 am] Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. Maritime Administration BILLING CODE 4910–22–P to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. [Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2017–0194] Interested parties are invited to DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION participate in these proceedings by Request for Comments on the Renewal submitting written views, data, or of a Previously Approved Information Federal Railroad Administration comments. FRA does not anticipate Collection: Seamen’s Claims, scheduling a public hearing in Administrative Action and Litigation [Docket Number FRA–2002–13398] connection with these proceedings since Maritime Administration, DOT. AGENCY: Petition for Waiver of Compliance the facts do not appear to warrant a Notice and request for ACTION: hearing. If any interested parties desire Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of comments. an opportunity for oral comment and a Federal Regulations (CFR), this public hearing, they should notify FRA, document provides the public notice SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration in writing, before the end of the (MARAD) invites public comments on that on November 8, 2017, the comment period and specify the basis Hillsborough Area Regional Transit our intention to request the Office of for their request. Management and Budget (OMB) Authority (HART) petitioned the All communications concerning these Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) approval to renew an information proceedings should identify the collection. The information to be for an extension of its existing Shared appropriate docket number and may be Use waiver of compliance addressing its collected will be used to evaluate injury submitted by any of the following claims made by seamen working aboard limited connection with CSX methods: government-owned vessels. We are Transportation (CSX). The petition was • Website: http:// required to publish this notice in the assigned docket number FRA–2002– www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 13398. Federal Register by the Paperwork instructions for submitting comments. Reduction Act of 1995. In its petition, HART seeks to extend • Fax: 202–493–2251. the terms and conditions of its Shared • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, DATES: Comments must be submitted on Use waiver, originally granted by FRA’s or before February 26, 2018. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 Railroad Safety Board (Board) on New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments October 18, 2002, and extended in 2006, Washington, DC 20590. [identified by Docket No. DOT– 2011, and 2013. This Shared Use waiver • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey MARAD–2017–0194] through one of the is for the continued operation of the Avenue SE, Room W12–140, following methods: TECO Line Streetcar System at a Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// ‘‘limited connection’’ (across the 14th and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, www.regulations.gov. 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FR Citation82 FR 61660 
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