Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 46910-46911 [05-15950]

Download as PDF 46910 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 154 / Thursday, August 11, 2005 / Notices Earliest Charge Effective Date: November 1, 2006. Estimated Charge Expiration Date: November 1, 2017. Class of Air Carriers Not Required To Collect PFC’s: Air taxi/commercial operators. Determination: Approved. Based on information contained in the public agency’s application, the FAA has determined that the approved class accounts for less than 1 percent of the total annual enplanements at AkronCanton Regional Airport. Brief Description of Projects Approved For Collection and Use: Property acquisition—Ketron. Property acquisition—Goodyear. Property acquisition—Fouts. Property acquisition—Frayer. Property acquisition—Salmons. Property acquisition—Maynley. Security enhancements. Glycol recovery study. Glycol recovery design. Snow removal equipment—high speed rotary broom. 97–01–C–01–BRO ................................................................................... Brownsville, TX 98–02–C–02–ABY ................................................................................... Albany, GA 03–03–C–01–ABY ................................................................................... Albany, GA 98–02–C–02–EAT ................................................................................... Wenatchee, WA 03–03–C–02–EAT ................................................................................... Wenatchee, WA 95–02–C–06–CVG ................................................................................... Covington, KY 98–04–C–06–CVG ................................................................................... Covington, KY 01–06–C–02–CVG ................................................................................... Covington, KY 02–08–C–01–CVG ................................................................................... Covington, KY 02–05–C–01–SYR ................................................................................... Syracuse, NY 99–03–C–04–LBB .................................................................................... Lubbock, TX 02–04–C–02–LBB .................................................................................... Lubbock, TX 95–02–C–03–EWR .................................................................................. Newark, NJ 95–02–C–03–JFK .................................................................................... New York, NY 95–02–C–03–LGA ................................................................................... New York, NY 96–03–U–01–EWR .................................................................................. Newark, NJ 96–03–U–01–JFK .................................................................................... New York, NY 96–03–U–01–LGA ................................................................................... New York, NY 03–05–C–02–BUR ................................................................................... Burbank, CA 97–03–C–03–ONT ................................................................................... Ontario, CA 93–01–C–02–BLI ..................................................................................... Bellingham, WA 01–03–C–02–JNU ................................................................................... Juneau, AK BILLING CODE 4910–13–M VerDate jul<14>2003 16:14 Aug 10, 2005 Jkt 205001 Amendments to PFC Approvals Amendment approved date Amendment No. city, state Issued in Washington, DC on August 4, 2005. Joe Hebert, Manager, Financial Analysis and Passenger Facility Charge Branch. [FR Doc. 05–15854 Filed 8–10–05; 8:45 am] Snow removal equipment—high speed rotary broom. Snow removal equipment—runway deicing truck. Aircraft apron rehabilitation. Terminal rehabilitation. Runway 14/32 closure/conversion to taxiway. Decision Date: March 23, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason Watt, Detroit Airports District Office, (734) 229–2906. Original approved net PFC revenue Amended approved net PFC revenue Original estimated charge exp. date Amended estimated charge exp. date 04/01/04 $1,087,427 $1,099,404 05/01/03 05/01/03 02/24/05 755,509 751,509 08/01/03 08/01/03 02/24/05 454,849 512,749 07/01/06 02/01/08 02/24/05 404,184 379,526 10/01/00 10/01/00 02/24/05 312,087 281,044 10/01/02 10/01/02 02/25/05 75,857,000 76,920,000 11/01/98 10/01/98 02/25/05 35,198,000 33,061,000 07/01/00 07/01/00 02/25/05 20,265,000 19,353,000 10/01/02 08/01/02 02/25/05 259,789,000 267,326,000 07/01/08 10/01/08 03/01/05 10,509,851 12,057,078 02/01/05 08/01/05 03/03/05 4,622,222 4,007,468 07/01/02 07/01/02 03/03/05 3,356,723 3,250,572 02/01/05 02/01/05 03/14/05 321,607,000 329,043,000 03/01/03 03/01/02 03/14/05 301,279,500 308,245,500 03/01/03 03/01/02 03/14/05 242,113,500 247,711,500 03/01/03 03/01/02 03/14/05 NA NA 03/01/03 03/01/02 03/14/05 NA NA 03/01/03 03/01/02 03/14/05 NA NA 03/01/03 03/01/02 03/16/05 20,135,816 22,648,756 03/01/10 05/01/10 03/16/05 92,680,000 118,454,000 07/01/05 12/01/07 03/17/05 366,000 364,677 07/01/94 07/01/94 03/23/05 371,748 420,712 01/01/02 01/01/02 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration Petition for Waiver of Compliance In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) received a request for a waiver of compliance with certain requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory provisions E:\FR\FM\11AUN1.SGM 11AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 154 / Thursday, August 11, 2005 / Notices involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the petitioner’s arguments in favour of relief. Association of American Railroads [Docket Number FRA–2005–21325] The Association of American Railroads (AAR), on behalf of itself and its member railroads, seeks a permanent waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 229. Specifically, the AAR requests to change the