83_FR_47419 83 FR 47238 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

83 FR 47238 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 181 (September 18, 2018)

Page Range47238-47238
FR Document2018-20204

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 47238]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20204]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2018-0026]


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this 
provides the public notice that on June 7, 2018, the Western Maryland 
Scenic Railroad (WMSR) petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal 
railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR parts 215 and 224. FRA 
assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2018-0026.
    Specifically, WMSR requests relief from 49 CFR 215.303, Stenciling 
of restricted cars, and 49 CFR part 224, Reflectorization of Rail 
Freight Rolling Stock, for 16 freight cars. WMSR explains it is a non-
profit entity, operating on 17 miles of track from Ridgeley, WV, 
through Cumberland, MD, and west to Frostburg, MD. WMSR owns several 
freight cars of various built and rebuilt dates, and primarily uses 
this equipment as operating historic artifacts. WMSR receives inquiries 
for the making up and operation of historic demonstration trains using 
the freight cars for photography, historic documentation, and film 
production, along with its diesel and steam engines. Because the 
chartering of such demonstration trains is potentially profitable, WMSR 
would like the flexibility to make and operate the historic freight 
trains at any time. WMSR states these ``dedicated service'' cars have 
been certified as safe to operate. The cars will only be operated 
occasionally, on WMSR track, empty, and at or below 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 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 November 2, 2018 will be considered by 
FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date 
will be considered as far as 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. 2018-20204 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                 For further information on using the                  business confidential information. You                to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                               www.regulations.gov website, please                     can view submissions on the https://                  except Federal Holidays.
                                               consult the resources provided on the                   www.regulations.gov website by                          Interested parties are invited to
                                               website by clicking on ‘How to Use                      entering docket number USTR–2018–                     participate in these proceedings by
                                               Regulations.gov’ on the bottom of the                   0032 in the search field on the home                  submitting written views, data, or
                                               home page.                                              page.                                                 comments. FRA does not anticipate
                                               8. Document Format Instructions                         Robert E. Lighthizer,                                 scheduling a public hearing in
                                                  Submit requests for product                          United States Trade Representative.                   connection with these proceedings since
                                               exclusions in an attached document.                     [FR Doc. 2018–20246 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]           the facts do not appear to warrant a
                                               Type ‘see attached’ in the ‘comment’                    BILLING CODE 3290–F8–P
                                                                                                                                                             hearing. If any interested parties desire
                                               field. USTR prefers submissions made                                                                          an opportunity for oral comment and a
                                               using the request form that will be                                                                           public hearing, they should notify FRA,
                                               posted on the USTR website under                                                                              in writing, before the end of the
                                                                                                       DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          comment period and specify the basis
                                               ‘Enforcement/Section 301
                                               investigations’ and on the                              Federal Railroad Administration                       for their request.
                                               www.regulations.gov docket in the                                                                               All communications concerning these
                                               ‘supporting documents’ section and                      [Docket Number FRA–2018–0026]                         proceedings should identify the
                                               saved as a searchable Adobe Acrobat                                                                           appropriate docket number and may be
                                               (.pdf) document. If you do not use the                  Petition for Waiver of Compliance
                                                                                                                                                             submitted by any of the following
                                               USTR form, USTR prefers submissions                                                                           methods:
                                               made in Microsoft Word (.doc) or                           Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of
                                               searchable Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If you                 Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides                • Website: http://
                                               use an application other than those two,                the public notice that on June 7, 2018,               www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
                                               please indicate the name of the                         the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad                  instructions for submitting comments.
                                                                                                       (WMSR) petitioned the Federal Railroad
                                               application in the ‘comment’ field.                                                                             • Fax: 202–493–2251.
                                                  Please do not attach separate cover                  Administration (FRA) for a waiver of
                                                                                                       compliance from certain provisions of                   • Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
                                               letters to electronic submissions; rather,
                                                                                                       the Federal railroad safety regulations               U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
                                               include any information that might
                                                                                                       contained at 49 CFR parts 215 and 224.                New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140,
                                               appear in a cover letter in the comments
                                               themselves. Similarly, to the extent                    FRA assigned the petition Docket                      Washington, DC 20590.
