83 FR 43731 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 43731]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18494]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2007-28613]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), this provides the public notice that by a letter dated June 18, 
2018, the San Francisco Bay Railroad (SFBR), formerly doing business as 
LB Railco, has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for 
a renewal of a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the 
Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 223, 
Safety glazing standards--locomotives, passenger cars and cabooses. FRA 
assigned the petition docket number FRA-2007-28613.
    Specifically, SFBR requests relief for SFBR No. 23, an Alco S-2 
diesel electric switcher locomotive built in 1945. The locomotive has 
its original glass in the cab, consisting of 13 separate windows. SFBR 
23 has been operating for the past 73 years in and around the same area 
of San Francisco, and the glass has remained intact without damage. 
SFBR maintains 5 miles of Class 1 track with a maximum allowable speed 
of 10 miles per hour.
    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 Ave. 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:
     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 October 11, 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.). 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.transportation.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.
[FR Doc. 2018-18494 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]
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