Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 74577 [E6-21013]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 238 / Tuesday, December 12, 2006 / Notices
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 December 6,
2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–21022 Filed 12–11–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
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 Federal
railroad safety regulations. 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.
Norfolk Southern Corporation
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[Docket Number FRA–2006–25706]
The Norfolk Southern Corporation
(NS) seeks a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of 49 CFR part 232,
Brake System Safety Standards for
Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains
and Equipment. Specifically, it seeks a
waiver from 49 CFR 232.205(a)(3),
which requires a Class I air brake
inspection whenever a train is ‘‘off-air’’
for a period of more than 4 hours on
certain trains on NS’s Pocahontas
Division in West Virginia.
NS currently departs Gilbert Yard,
West Virginia, and Weller Yard, Lee
Town, West Virginia, with trains
approximately 100 cars in length. These
trains have a Class I brake test
performed when assembled. The trains
are moved to Buck main line siding
where the locomotives are removed and
the cars are left without means of
charging air for a period of up to 24
hours. This practice also happens to
trains from Weller Yard to Luke main
line siding, and from Gilbert Yard to
Lindsey main line siding. In each
instance, another block of
approximately 100 cars (previously
Class I tested) are brought to the siding,
where the two blocks are combined and
a Class I brake inspection is performed
on the first block of cars that have been
sitting in the siding ‘‘off-air’’ for more
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than 4 hours. The train then departs to
Portsmouth, Ohio.
NS requests relief from performing
another Class I inspection on the block
of cars that have been sitting in the
siding ‘‘off-air’’ for more than 4 hours.
The train travels less than 150 miles
before being placed in the siding and NS
contends that this waiver would reduce
the exposure of their employees while
performing a redundant walking
inspection. NS would perform a Class III
test on the cars in the sidings, when
combined with the second train. NS also
states that there have been no
incidences of vandalism at these
locations.
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 this
petition should identify the appropriate
docket number (FRA–2006–25706) and
may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
• Web site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the DOT electronic site;
• Fax: 202–493–2251;
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
0001; or
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
the plaza level of the Nassif Building,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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
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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 December 6,
2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E6–21013 Filed 12–11–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
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) has
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.
Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority
[Docket Number FRA–1999–6254]
As a second supplement to Santa
Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s
(VTA) existing Shared Use/Temporal
Separation waiver for its Tasman West
Line originally granted by the FRA on
July 7, 2000 (a 5-year extension was
granted on September 26 , 2005), VTA
requests that the FRA consider
reclassifying the 1.6-mile shared
segment (called the Moffett Drill Track)
as a ‘‘Plant Railroad’’ not part of the
General Railroad System. VTA is also
requesting a waiver from the FRA
Locomotive Horn Rule, 49 CFR parts
222 and 229, at all highway grade
crossings along the 1.6-mile Moffett
Drill Track as long as this track is
considered part of the General Railroad
System. VTA seeks a permanent waiver
of compliance from all sections of Title
49 of the CFR if the FRA agrees that the
Moffett Drill Track should not be
classified as part of the General Railroad
System. (See Statement of Agency
Policy Concerning Jurisdiction Over the
Safety of Railroad Passenger Operations
and Waivers Related to Shared Use of
the Tracks of the General Railroad
System by Light Rail and Conventional
Equipment, 65 FR 42529. See also Joint
Statement of Agency Policy Concerning
Shared Use of the Tracks of the General
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E6-21013]
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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 Federal railroad safety regulations. 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.
Norfolk Southern Corporation
[Docket Number FRA-2006-25706]
The Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) seeks a waiver of compliance
from certain provisions of 49 CFR part 232, Brake System Safety
Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment.
Specifically, it seeks a waiver from 49 CFR 232.205(a)(3), which
requires a Class I air brake inspection whenever a train is ``off-air''
for a period of more than 4 hours on certain trains on NS's Pocahontas
Division in West Virginia.
NS currently departs Gilbert Yard, West Virginia, and Weller Yard,
Lee Town, West Virginia, with trains approximately 100 cars in length.
These trains have a Class I brake test performed when assembled. The
trains are moved to Buck main line siding where the locomotives are
removed and the cars are left without means of charging air for a
period of up to 24 hours. This practice also happens to trains from
Weller Yard to Luke main line siding, and from Gilbert Yard to Lindsey
main line siding. In each instance, another block of approximately 100
cars (previously Class I tested) are brought to the siding, where the
two blocks are combined and a Class I brake inspection is performed on
the first block of cars that have been sitting in the siding ``off-
air'' for more than 4 hours. The train then departs to Portsmouth,
Ohio.
NS requests relief from performing another Class I inspection on
the block of cars that have been sitting in the siding ``off-air'' for
more than 4 hours. The train travels less than 150 miles before being
placed in the siding and NS contends that this waiver would reduce the
exposure of their employees while performing a redundant walking
inspection. NS would perform a Class III test on the cars in the
sidings, when combined with the second train. NS also states that there
have been no incidences of vandalism at these locations.
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 this petition should identify the
appropriate docket number (FRA-2006-25706) and may be submitted by one
of the following methods:
Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic site;
Fax: 202-493-2251;
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-0001; or
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the
Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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 December 6, 2006.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E6-21013 Filed 12-11-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
