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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 91 / Wednesday, May 12, 2010 / Notices
Issued in Washington, DC on May 6, 2010.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2010–11211 Filed 5–11–10; 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.
New Jersey Transit Corporation
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[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2010–
0082]
The New Jersey Transit Corporation
(NJT) has petitioned FRA for an
alternate method from compliance as
cited in 49 CFR 238.105, which applies
to electronic hardware and software
used to control or monitor safety
functions in passenger equipment. Title
49 CFR 238.105(d)(1) states that
hardware and software that controls or
monitors a train’s primary braking
system shall either:
(i) Fail safely by initiating a full
service brake application in the event of
a hardware or software failure that
could impair the ability of the engineer
to apply or release the brakes or;
(ii) Access to direct manual control of
the primary braking system (both
service and emergency braking) shall be
provided to the engineer.
NJT recently placed an order for 27
ALP–46A electric passenger
locomotives, and the braking software
being provided by the manufacturer
only partly meets the above
requirements.
The railroad explains in their petition
that the full service brake application is
transmitted electronically to each MU’s
Friction Brake Control Unit (FBCU).
FBCU then provides the requested brake
application without drawing down
brake pipe pressure. An Emergency
Magnetic Valve (EMV) is provided on
each MU for an electric emergency
brake application. During normal
operations, EMVs are energized in the
closed position and any loss of power or
software malfunction causes EMVs to
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open and vent to atmosphere causing
the brakes over the entire consist to
apply at an emergency rate.
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–2010–
0082) 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 May 6, 2010.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2010–11208 Filed 5–11–10; 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.
Steam Railroading Institute
[Docket Number FRA–2009–0060]
The Michigan State Trust for Railway
Preservation, Inc. (MSTRP), d/b/a Steam
Railroading Institute (SRI) petitioned
FRA for relief from the requirements of
49 CFR 223.15 Existing passenger cars
and § 223.13 Existing cabooses for 5
passenger cars and 2 cabooses.
Specifically, passenger cars MSTX 5576,
5581, 5646, and 762 were built by the
Canadian Car and Foundry Company in
1954. Car number 2624 was built by the
Pullman Car Company in 1950.
Cabooses AA 2838 and AA 2839 were
built in 1952. Since FRA’s long-standing
definition of ‘‘antiquated’’ is being built
prior to the end of World War II, even
though this equipment is used in
tourist/excursion/educational service,
relief from the Federal safety glazing
requirements is required.
A caboose listed in the petition,
number PM A909, was built in 1937,
thus considered by FRA to be
antiquated, but over 50 years of age from
original construction. A Special
Approval for continued use of this overage caboose will be considered under a
separate proceeding.
MSTRP primarily operates this
equipment in steam and diesel
locomotive powered excursion service
on the entire trackage of the Great Lakes
Central (GLC) and shared trackage
utilized by GLC, the Ann Arbor Railroad
and Canadian National Railroad.
MSTRP has previously and in the future
intends to operate (or lease to operators)
this equipment in excursion service on
the trackage of the Rail America
subsidiaries Huron and Eastern Railway,
Mid-Michigan Railroad, and Saginaw
Valley Railway. In addition, occasional
operations have previously taken place
on the Lake State Railway and Saginaw
Bay Southern.
The above referenced passenger cars
and cabooses have occasionally been
leased for excursion service purposes to
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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.
New Jersey Transit Corporation
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2010-0082]
The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJT) has petitioned FRA for an
alternate method from compliance as cited in 49 CFR 238.105, which
applies to electronic hardware and software used to control or monitor
safety functions in passenger equipment. Title 49 CFR 238.105(d)(1)
states that hardware and software that controls or monitors a train's
primary braking system shall either:
(i) Fail safely by initiating a full service brake application in
the event of a hardware or software failure that could impair the
ability of the engineer to apply or release the brakes or;
(ii) Access to direct manual control of the primary braking system
(both service and emergency braking) shall be provided to the engineer.
NJT recently placed an order for 27 ALP-46A electric passenger
locomotives, and the braking software being provided by the
manufacturer only partly meets the above requirements.
The railroad explains in their petition that the full service brake
application is transmitted electronically to each MU's Friction Brake
Control Unit (FBCU). FBCU then provides the requested brake application
without drawing down brake pipe pressure. An Emergency Magnetic Valve
(EMV) is provided on each MU for an electric emergency brake
application. During normal operations, EMVs are energized in the closed
position and any loss of power or software malfunction causes EMVs to
open and vent to atmosphere causing the brakes over the entire consist
to apply at an emergency rate.
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-
2010-0082) 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 May 6, 2010.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-11208 Filed 5-11-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
