Safety Advisory 2006-01, 11698-11700 [06-2164]

Download as PDF 11698 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 8, 2006 / Notices C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants or Others IV. Solicitation of Comments Written comments on the proposed rule change were neither solicited nor received. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action PCX has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 12 and subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b–4 thereunder.13 Because the foregoing proposed rule change: (1) Does not significantly affect the protection of investors or the public interest; (2) does not impose any significant burden on competition; and (3) does not become operative for 30 days from the date of filing, or such shorter time as the Commission may designate if consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b– 4(f)(6) thereunder. As required under Rule 19b–4(f)(6)(iii), PCX provided the Commission with written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at least five business days prior to filing the proposal with the Commission or such shorter period as designated by the Commission. PCX has requested that the Commission waive 30-day delayed operational date provisions contained in the above rule, based upon a representation that accelerating the operative date would allow investors to immediately benefit from execution opportunities on ArcaEx. For this reason, the Commission designates the proposal to be effective and operative upon filing with the Commission. At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule change, the Commission may summarily abrogate such rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act.14 12 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6). 14 The effective date of the original proposed rule change is February 1, 2006 and the effective date of Amendment No. 1 is February 28, 2006. For purposes of calculating the 60-day period within which the Commission may summarily abrogate the proposed rule change, as amended, under section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act, the Commission considers the period to commence on February 28, 2006, the date on which PCX submitted Amendment No. 1. See 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C). erjones on PROD1PC68 with NOTICES 13 17 VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:53 Mar 07, 2006 Jkt 208001 Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change, as amended, is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.15 Nancy M. Morris, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–3276 Filed 3–7–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P Electronic Comments DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION • Use the Commission’s Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml); or • Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–PCX–2006–07 on the subject line. Federal Railroad Administration Safety Advisory 2006–01 AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of safety advisory. SUMMARY: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2006–01, in order to provide the industry additional information on • Send paper comments in triplicate the potential catastrophic failure of to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, certain railroad freight car side frame Securities and Exchange Commission, castings manufactured by National 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC Castings of Mexico’s (NCM) Sahagun, 20549–1090. Mexico facility and Buckeye Steel All submissions should refer to File Castings’ (Buckeye) Columbus, Ohio Number SR–PCX–2006–07. This file facility. The purpose of this safety number should be included on the advisory is to recommend that the rail subject line if e-mail is used. To help the industry carefully inspect these specific Commission process and review your side frames when equipped freight cars comments more efficiently, please use are in shops or on repair tracks. only one method. The Commission will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: post all comments on the Commission’s Ronald Newman, Staff Director, Motive Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/ Power and Equipment Division (RRS– rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 14), FRA Office of Safety Assurance and submission, all subsequent Compliance, 1120 Vermont Avenue, amendments, all written statements NW., Washington, DC 20590, telephone: with respect to the proposed rule (202) 493–6241 or Thomas Herrmann, change that are filed with the Staff Attorney, FRA Office of Chief Commission, and all written Counsel, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20590, telephone: (202) communications relating to the 493–6036. proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The standard three (3) piece railroad freight those that may be withheld from the car truck (comprised of a bolster and public in accordance with the two side frames) is a critical safety provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be component which transmits the load of available for inspection and copying in the freight car and its lading to the rail the Commission’s Public Reference Room. Copies of such filing also will be and track structure. Any crack or failure detected in critical load bearing areas of available for inspection and copying at these components can result in a serious the principal office of PCX. All derailment. There have been six (6) comments received will be posted reported in-service failures of side without change; the Commission does frames manufactured by either NCM or not edit personal identifying Buckeye. Three of these in-service information from submissions. You failures have resulted in a derailment. should submit only information that These include: Car DTTX 723603 on you wish to make available publicly. All December 8, 2004, on BNSF Train submissions should refer to File QOIGCHI104 near Ottawa, Kansas; Car Number SR–PCX–2006–07 and should DTTX 