Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 43839-43840 [E6-12405]

Download as PDF 43839 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 2, 2006 / Notices CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per response 232.213—Extended Haul Trains—Designations. —Records ................................................ 84,000 train movements. 84,000 train movements. 1,600,000 freight cars. 1,600,000 freight cars. 1,600,000 freight cars. 640 shops ............... 100 designations .... 15 minutes .............. 25 875 25,200 records ........ 20 minutes .............. 8,400 294,000 5,600 tags ............... 5 minutes ................ 467 17,279 320,000 stenciling ... 5 minutes ................ 26,667 986,679 320,000 tests/rcds. 45 minutes .............. 240,000 8,880,000 5,000 tests .............. 30 minutes .............. 2,500 92,500 245 railroads ........... 12 requests ............. 5 minutes ................ 1 hour 35 245 railroads ........... 50,000 commun ...... 30 seconds ............. 417 18,765 245 railroads ........... 450,000 commun .... 30 seconds ............. 3,750 138,750 245 railroads ........... 545 railroads ........... 32,708 markings ..... 1 request/letter ........ 60 seconds ............. 60 minutes .............. 545 1 20,165 56 545 railroads ........... 545 railroads ........... 1 request ................. 1 procedure ............ 3 hours .................... 160 hours ................ 3 160 168 8,960 545 545 545 545 1 1 1 1 procedure ............ amendment .......... petition ................. report ................... 160 hours ................ 40 hours .................. 67 hours .................. 13 hours .................. 160 40 67 13 8,960 1,400 3,752 455 5 descriptions ......... 40 hours .................. 200 7,000 232.303—General Requirements—Track Brake Test. —Location of Last Track Brake Test/Single Car Test. 232.305—Single Car Tests ...................... 232.309—Equipment and Devices— Tests/Calibrations. 232.403—Design Standards For Oneway EOT Devices—Unique Code. 232.407—Operations Requiring 2-Way EOTs. 232.409—Inspection and Testing of 2Way EOTs. —Testing Telemetry Equipment .............. 232.503—Process to Introduce New Brake System Technology—Special Approval. —Pre-Revenue Service Demonstration ... 232.505—Pre-Revenue Service Acceptance Testing Plan: Maintenance Procedure—1st Year. —Subsequent Years ................................ —Amendments ........................................ —Design Description-Petitions ................ —Results Pre-Revenue Service Acceptance Testing. —Description of Brake Systems Technologies Previously Used in Revenue Service. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. Issued in Washington, DC on July 24, 2006. D.J. Stadtler, Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad Administration. [FR Doc. E6–12406 Filed 8–1–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES 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 16:40 Aug 01, 2006 Jkt 208001 ........... ........... ........... ........... 545 railroads ........... Total Responses: 8,644,448. Total Estimated Total Annual Burden: 895,011 hours. Status: Regular Review. Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. VerDate Aug<31>2005 railroads railroads railroads railroads 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 favor of relief. New Jersey Transit (Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2006–24918) New Jersey Transit (NJTR) seeks a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of 49 CFR 238, Passenger Equipment Safety Standards. Specifically, NJTR seeks a waiver of compliance from the requirements of 49 CFR 238.231(b) (prohibiting the brake system design of passenger equipment ordered on or after September 8, 2000, or placed in service for the first time on or after September 9, 2002, from requiring that an inspector place himself on, under, or between components of the equipment in order to observe brake actuation or release). NJTR is in the process of receiving two hundred thirtyfour new bi-level passenger coaches equipped with tread brakes and inboard disk brakes. Placement of the inboard disk brake equipment does not allow for an inspector to observe the brake actuation or release without placing PO 00000 Frm 00130 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total annual burden hours Total annual burden cost himself on, under, or between components of the equipment. NJTR proposes that it be allowed to perform all brake inspections to the extent possible on a daily basis, that the two hundred thirty-four cars would also be equipped with brake indicators, two per truck, that are fed downstream of the truck air brake cutout valves. NJTR also proposes these brake indicators functionality would be tested at the required one-hundred-eighty day periodic inspection. In addition, the two hundred thirty-four new cars would receive an under car inspection to be performed by ‘‘Qualified Maintenance Person’’ over a pit not less often than every five days. NJTR indicates that the pit inspection will allow for a full and complete inspection of all brake system components. 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 E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1 43840 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 2, 2006 / Notices the end of the comment period and specify the basis for their request. All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the appropriate docket number (FRA–2006– 24918) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 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 the above facility. 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 19477–78). The Statement may also be found at https:// dms.dot.gov. Issued in Washington, DC on July 26, 2006. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. E6–12405 Filed 8–1–06; 8:45 am] wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4910–06–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:40 Aug 01, 2006 Jkt 208001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34907] Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad Inc.—Operation Exemption—Greater Shenandoah Valley Development Company Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad Inc. (DGVR), a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption 1 under 49 CFR 1150.41 to operate, pursuant to a 3-year agreement entered into with the Greater Shenandoah Valley Development Company (SVDC), an approximately 20.2-mile SVDC line of railroad, extending between milepost 5.0 at Pleasant Valley, VA, and milepost 25.2 near Staunton, VA, in Rockingham and Augusta Counties, VA.2 DGVR states that it will interchange traffic with Norfolk Southern Railway Company at Pleasant Valley and with CSX Transportation, Inc., at Staunton.3 1 DGVR filed an amendment to its notice on July 18, 2006, clarifying the end points of the line and stating that it would not consummate the transaction until 7 days after the filing of the amendment. 2 Cassatt Management, LLC d/b/a Bay Coast Railroad (BCR), previously filed a notice of exemption to operate the above-described rail line. See Cassatt Management, LLC d/b/a Bay Coast Railroad—Operation Exemption—;Shenandoah Valley Railroad Line, STB Finance Docket No. 34815 (STB served Feb. 6, 2006). In its notice of exemption, BCR stated that its agreement with the line’s owner was to expire on February 28, 2006, but that it was currently negotiating for a new agreement to operate the subject line. 3 The current operator of the line continues to be Eastern Shore Railroad, Inc. (ESHR). See Eastern Shore Railroad, Inc.—Operation Exemption— Greater Shenandoah Valley Development Company PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DGVR certifies that its projected annual revenues as a result of this transaction will not result in the creation of a Class II or Class I rail carrier and will not exceed $5 million. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated no earlier than July 25, 2006 (7 days after the amendment to the notice of exemption was filed). If the notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the transaction. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34907, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Kelvin J. Dowd, Slover & Loftus, 1224 Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: July 26, 2006. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–12331 Filed 8–1–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P d/b/a Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company, STB Finance Docket No. 34313 (STB served Mar. 11, 2003). Upon consummation of the transaction, DGVR will assume operations over the line and ESHR will cease its operations over the line. E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43839-43840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12405]