                                               possible, please include any exhibits,                  Number FRA–2018–0026.                                   • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
                                               annexes, or other attachments in the                       Specifically, WMSR requests relief                 Avenue SE, Room W12–140,
                                               same file as the comment itself, rather                 from 49 CFR 215.303, Stenciling of                    Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
                                               than submitting them as separate files.                 restricted cars, and 49 CFR part 224,                 and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                  For any documents submitted                          Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling              except Federal Holidays.
                                               electronically containing business                      Stock, for 16 freight cars. WMSR
                                                                                                                                                               Communications received by
                                               confidential information, the file name                 explains it is a non-profit entity,
                                                                                                                                                             November 2, 2018 will be considered by
                                               of the business confidential version                    operating on 17 miles of track from
                                                                                                                                                             FRA before final action is taken.
                                               must end with the characters ‘BC’. Any                  Ridgeley, WV, through Cumberland,
                                                                                                                                                             Comments received after that date will
                                               page containing business confidential                   MD, and west to Frostburg, MD. WMSR
                                                                                                       owns several freight cars of various built            be considered as far as practicable.
                                               information must be clearly marked
                                               ‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’ on the top                      and rebuilt dates, and primarily uses                   Anyone can search the electronic
                                               of that page and the submission should                  this equipment as operating historic                  form of any written communications
                                               clearly indicate, via brackets,                         artifacts. WMSR receives inquiries for                and comments received into any of our
                                               highlighting, or other means, the                       the making up and operation of historic               dockets by the name of the individual
                                               specific information that is business                   demonstration trains using the freight                submitting the comment (or signing the
                                               confidential. If you request business                   cars for photography, historic                        document, if submitted on behalf of an
                                               confidential treatment, you must certify                documentation, and film production,                   association, business, labor union, etc.).
                                               in writing that disclosure of the                       along with its diesel and steam engines.              Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
                                               information would endanger trade                        Because the chartering of such                        comments from the public to better
                                               secrets or profitability, and that the                  demonstration trains is potentially                   inform its processes. DOT posts these
                                               information would not customarily be                    profitable, WMSR would like the                       comments, without edit, including any
                                               released to the public. Filers of                       flexibility to make and operate the                   personal information the commenter
                                               submissions containing business                         historic freight trains at any time.                  provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
                                               confidential information also must                      WMSR states these ‘‘dedicated service’’               described in the system of records
                                               submit a public version of their                        cars have been certified as safe to                   notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
                                               submissions. The file name of the public                operate. The cars will only be operated               be reviewed at https://
                                               version must end with the character ‘P’.                occasionally, on WMSR track, empty,                   www.transportation.gov/privacy. See
                                               The ‘BC’ and ‘P’ should follow the rest                 and at or below 10 miles per hour.                    also https://www.regulations.gov/
                                               of the file name. If these procedures are                  A copy of the petition, as well as any             privacyNotice for the privacy notice of
                                               not sufficient to protect business                      written communications concerning the                 regulations.gov.
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                                               confidential information or otherwise                   petition, is available for review online at
                                                                                                                                                               Issued in Washington, DC.
                                               protect business interests, please contact              www.regulations.gov and in person at
                                                                                                       the U.S. Department of Transportation’s               Robert C. Lauby,
                                               the USTR Section 301 line at (202) 395–
                                               5725 to discuss whether alternative                     (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200                Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
                                               arrangements are possible.                              New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140,                        Chief Safety Officer.
                                                  USTR will post submissions in the                    Washington, DC 20590. The Docket                      [FR Doc. 2018–20204 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]
                                               docket for public inspection, except                    Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.               BILLING CODE 4910–06–P




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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation83 FR 47238 

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