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Notice of Petition for Waiver of Compliance
This document provides the public notice that Lake State Railway (LSRC) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning injury and illness reporting and recordkeep...
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by letter received June 10, 2025, LSRC petitioned FRA for a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal railroad safety regulations contained at 49 CFR part 225 (Railroad Accidents/Incidents: Reports Classification, and Investigations). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA-2025-0160.
Specifically, LSRC seeks relief from 49 CFR 225.25(h),
Recordkeeping,
to post its monthly listing of all injuries and occupational illnesses online instead of physically on paper. LSRC explains that “[t]o expand access to important safety-related information,” it maintains a “web portal that allows employees to access and review information from computer terminals” at company facilities, in employee home terminals, and with personal devices.
In support of its request, LSRC states that electronic postings provide “an equivalent level of compliance” to paper postings “by allowing employees to access and review [the] information at any time and from any establishment, including their home[s].” LSRC adds that employees are being directed to the electronic posting and trained on the system. Employees may also request a physical copy of the logs from supervisors at any time.
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 September 17, 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.