83 FR 52611 - Petition for Waiver of Compliance; Docket Number FRA-2018-0072
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-22562 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 52611] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-22562] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration Petition for Waiver of Compliance; Docket Number FRA-2018-0072 Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides the public notice that on August 21, 2018, the North County Transit District (NCTD), petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 240, Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers, and part 242, Qualification and Certification of Conductors. FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2018-0072. The relief is requested as part of NCTD's proposed implementation of and participation in FRA's Confidential Close Call Reporting System (C\3\RS) pilot project. NCTD seeks to shield reporting employees and the railroad from mandatory punitive sanctions that would otherwise arise as provided in 49 CFR 240.117(e)(1)-(4); 240.305(a)(l)-(4) and (a)(6); 240.307; 242.403(b), (c), (e)(l)-(4), (e)(6)-(11), (f)(l)-(2) and 242.407. The C\3\RS pilot project encourages certified operating crew members to report close calls and protect the employees and the railroad from discipline or sanctions arising from the incidents reported per the C\3\RS Implementing Memorandum of Understanding. 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 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 1and 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 December 3, 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. 2018-22562 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket instructions for submitting comments.
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. Federal Railroad Administration • Fax: 202–493–2251.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, • Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
except Federal Holidays. Petition for Waiver of Compliance; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
Interested parties are invited to Docket Number FRA–2018–0072 New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140,
participate in these proceedings by Washington, DC 20590.
submitting written views, data, or Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this provides • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
comments. FRA does not anticipate Avenue SE, Room W12–140,
scheduling a public hearing in the public notice that on August 21,
2018, the North County Transit District Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
connection with these proceedings since and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
the facts do not appear to warrant a (NCTD), petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for a waiver of except Federal Holidays.
hearing. If any interested party desires Communications received by
an opportunity for oral comment and a compliance from certain provisions of
the Federal railroad safety regulations December 3, 2018 will be considered by
public hearing, they should notify FRA, FRA before final action is taken.
in writing, before the end of the contained at 49 CFR part 240,
Qualification and Certification of Comments received after that date will
comment period and specify the basis be considered as far as practicable.
for their request. Locomotive Engineers, and part 242,
Qualification and Certification of Anyone can search the electronic
All communications concerning these form of any written communications
proceedings should identify the Conductors. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2018–0072. and comments received into any of our
appropriate docket number and may be dockets by the name of the individual
submitted by any of the following The relief is requested as part of
NCTD’s proposed implementation of submitting the comment (or signing the
methods: document, if submitted on behalf of an
• Website: http:// and participation in FRA’s Confidential
Close Call Reporting System (C3RS) association, business, labor union, etc.).
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
pilot project. NCTD seeks to shield Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251. reporting employees and the railroad comments from the public to better
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, from mandatory punitive sanctions that inform its processes. DOT posts these
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 would otherwise arise as provided in 49 comments, without edit, including any
New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, CFR 240.117(e)(1)–(4); 240.305(a)(l)–(4) personal information the commenter
Washington, DC 20590. and (a)(6); 240.307; 242.403(b), (c), provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey (e)(l)–(4), (e)(6)–(11), (f)(l)–(2) and described in the system of records
Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 242.407. The C3RS pilot project notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. encourages certified operating crew be reviewed at https://
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, members to report close calls and www.transportation.gov/privacy. See
except Federal Holidays. protect the employees and the railroad also https://www.regulations.gov/
Communications received by December from discipline or sanctions arising privacyNotice for the privacy notice of
3, 2018 will be considered by FRA from the incidents reported per the regulations.gov.
before final action is taken. Comments C3RS Implementing Memorandum of Issued in Washington, DC.
received after that date will be Understanding. Robert C. Lauby,
considered as far as practicable. A copy of the petition, as well as any Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety
Anyone can search the electronic written communications concerning the Chief Safety Officer.
form of any written communications petition, is available for review online at [FR Doc. 2018–22562 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
and comments received into any of our www.regulations.gov and in person at BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
dockets by the name of the individual the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
submitting the comment (or signing the (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
document, if submitted on behalf of an New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
association, business, labor union, etc.). Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. Federal Transit Administration
comments from the public to better to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
inform its processes. DOT posts these except Federal Holidays. [Docket No. FTA–2017–0010]
comments, without edit, including any Interested parties are invited to
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personal information the commenter participate in these proceedings by Response to Comments on National
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as submitting written views, data, or Transit Database Reporting Changes
described in the system of records comments. FRA does not anticipate and Clarifications
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can scheduling a public hearing in AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,
be reviewed at https:// connection with these proceedings since DOT.
www.transportation.gov/privacy. See the facts do not appear to warrant a
ACTION: Final response to comments.
also https://www.regulations.gov/ hearing. If any interested party desires
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