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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47238 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 18, 2018 / Notices 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. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 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. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation83 FR 47238 
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