time interval requirements of 49 CFR 229.27 Annual Tests and 49 CFR 229.29 Biennial Tests for all locomotives equipped with 26–L type brake systems and air dryers, by extending the testing interval to four years. In 1981, FRA granted a test waiver (H–80–7) to eight railroads, permitting them to exceed the annual and biennial testing requirements of § 229.27 and § 229.29, in order to conduct a study of the safe service life and reliability of the locomotive brake components. On January 29, 1985, FRA expanded the waiver to permit all railroads to inspect the 26–L type brake equipment on a triennial basis. In the 1990’s, the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CP) and the Canadian National Railroad (CN) petitioned the FRA to allow them to operate locomotives into the United States that received periodic attention every four years. The requests were based on a decision by Transport Canada to institute a four-year inspection program following a thorough test program in Canada. In November 2000, FRA granted conditional waivers to both the CN and CP Railroads, extending the testing interval to four years for Canadian-based locomotives equipped with 26–L type brake systems and air dryers. The waiver also requires all air brake filtering devices be changed annually and the air compressor to be overhauled not less than every six years. AAR does not see any rational basis for permitting Canadian-based locomotives with 26–L type brakes and air dryers to operate four years between inspections, while subjecting U.S.-based locomotives with the same brake systems and air dryers to a three-year inspection interval. AAR makes this conclusion based on the fact that Transport Canada has permitted this practice without any accident caused by the malfunction of a 26–L type brake system, and because the FRA approved the CN and CP waiver requests in 2000. Accordingly, AAR requests that the inspection interval for all locomotives equipped with 26–L type brake systems and air dryers be extended to four years. VerDate jul<14>2003 16:14 Aug 10, 2005 Jkt 205001 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 (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2005– 21325) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket Management Facility, Room Pl–401, Washington, DC 20590– 0001. Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All written communications concerning these proceedings are available for examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at DOT Central Docket Management Facility, Room Pl–401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington. All documents in the public docket are also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility’s Web site at https://dms.dot.gov. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19377–78). The statement may also be found at https:// dms.dot.gov. Issued in Washington, DC on August 8, 2005. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. 05–15950 Filed 8–10–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–U DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration Petition for Waiver of Compliance In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) received a request for a waiver of compliance PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46911 with certain requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the petitioner’s arguments in favour of relief. Association of American Railroads [Docket Number FRA–2005–21613] The Association of American Railroads (AAR), on behalf of itself and its member railroads, seeks a permanent waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR part 229. Specifically, the AAR requests relief from the requirements of 49 CFR 229.27(a)(2) Annual Tests and 49 CFR 229.29(a) Biennial Tests, as solely applicable to all present and future installations of the New York Air Brake Corporation (NYAB) and Wabtec Corporation electronic brake systems. AAR is requesting this waiver with the intent to move to a ‘‘performance-based criterion,’’ with air brake components repaired or replaced as required. AAR makes this request based on their belief that electronic brake systems are inherently more reliable than their predecessors, along with the system’s utilization of diagnostic tools which continuously monitor the function of critical components. AAR proposes a test program be permitted, similar to the CSX Transportation (CSXT) waiver test program, under which the performance of locomotive electric brake systems would be monitored. On September 1, 2000, FRA granted CSXT a conditional waiver (FRA–1999– 6252) from the annual and biennial test requirements for NYAB’s Computer Controlled Brake (CCB) systems installed on CSXT locomotives, with a requirement that a Joint CSX/CCB Committee be established to monitor and approve all testing parameters and test functions. The committee is comprised of individuals from rail labor, railroad management, manufacturers, suppliers, and the FRA. The committee meets 2 to 4 times a year to perform functional tests and teardown inspections on locomoitves that have operated for specific periods of time without any air brake components being replaced. In AAR’s written request for this waiver, they make a general statement that the CCB brake system has successfully operated for over eight years and that the CSXT test program has shown that the existing requirements for tests every five years is too restrictive. The facts relative to waiver FRA– 1999–6252 are as follows: The CSXT test program has only evaluated and E:\FR\FM\11AUN1.SGM 11AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 154 (Thursday, August 11, 2005)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15950]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration 
(FRA) received a request for a waiver of compliance with certain 
requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is 
described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory 
provisions

