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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Petition for Waiver of
Compliance
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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.
Docket Number: FRA–2007–27322
Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad
Company, Robert M. Grimaila, Chief
Safety Officer, 1400 Douglas Street,
MC1180, Omaha, NE 68179–1180.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP) has submitted a temporary waiver
petition to support field testing of its
processor-based train control systems
identified as Communications Based
Train Control (CBTC) and Vital-Train
Management System (V–TMS), pursuant
to 49 CFR 211.7 and 211.51.
An informational filing, as required
under 49 CFR Part 236, Subpart H, has
also been prepared and submitted in
conjunction with this waiver petition,
and can be found in the same docket as
this waiver petition (FRA–2007–27322).
The CBTC is a locomotive-centric,
non-vital system designed to be overlaid
on existing methods of operation and is
intended to provide an improved level
of safety through the enforcement of
authority limits, permanent speed
restrictions, and temporary speed
restrictions.
The V–TMS is a locomotive-centric,
vital train control system designed to be
overlaid on existing methods of
operation and is intended to provide a
high level of railroad safety through the
enforcement of authority limits,
permanent speed restrictions, and
temporary speed restrictions.
UP desires to commence CBTC/V–
TMS field testing on or about October 1,
2007, or as soon as practicable
thereafter, contingent upon FRA’s
acceptance and approval of the
informational filing and waiver petition.
UP is requesting regulatory relief from
the following Federal regulations:
49 CFR 216.13, Special notice for
repairs—locomotive.
49 CFR 217.9, Program of operational
tests and inspections: recordkeeping.
49 CFR 217.11, Program of instruction
on operating rules; recordkeeping;
electronic recordkeeping.
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49 CFR Part 218 [Subpart D],
Prohibition against tampering with
safety devices.
49 CFR 229.7, Prohibited acts.
49 CFR 229.135, Event recorders.
49 CFR 233.9, Annual reports.
49 CFR 235.5, Changes requiring
filing of application.
49 CFR 240.127, Criteria for
examining skill performance.
49 CFR 240.129, Criteria for
monitoring operational performance of
certified engineers.
The petitioner’s arguments in favor of
relief from the above regulations can be
found in the waiver petition document
under Docket No. FRA–2007–27322,
which can be viewed using Web site
listed below.
Relief is sought for development
testing and demonstration purposes
only. UP expects to fully comply with
all FRA regulations, and requests the
above relief only while conducting
development testing of the CBTC/V–
TMS or to occasionally operate a
demonstration train. UP has an
approved Railroad Safety Program Plan
(RSPP), as provided for 49 CFR 236.905
(Docket No. FRA–2006–24002).
The CBTC and V–TMS are intended
to be tested and demonstrated on UP’s
Overland Route between Chicago, IL,
and O’Fallons, NE; between O’Fallons,
NE, and Shawnee Jct., WY; and between
Spokane, WA, and Eastport, ID. More
detailed milepost locations and
descriptions of methods of operation
information on these routes can also be
obtained from the waiver petition
document using the above mentioned
docket number, via the Web site listed
below.
Interested parties are invited to
review the waiver petition,
informational filing, and associated
documents at the following locations:
Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow
the instructions for a simple search on
the DOT electronic Docket Management
System. All documents in the public
docket that are associated with the
waiver petition are available on the Web
site for inspection and copying.
DOT Docket Management Facility,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays.
Any interested parties desiring to
protest the granting of the application
for the requested regulatory relief listed
above shall specifically set forth the
grounds upon which the protest is made
and include a concise statement of the
interest of the party in the proceeding.
Additionally, one copy should be
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furnished to the applicant at the address
listed above.
However, if a specific request for an
oral hearing is accompanied by a
showing that the party is unable to
adequately present his or her position
by written statements, an application
may be set for public hearing.
All communications concerning this
proceeding shall be identified by the
docket number (FRA–2007–27322) 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 30
days of this notice will be considered
before FRA takes final action.
