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Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance
This document provides the public notice that Sandersville Railroad Company (SAN) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning bridge safety standards.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by letter received July 7, 2025, SAN petitioned FRA for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 237 (Bridge Safety Standards). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2021-0024.
Specifically, SAN requests relief from § 237.31,
Adoption of bridge management programs,
for its weigh-in-motion scale that is considered a “railroad bridge” under § 237.5,
Definitions
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In support of its request, SAN states that it has no “actual bridges” and that “the reoccurring costs of maintaining the Bridge Management Program for a single scale with 2 inches of ground clearance could be invested in structural or operational improvements that would benefit safety without negatively impacting the risk of human casualties, environmental damage, or disrupting the Nation's railroad transportation system.” SAN adds that the scale's structural integrity is essential for its operation and accuracy and that the scale is inspected weekly by track inspectors.
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
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 and a public hearing, they should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and specify the basis for their request.
Communications received by August 29, 2025 will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be considered if practicable.
Privacy Act
Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications and comments received into any of FRA's 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 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/privacy-notice
for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.