Establishment of an Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2014, 3457-3458 [2014-00957]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2013–0050]
Designation of the Primary Freight
Network
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of extension of deadline
and comment period.
AGENCY:
The FHWA is extending the
deadline and comment period for the
Designation of the highway Primary
Freight Network (PFN) notice, which
was published on November 19, 2013, at
78 FR 69520. On December 11, 2013, the
FHWA published a notice to extend the
comment period at 78 FR 75442. The
revised comment period is set to close
on January 17, 2014. The extension is
based on input received from DOT
stakeholders that the January 17 closing
date does not provide sufficient time for
submission of comments to the docket.
The FHWA agrees that the deadline and
the comment period should be
extended. Therefore, the closing date for
submission of comments is extended to
February 15, 2014, which will provide
others interested in commenting
additional time to submit comments to
the docket.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 15, 2014.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not
duplicate your docket submissions,
please submit them by only one of the
following means:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery: West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is (202) 366–9329.
• Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number at the
beginning of your comments. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about this program, contact
Ed Strocko, FHWA Office of Freight
Management and Operations, (202) 366–
2997, or by email at
Ed.Strocko@dot.gov. For legal questions,
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please contact Janet Myers, FHWA
Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366–
2019, or by email at
Janet.Myers@dot.gov. Business hours for
the FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On November 19, 2013, at 78 FR
69520, the FHWA published in the
Federal Register a notice on the
designation of the highway PFN.
The purpose of the notice was to
publish the draft initial designation of
the highway PFN as required by 23
U.S.C. 167(d), provide information
regarding State designation of Critical
Rural Freight Corridors (CRFCs) and the
establishment of the complete National
Freight Network (NFN), and to solicit
comments on aspects of the NFN. The
five areas for comment are: (1) Specific
route deletions, additions, or
modifications to the draft initial
designation of the highway PFN
contained in this notice; (2) the
methodology for achieving a 27,000mile final designation; (3) how the NFN
and its components could be used by
freight stakeholders in the future; (4)
how the NFN may fit into a multimodal
National Freight System; and (5)
suggestions for an urban-area route
designation process.
On December 11, 2013, the FHWA
published a notice to extend the
comment period at 78 FR 75442. The
revised comment period for the notice
closes on January 17, 2014. However,
DOT stakeholders have expressed
concern that this closing date does not
provide sufficient time for submission
of comments to the docket. To allow
time for interested parties to submit
comments, the closing date is changed
from January 17, 2014 to February 15,
2014.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 167; Section 1115 of
Pub. L. 112–141.
Issued on: January 14, 2014.
Gregory G. Nadeau,
Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration.
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Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2014–0001]
Establishment of an Emergency Relief
Docket for Calendar Year 2014
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of establishment of
public docket.
This Notice announces the
establishment of FRA’s emergency relief
docket (ERD) for calendar year 2014.
The designated ERD for calendar year
2014 is Docket Number FRA–2014–
0001.
SUMMARY:
See Supplementary
Information for further information
regarding submitting petitions or
comments to Docket Number FRA–
2014–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May
19, 2009, FRA published a direct final
rule addressing the establishment of
ERDs and the procedures for handling
petitions for emergency waivers of
safety rules, regulations, or standards
during an emergency situation or event.
74 FR 23329. That direct final rule
became effective on July 20, 2009, and
made minor modifications to Title 49
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
211.45 in FRA’s Rules of Practice
published at 49 CFR part 211. Paragraph
(b) of Section 211.45 provides that each
calendar year, FRA will establish an
ERD in the publicly accessible DOT
docket system (available at https://
www.regulations.gov). Paragraph (b) of
Section 211.45 further provides that
FRA will publish a notice in the Federal
Register identifying by docket number
the ERD for that year. As noted in the
rule, FRA’s purpose for establishing the
ERD and emergency waiver procedures
is to provide an expedited process for
FRA to address the needs of the public
and the railroad industry during
emergency situations or events. This
Notice announces that the designated
ERD for calendar year 2014 is Docket
Number FRA–2014–0001.
As detailed in Section 211.45, if the
FRA Administrator determines that an
emergency event as defined in 49 CFR
211.45(a) has occurred, or that an
imminent threat of such an emergency
occurring exists, and public safety
would benefit from providing the
railroad industry with operational relief,
the emergency waiver procedures of 49
CFR 211.45 will go into effect. In such
an event, the FRA Administrator will
issue a statement in the ERD indicating
ADDRESSES:
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that the emergency waiver procedures
are in effect and FRA will make every
effort to post the statement on its Web
site at https://www.fra.dot.gov. Any party
desiring relief from FRA’s regulatory
requirements as a result of the
emergency situation should submit a
petition for emergency waiver in
accordance with 49 CFR 211.45(e) and
(f). Specific instructions for filing
petitions for emergency waivers in
accordance with 49 CFR 211.45 are
found at 49 CFR 211.45(f). Specific
instructions for filing comments in
response to petitions for emergency
waivers are found at 49 CFR 211.45(h).
