Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 43321 [E7-15148]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 149 / Friday, August 3, 2007 / Notices 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 2000–7054/ 7286) and must be submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 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 30, 2007. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. E7–15140 Filed 8–2–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration mstockstill on PROD1PC66 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 from 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. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:17 Aug 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 Maryland Transit Administration [Docket Number FRA–2007–28611] The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) seeks a permanent waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Passenger Equipment Safety Standards of 49 CFR part 238, regarding the required periodic tests of locomotive brake equipment. This waiver is being requested for MTA’s Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) trains. Specifically, MARC requests that the electronic brake equipment used on their six HHP–8 electric locomotives be subject to the same provisions that are outlined in a waiver (FRA–2000–7367) that was granted to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for their KE–3.9 brake equipment (Computer Controlled Brake-brake equipment variant). This waiver extended the time requirements for the cleaning, repairing, and testing of brake components listed in section 238.309(c)(2) to a period not to exceed 5 years or 1,840 days. MARC claims that the electronic brake equipment used on their HHP–8 locomotives is similar to the brake equipment installed on the Amtrak HHP–8 locomotives that have benefitted from a waiver similar to the one mentioned above for the past 5 years. The six MARC locomotives for which the current waiver is being requested are operated and maintained by Amtrak. All tests and inspections of these locomotives are performed by Amtrak employees in Amtrak facilities. The MARC HHP–8 locomotives are equipped with an air quality (dryers and filters) system that meets current industry standards. 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–2007– 28611) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12–140, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43321 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, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 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. Issued in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2007. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. E7–15148 Filed 8–2–07; 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 from 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. Union Pacific Railroad Company [Docket Number FRA–2007–28339] Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) seeks a waiver of compliance from certain requirements of 49 CFR Part 232, Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment, End-of-Train Devices; and from 49 CFR Part 215, Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards. Specifically, UP seeks relief to permit trains received at the U.S./Mexico border at Laredo, Texas, from the Kansas City Southern de Mexico Railway to move from the interchange point without performing the regulatory tests and inspections specified in Part 215 and section 232.205(a)(1) at that location. UP proposes moving the trains from the border at Milepost 412.5 on the Laredo subdivision to the UP yard at Port Laredo, Texas (a distance of 11.6 miles), where FRA-required inspections will be performed. According to UP, they have been operating in this fashion since October 1996, under the authority of a letter from the Director of FRA’s Office of Safety Assurance and Compliance. E:\FR\FM\03AUN1.SGM 03AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 149 (Friday, August 3, 2007)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15148]


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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 from 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.

Maryland Transit Administration

[Docket Number FRA-2007-28611]

    The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) seeks a permanent waiver 
of compliance from certain provisions of the Passenger Equipment Safety 
Standards of 49 CFR part 238, regarding the required periodic tests of 
locomotive brake equipment. This waiver is being requested for MTA's 
Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) trains. Specifically, MARC requests 
that the electronic brake equipment used on their six HHP-8 electric 
locomotives be subject to the same provisions that are outlined in a 
waiver (FRA-2000-7367) that was granted to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) for their KE-3.9 brake equipment 
(Computer Controlled Brake-brake equipment variant). This waiver 
extended the time requirements for the cleaning, repairing, and testing 
of brake components listed in section 238.309(c)(2) to a period not to 
exceed 5 years or 1,840 days.
    MARC claims that the electronic brake equipment used on their HHP-8 
locomotives is similar to the brake equipment installed on the Amtrak 
HHP-8 locomotives that have benefitted from a waiver similar to the one 
mentioned above for the past 5 years.
    The six MARC locomotives for which the current waiver is being 
requested are operated and maintained by Amtrak. All tests and 
inspections of these locomotives are performed by Amtrak employees in 
Amtrak facilities. The MARC HHP-8 locomotives are equipped with an air 
quality (dryers and filters) system that meets current industry 
standards.
    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-
2007-28611) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, 
DOT Central Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Room W12-140, 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, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 30, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-15148 Filed 8-2-07; 8:45 am]
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