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

New Jersey Transit (Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2006-24918)

    New Jersey Transit (NJTR) seeks a waiver of compliance from certain 
provisions of 49 CFR 238, Passenger Equipment Safety Standards. 
Specifically, NJTR seeks a waiver of compliance from the requirements 
of 49 CFR 238.231(b) (prohibiting the brake system design of passenger 
equipment ordered on or after September 8, 2000, or placed in service 
for the first time on or after September 9, 2002, from requiring that 
an inspector place himself on, under, or between components of the 
equipment in order to observe brake actuation or release). NJTR is in 
the process of receiving two hundred thirty-four new bi-level passenger 
coaches equipped with tread brakes and inboard disk brakes. Placement 
of the inboard disk brake equipment does not allow for an inspector to 
observe the brake actuation or release without placing himself on, 
under, or between components of the equipment.
    NJTR proposes that it be allowed to perform all brake inspections 
to the extent possible on a daily basis, that the two hundred thirty-
four cars would also be equipped with brake indicators, two per truck, 
that are fed downstream of the truck air brake cutout valves. NJTR also 
proposes these brake indicators functionality would be tested at the 
required one-hundred-eighty day periodic inspection. In addition, the 
two hundred thirty-four new cars would receive an under car inspection 
to be performed by ``Qualified Maintenance Person'' over a pit not less 
often than every five days. NJTR indicates that the pit inspection will 
allow for a full and complete inspection of all brake system 
components.
    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

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the end of the comment period and specify the basis for their request.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the 
appropriate docket number (FRA-2006-24918) and must be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management Facility, Room PL-401 (Plaza 
Level), 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 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 the above facility. 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 19477-78). The Statement 
may also be found at https://dms.dot.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on July 26, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
 [FR Doc. E6-12405 Filed 8-1-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P

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