724557 on December 14, 2004, on be submitted on or before March 29, CSXT Train Q112–13 near Fostoria, 2006. Ohio; and Car UP 28414 on September 10, 2005, on UP Train CCOTSH05 near Hanna, Wyoming. Paper Comments PO 00000 15 17 Frm 00126 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 08MRN1 11699 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 8, 2006 / Notices Preliminary information indicates that there are three pattern types produced by these manufacturers most susceptible to failure. Most of the side frames that have failed to date had received some type of welded repair during the manufacturing process. In addition, preliminary analysis has in some cases indicated porosity and possible hardness problems with the involved castings. The following table identifies the three pattern numbers of side frames manufactured by NCM and Buckeye that may have the potential to fail while inservice. Manufacturer Type Service AAR designation Buckeye ............................ NCM .................................. NCM .................................. Barber S–2–D ................... Barber S–2–HD ................. Barber S–2–E ................... 263/286K GRL .................. 263/286K GRL .................. 263/286K GRL .................. F–9S–11FN–UA ................ F9S–06BN–UA .................. F9S–14FN–UA .................. erjones on PROD1PC68 with NOTICES FRA has previously issued Safety Advisory 2003–03 and Emergency Order No. 23. See 68 FR 65982 (November 24, 2003) and 69 FR 23850 (April 30, 2004). Both of these documents address the potential safety problems related to certain truck bolsters manufactured at the NCM, Sahagun, Mexico facility. Recommended Action: In recognition of the need to assure safety, FRA recommends that railroads carefully inspect the side frames identified in this advisory when any freight car equipped with the involved side frames is on a VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:53 Mar 07, 2006 Jkt 208001 shop or repair track. Railroad freight cars equipped with side frames in these pattern numbers should receive a careful inspection of the side frames at the inner corner radius (spring nest and outboard sides) of the pedestal jaw opening (field or gage side) at the transition from the pedestal roof. There are eight (8) locations per side frame that should receive close visual inspection. (See Figure 1). Any evidence of cracking and/or missing material in the corner radius areas is cause for replacement. PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Pattern number F–10103–B85 52120 53180 FRA will continue to monitor the rail industry’s voluntary action and may consider pursuing other measures to ensure public safety. FRA may modify Safety Advisory 2006–01, issue additional safety advisories, or take other appropriate action necessary to ensure the highest level of safety on the nation’s railroads. Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2006. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1 11700 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 8, 2006 / Notices BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration Notice of Safety Advisory 2006–02 AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation DOT). ACTION: Notice of safety advisory. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This safety advisory provides recommended practices for the testing, classification, and reuse of second-hand rail.1 The purpose of this safety advisory is to reduce the number of rail defects that occur when second-hand rail is used. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher F. Schulte, Specialist, Track Division, FRA Office of Safety erjones on PROD1PC68 with NOTICES SUMMARY: 1 Second-hand rail is sometimes also referred to as relay rail. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:53 Mar 07, 2006 Jkt 208001 Assurance and Compliance, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW, Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (Christopher.Schulte@fra.dot.gov or (202) 493–6251); or Christina McDonald, Trial Attorney, FRA Office of Chief Counsel, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW, Mail Stop 10, Washington, DC 20590, (Christina.McDonald@fra.dot.gov or (202) 493–6032). Background Derailment in Nodaway, Iowa On March 17, 2001, Amtrak train No. 5–17, the California Zephyr, derailed near Nodaway, Iowa. Amtrak train No. 5–17 consisted of two locomotive units and 16 cars. All but the last five cars derailed. As a result of the derailment, 78 people were injured, including one fatal injury. At the time of the accident, Amtrak train No. 5–17 was operating PO 00000 Frm 00128 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 over FRA Class 4 2 track belonging to the BNSF Railway (BNSF) Creston Subdivision. Near MP 419.90, the locomotive engineer experienced a ‘‘tugging’’ sensation in connection with the train’s progress and heard a ‘‘grinding, screeching, noise.’’ He made an emergency brake application. When the locomotives came to a stop, the engineer realized that the train’s cars had uncoupled from the locomotives, and most cars had derailed. The cars were about 1/8 mile behind the stopped locomotives. A broken rail was discovered at the point of derailment. The broken pieces of rail were reassembled at the scene, and it was determined that they came from a 15-foot, 6-inch section of rail (referred to as a ‘‘plug’’) that had been installed as replacement rail at this location in February 2001. The 2 Over Class 4 track, the maximum allowable operating speed for freight trains is 60 mph, and the maximum allowable operating speed for passenger trains is 80 mph. See 49 CFR 213.9. E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1 EN08MR06.032</GPH> [FR Doc. 06–2164 Filed 3–7–06; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11698-11700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2164]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Safety Advisory 2006-01

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of safety advisory.

