Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 60054 [E7-20831]

Download as PDF rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES 60054 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 23, 2007 / Notices Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU). The legislation includes provisions for review and dissemination of grant monies by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Grant applications are solicited on an annual basis. Eligible projects are on State designated byways, National Scenic Byways, All-American Roads, or Indian tribe scenic byways. Applications are completed by Federal, State, or local governmental agencies; Tribal governments; and non-profit organizations. The application information is collected electronically via the online Grant system and is used to determine project eligibility. The legislation also includes information about the nomination of scenic byways to become one of America’s Byways, a collection of distinct and diverse roads designated by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. 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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. Issued on: October 17, 2007. James R. Kabel, Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division. [FR Doc. E7–20838 Filed 10–22–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–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 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–2007–28952] The 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 Part 215, Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards. Specifically, UP seeks relief to permit trains received at the United States-Mexican border at Eagle Pass, TX, from the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico, 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 32.5 on the Eagle Pass Subdivision, to the UP yard at Clarks Park, TX, a distance of 4.8 miles, where required FRA inspections will be performed. UP claims that granting of the waiver would expedite train movements and avoid blockages of crossings in Eagle Pass. Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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– 28952) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, 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 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://www.regulations.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 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 October 17, 2007. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 60054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20831]


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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) has 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-2007-28952]

    The 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 Part 215, Railroad Freight Car 
Safety Standards. Specifically, UP seeks relief to permit trains 
received at the United States-Mexican border at Eagle Pass, TX, from 
the Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico, 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 32.5 on the Eagle Pass 
Subdivision, to the UP yard at Clarks Park, TX, a distance of 4.8 
miles, where required FRA inspections will be performed. UP claims that 
granting of the waiver would expedite train movements and avoid 
blockages of crossings in Eagle Pass.
    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-
2007-28952) and must be submitted in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, 
DOT Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, 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 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://www.regulations.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 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 October 17, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-20831 Filed 10-22-07; 8:45 am]
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