Anyone is able to 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.). See https://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov
or interested parties may review DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477).
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2013–0119]
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this document provides the public
notice that by a document dated January
17, 2013, Railserve, Inc. (RASX)
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 223, Safety
Glazing Standards—Locomotives,
Passenger Cars and Cabooses. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2013–0119.
RASX of Atlanta, GA, petitioned for a
permanent waiver of compliance for 10
locomotives from the requirements of 49
CFR 223.11, Requirements for existing
locomotives, which require certified
glazing in all windows. The reporting
marks on these locomotives are RASX
103, RASX 356, RASX 1077, RASX
1810, RASX 2524, RASX 4487, RASX
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RASX 8999.
These locomotives are used in
switching operations inside the DOW A
and B Chemical Plants in Freeport, TX.
The switching operations involved
interchange with the Union Pacific
Railroad for inbound and outbound cars
on general system railroad trackage that
is less than one-quarter of a mile long.
RASX stated that there is no history of
vandalism at the DOW A and B
Chemical Plants in Freeport, TX, and
that all of the locomotives are parked
inside the plants when not in use. The
top speed of operations is 5 mph. RASX
also stated that to install glass that
meets FRA specifications would be cost
prohibitive.
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
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 and may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://
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 March
7, 2014 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
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name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). See https://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov
or interested parties may review DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477).
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2013–0122]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this document provides the public
notice that by a document dated January
17, 2013, Railserve, Inc. (RASX)
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 223, Safety
Glazing Standards—Locomotives,
Passenger Cars and Cabooses. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2013–0122.
RASX of Atlanta, GA, petitioned for a
waiver of compliance for two
locomotives from the requirements of 49
CFR 223.11, Requirements for existing
locomotives, which requires certified
glazing in all windows. The reporting
marks on these locomotives are RASX
5524 and RASX 702. These locomotives
are used in switching operations inside
the SC Johnson Wax Plant in Sturtevant,
WI. The switching operations involved
interchange with the Union Pacific
Railroad and the Canadian Pacific
Railway for inbound and outbound cars
on general system railroad trackage that
is less than 1 mile long. RASX stated
that there is no history of vandalism at
the SC Johnson Wax Chemical Plant in
Sturtevant, WI, and that the locomotives
are parked inside the plant when not in
use. The top speed of operations is 5
mph. RASX also stated that to install
glass that meets FRA specifications
would be cost prohibitive.
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
Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2014-0001]
Establishment of an Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year
2014
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of establishment of public docket.
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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the establishment of FRA's emergency
relief docket (ERD) for calendar year 2014. The designated ERD for
calendar year 2014 is Docket Number FRA-2014-0001.
ADDRESSES: See Supplementary Information for further information
regarding submitting petitions or comments to Docket Number FRA-2014-
0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 19, 2009, FRA published a direct
final rule addressing the establishment of ERDs and the procedures for
handling petitions for emergency waivers of safety rules, regulations,
or standards during an emergency situation or event. 74 FR 23329. That
direct final rule became effective on July 20, 2009, and made minor
modifications to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 211.45 in
FRA's Rules of Practice published at 49 CFR part 211. Paragraph (b) of
Section 211.45 provides that each calendar year, FRA will establish an
ERD in the publicly accessible DOT docket system (available at https://www.regulations.gov). Paragraph (b) of Section 211.45 further provides
that FRA will publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying by
docket number the ERD for that year. As noted in the rule, FRA's
purpose for establishing the ERD and emergency waiver procedures is to
provide an expedited process for FRA to address the needs of the public
and the railroad industry during emergency situations or events. This
Notice announces that the designated ERD for calendar year 2014 is
Docket Number FRA-2014-0001.
As detailed in Section 211.45, if the FRA Administrator determines
that an emergency event as defined in 49 CFR 211.45(a) has occurred, or
that an imminent threat of such an emergency occurring exists, and
public safety would benefit from providing the railroad industry with
operational relief, the emergency waiver procedures of 49 CFR 211.45
will go into effect. In such an event, the FRA Administrator will issue
a statement in the ERD indicating
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that the emergency waiver procedures are in effect and FRA will make
every effort to post the statement on its Web site at https://www.fra.dot.gov. Any party desiring relief from FRA's regulatory
requirements as a result of the emergency situation should submit a
petition for emergency waiver in accordance with 49 CFR 211.45(e) and
(f). Specific instructions for filing petitions for emergency waivers
in accordance with 49 CFR 211.45 are found at 49 CFR 211.45(f).
Specific instructions for filing comments in response to petitions for
emergency waivers are found at 49 CFR 211.45(h).
Anyone is able to 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.).
See https://www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice for the privacy notice
of regulations.gov or interested parties may review DOT's complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11,
2000 (65 FR 19477).
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
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