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SUMMARY: FRA is issuing Safety Advisory 2006-01, in order to provide 
the industry additional information on the potential catastrophic 
failure of certain railroad freight car side frame castings 
manufactured by National Castings of Mexico's (NCM) Sahagun, Mexico 
facility and Buckeye Steel Castings' (Buckeye) Columbus, Ohio facility. 
The purpose of this safety advisory is to recommend that the rail 
industry carefully inspect these specific side frames when equipped 
freight cars are in shops or on repair tracks.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Newman, Staff Director, Motive 
Power and Equipment Division (RRS-14), FRA Office of Safety Assurance 
and Compliance, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20590, 
telephone: (202) 493-6241 or Thomas Herrmann, Staff Attorney, FRA 
Office of Chief Counsel, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20590, telephone: (202) 493-6036.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The standard three (3) piece railroad 
freight car truck (comprised of a bolster and two side frames) is a 
critical safety component which transmits the load of the freight car 
and its lading to the rail and track structure. Any crack or failure 
detected in critical load bearing areas of these components can result 
in a serious derailment. There have been six (6) reported in-service 
failures of side frames manufactured by either NCM or Buckeye. Three of 
these in-service failures have resulted in a derailment. These include: 
Car DTTX 723603 on December 8, 2004, on BNSF Train QOIGCHI104 near 
Ottawa, Kansas; Car DTTX 724557 on December 14, 2004, on CSXT Train 
Q112-13 near Fostoria, Ohio; and Car UP 28414 on September 10, 2005, on 
UP Train CCOTSH05 near Hanna, Wyoming.

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    Preliminary information indicates that there are three pattern 
types produced by these manufacturers most susceptible to failure. Most 
of the side frames that have failed to date had received some type of 
welded repair during the manufacturing process. In addition, 
preliminary analysis has in some cases indicated porosity and possible 
hardness problems with the involved castings. The following table 
identifies the three pattern numbers of side frames manufactured by NCM 
and Buckeye that may have the potential to fail while in-service.

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          Manufacturer                   Type               Service         AAR designation     Pattern number
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Buckeye.........................  Barber S-2-D......  263/286K GRL......  F-9S-11FN-UA......  F-10103-B85
NCM.............................  Barber S-2-HD.....  263/286K GRL......  F9S-06BN-UA.......  52120
NCM.............................  Barber S-2-E......  263/286K GRL......  F9S-14FN-UA.......  53180
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    FRA has previously issued Safety Advisory 2003-03 and Emergency 
Order No. 23. See 68 FR 65982 (November 24, 2003) and 69 FR 23850 
(April 30, 2004). Both of these documents address the potential safety 
problems related to certain truck bolsters manufactured at the NCM, 
Sahagun, Mexico facility.
    Recommended Action: In recognition of the need to assure safety, 
FRA recommends that railroads carefully inspect the side frames 
identified in this advisory when any freight car equipped with the 
involved side frames is on a shop or repair track. Railroad freight 
cars equipped with side frames in these pattern numbers should receive 
a careful inspection of the side frames at the inner corner radius 
(spring nest and outboard sides) of the pedestal jaw opening (field or 
gage side) at the transition from the pedestal roof. There are eight 
(8) locations per side frame that should receive close visual 
inspection. (See Figure 1). Any evidence of cracking and/or missing 
material in the corner radius areas is cause for replacement.
    FRA will continue to monitor the rail industry's voluntary action 
and may consider pursuing other measures to ensure public safety. FRA 
may modify Safety Advisory 2006-01, issue additional safety advisories, 
or take other appropriate action necessary to ensure the highest level 
of safety on the nation's railroads.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.

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