Comments received after this period
will be considered to the extent
possible. All written communications
concerning the above waiver request are
available for examination at the above
facility during regular business hours (9
a.m.–5 p.m.). 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 the comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment on
behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review the 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 August 7,
2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of 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.
Docket Number: FRA-2007-27322
Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad Company, Robert M. Grimaila, Chief
Safety Officer, 1400 Douglas Street, MC1180, Omaha, NE 68179-1180.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has submitted a temporary
waiver petition to support field testing of its processor-based train
control systems identified as Communications Based Train Control (CBTC)
and Vital-Train Management System (V-TMS), pursuant to 49 CFR 211.7 and
211.51.
An informational filing, as required under 49 CFR Part 236, Subpart
H, has also been prepared and submitted in conjunction with this waiver
petition, and can be found in the same docket as this waiver petition
(FRA-2007-27322).
The CBTC is a locomotive-centric, non-vital system designed to be
overlaid on existing methods of operation and is intended to provide an
improved level of safety through the enforcement of authority limits,
permanent speed restrictions, and temporary speed restrictions.
The V-TMS is a locomotive-centric, vital train control system
designed to be overlaid on existing methods of operation and is
intended to provide a high level of railroad safety through the
enforcement of authority limits, permanent speed restrictions, and
temporary speed restrictions.
UP desires to commence CBTC/V-TMS field testing on or about October
1, 2007, or as soon as practicable thereafter, contingent upon FRA's
acceptance and approval of the informational filing and waiver
petition.
UP is requesting regulatory relief from the following Federal
regulations:
49 CFR 216.13, Special notice for repairs--locomotive.
49 CFR 217.9, Program of operational tests and inspections:
recordkeeping.
49 CFR 217.11, Program of instruction on operating rules;
recordkeeping; electronic recordkeeping.
49 CFR Part 218 [Subpart D], Prohibition against tampering with
safety devices.
49 CFR 229.7, Prohibited acts.
49 CFR 229.135, Event recorders.
49 CFR 233.9, Annual reports.
49 CFR 235.5, Changes requiring filing of application.
49 CFR 240.127, Criteria for examining skill performance.
49 CFR 240.129, Criteria for monitoring operational performance of
certified engineers.
The petitioner's arguments in favor of relief from the above
regulations can be found in the waiver petition document under Docket
No. FRA-2007-27322, which can be viewed using Web site listed below.
Relief is sought for development testing and demonstration purposes
only. UP expects to fully comply with all FRA regulations, and requests
the above relief only while conducting development testing of the CBTC/
V-TMS or to occasionally operate a demonstration train. UP has an
approved Railroad Safety Program Plan (RSPP), as provided for 49 CFR
236.905 (Docket No. FRA-2006-24002).
The CBTC and V-TMS are intended to be tested and demonstrated on
UP's Overland Route between Chicago, IL, and O'Fallons, NE; between
O'Fallons, NE, and Shawnee Jct., WY; and between Spokane, WA, and
Eastport, ID. More detailed milepost locations and descriptions of
methods of operation information on these routes can also be obtained
from the waiver petition document using the above mentioned docket
number, via the Web site listed below.
Interested parties are invited to review the waiver petition,
informational filing, and associated documents at the following
locations:
Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for a simple
search on the DOT electronic Docket Management System. All documents in
the public docket that are associated with the waiver petition are
available on the Web site for inspection and copying.
DOT Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
Any interested parties desiring to protest the granting of the
application for the requested regulatory relief listed above shall
specifically set forth the grounds upon which the protest is made and
include a concise statement of the interest of the party in the
proceeding. Additionally, one copy should be furnished to the applicant
at the address listed above.
However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is accompanied
by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present his or her
position by written statements, an application may be set for public
hearing.
All communications concerning this proceeding shall be identified
by the docket number (FRA-2007-27322) 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 30 days of this notice will be
considered before FRA takes final action. Comments received after this
period will be considered to the extent possible. All written
communications concerning the above waiver request are available for
examination at the above facility during regular business hours (9
a.m.-5 p.m.). 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 the comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the 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 August 7, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-15760 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
