Petition for Waiver of Compliance, 68445 [E9-30277]
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Issued on December 17, 2009.
William Farr,
Assistant Division Administrator, Atlanta,
Georgia.
[FR Doc. E9–30561 Filed 12–23–09; 8:45 am]
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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
from the requirements of Title 49 CFR
Part 236, as detailed below.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
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[Docket Number FRA–2009–0117]
The Union Pacific Railroad (UP) seeks
relief from the requirements of the
Rules, Standards, and Instructions, Title
49 CFR Part 236. Specifically, UP seeks
relief from the requirements of Subpart
A, Rules and Instructions: All Systems,
Section 236.109 Time releases, timing
relays and timing devices; regarding
performance of timing duration test on
timers with variable settings at an
interval of not less than once every 12
months. UP seeks to extend periodic
testing requirements of non-adjustable
timers from at least once every 12
months to every 4 years after initial
testing has been completed at all
interlockings, control points, and other
signal locations controlled by
microprocessor-based equipment. This
request for relief proposes to use
alternative locking test procedures at
signal locations with microprocessorbased equipment after an initial base
line time duration test is performed. The
following proposed alternative timer
tests will be performed every 4 years
after initial testing or program change:
• Verification of the Cyclic
Redundancy Check/Check Sum/
Universal Control Number of the
existing location specific application
logic to the previously tested version
(baseline testing).
• Testing the duration of any timers
with variable settings.
Alternative test descriptions and
procedures for timers with variable
settings in microprocessor-based
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equipment would be documented in
Carriers Signal Maintenance Standards.
Applicant’s justification for relief: The
requirement for not less than once every
12 months testing interval at
microprocessor controlled signal
locations places an unnecessary burden
on the carrier and provides no real
safety benefit as the application program
logic (and timer values) once installed
does not change.
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–2009–
0117) and may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, 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://www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
document (or signing the document, 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 (65 FR
19477) or at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.html.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on December
16, 2009.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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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 from the requirements of
Title 49 CFR Part 236, as detailed below.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
[Docket Number FRA-2009-0117]
The Union Pacific Railroad (UP) seeks relief from the requirements
of the Rules, Standards, and Instructions, Title 49 CFR Part 236.
Specifically, UP seeks relief from the requirements of Subpart A, Rules
and Instructions: All Systems, Section 236.109 Time releases, timing
relays and timing devices; regarding performance of timing duration
test on timers with variable settings at an interval of not less than
once every 12 months. UP seeks to extend periodic testing requirements
of non-adjustable timers from at least once every 12 months to every 4
years after initial testing has been completed at all interlockings,
control points, and other signal locations controlled by
microprocessor-based equipment. This request for relief proposes to use
alternative locking test procedures at signal locations with
microprocessor-based equipment after an initial base line time duration
test is performed. The following proposed alternative timer tests will
be performed every 4 years after initial testing or program change:
Verification of the Cyclic Redundancy Check/Check Sum/
Universal Control Number of the existing location specific application
logic to the previously tested version (baseline testing).
Testing the duration of any timers with variable settings.
Alternative test descriptions and procedures for timers with
variable settings in microprocessor-based equipment would be documented
in Carriers Signal Maintenance Standards.
Applicant's justification for relief: The requirement for not less
than once every 12 months testing interval at microprocessor controlled
signal locations places an unnecessary burden on the carrier and
provides no real safety benefit as the application program logic (and
timer values) once installed does not change.
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-
2009-0117) and may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Web site: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, 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://www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, 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 (65 FR 19477) or at
https://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 16, 2009.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E9-30277 Filed 12-23-09; 8:45 am]
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