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involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the 
petitioner's arguments in favour of relief.

Association of American Railroads

[Docket Number FRA-2005-21325]

    The Association of American Railroads (AAR), on behalf of itself 
and its member railroads, seeks a permanent waiver of compliance from 
certain provisions of the Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR 
Part 229. Specifically, the AAR requests to change the time interval 
requirements of 49 CFR 229.27 Annual Tests and 49 CFR 229.29 Biennial 
Tests for all locomotives equipped with 26-L type brake systems and air 
dryers, by extending the testing interval to four years.
    In 1981, FRA granted a test waiver (H-80-7) to eight railroads, 
permitting them to exceed the annual and biennial testing requirements 
of Sec.  229.27 and Sec.  229.29, in order to conduct a study of the 
safe service life and reliability of the locomotive brake components. 
On January 29, 1985, FRA expanded the waiver to permit all railroads to 
inspect the 26-L type brake equipment on a triennial basis. In the 
1990's, the Canadian Pacific Railroad (CP) and the Canadian National 
Railroad (CN) petitioned the FRA to allow them to operate locomotives 
into the United States that received periodic attention every four 
years. The requests were based on a decision by Transport Canada to 
institute a four-year inspection program following a thorough test 
program in Canada. In November 2000, FRA granted conditional waivers to 
both the CN and CP Railroads, extending the testing interval to four 
years for Canadian-based locomotives equipped with 26-L type brake 
systems and air dryers. The waiver also requires all air brake 
filtering devices be changed annually and the air compressor to be 
overhauled not less than every six years.
    AAR does not see any rational basis for permitting Canadian-based 
locomotives with 26-L type brakes and air dryers to operate four years 
between inspections, while subjecting U.S.-based locomotives with the 
same brake systems and air dryers to a three-year inspection interval. 
AAR makes this conclusion based on the fact that Transport Canada has 
permitted this practice without any accident caused by the malfunction 
of a 26-L type brake system, and because the FRA approved the CN and CP 
waiver requests in 2000. Accordingly, AAR requests that the inspection 
interval for all locomotives equipped with 26-L type brake systems and 
air dryers be extended to four years.
    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 (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2005-21325) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, 
DOT Central Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-401, Washington, DC 
20590-0001. Communications received within 45 days of the date of this 
notice will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments 
received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All 
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for 
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at DOT 
Central Docket Management Facility, Room Pl-401 (Plaza Level), 400 
Seventh Street SW., Washington. All documents in the public docket are 
also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket 
facility's Web site at https://dms.dot.gov.
    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments 
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19377-78). The statement 
may also be found at https://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 8, 2005.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. 05-15950 Filed 8-10-05; 8:45 am]
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